Comparison

Flexibility Stretching vs Bend

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Flexibility Stretching

This app guides you through daily stretching routines to improve your range of motion, strength, and flexibility. Inspired by Yoga and backed by science, it helps release connective tissue for better mobility and reduced stress. Features include expert-designed programs, progress tracking, and voice coaching.

Highlights
  • Daily guided stretching routines
  • Pre-made programs
  • New routines daily
  • Inspired by Yin Yoga
  • Stress and anxiety reduction
  • Progress tracking
  • Voice coach guidance
  • Daily reminders
Features
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Happy 2024! Increase mobility, strength and flexibility this year with Flexy! Start your journey to a happier, healthier, flexier you! Flexy acts as your flexibility instructor, guiding you through easy-to-follow daily stretching routines to improve your range of motion and help you be more flexible. Inspired by Yoga and backed by science, the Flexy routines are designed to release your connective tissue, allowing them to rehydrate and glow again. • Daily guided stretching routines designed by fitness experts • Pre-made programs, just press play and follow along! • New routines every day keep things fresh and target different muscle groups • Inspired by Yin Yoga, a light meditative aspect helps you "melt" into the poses • Reduce stress & anxiety - like meditation for your whole body • Track your progress and set flexibility goals • Voice coach guides you through each session • Daily reminders help make stretching a habit "It's not enough to build muscle and achieve aerobic fitness. You need to think about flexibility, too. Stretching has to happen on a regular basis. It should be daily." - Harvard Medical School Follow the program and get flexy, faster - try now for free. If you are having trouble with the app or need any help, please email us at hi@flexy.club and we'll help out any way we can. -- Privacy Policy: https://flexy.club/privacy Terms of Use: https://flexy.club/terms

About

Bend

This app offers a simple and affordable way to incorporate daily stretching into your routine. It provides hundreds of stretches and yoga poses, along with guided routines designed to improve flexibility, relieve pain, and enhance overall well-being for all ages and experience levels.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of stretches and yoga poses
  • Dozens of guided stretching routines
  • Customizable routine creation
  • Routines for specific needs (e.g., posture, sleep)
  • Improve flexibility and mobility
  • Relieve pain and reduce injury risk
Features
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Bend is the simple, affordable way to make stretching & movement a part of your daily routine. With over 15 million users, our quick & convenient routines help improve your flexibility and maintain your natural range of motion as you get older. We offer hundreds of exercises and easy-to-follow routines designed for all ages and experience levels. It's never too early to start stretching everyday! “It’s like having a personal stretching coach in my pocket.” — The New York Times “I could never stick to my stretching routine. Then I found this app.” — Wirecutter STRETCHING IS IMPORTANT A simple, daily stretching routine can have a huge impact on your quality of life. Every time you stretch, you invest in your long-term health and longevity. Stretching benefits include: ⊕ Increase flexibility & mobility in your muscles and joints ⊕ Prevent and relieve pain in your lower back, neck, hips, shoulders and more ⊕ Reduce the risk of injury during outdoor activities and sports ⊕ Improve sleep quality and energy throughout the day ⊕ Improve posture and strengthen your core ⊕ Reduce stress & anxiety ⊕ Improve athletic performance ⊕ Improve circulation and blood flow ⊕ Accelerate muscle recovery ⊕ Improve balance & coordination ⊕ And more! YOUR BODY'S FAVORITE APP Bend offers dozens of daily stretching & mobility routines for every occasion. ⊕ “Wake Up” Designed to maintain your body’s natural mobility and range of motion. Simple, quick, convenient, and effective, you can do it anytime, anywhere, everyday. ⊕ “Posture Reset” Specifically designed to improve your posture with seated stretches that can correct habitual posture problems by increasing flexibility in the shoulders, back, and neck. ⊕ “Full Body” Focused on improving overall flexibility, with more than 20 stretching exercises and poses that target key muscles and joints throughout your entire body. ⊕ “Sleep” Gentle, long-hold stretches designed to help you unwind and de-stress after a long day at work through better quality of sleep, which is made possible by relieving muscle tension and relaxing the body. ⊕ “Expert” Advance group of stretching exercises and yoga poses that cover all major muscle groups and extremities. Flexibility and range of motion can be improved significantly with their more complex movements. ⊕ "Hips" Open and unlock tight hips with deep, focused stretches designed to improve hip flexibility and undo hours of inactivity from sitting at a desk, in a car, or on the couch. ⊕ "Hamstrings" Improve hamstring flexibility with subtle stretches designed to reduce hamstring tightness and relieve pressure on the knees, pelvis, and lower back. ⊕ "Lower Back" Reduce and prevent lower back pain with gentle stretches designed to increase flexibility in the lower back, pelvis, and hip flexors. ⊕ "Isometric" isometric exercise routines that build muscle, strength, balance, and range of motion in targeted areas through static muscle contraction. ⊕ And more! CREATE YOUR OWN Create your own custom stretching routine suited to your specific needs. Choose from hundreds of stretches, yoga poses, and isometric exercises in our library. EASY-TO-USE Bend makes stretching simple. We use custom illustrations and a timer to guide you through each routine. Every stretch has detailed instructions, information about its benefits, and specific things to be cautious about! STREAKS & ANALYTICS Our dashboard displays your streaks and analytics to track your progress and you can set reminders to help motivate you to stretch every day. Check your Bendometer as a quick way to see how consistent you’ve been stretching over the last few weeks. APPLE HEALTH Bend integrates with the Health app, giving users the option to sync health information and activity with Apple Health. FEEDBACK & SUPPORT If you have any questions, feedback, or suggestions, feel free to contact us at hello@bend.com! LEGAL Terms of Use: https://bend.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://bend.com/privacy

