Comparison

AARP Staying Sharp vs Buff Muff

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

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About

AARP Staying Sharp

This app offers science-based challenges and expert advice to improve brain health, focusing on memory, focus, and digital well-being. It provides interactive tools and exercises to help users build lasting, brain-healthy habits.

Highlights
  • Science-based brain health challenges
  • Expert advice on memory and focus
  • Digital decluttering strategies
  • Interactive tools and exercises
  • Progress saving across devices
  • Earn AARP Rewards points
Features
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Need to learn a variety of healthy-lifestyle skills? The AARP™ Staying Sharp® app is based on a holistic, lifestyle-based approach to brain health and features expert advice on memory, focus and more. Are you sometimes irritated by little memory slips like forgetting where you placed your keys or phone? In our “Memory Loss – Is it Inevitable?” challenge, you can learn how memory works. In addition, our Digital Declutter challenge teaches you ways to manage your digital world. Discover strategies for shifting technology away from being a distracting force in your life and into something that helps you live life more fully. And if you’re tired of forgetting details about new people you meet, our Faces & Names challenge can help you learn the secrets of those impressive people who never forget a name. Here’s what the app lets you do: Take challenges that are designed to help you learn about the brain and its ongoing health, including tips to incorporate healthy habits into your daily life. Take Staying Sharp challenges on the go. Your progress will be saved, no matter where you start or stop your challenge. And that works on a smartphone, computer or tablet. Who can use the app? Anyone can download and preview the Staying Sharp® app. AARP members and other authorized users have access to it. Plus, there’s more. Access includes the following: * Take the challenges to earn AARP Rewards points*. This loyalty program lets you gain points for participating in activities, including eligible Staying Sharp challenges. * Take advantage of easy access to the AARP Now app. This app lets users tap into news, events and savings, plus earn AARP Rewards points. *Unused AARP Rewards points expire 12 months after they are earned, in monthly batches on a rolling basis. About Staying Sharp and AARP Staying Sharp is an AARP program that shows you how to incorporate the six pillars of brain health into your life. Staying Sharp empowers you to develop meaningful and lasting brain-healthy practices that are based on these pillars: Be social, Eat right, Manage stress, do Ongoing exercise, get Restorative sleep and Engage your brain. The program has received industry recognition in multiple national competitions — including the Digital Health Awards and eHealthcare Awards — earning accolades for videos, interactive content and site design. AARP is the nation’s largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering people 50 and older to choose how they live as they age. With a nationwide presence, AARP strengthens communities and advocates for what matters most to the more than 100 million Americans 50-plus and their families: health security, financial stability and personal fulfillment. AARP also produces the nation’s largest circulation publications: AARP The Magazine and AARP Bulletin. Terms of Service: https://stayingsharp.aarp.org/about/terms-of-service/ Privacy Policy: https://www.aarp.org/privacy/privacy-policy/

About

Buff Muff

This app offers expert-backed routines for pelvic floor fitness, targeting muscles often missed by Kegels. It helps relieve incontinence, urgency, and prolapse symptoms while rebuilding strength and confidence. Access daily workouts, educational videos, challenges, meal plans, and expert interviews.

Highlights
  • Daily pelvic floor workouts
  • Educational videos on women's health
  • 28-day pelvic floor challenges
  • Holistic meal plans
  • Interviews with pelvic health experts
  • Apple Watch integration for workout tracking
Features
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The Buff Muff Method: When Kegels Failed, 6,000+ Women Turned to This Expert-Backed Routine to Finally Feel Like Themselves Again Recommended by pelvic floor specialists, these 10-minute routines target the muscles Kegels often miss — helping relieve stress incontinence, urgency, and prolapse, while rebuilding strength and restoring confidence. ► BECAUSE EVERY VAGINA NEEDS A COACH! “Every Vagina Needs A Coach” and now you can have your own coach, Kim Vopni, right in your pocket! This is the all-in-one app for your pelvic floor. Everything you need to master your pelvic health. The Buff Muff Method has helped thousands of women learn how to do pelvic floor exercises correctly and most effectively. Ditch the incontinence pads, eliminate your prolapse symptoms and get back to living life to the fullest! The full membership includes; ► DAILY WORKOUTS Complete the daily pelvic health workouts with professionally selected pelvic floor exercises for women. All the workouts help you strengthen and optimize your pelvic floor, eliminate symptoms and regain your confidence. Whether you want to workout along with me or pick the exercises of your choice, it’s all yours. See progress every day! ► EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS AND EXERCISES Unlike most kegel trainers & pelvic health workout apps, Buff Muff dives deeper in women’s health issues. Here you can also watch educational videos and exercises designed to help you relieve chronic pain, stop incontinence, overcome constipation, recover from prolapse, and more! ►BUFF MUFF CHALLENGES Do you have a hard time practicing pelvic floor health exercises? Then join the 28-day Buff Muff challenge to train and strengthen your pelvic floor with a whole body approach. This challenge helps you stay focused and motivated to combat bothersome pelvic floor symptoms. ►MEAL PLANS Compared to most pelvic floor fitness apps, Buff Muff also gives you detailed meal plans to help you journey towards holistic women’s health. ►GUEST EXPERTS Want to dive deeper into pelvic health issues? Watch the exclusive interviews from world-class experts on pelvic health. ►COMMUNITY We are also here to coach, motivate and support you in every step of your journey! — Buff Muff includes Apple Watch - You can track your workouts and meet your fitness goals. - Monitor Stats during Workouts: View heart rate/calories burned on your watch & video player. - HEALTH App: Apple Watch integrates with Apple's Health app (Healthkit) to track workouts, duration, calories burned, heart rate, and active energy. You choose the data you want stored, and you can change it anytime in the Health app. - FITNESS App: Apple Watch integrates with Apple's Fitness App, and workouts contribute to your daily goals. View stats, share your activity, and get those Activity Rings! - Use your Watch as a Remote: Play, stop, & rewind videos without interrupting workouts. - Install using iPhone: Install app on iPhone, open Watch app, select "Show on Apple Watch". —— ▷ Already a Member? Sign-In to access your subscription. ▷ New? Subscribe in the app to get instant access. Buff Muff offers auto-renewing subscriptions. You'll receive unlimited access to content on all your devices. Payment is charged to your account at confirmation of purchase. Pricing varies by location and is confirmed prior to purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period, or the trial period (when offered). Cancel anytime in Account Settings. For more information see our: -Terms of Service: https://app.buffmuff.com/terms -Privacy Policy: https://app.buffmuff.com/privacy

