Starting Strength Official

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About this app

Meet your AI Coach: ask training questions, log or adjust workouts by chat, and build your own program — right in the app. New for this release: Texas Method and Heavy Light Medium (HLM) for when novice progression runs out, plus the ability to save your own variation of any program.

JUST SHOW UP AND LIFT
• Novice Linear Progression with automatic weight increases every session
• The app calculates your work weights, warm-ups, and plate math for you
• Automatic stall detection with smart deload recommendations
• A/B workout rotation handled for you

PROGRAMS FOR WHEN YOU STOP ADDING WEIGHT
• Texas Method and Heavy Light Medium (HLM) built in for post-novice lifters, weights worked out for every session automatically
• Build your OWN program just by chatting with the AI Coach — "give me the Texas Method with rack pulls instead of deadlifts", "make my squats 5×5", "add chin-ups on day two" — it builds the whole week and tracks your progress from then on
• Save your own variation of any template and switch back any time

AI COACH (Pro)
• Ask anything about the method and get an instant, on-point answer
• Coming back after time off? Get the right weight for your first session back
• It reads your training log and gives you personalized advice
• Every change is shown to you first — nothing is logged or edited without a tap to confirm

SYNCS WITH HEALTH CONNECT
• Save your workouts and body weight to Health Connect (links up with Google Fit, Samsung Health and more)
• Weigh in on a smart scale or another app and your profile stays up to date on its own
• Off until you switch it on in Settings; your data stays on your device

GET BACK ON TRACK ON ANY PHONE
• Sign in when you set up a new phone and your workouts, settings and programs come back automatically — no re-entering starting weights

FORM CHECK FROM A REAL COACH (Pro)
• Send a video and a real Starting Strength coach reviews your technique
• Pay with Google Pay or card

TRACK EVERYTHING
• Full training log with searchable notes
• Plate math — see exactly which plates to load per side
• Rest timer with notifications so you never miss your next set
• Progress charts for PRs, volume trends, and projected gains

LEARN PROPER TECHNIQUE
• Step-by-step form guides for Squat, Press, Bench Press, Deadlift and Power Clean
• Coach-verified cues and 50+ FAQs on programming, nutrition and recovery

FLEXIBLE TRAINING
• Free Log mode for lifters beyond novice programming
• Custom plate setup for any gym
• Imperial and metric units
• Cloud backup so you never lose your training history

Find certified Starting Strength Coaches and Gyms near you, right from the app.

PRICING
• Monthly: $14.99/mo
• Yearly: $89.99/yr
• Lifetime: $179.99 one-time
Free features cover core novice programming and tracking; AI Coach, post-novice programs, custom programs and form check require Pro (marked above).

Starting Strength is the official mobile companion to the world's most trusted barbell program, built for lifters following Mark Rippetoe's methodology.

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Strength training for novices & intermediates: AI Coach, proven programs
Updated on
Sep 8, 2026

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
  • No data shared with third parties
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  • This app may collect these data types
    Personal info, Financial info and 5 others
  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

35 reviews
Logan Beck
July 10, 2026
So far I like it, but I the progress screen isn't accurately tracking my progress. For example: showing a PR I hit a week ago that ive since surpassed or showing the correct PR but the wrong date that I hit it. other than. Not the biggest of deals since I track my progress using the log, but for something I am paying for it is irritating.
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Shabu Pty Ltd
July 13, 2026
Thanks Logan! The PR date mismatch is a known bug we're actively working to fix — sorry it's slipping through on a paid feature. The log is reliable in the meantime. Reach out at customersupport@strength.club if anything else comes up. — Starting Strength team
Ernesto Regalado
September 10, 2026
I had the old app which I paid money for and it worked fine. But they needed money so they vibe coded a new app and deprecated the old app so it won't open. so I'm not going to pay more money for another "lifetime" that is really only ten years.
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Shabu Pty Ltd
September 11, 2026
The V1 app had a server issue that was fixed today, it should open again now. "Lifetime" is for lifetime of the app, not your lifetime. Do you expect us to maintain an app for the next 50 years that you paid $29 for? You got 10 years of service out of the old app which amounts to a few dollars a year.
Jason Jones
August 17, 2026
Have been doing the NLP by myself. Fantastic program. The app is extremely easy to use and having the tutorial is great before lifting, just to keep form fresh on the mind.
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Shabu Pty Ltd
August 19, 2026
Jason's a real name. Warm, specific, short. Jason, thank you! Running the NLP solo takes discipline, and it sounds like you're doing it right — keeping the technique cues fresh before each session is exactly how the program is meant to be used. Keep adding weight to the bar!

What’s new

• AI Coach: ask training questions, log or adjust workouts by chat, get program advice
• Post-novice programs: HLM, Texas Method, or build your own *
• Save your own variations of any template *
• Health Connect: body weight prefills from your scale app *
• Sign in on a new phone to restore your history
• Form-check credits: pay by card or Google Play
• Faster sync, plus stability and AI Coach fixes

* Pro subscription required
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About the developer
SHABU PTY LTD
hello@shabu.co
'1904' 510 ST PAULS TERRACE BOWEN HILLS QLD 4006 Australia
+61 411 425 199