Our verdictfitvee is the best BetterMe alternative for a plan that bends
You’ve opened Manage Subscription, the next charge date is on the screen, and you can’t remember the last workout you finished. A bigger shelf won’t fix that. One session, already picked, that gets lighter when your day gets heavy might. That’s fitvee, and it’s where we’d go.
Our picks at a glance
- Best for leaving BetterMe
fitvee
One session a day that eases when you need it to, with the diary and the coach included.
- Best for keeping your step count
WalkFit
Step counting sits at the centre of it.
- Best for keeping a fasting tracker
Reverse Health
It tracks your fasting inside a plan written for women over 40.
- Best for chair yoga on its own
Yoga-Go
Short sessions built around yoga, tai chi and Pilates.
- Best for paying nothing
Nike Training Club
Free multi-week programs, if you can live without a calorie goal.
Today could be Neck and shoulders: 10 minutes in your chair, slow tips and rolls to ease off the day. Too much? Open Easier and do that version instead. Too little? Say so at the end and the next session climbs.
You ease the move, not the month.
The Easier tab sits inside the session, and two questions at the end decide how hard the next one is.
Your coach is in the price.
Tell Vee, the AI coach, that today won’t work and it can soften the session, seat it or call a rest day, and on a walking day drop the stretch.
Your food can sit under your session.
Search, scan and portions come with the membership, and the food row brings calories left up to Today.
The scores
- Personalisation
- 5/5
- Workouts
- 5/5
- Progress and motivation
- 5/5
- Coaching
- 4/5
- Food tools
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
You pay $15.19 for the first 28 days, then $38.95 every 4 weeks. On the chair plan, 12 weeks is $36.99, then $94.85 every 12 weeks (fitvee pricing). Before you cancel anything, follow a full chair session for free, with no sign-up.
On this page
Our verdictOur picks at a glanceWhat you keep and what you loseBetterMe alternatives comparedWhat moving to fitvee is likeThe next time you driftWhere else you could goWhat it costsHow to leave BetterMeOur recommendationQuestionsHow we compareSourcesWhat you keep and what you lose
Every move costs something, so here’s the whole trade before you go near the cancel button.
| What you have in BetterMe | What you get in fitvee | The move |
|---|---|---|
| A 28-day plan: on our chair yoga plan, 28 workouts in 28 days | 28 days a round: 25 follow-along sessions and 3 rest-and-stretch days | Keep |
| Chair yoga (BetterMe help), walking and calisthenics | Chair yoga (10 to 20 minutes), tai chi walking (7) and calisthenics (about 15) | Keep |
| A calorie tracker with macro targets | A calorie counter with macro targets | Keep |
| Water and weight | Water, weight and measurements | Keep |
| A step tracker | Walking minutes you tap in, with no step count | Lose |
| A fasting timer and a members’ Facebook group | Neither | Lose |
| An Apple Health link | No watch or health-app sync | Lose |
| 4,000+ workouts (BetterMe help), in 65 programs on the web | Three plans and a Library | Lose the shelf |
| 20+ meal plans | One day’s meals to try | Lose |
| iOS and Android apps | A web app that sits on your home screen and opens full screen | Lose |
| 1-on-1 chat with a person, paid on top | Vee or Vin, AI coaches, in the price | Swap |
If the library and the fasting timer are why you open the app each morning, stay where you are. If they aren’t, the Lose rows won’t touch your week much.
BetterMe alternatives compared, job by job
Each job gets a score out of 5, and each score names the features behind it. An app gets a row only where its own pages or our shots back the score. What the scores mean.
