Comparison

PowerBuild Coach vs Murphy

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

Head to head
About

PowerBuild Coach

This app offers structured strength-training programs for various goals like powerbuilding and hypertrophy. It allows for fast workout logging, progress tracking with analytics, and features a global leaderboard for competitive lifters. Users can also share and discover training plans within the community.

Highlights
  • Structured strength training programs
  • Fast workout logging with RPE
  • Progress tracking and analytics
  • Global leaderboard for lifts
  • Community program sharing
  • Built-in rest timer with alerts
  • Dark mode support
Features
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PowerBuild is a strength-training app for lifters who want structured programs, fast set logging, and progress you can actually see. PROGRAMS THAT FIT YOUR GOAL Browse a professional catalog — powerbuilding, powerlifting, hypertrophy, and bodyweight — tagged by experience level. Activate a plan, follow the week/day layout on the Train tab, and advance when you're ready. Share your own programs with the community or run plans from other lifters. LOG WORKOUTS WITHOUT FRICTION Log weight, reps, and RPE for strength work. Built-in rest timer with RPE-based defaults and audio alerts. Modify days before you start — add or remove exercises and WODs, save for one workout or the whole block. Track FOR TIME, AMRAP, calories, distance, and EMOM-style metcons with per-round splits. SEE YOUR PROGRESS History, analytics, and estimated 1RM profiles for your tracked lifts. Compete on The Board — a global monthly leaderboard for squat, bench, and deadlift e1RM. BUILT FOR SERIOUS TRAINING Periodized blocks with deload weeks. Supersets, bodyweight calisthenics, and cardio logging. Units, bar increments, and rest preferences you control. Dark mode supported. ACCOUNT & PRIVACY Sign in with Apple or email. Your data syncs securely. Delete your account anytime in Settings → Account. PowerBuild requires iOS 17 or later.

About

Murphy

Features
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Murphy is a purpose-built timer for the Murph Hero WOD — the CrossFit benchmark honoring U.S. Navy SEAL Lt. Michael P. Murphy. THE WORKOUT 1 mile run · 100 pull-ups · 200 push-ups · 300 air squats · 1 mile run. Traditionally performed on Memorial Day. WHAT MURPHY DOES • Times every section with millisecond precision and stores a split per exercise • Tracks 11 variations — original unbroken, Cindy, Double Cindy, two strategic splits (Split Push-Ups, Front-Loaded Squats), and six round counts (2, 4, 5, 25, 50, 100). Every variation totals 100 / 200 / 300 reps — no shortcuts. • Logs weighted vest sessions — 14 lb, 20 lb, or custom • Auto-syncs every finished workout across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch via iCloud APPLE WATCH • Standalone watch app — start, work, and finish without your phone • Full Activity Rings credit (cross-training workout, live heart rate + calories) • GPS distance tracking during the two mile runs, with hero distance display • 3-2-1 countdown and a Now Playing pane so you can control your music mid-set • Cancel button always within reach HISTORY + PERSONAL RECORDS • Every session saved — date, total time, vest weight, per-section splits • Personal best tracked across all variations, since the total work is identical • Compare your current run to your previous attempt and your PR, live, on the post-workout screen SHAREABLE RESULT CARD A 1080×1080 image built for Instagram and the group chat: • Four background options — white, black, Old Glory blue, Old Glory red • Hero finish time, vest weight, total mileage • Per-section splits, comparison row (vs. previous + vs. PB), "NEW PB" badge when you crush it PRIVACY Murphy is local-first. Workout data lives in your private iCloud database — never on a third-party server. HealthKit data stays on your device. No accounts, no tracking, no ads. TIP JAR Murphy is free with no paywalls. If it helped you survive Memorial Day, there's an optional tip jar inside. IN MEMORY Lt. Michael P. Murphy — June 28, 2005. Never forget.

Screenshots

PowerBuild Coach4 screens
Murphy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PowerBuild Coach at none against Murphy's 3. PowerBuild Coach also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Murphy's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. Murphy sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. PowerBuild Coach asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PowerBuild Coach versus Murphy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPowerBuild CoachMurphy
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperALAN DALE GRAFFAMBailey Jennings

In-app purchases

None

PowerBuild Coach

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Murphy

One-time3
  • Pull-Up Tip$0.99
  • Push-Up Tip$2.99
  • Squat Tip$4.99

Questions

Is PowerBuild Coach free?
PowerBuild Coach is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Murphy free?
Murphy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PowerBuild Coach or Murphy have ads?
Neither PowerBuild Coach nor Murphy shows ads.

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