Xera vs Build
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Xera
This strength training application helps users consistently lift weights, meticulously track each set, manage rest periods, and visualize their fitness progress. Users can select from pre-made workout templates or create personalized routines, logging their performance directly from their mobile device.
- Strength training tracking
- Workout template library
- Custom routine builder
- Set and rep logging
- Rest timer management
- Progress visualization
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Xera is a free strength training app built around better programs, meaningful goals, and effortless workout tracking. Put your personalized training routine on autopilot: build a Workout Program from your own saved workouts, set your schedule, and let Xera guide you through what’s next. Automatic strength progression advances your training weight as you reach your rep targets, while goals keep the lifts that matter most in focus and track your progress across every workout. Log weights, reps, sets, and rest quickly from your phone, Apple Watch, or Garmin watch. Powerful watch-based workout tracking is often locked behind a subscription—Xera makes it available for free, so you can stay focused on training instead of your screen. Find exercises fast with search by name, equipment, and muscle group.
Build
Log your weightlifting sets and reps using voice commands in seconds. Import workout routines from photos and track your progress with detailed charts and timers. Works offline and syncs across devices.
- Voice logging for sets and reps
- Import routines from photos
- Progress tracking charts
- Rest timers with notifications
- Plate calculator
- Offline functionality
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Build is the workout tracker you talk to. VOICE LOGGING Hold the mic and say "225 pounds, 5 reps." The set is logged before you rack the bar. IMPORT A ROUTINE FROM A PHOTO Photograph any program — a coach's sheet, a screenshot, a post you saved — and Build turns it into a routine you can train from. TRAIN WITH FRIENDS Follow your gym friends, react to their PRs, and set shared challenges. See who's training right now and lift alongside them. EVERYTHING ELSE • Full history, progress charts, and personal records • Routines you can organize into folders and reorder • Rest timers, plate math, and warm-up sets • 340+ built-in exercises with demos, or add your own • Goals, challenges, and a friends leaderboard • Apple Watch app, and workouts sync to Apple Health • Bring your history over from Strong with a CSV import BUILD PRO Build is free to use. Pro adds unlimited voice logging and unlimited photo imports, plus every future Pro feature: • $2.99 per month • $19.99 per year • $59.99 once, for lifetime access Subscriptions begin with a 3-day free trial and renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel any time in your App Store settings. The lifetime purchase is a one-time charge and does not renew. Privacy Policy: https://usebuild.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://usebuild.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Xera at none against Build's 3. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Build sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Xera asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Xera against 5.0 for Build. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 21 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Xera ships an update every 8 days, Build every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Xera | Build |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | William Hunt | Sawdust Ventures LLC |
Customer experience
Xera
Build
In-app purchases
Xera
No in-app purchases
Build
- Build Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Build Pro3 Days trial$79.991 Year
- Build Pro Lifetime$149.99
