LiftKit Support

Free lets you run any workout, log everything, record runs, use Apple Watch, keep your full history, start any of five sample programs, keep 10 saved workouts and schedule one workout at a time. Pro is a one-time purchase ($19.99 in the US) that adds every program, unlimited saved workouts, a full calendar, and unlocks FuelKit Pro too. Bought in FuelKit instead? It unlocks LiftKit as well. There is no subscription.

Sign in to the App Store with the same Apple ID, open LiftKit, and tap Settings → Restore Purchase.

Everything is stored on your iPhone; nothing is sent to us. An iCloud or computer backup of your iPhone includes it. To move it yourself, use Settings → Back Up Everything (JSON) and save the file somewhere you can reach from the new phone, then use Settings → Restore From Backup… there. The backup holds your history, your plans, your schedule and programs, training maxes, your profile and your settings. Restoring adds what’s missing and never duplicates or overwrites what’s already there. You can also export your workouts as CSV, and your runs as CSV and GPX for other apps.

LiftKit asks for Health access the first time you start a walk, run or ride. To save your lifting workouts to Health as well, turn on Settings → Sync with Apple Health. You choose what to allow in Apple’s permission screen, and you can change it any time in the Health app under Sharing → Apps → LiftKit.

Install it from the Watch app on your iPhone (Available Apps). You can start a workout, run, walk or ride from your wrist, or start on your iPhone and tap Record Here on the watch to move the workout there mid-session; the clock and the sets you’ve logged carry over. Follow Here shows the iPhone’s workout on your wrist without moving it. Workouts you finish on the watch appear on your iPhone the next time it’s nearby.

On the Workout screen, tap Browse all workouts, choose Programs, pick one and tap Start Program. Its sessions go on your calendar and show up under Today on the day. To stop a program, open it again and tap Remove from Calendar; finished sessions stay in your history.

Make sure Use GPS is on in the run’s setup, and that LiftKit may use your location (Settings → Privacy & Security → Location Services → LiftKit → While Using the App). GPS needs a clear view of the sky, so the first few seconds and tall buildings can be off. For a treadmill or track, turn on Indoor.

LiftKit’s timer runs on the clock, so it keeps time even when the app is in the background. If it isn’t showing, check that Live Activities are on in iOS Settings → LiftKit, and that notifications are allowed. If music or a podcast is playing, the timer may share the Dynamic Island in its compact form; it’s still there.

No account, ever. LiftKit works offline; only the run map needs a connection to draw its streets, and your route still records without one.

Deleting LiftKit from your iPhone and Apple Watch removes its data from them. Anything LiftKit wrote to Apple Health is managed separately in the Health app and can be removed there.