Workouts and plans
BetterMe has more. The useful test is what happens to today’s session when you aren’t up to it.
| App | Score | What it rests on |
|---|---|---|
| fitvee | 5/5 | Three follow-along plans and a Library for extra sessions, with an Easier tab inside the session. Three plans is a short menu beside BetterMe’s |
| BetterMe | 4/5 | By far the bigger shelf of the two. A workout’s own page offers nothing lighter when the day’s session is too much |
Food tools
The closest job on the page. If calorie logging is what you’d miss, you have three good options.
| App | Score | What it rests on |
|---|---|---|
| fitvee | 4/5 | Search, barcode, portions and undo, with a goal worked out from your quiz; macros, usual foods and a typed meal or plate photo read for you. Your food history has no weekly chart, and there’s only one day of meals |
| BetterMe | 4/5 | A tidy tracker and full meal plans, though the meal photo and barcode scan are iOS only (BetterMe help) |
| Reverse Health | 4/5 | Plate photos or manual logging, both with macros (Reverse Health help), plus meal plans and a fasting tracker |
Coaching
One of these is a person at extra cost. The other is an AI that comes with the plan and can change your day.
| App | Score | What it rests on |
|---|---|---|
| fitvee | 4/5 | Vee and Vin, included. They can soften or seat today, trim a walking day, call a rest day, shift your level and see your food log. What you give up is a person on the other end |
| BetterMe | 3/5 | You can reach a human coach by chat around the clock, as a paid extra on top of the plan |
Personalisation
| App | Score | What it rests on |
|---|---|---|
| fitvee | 5/5 | The quiz picks your starting level and can keep the whole chair plan seated. Every check-in can move the next session, and reminders learn when you train |
| BetterMe | 4/5 | A quiz-built plan, Low to High intensity, and Special Programs such as Sensitive Back and Prenatal. Changing intensity changes a whole plan |
Progress and motivation
| App | Score | What it rests on |
|---|---|---|
| fitvee | 5/5 | A session count that never goes overdue, a week that forgives, a flower that grows on walking and chair, and four badges |
| BetterMe | 4/5 | iPhone charts for weight, steps and sleep, most of them filled by Apple Health. The web app has no progress page |
Value: what one price covers
fitvee’s argument is that the plan, the diary and the coach arrive together. BetterMe’s own numbers are in What it costs.
| App | Score | What it rests on | A month at renewal |
|---|---|---|---|
| fitvee | 4/5 | Plan, Library, calorie counter, trackers and coach for one price. Premium Workouts and other add-ons sit outside it, as separate subscriptions named in the terms. Yearly plans elsewhere come in lower | $24.07 to $42.20, by plan |
| Centr | 4/5 | Every plan opens the whole app (Centr help), with “no premium tiers or locked content” | $29.99; $13.25 to $15.00 yearly |
| Nike Training Club | 4/5 | Nothing to buy inside the app, though its food side is guidance | $0 |
| FitOn | 3/5 | The workouts cost nothing (FitOn help), while programs and personalised meal plans sit in PRO | Workouts $0 |
What moving to fitvee is like
A hard day: the change is the size of one move
You won’t be swapping a bad plan for a good one. BetterMe’s Plan tab is calm: a strip of days, your goal, one card. The trouble comes on the day you can’t face that card. Intensity offers Low, Medium and High, and each is a 28-day plan of its own, which is a lot to decide because your knee is grumbling on a Tuesday.
fitvee works smaller. Belly breathing on the chair plan says “Easy breaths to settle.” Open Easier and it says “Skip the counting. Just breathe in and out at a pace that feels natural, with one hand on your belly.” The chair plan adds a Seated tab, and the quiz goes further: tell it you sit down to put your shoes on and every move in the plan stays in the chair.
Then come the two questions. Did you do it? How did it feel? Too hard brings a step easier on every move next time, with a reply that opens “Thank you for telling us.” Too easy, after finishing the lot, brings a step harder. Not today loses you nothing.
The plan also builds at a pace you can see. The chair plan stays seated for two weeks, then adds moves with a hand on the chair back or a wall. And buying chair yoga gets you tai chi walking as well, so both wait in your Library.
Food: pull the diary up to where you already are
Both apps keep the full food log under More. BetterMe’s is tidy: a calorie ring, three macro bars and four meal rows.
