Comparison

BuiltDiff vs Murph Mate

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

Head to head
About

BuiltDiff

Log your weightlifting sets and reps with a clean, distraction-free interface. Visualize your progress with charts and personalize the app's appearance. Enjoy offline functionality and a sign-up-free experience for efficient workouts.

Highlights
  • Log lifts, sets, and reps
  • Create custom workout routines
  • Offline functionality
  • Sign-up-free experience
  • Visualize progress with charts
  • Personalize app appearance
Features
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Track your lifts, sets, and reps and watch your strength soar! Enjoy a clean and simple design that makes navigation a breeze. Focus on your workout without any distractions, making your lifting sessions efficient and effective. Features: - watchOS companion app - Tailor your own workout routines - No internet connection needed - Sign up-free experience - Convenient keyboard add-ons for efficient logging of weights and reps - Permanent recording of all your lifts - Visualize your lifting progression through charts - Select your preferred color and personalize the app to make it uniquely yours

About

Murph Mate

This app helps you track and complete the challenging Murph workout. It offers a live timer, set-by-set rep logging for exercises like pull-ups, push-ups, and squats, and allows for custom rep breakdowns. Save your progress, view your history, and integrate with Apple Health for calorie estimates.

Highlights
  • Live workout timer
  • Set-by-set rep tracking
  • Customizable rep breakdown
  • Live Activities for Lock Screen control
  • Workout history and personal bests
  • Apple Health integration
  • Shareable results card
Features
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Your ultimate companion for tackling the Murph — the legendary Hero WOD performed in honor of Navy SEAL Lt. Michael P. Murphy. Track every phase of your workout with a live timer, log your runs, and check off pull-ups, push-ups, and squats set by set. Whether you partition your reps or grind through them your way, Murph Mate keeps you focused and moving. Features Live workout timer with pause and resume Set-by-set tracking in Full Set or Individual mode Live Activities — control your workout from the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island without opening the app Fully customizable rep breakdown — set exact reps per exercise per set and save it to your profile Configurable number of sets, with partial completion support Session persistence — pick up exactly where you left off if life gets in the way Full workout history with personal bests and rankings Apple Health integration — save workouts and import your body stats for accurate calorie estimates Share your results as a custom stats card Vested? We've got you covered.

Screenshots

BuiltDiff4 screens
Murph Mate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Murph Mate at every 5 days against BuiltDiff's every 2 weeks. BuiltDiff's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). 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

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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BuiltDiff against 5.0 for Murph Mate. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BuiltDiff ships an update every 2 weeks, Murph Mate every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
BuiltDiff versus Murph Mate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuiltDiffMurph Mate
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTimmy NguyenJoshua McWilliams

Customer experience

BuiltDiff

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Murph Mate

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

In-app purchases

None

BuiltDiff

No in-app purchases

None

Murph Mate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BuiltDiff free?
BuiltDiff is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Murph Mate free?
Murph Mate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BuiltDiff or Murph Mate?
BuiltDiff and Murph Mate are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do BuiltDiff or Murph Mate have ads?
Neither BuiltDiff nor Murph Mate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BuiltDiff or Murph Mate?
BuiltDiff ships an update every 2 weeks, and Murph Mate every 5 days. Most recently, BuiltDiff was updated on October 4, 2026 and Murph Mate on September 28, 2026.

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