True North · available now · Android
The logbook that does the thinking.
Most training apps are a spreadsheet with a login, or an AI that makes decisions you spend the session undoing. True North is the third thing: you set the program, it handles the progression, the substitutions and the remembering.
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What it actually does
Your program, progressing itself
Build your routine once — the days, the exercises, the sets. Every session the app fills in the weights and reps from what you actually lifted last time. No duplicating routines week to week, no spreadsheet.
Every number, with its reasoning
It suggests 82.5 kg because last time you hit 80×8 with two reps in reserve. The working is right there on the screen — not a black-box AI quietly deciding for you.
Machine taken? One tap.
Swap any exercise mid-set for one that trains the same thing with the equipment that's free. The session keeps moving, the plan stays intact, your progress isn't lost.
It remembers how you lift
Seat height 4. Narrow grip. Don't lock out. Pin a note to an exercise and it follows that exercise everywhere — across every routine, every session.
A coach that knows your constraints
Tweaked your back? Tell it. It adapts the session — what to skip, what to swap, when to back off — and never touches your actual targets. Those stay with your history.
A logged set can't vanish
Local-first and offline by default. Your training history lives on your device, not in a sync that drops sets between your watch and your phone.
Bring your history with you
Coming from Strong, Hevy or FitNotes? Import their CSV export for free. Your old lifts set your starting weights, so your first session already progresses from where you left off.
The idea
The best training app most people have used is a notes file, a spreadsheet and a chat window they paste last week's numbers into. It works because they own the plan. True North is that system built properly: it keeps your program, does the progressive-overload maths, swaps an exercise when a machine is busy, and remembers the setup cues you'd otherwise forget — while the screen you actually use stays boring.
Straight answers
"Does it actually work?"
Progressive overload isn't a theory — it's the one thing every strength program agrees on. True North just does the bookkeeping so you don't skip it. The maths is visible on every set; check its working.
"Is my data safe?"
There's no account and no server. Your history is a local database on your phone; delete the app and it's gone with it.
"What's the catch on free?"
The logbook, your program, the progression and importing your old history are free, and we will never move a feature you already use behind the paywall. Pro adds the Coach, the progress charts, CSV export and unlimited program days.
Common questions
Is True North free?
Yes. The logbook, your program (up to 4 training days), the automatic progression, PR tracking and CSV import from other apps are free, and anything free today stays free. True North Pro adds the Coach, progress charts, unlimited program days and custom exercises, and CSV export. You can pay monthly or yearly (the yearly plan has a 7-day free trial), or once for lifetime access.
Does it decide my workouts for me?
No. You build the program — the days, the exercises, the sets. The app fills in the weights and reps from what you actually lifted last time, and shows the reasoning for every number. You can override any of it.
Where is my training data stored?
On your device. True North is local-first and works offline; nothing is synced to a server, and there's no account.
Can I switch from Strong or Hevy?
Yes. Export your history as CSV from Strong, Hevy or FitNotes and import it under Settings > Data. It's free, and duplicate workouts are skipped if you import twice.
Do I need to keep a streak?
No. There's XP and a streak if you like that sort of thing, but missing a day costs you nothing: your program and progression pick up exactly where you left off.
What platform?
Android, available now on Google Play. iOS is on the roadmap.
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