The difference is the row fitvee lets you bring up. Once you’ve logged a food it’s offered to you: add it and calories left, a bar, scan and + sit directly below today’s session. The app you opened to train is the app you log lunch in, with no trip through a menu.
Logging is quick to read as well. Write “2 eggs and toast” and it splits into Eggs, 143, and Toast, 79, with the protein, carbs and fat below, 1,378 kcal left after this, and one button to log it. At lunchtime the foods you log most wait under Usual, and the goal comes from the same quiz that built your plan.
Where the diary sits matters. In 39 randomised trials of weight-loss programs, logging on a device went with weight loss in 74% of cases, yet few programs got people logging on three days in four.
Vee and Vin: help that’s already paid for
Vee takes walking and chair yoga, and Vin takes calisthenics. Both say they’re AI, and the useful thing is that they act instead of only advising.
Short on time on the walking plan? Vee takes the end stretch off today, and a card in the chat confirms it. Ask for something gentler and today goes a level easier. Ask for a rest day and your place and your week stay as they were. Because it reads your diary, “What should I eat tonight?” gets an answer built on today’s meals. It’s under orders to offer something gentler when a move hurts, and to rule out any talk of pushing through.
Keep your expectations of any coach in proportion. In 14 studies of 2,478 people, coaching plus a tracking app beat usual care on weight, but didn’t clearly beat the app alone. Treat Vee and Vin as help with the day, which is worth having in the price.
One week after the move
Monday’s reminder comes about half an hour before your usual time, and it names the session. Too hard? Say so, and the next one eases. Lunch goes in from the row on Today. On Wednesday you’re running late, and on the walking plan you can ask Vee to take the end stretch off. Thursday you do nothing, and the session simply waits for Friday.
The next time you drift
You know how the last plan ended, so judge this one on what it does when you stop turning up.
You pick up on the day you left.
BetterMe’s way back is a Restart plan button, which offers to “start fresh with your plan and progress.” fitvee has nothing to restart. The day number counts sessions, not dates, so nothing goes overdue. Come back after three days or more and a Welcome back banner offers the next session, without a word about what you missed. Billing carries on while you’re gone, so a long break is still a paid one.
A quiet week doesn’t end your run.
Three session days make a week count, and one rest week sits in reserve from the start. If the run lapses anyway, the app says “A quiet week happens.” and you have 7 days to bring your weeks back, free.
You can see what you’ve finished.
If you can’t name your last workout, look at what the end of one does here. The dots for your round fill in, your minutes appear, and the third session day of the week brings up “This week counts.” On walking and chair, each session also adds a petal to a flower on Progress, and a full week adds a bloom.
“Compared with BetterMe, I noticed today’s session and the food row sit on one screen, so I could log lunch without leaving Today. I also had to look for the easier version of a move, and found it on the second try.”
Where else you could go
After fitvee, these are the BetterMe competitors worth a look, with staying put first.
BetterMe, if you stay
- Suits
- You use the range, the fasting timer and the native apps, and you like choosing.
- Main strength
- Scale and goodwill: 4.7 on the US App Store across 714,447 ratings.
- Drawback
- Its difficulty setting works on a whole plan, so it can’t help with one bad afternoon.
Full review: BetterMe review. Head to head: fitvee vs BetterMe.
Lasta
- Suits
- You like BetterMe’s mix but want walking and tai chi nearer the centre of it.
- Main strength
- A wide list from Indoor Walking and Tai Chi to Wall Pilates, Chair Yoga and Calisthenics, on bodyweight and minimal equipment.
Reverse Health
- Suits
- You’d hate to lose your fasting tracker, and a plan written for women over 40 sounds like you.
- Main strength
- Wall Pilates, chair yoga, somatic flows and tai chi in the same app as your meals.
WalkFit
- Suits
- The step count is the one BetterMe tracker you’d really miss.
- Main strength
- It counts steps and tracks walks, and adds simple indoor sessions for beginners and seniors.
Yoga-Go
- Suits
- You came for chair yoga and never needed the rest of the shelf.
