LiftTrack vs BulkForged on a Garmin watch

Pick BulkForged for a lifting app on your Garmin, with targets that move on their own.¹ Pick LiftTrack if you use an iPhone today, or want the session in Garmin's Strength activity.

About this page

BulkForged is our app, so weigh this page accordingly.
Every statement about LiftTrack comes from LiftTrack's own website, FAQ or App Store listing.
We read each of those pages on 5 October 2026.
Prices are US figures. LiftTrack's come from its App Store listing. Ours come from our plans page.

LiftTrack and BulkForged side by side

What	LiftTrack	BulkForged
Phones	iPhone and Android	Android. iPhone is coming soon
What runs on the watch	Garmin's built-in Strength activity. Nothing to install	BulkForged's own watch app, free from the Connect IQ store
Watches	Garmin watches with Strength workouts. Its FAQ says to check Garmin's list	60+ Garmin watches, listed by model
Runs the workout with the phone away	Yes. The session arrives the next time the watch syncs	Yes. The watch runs the whole workout offline
Change the workout mid-session on the watch	No, says its FAQ	Yes. Jump to another exercise and come back
How the next weight is set	Linear or double progression. Double defaults to 8 to 12 reps, adding 2 reps each time, then 5 lb	Double progression: reps to the top of the range, then weight¹
Weight steps	A fixed amount you set, 5 lb by default	Rounded to a real machine or plate step¹
Do you accept the change	Yes. Nothing changes until you tap Accept	No. Targets update when you finish¹
After a short session	One set short, and the exercise is held	One short set holds the target. It eases only when two sets come in lower, or the only working set does¹
Your own routine or generated	Build your own. Its site says it also builds workouts from your goals, schedule and history	Your routine as you built it. Starter routines and named programs if you want one
Import from Hevy or Strong	No direct import	Yes. Workouts, routines, schedule and starting weights
Export	A CSV file, one row per set	"Export my data" saves your whole history as one file
Saved as a Garmin activity, heart rate	Yes. Heart rate, duration and calories stay in Garmin Connect	No. Saved in BulkForged, with no heart rate
Free plan	3 workouts of your own, sending workouts to your Garmin, a weekly schedule, progressions and full history	Basic: every workout, your history, routines and records
Paid price (US)	The App Store lists Premium at $7.99 a month, and yearly at $49.99 and $59.99	Coaching: $7.99 a month or $49.99 a year. 14 days free, no card

¹ Part of Coaching, the paid plan. Every install starts with 14 days of it free, with no card.

Where BulkForged differs

On the watch:

The BulkForged watch app showing Leg Press, set 2 of 4, with a target of 220.5 lb for 10 reps

Its own watch app. The watch shows the exercise, the target weight and the target reps for each set.
LiftTrack's FAQ says an exercise Garmin does not know shows as "Go". Its name sits in the step's notes.
Machine taken? Change course. Choose Jump to exercise, and the exercise you left waits for you. See Machine taken?
LiftTrack's FAQ says the watch runs the copy of the workout it synced before you started.
You confirm weight and reps on the wrist. A set takes three presses: confirm the weight, confirm the reps, done.
LiftTrack's site says its sessions use Garmin's rep counting.
Watch and phone stay in step. Either can start, log or finish a workout. They sync every 5 seconds during a workout. See how they stay in sync.

After the workout:

A set on the phone: Machine Chest Press, set 1 of 4, with a target of 10 reps at 75 lb

The Overload History list, 28 total adjustments, with lines such as Seated Calf Raise, weight 115 lb to 125 lb

No Accept tap.¹ Targets update when you finish the workout.
Every change is written to Overload History. It names the session and the sets it came from.
Any target can be edited, and the app carries on from your number.
Real steps.¹ A weight increase is rounded to a real machine or plate step. LiftTrack adds a fixed amount you set.
A free plan with no workout limit. Basic keeps every workout, your history, routines and records. LiftTrack's FAQ says its free plan includes 3 workouts of your own.
Bring your history from Hevy or Strong. Export the file and import it. Workouts, routines, schedule and starting weights come across.
LiftTrack's FAQ says there is no direct import. It suggests creating a workout from a photo or description.

¹ Part of Coaching, the paid plan. Every install starts with 14 days of it free, with no card.

Where LiftTrack is better

iPhone today, as well as Android. BulkForged on iPhone is coming soon.
Nothing to install on the watch. Workouts run in Garmin's built-in Strength activity.
Garmin Connect. Its FAQ says heart rate, duration and calories stay in Garmin Connect.
Progressions in the free plan. BulkForged's automatic targets are part of Coaching.
More progression types, including training-max sets for programs like 5/3/1, and a CSV export.

Which should you pick?

You want your targets on the wrist, set by set: BulkForged.
Your gym's machines are often taken: BulkForged.
You want targets to move without a review step: BulkForged, with Coaching.
You are moving from Hevy or Strong: BulkForged brings your history across.
You use an iPhone today: LiftTrack, or join the BulkForged iPhone waitlist.
You want the session in Garmin Connect, with heart rate: LiftTrack.

What to know about BulkForged

Android only today. iPhone is coming soon. Join the waitlist.
60+ Garmin watches: most of the fēnix 6, and the fēnix 7, 8 and 9; epix; Enduro; MARQ; tactix; quatix; D2 Mach 1 Pro; Forerunner 165, 170, 255, 265, 570, 955, 965 and 970; Descent; and the AMOLED Instincts. No Venu or vivoactive. See every supported model.
No Apple Watch or Wear OS app.
A lifting session is saved in BulkForged, not as a Garmin Connect activity. It records no heart rate. More: what's saved where.
The phone app works without an account. Pairing the watch needs one.
Every install starts with 14 days of Coaching, with no card. See plans.

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