Mass Building Program vs BulkMate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mass Building Program
This workout application focuses on maximizing muscle mass gain over a 4-week period. It utilizes heavy compound exercises to intensely train each muscle group multiple times weekly. The program aims to build strength, improve physique, and boost confidence.
- 4-week mass gain plan
- Heavy compound exercises
- Intense muscle group training
- Focus on strength and physique
- Promotes confidence and discipline
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This workout app is designed to increase your muscle mass as much as possible in 4 weeks. The program works each muscle group hard few times per week using mostly heavy compound exercises. If done right, this will be one of the toughest program you’ve taken on in a long time. If you can handle it, though, not only will you be stronger and look bigger in 4 weeks, you’ll be primed to continue packing on mass while staying lean at the same time. Building an impressive physique not only grants external benefits such as strength, power, and an aesthetically pleasing structure. It also provides many internal benefits: confidence, increased self-esteem, and self-discipline, just to name a few.
BulkMate
This app helps users gain weight by tracking calorie surplus and protein intake. It uses AI to log meals quickly and provides personalized targets to build muscle, not fat. Features include photo logging, barcode scanning, and progress visualization.
- AI calorie and macro logging
- Protein intake tracking
- Personalized calorie surplus calculation
- Weekly target adjustments
- Physique preview visualization
- Meal pattern learning
- Offline logging
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BulkMate is the calorie tracker built for one goal: gaining weight. Set your surplus, hit your protein target every day, and watch the scale climb. Muscle, not fat. Most calorie counters are designed for people who want to eat less. BulkMate is for the other half of the gym: skinny guys who struggle to gain, lifters on a lean bulk, hardgainers who have tried everything, and athletes who need to eat big without guessing. LOG BIG MEALS IN SECONDS The hardest part of bulking is eating enough, so logging should be the easy part. Snap a photo and AI fills in your calories and macros instantly. Scan a barcode. Search over 300,000 foods with real portion sizes. It even works offline, so you can log at the gym or anywhere else. BUILT AROUND PROTEIN Protein is the difference between gaining weight and gaining muscle. BulkMate keeps your daily protein target front and center, so you always know how many grams you still need before the day ends. STAY IN A SURPLUS BulkMate works out the calorie surplus you need to gain at the right pace. Too slow and you stall. Too fast and you add fat instead of muscle. Weekly check-ins adjust your targets as your body changes, and your weight trend smooths out the daily noise so you can see real progress. SEE THE BODY YOU ARE BUILDING Add a photo and BulkMate generates a realistic preview of your target physique. Keep your goal in front of you on the days when eating big feels like a chore. IT LEARNS HOW YOU EAT Bulk meals repeat. BulkMate notices your patterns and suggests your usual meals so you can log a whole lunch in one tap. WHAT BULKMATE IS NOT No calorie restriction. No fasting timers. No guilt. If you are looking for a weight loss app, this is not it. Whether this is your first bulk or your tenth, BulkMate gives you the two numbers that actually build muscle, calories and protein, and gets out of your way. Download BulkMate and start gaining. Privacy Policy: https://bulkmate.app/privacy Terms of service: https://bulkmate.app/terms EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BulkMate at 4.8 against Mass Building Program's 3.5. BulkMate also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 46 months). Mass Building Program's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Mass Building Program sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and BulkMate sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
BulkMate holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively.
Mass Building Program ships an update every 46 months, BulkMate every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mass Building Program | BulkMate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 46 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 156 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fitric | Wayfinity Ltd |
Customer experience
Mass Building Program
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In-app purchases
Mass Building Program
- Removal of advertisements$0.99
- Dumbbell Workout Plan$1.99
- Exercises for Beginners$1.99
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- Butt, Thighs and Legs$1.99
- Six Pack Abs$1.99
- Upper Body Workout$1.99
- Build Bigger Arms$1.99
- Building Muscle and Strength$1.99
- Full Program Bundle$4.99
BulkMate
- Premium Monthly$12.991 Month
- Premium Annual Saver3 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Premium Annual3 Days trial$59.991 Year
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- Premium Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year
Questions
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