- Main strength
- 7 to 30 minutes a day of chair yoga, somatic yoga, tai chi or wall Pilates.
Centr
- Suits
- You’d swap the big shelf for coached programs, for men or women, with personalised meal plans.
- Main strength
- Meal planning, mindfulness and recovery sit beside the training in one app.
- Drawback
- The $13.25 to $15.00 monthly figure means paying for the year at once.
FitOn PRO
- Suits
- You’d like to stop paying for workouts and see how you get on.
- Main strength
- Cardio, yoga, strength and Pilates, free.
- Drawback
- The step up to PRO bills a year at a time.
Nike Training Club
- Suits
- You’re done with subscriptions and don’t need a calorie goal.
- Main strength
- Multi-week programs, and the store lists no in-app purchases.
- Drawback
- Coming from a calorie tracker, you’d step down to guidance on food.
What it costs
fitvee’s prices sit on one public page you can read before any quiz. Our yardstick is a month at renewal. Billing every 4 weeks means 13 charges a year, so $38.95 comes to $42.20 a month.
| Plan | First payment | Then | A month at renewal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 weeks, walking | $25.99 for 84 days | $66.65 every 12 weeks | $24.07 |
| 12 weeks, chair or strength | $36.99 for 84 days | $94.85 every 12 weeks | $34.25 |
| 4 weeks | $15.19 for 28 days | $38.95 every 4 weeks | $42.20 |
| 1 week | $6.93 for 7 days | $38.95 every 4 weeks | $42.20 |
What that buys.
Set it beside your BetterMe bill: a session picked for each day, the Library, the check-in and a 28-day grid to print, the food diary, the trackers and the reminders, macros and Vee or Vin, with no coaching add-on to think about.
What BetterMe charges.
It has different pricing options and shows yours at checkout, once the quiz has built your plan (BetterMe help). The US App Store lists ten items from $6.99 to $41.99, without saying which you’d be offered (App Store). The chair yoga plan we bought from outside the US, in Swedish kronor, was kr24,99 for a week, then kr535,70 every 4 weeks. On top sit trainer chat, 21 challenges at kr279,00 each, kits and a Fitness Tracker at $59.
The step up at renewal.
Both apps start low and renew higher, and BetterMe explains why in its help (BetterMe help). Our BetterMe plan rises +2044%, from kr24,99 to kr535,70. fitvee’s 1-week start rises +462%, from $6.93 to $38.95, and its 4-week start +156%, from $15.19 to the same $38.95. Kronor and dollars don’t compare, so read the percentages.
If the point is to pay less.
Nike Training Club is free (App Store). FitOn PRO is $19.99 to $39.99, billed annually (App Store). Centr is $29.99 a month or $159 to $179.99 a year, depending on promotions (Centr help). The App Store lists Lasta Premium at $14.99 to $34.99, the Reverse Health program at $4.99 to $76.99, WalkFit at $4.99 to $24.99 for a month and $34.99 or $79.99 for a year, and Yoga-Go at $14.99 to $24.99 for a month and $52.99 to $69.99 for 12 months, with a Forever option at $149.99.
If you ever want out of fitvee.
Checkout names your renewal date, and 4 and 12-week starts get an email a week before the first full-price charge (renewals). Cancelling is online, with no reason needed, and you keep access until the paid time is up (cancel). There’s no money-back guarantee, because payments are final (refunds).
How to leave BetterMe
Cancel where you bought it (BetterMe help).
- App Store, Google Play or Huawei AppGallery: turn off auto-renewal in that store account at least 24 hours before the trial or period ends.
- BetterMe’s website: use Manage Subscriptions in your profile before the next renewal date.
- Either way: deleting the app doesn’t cancel anything.
Read the renewal date first. If one free session on fitvee sits well, cancel with a day to spare, take the quiz, and Today shows your first session.
Our recommendation
If you’re leaving because the plan wouldn’t meet you on a bad day, start with fitvee. You keep the structure you liked and most of your trackers, and you lose a shelf you may not have been using.
