The cost of fragmentation
Using separate apps for strength, cardio, and nutrition seems fine — until you add up what it actually costs you.
Money
- Strong Pro: $4.99/month
- Strava subscription: $11.99/month
- MyFitnessPal Premium: $19.99/month
- Total: $36.97/month ($443/year). Competitor pricing shown reflects US subscription tiers advertised in April 2026; actual cost varies by region, and most users wouldn't subscribe to every service.
Time and friction
- Context-switching between apps every training session
- Maintaining separate accounts, passwords, and settings
- Manually cross-referencing data that doesn't talk to each other
- No unified view of your training, nutrition, and body composition
What makes a true all-in-one
Many apps marketed as "all-in-one" cover each area at a surface level. Here's what deeper coverage looks like.
Shallow coverage (common in single-focus apps)
- Basic exercise logging with no PR detection
- Calorie tracking with only 4 macros
- Cardio logged as a manual timer without GPS or route data
- No data import from other apps
- Features locked behind subscriptions
Deep coverage (what Helm does)
- Full workout logging with auto PR detection, 1RM estimates, and meet simulation
- 21 micronutrients, barcode scanning, and USDA database
- GPS cardio with Kalman filtering, voice pace cues, and race prediction
- Import from 8 apps so you never start from zero
- Every feature included. One price, no tiers.
How Helm covers each pillar with depth
Every dimension of fitness tracked with the depth you'd expect from a dedicated app — but unified in one place.
80+ exercises, unlimited templates, automatic PR detection, 1RM estimation, weekly muscle heatmap, meet simulator with Wilks and DOTS scoring.
GPS tracking with Kalman filter noise reduction, real-time voice pace cues, per-km splits, route mapping with road snapping, race predictor for 4 distances.
Barcode scanning, USDA food database, 21 micronutrients tracked, meal templates for quick logging, daily calorie goals, macro pie charts.
Daily weight with smoothed trends, 8+ body measurements, progress photos with 8 competition poses, side-by-side visual comparison.
Import from Strong, Hevy, Strava, Garmin, MyFitnessPal, Cronometer, Fitbod, and FitNotes. Your data belongs to you.
Feature toggles let you show only what you use. Powerlifter? Hide nutrition. Runner who tracks food? Toggle off meet sim. Helm adapts to you.
Feature summary
Everything included in Helm — one price, no tiers, no locked features.
| Category | Feature | Included |
|---|---|---|
| Strength | Workout logging, templates, PR detection | ✓ |
| Strength | 1RM estimation (Brzycki) | ✓ |
| Strength | Meet simulator (Wilks & DOTS) | ✓ |
| Strength | Muscle group heatmap | ✓ |
| Cardio | GPS tracking with Kalman filter | ✓ |
| Cardio | Voice pace cues | ✓ |
| Cardio | Race predictor (5K, 10K, HM, Marathon) | ✓ |
| Cardio | Route mapping with road snapping | ✓ |
| Nutrition | Calorie and macro tracking | ✓ |
| Nutrition | 21 micronutrients | ✓ |
| Nutrition | Barcode scanning | ✓ |
| Nutrition | USDA food database | ✓ |
| Body | Weight tracking with trend smoothing | ✓ |
| Body | 8+ body measurements | ✓ |
| Body | Progress photos (8 poses) | ✓ |
| Import | 8 app import support | ✓ |