Is IronPack a Strava alternative for lifting?

For the gym, yes. Strava is the best place to record and share runs and rides. IronPack brings the same social, rewarding energy to strength training: kudos on finished workouts, per-lift leaderboards against friends, weekly promotion leagues and a card game earned only by training. Many people use both, Strava for the road and IronPack for the barbell.

Can IronPack track my runs and rides like Strava?

No. IronPack is a strength-training tracker, not a GPS endurance app; it does not map routes or record outdoor activities. If cardio is your main sport, keep Strava for that. IronPack is for the gym side of training, where a plain log rarely keeps anyone coming back.

Does IronPack have kudos like Strava?

Yes. Friends can give kudos when you finish a workout, set a record, master a lift or earn a promotion, and you will see theirs in the feed. Kudos, leaderboards and weekly leagues are all free in IronPack, where Strava keeps segment leaderboards and deeper analysis behind its subscription.

Want the Strava feeling in the gym? Read this first.

Strava made endurance training social: you finish a run, your friends give kudos, and that quiet accountability keeps you lacing up. Strava is still the best app for runs and rides, and if that is your sport you should keep it. But its strength-training side is thin, and lifting has never had the same social pull. That is the gap IronPack fills.

Different sports, not rivals

This is not a page arguing IronPack replaces Strava. It does not track runs or rides and never will; it has no GPS and no maps. What it does is bring Strava's social, rewarding energy to the gym, where a plain set-and-rep log rarely keeps anyone showing up. Plenty of lifters run and ride too, use Strava outdoors and IronPack for the barbell.

The honest comparison

Facts checked July 2026. Prices are USD, vary by region, and change; check each app's own pricing page for current figures.

	Strava	IronPack
Best for	Running, cycling and other GPS endurance sport	Gym strength training: barbell, dumbbell, machine and bodyweight
Platforms	iOS, Android, web	iPhone (currently New Zealand App Store, wider rollout to follow)
Free tier	GPS recording, activity feed, kudos, basic stats	Unlimited logging; 3 user-created routines; full game + social loop free forever; no ads
Paid tier	About $11.99/mo or $79.99/yr (adds segment leaderboards, route building, deeper analysis)	Pro $3.99/mo or $29.99/yr (14-day trial); Founder's Lifetime $49.99 during soft launch
Social model	Feed, kudos, comments, segment leaderboards (paid)	Kudos, per-lift leaderboards, record-raid alerts and weekly promotion leagues, all free
Fair comparison	Pace and segments	DOTS pound-for-pound scoring, so friends of different sizes compete fairly
The extra layer	Segments and challenges	A collectible card game paid for only by training: packs, binders, foils, the Forge

Who should stay on Strava

Runners, cyclists, swimmers and anyone whose training is mostly outdoor and GPS-based. Strava's route building, segments and endurance analysis are what it is built for, and IronPack does none of that. Android and web users, too, since IronPack is iPhone-only today.

Who IronPack is for

Lifters who love how Strava makes running feel shared and want the same in the gym. Every session pays XP and pack points, records raid your friends' leaderboards, kudos land when someone finishes or hits a milestone, and a weekly league of about 20 lifters promotes the consistent and demotes the coasting. The whole social and game layer is free, with nothing in it for sale, and no trackers on your data.

Kudos, leaderboards and a game, for the barbell.

Start free, finish your next gym session, and let it earn your first pack.

Get IronPack free on the App Store

Free download, iPhone. Currently on the New Zealand App Store, wider rollout to follow.

Want more on the social side? See a workout tracker with friends, or compare the gym trackers: vs Hevy and vs Strong.

Facts checked July 2026 against public pricing and plan information; IronPack details verified against IronPack 1.3. Strava is a trademark of its owner; IronPack is not affiliated with or endorsed by Strava. This page is refreshed whenever either product's public facts change.