Comparison

EasyRoute vs Workout Builder

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

Head to head
About

EasyRoute

Plan custom routes for running, biking, and walking by tapping your desired path. Get turn-by-turn directions on your iPhone or Apple Watch, even offline. Share routes and integrate with workout apps.

Highlights
  • Custom route planning by tapping
  • Road and path following
  • Drag-to-customize routes
  • iPhone and Apple Watch guidance
  • Offline route data download
  • Route sharing and export
  • Workout app integration
Features
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EasyRoute is a route planner for outdoor activities like running, biking and walking. Simply tap the places you want to go along the way. It will follow roads and paths while also providing the freedom to route directly where you touch. You can use EasyRoute for all of the following: • Plan biking, running or walking routes while customizing them to be both enjoyable and safe. You can simply tap your start and destination points, or tap roads or paths you’d prefer to use along the way. You can drag the route to customize it as well. • Let it guide you through the route on either iPhone or Apple Watch. It works equally well in the background so you can use it alongside any of the great workout tracking and analysis apps in the App Store, including the built-in Apple workout app. (With an Apple Watch, it can optionally record a workout directly to Health while following a route.) • Customize the directions by adding, editing or removing instructions. • Download data for offline use, so you can route in areas with no network connection. • Share routes with others or export them to your devices -- works great with Wahoo ELEMNT bike computers! ;) • Schedule a route and start following it right from a watch complication or an iOS 14 Home Screen widget. • Enable iCloud to make routes on your iPad and sync them to your iPhone • No account or sign-in required. EasyRoute does not collect information about you and there are no 3rd-party ads. Thanks for reading this far down and considering this little app. Privacy Policy: https://codeandrun.com/john/easyroute/privacy/ The standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Workout Builder

Design personalized fitness routines on your iPhone, then seamlessly transfer them to your Apple Watch. Supports a wide range of activities from running and cycling to yoga and strength training, with options for simple goals, advanced intervals, and paced efforts.

Highlights
  • Create custom workouts on iPhone
  • Send workouts to Apple Watch
  • Supports running, cycling, swimming, yoga
  • HIIT & Strength interval training
  • Boxing and skipping interval options
  • Goal-based workouts
  • Advanced interval workouts
  • Paced workouts
Read full description

Workout Builder lets you create custom workouts on your iPhone and send them to your Apple Watch. Build advanced workouts like: - Running workouts for tempo runs, intervals, hill sprints - Cycling workouts for intervals, pyramids, and distance efforts - Swimming workouts for specific distances and times - Flow, Yin, Vinyasa yoga - HIIT & Strength training intervals - Boxing and skipping intervals, with rest included - Plus many, many more sports! Workout Builder has three types of workouts you can send to your Apple Watch - Simple, goal-based workouts – set a time, distance, or energy burn goal - Advanced interval workouts – add multiple sets and reps, along with rest, warmup, and cooldown - Paced workouts – set a time and distance goal and pace your workout

Screenshots

EasyRoute4 screens
Workout Builder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: EasyRoute at 4.5 against Workout Builder's 4.3. EasyRoute also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Workout Builder's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. EasyRoute sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Workout Builder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

EasyRoute holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 54 and 20 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 72% and 71% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EasyRoute ships an update every 6 weeks, Workout Builder fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and July 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
EasyRoute versus Workout Builder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEasyRouteWorkout Builder
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (54 ratings) — better4.3 (20 ratings)
Positive reviews72.0% of reviews — better71.0% of reviews
Number of ratings54 — better20
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohn FamigliettiMatthew Palmer

Customer experience

EasyRoute

All ratings54 ratings
Positive85.2%
Neutral5.6%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive72.0%
Neutral3.7%
Negative24.4%

Workout Builder

All ratings20 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral15.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive71.0%
Neutral16.1%
Negative12.9%

Bugs and requests

EasyRoute

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Constantly crashing
  • Freezing
  • Unworkable
  • Cannot add a waypoint
  • App crashes when selecting second point
Show 4 more
  • App crashes on opening
  • Error message when exporting to Garmin Connect
  • MapBox routing issues on certain roads
  • Missing buildings and driveways in MapBox view

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to set waypoints
  • Get app on Apple Watch
  • Store previous routes permanently
  • Add folders to group routes
  • More bridle ways shown

Workout Builder

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

EasyRoute

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Maps Subscription$0.991 Month
  • Quarterly Maps Subscription$1.993 Months
  • Annual Maps Subscription$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • EasyRoute Premium$1.99
1 purchases

Workout Builder

One-time1
  • Workout Builder Premium$9.99

Questions

Is EasyRoute free?
EasyRoute is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Workout Builder free?
Workout Builder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, EasyRoute or Workout Builder?
EasyRoute is rated higher. EasyRoute averages 4.5 out of 5 from 54 ratings, while Workout Builder averages 4.3 from 20 ratings.
Do EasyRoute or Workout Builder have ads?
Neither EasyRoute nor Workout Builder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EasyRoute or Workout Builder?
EasyRoute ships an update every 6 weeks, and Workout Builder fortnightly. Most recently, EasyRoute was updated on September 18, 2026 and Workout Builder on July 26, 2026.

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