Screenshots

AARP Staying Sharp4 screens
Buff Muff3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: AARP Staying Sharp at 4.7 against Buff Muff's 3.6. AARP Staying Sharp also leads on ratings volume (3K vs 166). Buff Muff's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. AARP Staying Sharp sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $20.00 per year and Buff Muff sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $15.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AARP Staying Sharp holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AARP Staying Sharp has 3K ratings behind it against 166, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 52% of AARP Staying Sharp's written reviews are positive against 56% of Buff Muff's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
AARP Staying Sharp versus Buff Muff: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAARP Staying SharpBuff Muff
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3K ratings) — better3.6 (166 ratings)
Positive reviews52.4% of reviews56.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3K — better166
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB65 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperAARPPelvienne Wellness Inc

Customer experience

AARP Staying Sharp

All ratings2,705 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral4.3%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive52.4%
Neutral4.8%
Negative42.9%

Buff Muff

All ratings166 ratings
Positive63.3%
Neutral5.4%
Negative31.3%
Written reviews135 reviews
Positive56.3%
Neutral7.4%
Negative36.3%

User reviews

AARP Staying Sharp

From 3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Helpful and practical exercises
  • 🧠 Effective for improving mental sharpness
  • 🎮 Fun and engaging games
  • 🔍 Useful for monitoring brain health
  • 💡 Recommended by healthcare professionals

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Recurring login issues
  • 🚫 Limited game selection
  • 🔁 Endless login loops
  • 🤯 Confusing user experience
  • 🚫 Inaccessible games

Buff Muff

From 166 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌟 Excellent program with immediate results
  • 👍 Easy to follow exercises that are quick
  • 💪 Helps strengthen the pelvic floor
  • 🤗 Friendly and engaging instructor
  • 🧠 Provides helpful information and education

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App is glitchy and freezes/crashes
  • 🔒 Difficult to cancel subscription
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🤔 Misleading advertising about content
  • 📚 Limited free content, most is locked behind paywall

Bugs and requests

AARP Staying Sharp

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Games not launching properly
  • App freezing or crashing
  • Inability to access core features

Requested features

4 requests
  • Expand game library
  • Improve login and navigation experience
  • Add more accessibility features
  • Provide clearer instructions and guidance

Buff Muff

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Videos not loading or freezing
  • Login issues and inability to access account
  • Incorrect billing and subscription management

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to easily cancel subscription
  • Offline access to content
  • More free educational resources
  • Improved app stability and performance
  • Light mode option for better readability

In-app purchases

1 purchases

AARP Staying Sharp

Subscriptions1
  • AARP Membership1 Year trial$20.001 Year
9 purchases

Buff Muff

Subscriptions5
  • Workouts$15.001 Month
  • Subscription$26.991 Month
  • Subscription14 Days trial$26.991 Month
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  • Yearly Membership7 Days trial$119.001 Year
  • Annual7 Days trial$196.991 Year
One-time4
  • Onetime Subscription$17.00
  • Buff Muff Challenge Only$26.99
  • Birth Like A Boss Only$26.99
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  • BuffMuffChallenge$27.99

Questions

Is AARP Staying Sharp free?
AARP Staying Sharp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Buff Muff free?
Buff Muff is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AARP Staying Sharp or Buff Muff?
AARP Staying Sharp is rated higher. AARP Staying Sharp averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3K ratings, while Buff Muff averages 3.6 from 166 ratings.
Do AARP Staying Sharp or Buff Muff have ads?
AARP Staying Sharp shows ads; Buff Muff does not.
Which is updated more often, AARP Staying Sharp or Buff Muff?
AARP Staying Sharp ships an update every 5 weeks, and Buff Muff every 5 weeks. Most recently, AARP Staying Sharp was updated on September 25, 2026 and Buff Muff on September 18, 2026.

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