Comparison

BYLD vs Chisel

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

Head to head
About

BYLD

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Build Muscle Without Guesswork BYLD is a hypertrophy-focused workout tracker that shows how much effective training each muscle gets and how it compares with personalized weekly targets. Log your workouts, track your progress, and see where your training stands — so you can spend your effort where it matters. Know What Each Muscle Needs BYLD goes beyond counting workouts and raw sets. • Track weekly training for individual muscles • See personalized muscle targets based on your training level and goals • Measure training using effective sets, not just total sets • Account for exercise muscle contribution and training effort • See which muscles need more work and which are already covered • Explore exactly which workouts, exercises, and sets contributed to each muscle • Visualize your weekly muscle coverage on an interactive body map • Review previous weeks and monitor your consistency over time Track Every Workout Everything you need for day-to-day gym tracking: • Log sets, reps, weight, and optional RIR • Create and edit your own workout routines • Start a workout from a routine or from scratch • Add, replace, remove, and reorder exercises while you train • Edit sets at any point during your workout • Resume an active workout whenever you come back • Review and edit your workout history See Your Progress Keep track of how your training is evolving. • Follow your weekly and monthly workout activity • Track training volume, reps, and workout duration • View progress by muscle group and individual exercise • See your previous performance before your next set • Jump directly from exercise history into past workouts Train Your Way • Browse exercises by muscle and equipment • Watch exercise demonstration videos • Use metric or imperial units • Build routines around the exercises and equipment you prefer • Train with a clean, distraction-free interface BYLD is designed for lifters who want more than a workout log — and want to know whether their training is actually aligned with their muscle-growth goals. Some hypertrophy insights and advanced features require a BYLD Premium subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Chisel

Features
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A simple workout log. A clearer picture of your training. Chisel helps you record your sets, see what you lifted last time, and understand which muscles you've trained. Built for people who choose their own workouts and want an easy way to follow their progress. LOG YOUR LIFTS Record weight and reps, bodyweight exercises, and timed movements. Choose pounds or kilograms, adjust your sets, and keep an optional rest timer close at hand. Recent sessions are right there when you need a reference for your next set. SEE YOUR MUSCLE HISTORY Explore a front and back muscle map showing your training history. Primary work gets full color and secondary work a lighter tint, both fading over seven days. After you've logged primary work for more than five distinct muscle groups, Chisel suggests the group whose primary training was longest ago. BUILD YOUR OWN WORKOUT Choose from 150 illustrated exercises or create your own. Plan around muscle groups, arrange your exercises, and set your targets. Repeat a past workout as an editable plan or add an exercise while you train. FOLLOW YOUR STRENGTH PROGRESS Review individual exercise trends and your Strength Index, a summary of changes in logged performance and volume. See your completed sets by muscle group to understand how your training is distributed over time. KEEP A USEFUL WORKOUT JOURNAL Look back through completed sessions, correct a set, and pick up an unfinished workout. Your workout history stays on your device, with no account required. Your training, made visible. Muscle colors summarize primary and secondary training recency, not measured activation or recovery. Chisel records and summarizes your workouts; it does not prescribe a training program.

Screenshots

BYLD4 screens
Chisel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chisel at none against BYLD's 2. Chisel also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. BYLD sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Chisel asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BYLD ships an update every 2 weeks, Chisel weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
BYLD versus Chisel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBYLDChisel
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCEKA ARES E.E.Pouria Assadipour

In-app purchases

2 purchases

BYLD

Subscriptions2
  • Byld Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Byld Premium Monthly14 Days trial$19.991 Year
None

Chisel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BYLD free?
BYLD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chisel free?
Chisel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BYLD or Chisel have ads?
Neither BYLD nor Chisel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BYLD or Chisel?
BYLD ships an update every 2 weeks, and Chisel weekly. Most recently, BYLD was updated on October 25, 2026 and Chisel on October 29, 2026.

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