Comparison

Workout Builder vs Studio Era

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

Head to head
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

About

Studio Era

Achieve your fitness goals with efficient home workouts and personalized nutrition plans. This app offers a variety of workout styles, easy-to-follow recipes, and comprehensive tracking tools to support your health journey. Integrate with wearables for enhanced progress monitoring.

Highlights
  • On-demand workout library
  • Personalized calorie and macro targets
  • Quick and easy recipes
  • Food logging tools
  • Calorie, Macro, Step, and Hydration tracking
  • Fitness wearable integration
  • Weekly check-ins
Features
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Get ready for your fitness goals to become your reality with fast and efficient follow-along home workouts designed to fit into your busy schedule. We'll personalise your calorie and macro targets to supercharge your progress. Say goodbye to sluggish cooking - our quick and easy recipes will keep you fuelled up. Plus, logging your food will be a breeze with our convenient and effortless tools. Say hello to a fitter, healthier you in no time! Workout Types HIIT Pilates Strength Training HIIT Cardio Pilates Boxing Key Features On-demand workout library - choose workout style, duration, equipment & body part target Awesome home-workout plans to take out all of the guesswork Simple, delicious recipes that make nutrition easy Tracking - Calorie, Marcos, Steps, Hydration Powerful analytics for tracking your progress Weekly check-ins Fitness wearable integration No More ‘Hoping-And-Praying’. The Power is in the Platform. ​​ Note regarding Apple Health: The app integrates with Apple Health to show your daily activity - distance, steps, active energy, and flights to help you better achieve your goals. Studio Era app also uses Apple Health to track energy burned and heart rate during a workout session, if an Apple Watch is used. Workout metrics are shared with the coach to better design your workouts. DISCLAIMER: Users should seek a doctor’s advice before using this app and making any medical decisions.

Screenshots

Workout Builder4 screens
Studio Era4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Studio Era at 4.6 against Workout Builder's 4.3. Studio Era also leads on ratings volume (590 vs 23) and chart position (#109 vs unranked). Workout Builder's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). 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. Workout Builder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Studio Era sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $29.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Studio Era holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Studio Era has 590 ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Workout Builder's written reviews are positive against 82% of Studio Era's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Workout Builder ships an update fortnightly, Studio Era every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Workout Builder versus Studio Era: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorkout BuilderStudio Era
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (23 ratings)4.6 (590 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.0% of reviews81.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23590 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#109 — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB135 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMatthew PalmerMadelaine Rascan

Customer experience

Workout Builder

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

Studio Era

All ratings567 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral2.8%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews286 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral4.9%
Negative13.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Workout Builder

One-time1
  • Workout Builder Premium$9.99
9 purchases

Studio Era

Subscriptions5
  • Studio Era - Monthly7 Days trial$29.001 Month
  • Total Transform - Monthly7 Days trial$29.001 Month
  • Studio Era - Quarterly7 Days trial$69.003 Months
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  • Studio Era - Yearly7 Days trial$229.001 Year
  • Total Transform - Yearly7 Days trial$229.001 Year
One-time4
  • Tone & Tighten Program$79.00
  • Beginner Sculpt Program$79.00
  • Fat Loss Over Forty Program$79.00
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  • Booty Pump Program$79.00

Questions

Is Workout Builder free?
Workout Builder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Studio Era free?
Studio Era is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Workout Builder or Studio Era?
Studio Era is rated higher. Workout Builder averages 4.3 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Studio Era averages 4.6 from 590 ratings.
Do Workout Builder or Studio Era have ads?
Neither Workout Builder nor Studio Era shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Workout Builder or Studio Era?
Workout Builder ships an update fortnightly, and Studio Era every 5 weeks. Most recently, Workout Builder was updated on October 20, 2026 and Studio Era on October 27, 2026.

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