You don't need one app for workouts and another for food. Ellim lets you track your training and nutrition in one place — with unlimited workout routines, 3,500+ exercises, food search, barcode scanning, daily macros, progress history, and personal records included on the free tier.
Here's how to set up your first routine, log your first workout, and track your first meal — in under 5 minutes.
Step 1: Set Up Your Workout Routine
You have three ways to get a routine into Ellim — pick whichever fits:
Option A: Import a routine you already have
Have a program from Reddit, a coach, or a screenshot? Open Ellim, tap the import button, and either photograph the routine or paste the text. Ellim's AI reads it and builds a trackable routine with exercises, sets, and reps — in seconds. This is free.
Option B: Pick a ready-made routine
Ellim includes curated workout programs you can start immediately. Browse by goal (strength, hypertrophy, full-body) and tap to add one. No setup required.
Option C: Build your own
Use the custom routine builder to pick exercises from the 3,500+ library, set your rep and set targets, and organize by day. Filter by muscle group, equipment, or exercise type to find exactly what you need.
Step 2: Log Your First Workout
Tap "Start Workout" from your Today screen. Ellim shows each exercise in order with your target sets and reps. Log your weight and reps as you go — the timer runs in the background. When you finish, Ellim checks your history automatically. Hit a new personal record? You'll know immediately.
If you have an iPhone, Live Activities keeps your workout visible on the lock screen and Dynamic Island — so you can check your rest timer without unlocking the phone.
Step 3: Log Your First Meal
Switch to the Meals tab. You have two ways to log food:
Search — type any food name and pick from the database. Calories, protein, carbs, and fat show up instantly.
Barcode scan — point your camera at any packaged food item. Ellim reads the barcode and logs the nutrition data in about 3 seconds.
Your daily nutrition view updates in real time — calories consumed, protein, carbs, fat, and progress toward your daily targets. This all lives on the same Today screen as your workout, so you see the full picture without switching apps.
On premium, you can also snap a photo of your plate and Ellim's AI identifies the foods and breaks down the macros automatically.
Why Two Apps Always Break Down
Most people who track fitness end up with two apps: one for workouts (Hevy, Strong, JEFIT) and one for food (MyFitnessPal, Cronometer). This creates three problems:
Data lives in silos. Your workout app doesn't know your calorie deficit. Your nutrition app doesn't know you just did heavy deadlifts. Neither can connect the dots.
Syncing breaks. Apple Health is supposed to bridge the gap, but apps overwrite each other's data, exercises log to the wrong day, and calorie counts show up incorrect. You end up re-entering data manually.
Double the dropout risk. Every extra app in your daily routine is a point of failure. Two apps means twice the chance you'll stop logging one of them.
With Ellim, workouts and meals live in the same app. Your Today screen shows both. No syncing. No second subscription. One habit to maintain instead of two.
What's Free vs. Premium
Free forever
Unlimited workout tracking and routines
3,500+ exercises with instructions and muscle group filters
AI routine import from photo or text
Nutrition logging with food search and barcode scanning
Daily nutrition view (calories, protein, carbs, fat)
Progress graphs, workout history, and personal records
Premium ($17.99/mo or $99.99/yr)
Smart Session — describe a workout in plain English, get a full plan generated by AI
AI meal detection — photograph your plate for automatic macro breakdown
Weekly and monthly nutrition dashboards — spot patterns a daily view hides
Progressive overload insights — see if you're actually getting stronger over time
The core experience — tracking workouts and nutrition together — is completely free. Premium adds AI automation and deeper analytics.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I really track workouts and nutrition in one free app?
Yes. Ellim includes full workout tracking (unlimited routines, 3,500+ exercises, sets/reps/weight logging) and nutrition logging (food search, barcode scanning, daily macros) on the free tier. No trial period, no credit card.
How is this different from using Hevy and MyFitnessPal?
Ellim replaces both. You get unlimited routines (Hevy free caps at 4), a larger exercise library (3,500+ vs. ~400), and nutrition tracking with barcode scanning — without syncing issues between two apps, without two subscriptions, and without switching back and forth.
Does Ellim have barcode scanning?
Yes. Barcode scanning is free. Point your camera at any packaged food, and it's logged with full nutrition data in about 3 seconds.
Can I import a routine I found online?
Yes. Photograph it or paste the text — Ellim's AI converts it into a trackable routine automatically. This works with screenshots, PDFs, Reddit posts, or any written plan. The feature is free.
Is Ellim available on Android?
Not yet — Ellim is currently iOS only. Android is on the roadmap.
What if I want AI to build my workouts too?
Ellim's Smart Session (premium) generates complete workout plans from plain English descriptions — "30-minute upper body with dumbbells" turns into a full plan with exercises, sets, reps, and rest periods. The free tier already includes AI routine import and the full 3,500+ exercise library for building your own.
The Bottom Line
Ellim gives you workout tracking and nutrition logging in one app — without juggling separate tools or paying for two subscriptions. Build or import a routine, log sets and reps, scan meals, track macros, and see your progress from one Today screen.
Download Ellim free: ellim.app