Comparison

Absolute Recomp vs ScienceBuilt Coach

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

Head to head
About

Absolute Recomp

This app helps users build strength, improve health, and reduce body fat through custom workout and nutrition plans. It offers progress tracking, exercise logging, and integration with wearable devices. Users can also work 1:1 with a coach for personalized guidance.

Highlights
  • Custom workout and nutrition plans
  • Progress photo and measurement logging
  • Hundreds of training plans
  • Exercise, set, and rep tracking
  • Nutrition logging and goal setting
  • Wearable device integration
  • 1:1 coaching options
Features
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We developed this app for people who want to build strength, improve overall health, be active, increase performance, reduce body fat, receive nutrition guidance, and more. With our app you can: Build your own custom schedule and routine Set short term and long term goals Log circumference measurements and bodyweight Take and upload progress photos Access hundreds of training plans Track each exercise, set, and rep of your workout Monitor progressive overload Log and set goals for nutrition Receive push notifications for workouts, cardio, and more Connect to wearable devices like Apple Watch (synced to Health app), Fitbit and Withings to sync body stats instantly Work 1:1 with a coach to receive and execute your own individualized protocol Download the app today!

About

ScienceBuilt Coach

This app centralizes your personalized training and nutrition plans from your coach. Track workouts, log meals, monitor progress, and communicate with your coach all in one place.

Highlights
  • Personalized workout programs
  • Exercise logging with history
  • Food database and barcode scanning
  • Calorie and macro tracking
  • Progress monitoring (weight, measurements)
  • Direct coach messaging
  • Habit building and check-ins
Features
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ScienceBuilt Coach is the companion app for clients of ScienceBuilt Coaching, a 1-on-1 online training and nutrition service. It puts everything your coach programs for you in one place, so you can train, eat, and stay accountable without juggling five different apps. TRAIN • Follow the exact program your coach builds for you — sets, reps, target weights, and rest timers. • Log every set as you go, with your previous numbers shown so you always know what to beat. • Swap any exercise for a same-movement variation when a machine is taken. • Built-in rest timer, mobility/stretch holds, and interval (HIIT) work. • Finish a workout and instantly see any personal records — heaviest lift, most volume, most reps — with a shareable win. NUTRITION • Search a database of hundreds of thousands of foods, or scan a barcode. • Hit the calorie and macro targets your coach sets for you, tracked with a simple daily ring. • Quick-add meals in seconds. PROGRESS • Log weigh-ins and watch the trend, not just the daily noise. • Track measurements, steps, and cardio sessions. • See your strength climb over time on every lift. STAY ACCOUNTABLE • Weekly check-ins with your coach. • Build daily habits with weekly targets. • Message your coach directly in the app. ScienceBuilt Coach is for existing coaching clients. Accounts are created by your coach — there is no public sign-up.

Screenshots

Absolute Recomp4 screens
ScienceBuilt Coach4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ScienceBuilt Coach at 5.0 against Absolute Recomp's 4.6. ScienceBuilt Coach also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). Absolute Recomp's advantage is ratings volume (42 vs 1). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ScienceBuilt Coach holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Absolute Recomp has 42 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Absolute Recomp ships an update every 6 weeks, ScienceBuilt Coach every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Absolute Recomp versus ScienceBuilt Coach: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAbsolute RecompScienceBuilt Coach
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (42 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings42 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.515.5
Further details — not scored
Size172 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAbsolute Recomp LLC.Anthony Jegede

Customer experience

Absolute Recomp

All ratings40 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral2.5%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

ScienceBuilt Coach

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Absolute Recomp

No in-app purchases

None

ScienceBuilt Coach

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Absolute Recomp free?
Absolute Recomp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ScienceBuilt Coach free?
ScienceBuilt Coach is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Absolute Recomp or ScienceBuilt Coach?
ScienceBuilt Coach is rated higher. Absolute Recomp averages 4.6 out of 5 from 42 ratings, while ScienceBuilt Coach averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Absolute Recomp or ScienceBuilt Coach have ads?
Neither Absolute Recomp nor ScienceBuilt Coach shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Absolute Recomp or ScienceBuilt Coach?
Absolute Recomp ships an update every 6 weeks, and ScienceBuilt Coach every 3 weeks. Most recently, Absolute Recomp was updated on November 3, 2026 and ScienceBuilt Coach on October 31, 2026.

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