ScoreMaster® vs Build
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ScoreMaster®
Take control of your credit, identity, money, and online privacy. This app helps you improve your credit score quickly with personalized plans and offers tools for monitoring credit, managing finances, and protecting your personal information online.
- 24/7 Credit Monitoring
- Action Buttons for Credit Errors
- Integrated Money Manager
- Privacy Information Removal
- $1 Million Fraud Insurance
- Suspicious Activity Alerts
- 3-Bureau Credit Report Comparison
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Ready to take ownership of your credit, identity, money, and online privacy? ScoreMaster® is the place for you. Need credit score points fast? Our average user adds 61 points in their first 20 days! We even have a personalized plan to help you achieve your best score. And that means qualifying for lower-rate mortgage loans, car loans, credit cards – everything you want out of life – saving you thousands in interest. We also help you maintain your credit score, take your online privacy back, and more with our complete list of mobile-first features (see below). Features 24/7 Credit Monitoring: Catch mistakes or fraudulent activity on your credit reports. Action Buttons: Remove credit reporting errors, remove identity theft, and ask questions directly with your creditors. Money Manager: Handle all your online banking, credit cards, and investments in one place. PrivacyMaster®: Remove your private information from third-party websites and stop them from selling it (at the push of a button). $1 Million Fraud Insurance: Full coverage for your whole family, including pre-existing issues. Alerts: Receive alerts for suspicious activity, payments due, and credit monitoring events. 3B Report & Scores: A side-by-side comparison of how your credit report looks across the three major credit bureaus. Many providers can help you with one or two of these areas, but ScoreMaster® is the first to combine it all in one platform. Get started now!
Build
This app helps you build your credit history by reporting your payment activity to major credit bureaus. You can manage your account and monitor savings progress with no hard credit pull required. Start improving your financial health with flexible payment options.
- Build credit history
- Reported to major credit bureaus
- Credit builder account
- Monitor savings progress
- No hard credit pull
- Flexible payment options
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Build believes everyone should have the opportunity to improve their financial health. We’ve worked hard to provide access to credit-building products like the Build Credit Builder Account. Your payments will help you build accumulated savings¹ and your payment history will be reported to Equifax and Transunion. Download the Build app today to apply, manage your account, and monitor your savings progress. There is no hard credit pull and no credit needed. Build your credit history with Equifax and Transunion for as little as $25/mo². Get started today! Please visit www.getbuild.com for more information. Disclosures: All customer accumulated principal payments are deposited into a locked savings account controlled by Build and are not FDIC insured. Access to loan products is subject to approval by PRGB, Inc., who determines qualifications for any terms of credit. Individual borrowers must be U.S. Citizens or permanent residents and at least 18 years old. Not available in all states. Valid bank account and Social Security Number are required. All loans are subject to ID verification. Results are not guaranteed. Improvement in your credit score is dependent on your specific situation and financial behavior. This product will not remove negative credit history from your credit report. PRGB, Inc. dba "Build", NMLS No. 2410706 ¹The locked savings account does not earn interest. The funds in your locked savings account will not be accessible until your loan is paid in full or closed. You build savings by having funds available to you at the end of the loan in your locked savings account. Note that interest and a one-time, prepaid administration fee apply to the loan product. Customers who complete the full terms of the Credit Builder Loan can receive approximately 85% of the loan funds once the loan is repaid in full. ²For example: (1) Starter Loan: Your loan amount is $520. You make $25 monthly loan payments for 24 months and there is a $9 administration fee. 15.92% Annual Percentage Rate. By the end of your loan term, you will have paid $609 ($89 cost).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Build at 3.2 against ScoreMaster®'s 2.5. Build also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (17% vs 0%). ScoreMaster®'s advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Build holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of ScoreMaster®'s written reviews are positive against 17% of Build's.
ScoreMaster® ships an update every 5 months, Build weekly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | ScoreMaster® | Build |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (13 ratings) | 3.2 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 16.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | ConsumerDirect Inc | PRG Ventures, Inc. |
Customer experience
ScoreMaster®
Build
In-app purchases
ScoreMaster®
No in-app purchases
Build
No in-app purchases








