Pull Ups 30 vs PowerBuild Coach
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pull Ups 30
This app acts as a personal pull-up trainer, guiding you through a scientifically developed plan to increase your repetitions. It offers personalized goals, calorie tracking via Apple Health integration, and detailed progress logs to keep you motivated on your fitness journey.
- Personalized training plan
- Goal setting and reminders
- Calorie tracking
- Progress tracking
- Apple Health integration
- Workout log
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30 pull-ups in a row. That is the whole idea. Open the app, do the sets it gives you, and it adds a few reps at a time until you get there. Every rep counted, every session saved. WHAT YOU GET • A clear weekly plan — just open the app and do today's sets • Automatic rep counting, one tap per rep • A rest timer between sets so you always know when to go again • Build a weekly streak and watch it grow • Earn badges and climb training levels as you get stronger • This week's progress chart and your full session history • Syncs your workouts to Apple Health • Home Screen widgets and Live Activities • The full multi-week plan, all the way to 30 pull-ups • Hands-free counting — count out loud, or let the front camera count for you • Month, year and all-time stats ALL YOU NEED IS A BAR Train at home or at the park. A few minutes a day is all it takes. START TODAY Do your first session in minutes and let the plan handle the rest. PRO SUBSCRIPTION Your first three workouts are free, with everything unlocked. After that, Pro keeps the plan going. Choose Pro Monthly (1 month) or Pro Yearly (1 year) — both auto-renewing — or unlock everything once with Pro Lifetime, a one-time purchase. The price of each plan is shown in the app before you buy, and payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for the renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel a subscription at any time in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://ludyem.dev/workouts/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Supplemental app terms: https://ludyem.dev/workouts/terms
PowerBuild Coach
This app offers structured strength-training programs for various goals like powerbuilding and hypertrophy. It allows for fast workout logging, progress tracking with analytics, and features a global leaderboard for competitive lifters. Users can also share and discover training plans within the community.
- Structured strength training programs
- Fast workout logging with RPE
- Progress tracking and analytics
- Global leaderboard for lifts
- Community program sharing
- Built-in rest timer with alerts
- Dark mode support
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PowerBuild is a strength-training app for lifters who want structured programs, fast set logging, and progress you can actually see. PROGRAMS THAT FIT YOUR GOAL Browse a professional catalog — powerbuilding, powerlifting, hypertrophy, and bodyweight — tagged by experience level. Activate a plan, follow the week/day layout on the Train tab, and advance when you're ready. Share your own programs with the community or run plans from other lifters. LOG WORKOUTS WITHOUT FRICTION Log weight, reps, and RPE for strength work. Built-in rest timer with RPE-based defaults and audio alerts. Modify days before you start — add or remove exercises and WODs, save for one workout or the whole block. Track FOR TIME, AMRAP, calories, distance, and EMOM-style metcons with per-round splits. SEE YOUR PROGRESS History, analytics, and estimated 1RM profiles for your tracked lifts. Compete on The Board — a global monthly leaderboard for squat, bench, and deadlift e1RM. BUILT FOR SERIOUS TRAINING Periodized blocks with deload weeks. Supersets, bodyweight calisthenics, and cardio logging. Units, bar increments, and rest preferences you control. Dark mode supported. ACCOUNT & PRIVACY Sign in with Apple or email. Your data syncs securely. Delete your account anytime in Settings → Account. PowerBuild requires iOS 17 or later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: PowerBuild Coach at free against Pull Ups 30's paid. PowerBuild Coach also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Pull Ups 30's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pull Ups 30 against 5.0 for PowerBuild Coach. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Pull Ups 30's written reviews are positive against 100% of PowerBuild Coach's.
Pull Ups 30 ships an update every 2 days, PowerBuild Coach weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pull Ups 30 | PowerBuild Coach |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dylan Lualdi | ALAN DALE GRAFFAM |
Customer experience
Pull Ups 30
PowerBuild Coach
In-app purchases
Pull Ups 30
No in-app purchases
PowerBuild Coach
No in-app purchases









