Workout Builder vs TrainWise
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
TrainWise
This app uses AI to create personalized running and swimming workout plans, including warm-ups, intervals, and cooldowns. It syncs directly with Apple Watch for easy tracking and analysis of your performance to help you train more effectively.
- AI workout creator
- Running and swimming plans
- Apple Watch synchronization
- Smart weekly training organization
- Performance progress tracking
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Transform your training with AI-powered workout planning! Create structured workouts for running and swimming with warm-ups, intervals, drills, and cooldowns. Sync seamlessly with Apple Watch and track your progress like a pro. Key Features: - AI Workout Creator – Generate custom training plans instantly - Multi-Sport Training – Running and swimming workouts - Apple Watch Sync – One-tap workout delivery - Smart Planning – Organize your weekly training sessions - Progress Tracking – Analyze performance and improve Get started today and train smarter with TrainWise!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TrainWise at 5.0 against Workout Builder's 4.3. TrainWise also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Workout Builder's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Workout Builder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TrainWise asks for nothing beyond the download.
TrainWise holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Workout Builder has 20 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Workout Builder ships an update fortnightly, TrainWise every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 26, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Workout Builder | TrainWise |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (20 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matthew Palmer | Luis Souza |
Customer experience
Workout Builder
TrainWise
In-app purchases
Workout Builder
- Workout Builder Premium$9.99
TrainWise
No in-app purchases
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