MuscleBuddy vs Everfit: which is better in 2026?
A coaching platform for fitness, nutrition, and habit coaches with a free starter tier and modular add-ons.
| Feature | MuscleBuddy | Everfit |
|---|---|---|
| Smart progression (auto-adjust load/reps) | Yes | No |
| Nutrition tracking with auto-adjusting macros | Yes | No |
| Health module (recovery, wearables, bloodwork) | Yes | No |
| Coach/client management | Yes | Yes |
| Offline-first PWA | Yes | No |
| AI-powered check-in analysis | Yes | Not verified |
| Custom programming templates | Yes | Yes |
| Medication dose and side-effect log beside the day's food (GLP-1) | Yes | Not verified |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid tier | $9.99/mo | $16.00/mo |
Starter is free (5 clients). Pro starts at $19/mo ($16/mo billed annually) for 5 clients and scales with roster size to $290/mo ($242/mo annually) at 300 clients. Studio starts at $105/mo ($88/mo annually) for 50 clients and scales to $430/mo ($358/mo annually) at 500. Enterprise is contact-sales. Add-ons (autoflow, meal plans, payments) priced separately.
When to choose Everfit
Everfit is the right pick if you want a coaching platform with a generous free starter tier (5 clients) and an a-la-carte add-on model so you only pay for the modules you use. Their Pro tier starts at $19/mo ($16/mo billed annually) for 5 clients and scales up with roster size, and includes habit coaching, food journals and macro tracking, basic meal plans, and a custom-branded app. The Studio tier ($105-$430/mo depending on roster size, $88-$358 annually) adds group chat, broadcast messages, on-demand programs, and team-member management, which is useful if you run a small coaching team. The modular add-ons (autoflow, on-demand collections, meal plans, payments) let you ramp into power-user features without committing to an Enterprise contract. Habit coaches and nutrition coaches especially seem to land here.
When MuscleBuddy is the better fit
MuscleBuddy wins on transparent, flat pricing and on what the app does with a client's logged data. Everfit's Pro tier scales with roster size: at 20 clients it is already $49/mo before any add-on, above the MuscleBuddy Coach tier's flat $29.99/mo for the same 20 clients, and autoflow, payments, and meal plans are extra on top of that. Everfit's per-client price does fall faster than ours once a roster grows well past 20, so a coach running a much larger book on Pro or Studio can end up paying less per head; that scaling is a real advantage of Everfit's structure, not one we match. On the training side, Everfit added %1RM auto-fill in 2026, but it pre-fills weights from a coach-set max rather than reacting to what the client actually lifted; MuscleBuddy ships five ways to progress that adjust loads off live results and explain every change. Macro tracking on Everfit is a journaling tool; MuscleBuddy moves macros off a rolling weigh-in trend and tells you exactly what changed. And we ship as an offline-first PWA, where Everfit is a native app stack.
Frequently asked
- Is Everfit free?
Yes. The Starter tier is free for up to 5 clients with a 1,000+ exercise library and basic program builder.
- How does Everfit pricing actually work?
Starter is free for 5 clients. Pro starts at $19/mo ($16/mo annually) at 5 clients and scales with roster size up to $290/mo ($242/mo annually) at 300. Studio starts at $105/mo ($88/mo annually) at 50 clients, scaling to $430/mo ($358/mo annually) at 500. Enterprise is custom. Add-ons (autoflow, meal plans, payments) are priced on top of those tiers.
- Does Everfit auto-adjust training?
Everfit can auto-fill weights from a coach-set %1RM, but it doesn't react to what you actually lifted session to session. MuscleBuddy moves the load when you stall or when you keep beating the bar, and explains each change.
- What's Everfit's nutrition feature?
Pro includes a food journal and macro tracking; meal plans are a paid add-on. There's no auto-adjustment of macros off a weigh-in trend.
- Can I white-label the client app on Everfit?
Custom branding is on Pro and above; full white-label requires Enterprise. Gym-level branding is on the MuscleBuddy roadmap and is not available today.
- How does Everfit handle payments?
Payments and Packages is a paid add-on (~$8-$9/mo). MuscleBuddy runs client checkout through your connected Stripe account and takes a 20-30% share of each client's subscription for it, no separate add-on.
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