Screenshots

Flexibility Stretching4 screens
Bend4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Bend at 174K against Flexibility Stretching's 243. Bend also leads on chart position (#40 vs unranked). Flexibility Stretching's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Flexibility Stretching sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days and Bend sells 23 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Flexibility Stretching against 4.8 for Bend. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bend has 174K ratings behind it against 243, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 87% and 86% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flexibility Stretching ships an update fortnightly, Bend every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 6, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Flexibility Stretching versus Bend: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlexibility StretchingBend
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (243 ratings) — better4.8 (174K ratings)
Positive reviews87.1% of reviews — better86.4% of reviews
Number of ratings243174K — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#40 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB259 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperRyan KotzebueBowery Digital

Customer experience

Flexibility Stretching

All ratings243 ratings
Positive97.9%
Neutral0.4%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive87.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.9%

Bend

All ratings173,605 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral3.3%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews2,418 reviews
Positive86.4%
Neutral4.5%
Negative9.2%

User reviews

Flexibility Stretching

From 243 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to follow routines
  • 😌 Soothing and relaxing experience
  • ✨ Makes body feel loose and fluid
  • ⏱️ Reasonable session lengths (around 20 mins)
  • 🧘‍♀️ Combines stretching and meditation

Room to improve

  • 🔄 Limited exercise variety
  • ⏳ Lack of customer support response
  • 💰 Subscription required for some features
  • 💸 Yearly fee may not be justified by content
  • 🤷‍♀️ Repetitive exercises over time

Bend

From 174K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 👍 Variety of stretching routines
  • 👍 Customizable routines
  • 👍 Helpful for improving flexibility and mobility
  • 👍 Motivating with streak tracking

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App crashes and bugs
  • 🔒 Everything locked behind paywall
  • 🔒 No free trial to test full functionality
  • 🔒 Expensive subscription for limited content
  • 👎 Lack of visual guidance and instructions for stretches

Bugs and requests

Flexibility Stretching

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • No customer support response for over 20 weeks
  • No customer support response for 2 weeks

Requested features

5 requests
  • More content added over time
  • More variety in stretches
  • Difficulty levels
  • Ability to provide preferences for tailored classes
  • Make more exercises free

Bend

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Streak tracking issues and data loss
  • Inability to access paid content after subscription
  • Inconsistent app behavior and crashes

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more stretching categories and routines
  • Provide more free content and trial options
  • Allow customization of stretch order and duration
  • Implement voice guidance and video demonstrations
  • Add Apple Watch support and integration
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  • Introduce social features and sharing

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Flexibility Stretching

Subscriptions10
  • Full membership$5.997 Days
  • Full Membership7 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Full Membership7 Days trial$9.991 Month
Show 7 more
  • Full Membership$9.991 Month
  • Full Membership$14.991 Month
  • Full membership$29.991 Year
  • Secret Discount$29.991 Year
  • Full membership7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Full membership1 Year trial$39.991 Year
  • Full membership7 Days trial$49.991 Year
23 purchases

Bend

Subscriptions23
  • Unlimited Access: All Routines3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Unlimited Access: All Routines$4.991 Month
  • Monthly Membership7 Days trial$4.991 Month
Show 20 more
  • Monthly Membership$4.991 Month
  • Unlimited Access: All Routines$5.991 Month
  • Unlimited Access: All Routines$6.991 Month
  • Monthly Membership$7.991 Month
  • Monthly Membership$9.991 Month
  • Monthly Membership$13.991 Month
  • Annual Membership (50% Off)$19.991 Year
  • Annual Membership (70% Off)$19.991 Year
  • Annual Membership (50% Off)$23.991 Year
  • Annual Membership (70% Off)3 variants$23.991 Year
  • Annual Membership (70% Off)7 Days trial$23.991 Year
  • Annual Membership (50% Off)14 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Annual Membership (50% Off)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Annual Membership (60% Off)$29.991 Year
  • Annual Membership (70% Off)$29.991 Year
  • Annual Membership (50% Off)2 variants$29.991 Year
  • Annual Membership (50% Off)$35.991 Year
  • Annual Membership (50% Off)$39.991 Year
  • Annual Membership$39.991 Year
  • Annual Membership (50% Off)$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Flexibility Stretching free?
Flexibility Stretching is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bend free?
Bend is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flexibility Stretching or Bend?
Flexibility Stretching is rated higher. Flexibility Stretching averages 4.9 out of 5 from 243 ratings, while Bend averages 4.8 from 174K ratings.
Do Flexibility Stretching or Bend have ads?
Neither Flexibility Stretching nor Bend shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flexibility Stretching or Bend?
Flexibility Stretching ships an update fortnightly, and Bend every 10 days. Most recently, Flexibility Stretching was updated on September 6, 2026 and Bend on September 24, 2026.

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