Against the app you’re leaving, three things change: you can ease one move while you’re doing it, the coach costs nothing extra, and the renewal is public before the quiz.
If one thing matters more, go to the specialist: WalkFit to keep counting steps, Reverse Health to keep a fasting tracker, Yoga-Go for chair yoga and tai chi on their own, or Nike Training Club to stop paying altogether. More on our pick: fitvee review.
See one day in fitveeFood first? See the diary in fitvee
“On a tired day I asked for a seated session. It changed today and I did it from my chair. I did not feel I had given up.”
“I wanted my food and my sessions in one place. The first week was easier than I expected, and I liked that I could pick the easier option.”
Questions
What’s the best alternative to BetterMe?
fitvee, for a home plan that reacts to your day. For steps, WalkFit. For free workouts, Nike Training Club.
Is fitvee a good BetterMe alternative?
Yes, if you’d like one short session a day, with food tools and a coach included. Our verdict says why.
What are good free alternatives to BetterMe?
Nike Training Club is free, and FitOn’s workouts cost nothing. fitvee is paid, but a full walking session is yours to follow first.
Which apps like BetterMe have chair yoga?
fitvee, Lasta, Reverse Health and Yoga-Go all do.
Which alternatives also track food?
fitvee, Reverse Health and Lasta each log food alongside their workouts.
Does BetterMe have food logging?
Yes: a calorie tracker and meal plans, and on iOS a camera for plates and barcodes.
BetterMe or Lasta?
Both are broad. Lasta’s list leads with Indoor Walking and Tai Chi, and BetterMe’s strength is its sheer size.
How much does BetterMe cost?
It depends on what checkout shows you after the quiz. The figures we found are in What it costs.
How do I cancel BetterMe?
In your store account, or in your profile if you paid on its website. The steps are in How to leave BetterMe.
Does fitvee have a free trial?
No, but the first payment is small.
Does fitvee start with a low intro price?
Yes: $6.93 for the first 7 days, then $38.95 every 4 weeks.
Who can use fitvee?
The plans are pitched at women after 40 (walking, chair) and men (calisthenics), and any adult is free to pick any of them. Sales are to the United States, in US dollars (terms). With a health condition, ask your doctor first.
How we compare
Pricing, help and store pages for every app here were read on 6 November 2026. The BetterMe shots date from 2 November 2026 and come from a chair yoga plan we paid for, on iPhone and in the web app. The fitvee shots are from a preview of the app: a test member, with sample history. Full method: How we compare.
What the scores mean. We score six jobs out of 5. A five is the whole job and something extra worth naming. A four has the main job covered, and a three has a real catch, like a key part that costs more. A two manages part of the job and a one next to nothing. An app stands on what its pages and our shots show, and if those can’t back a score, it stays out of that table. Nothing gets added up into one number, since the jobs won’t matter equally to you.
Who wrote and checked this page:
Dana Whitfield
Editor
Runs the Eat Move Guide desk and checks every page against the apps’ own pricing and help pages. Has kept a food diary on and off for years and tried most of the big tracker apps.
Nora Lindqvist
App reviewer
Reads each app’s help and pricing pages and goes through its screens. Keeps a list of every price she finds.
Sources
- fitveepricing, how it works, terms, refunds. Help: missed days, easier moves, renewals, cancel, check with a doctor first.
- What we useda test member on a preview of fitvee, 6 November 2026. Our purchase of BetterMe’s web chair yoga plan, a 3 minute 51 second iPhone recording and a walk through the web member area, 2 November 2026.
- BetterMeApp Store and Google Play listings; help on features, calorie tracker, Chair Yoga, cost, cancelling and the renewal price.
- LastaApp Store listing and calorie tracker page.
- Reverse HealthApp Store listing and getting started help.
- WalkFitApp Store listing.
- Yoga-GoApp Store listing.
- CentrApp Store listing, product page and help on subscriptions and the web subscription.
- FitOnApp Store listing, home page and PRO help.
- Nike Training ClubApp Store listing and Nike help.
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