Comparison

BUILD Workout Planner vs Winterlock

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

Head to head
About

BUILD Workout Planner

This app helps you plan your weekly workouts and provides timers for various training formats like EMOM and Tabata. It features large, high-contrast text and audio cues, designed for use on the gym floor without distractions.

Highlights
  • Weekly workout planning
  • Drag-and-drop exercise ordering
  • EMOM, Tabata, and interval timers
  • Audio cues for rounds and intervals
  • Large, high-contrast display
  • Music ducking audio cues
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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BUILD is a workout planner and timer for people who already know what they want to do, and just want to get on with it. PLAN YOUR WEEK Lay out each day, drop in the blocks you want, and drag them into order. Flag rest days as recovery. The calendar colours every day so you can see at a glance what is planned, what is finished, and what you missed. RUN THE WORKOUT Timers built for the formats people actually train in: EMOM, Tabata, intervals and straight sets. Soft audio cues mark each round, and a voice calls the halfway point and the last ten seconds, so you are never squinting at your phone mid-set. BUILT FOR THE GYM FLOOR Large, high-contrast type you can read at arm's length. Audio that ducks your music instead of fighting it. No ads, no feed, no streaks to keep alive. YOUR ACCOUNT, YOUR DATA Sign in with Apple or Google and your plans follow you to any device. Delete your account from inside the app and everything goes with it, permanently.

About

Winterlock

This app helps you commit to personal goals during the winter months by setting daily rules and tracking your adherence. It provides a visual representation of your progress and streak, encouraging consistency. The app works offline and requires no account creation.

Highlights
  • Set up to 10 daily non-negotiable rules
  • Create a personalized contract card
  • Daily check-in to lock in progress
  • Visual 92-day grid for streak tracking
  • Offline functionality
  • Optional daily reminders
Features
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Your Winter Arc, tracked. The Winter Arc is simple: while everyone else coasts through the cold months, you lock in. Pick your window (Oct 1 to Dec 31 is the classic), write the daily rules you refuse to skip, sign your name, and show up every single day. WRITE YOUR NON-NEGOTIABLES Up to 10 daily rules: train every day, 10k steps, no alcohol, read 10 pages, up before 6, no phone after 9pm. Yours, in your words. Tap a suggestion or type your own. SIGN THE CONTRACT A contract card with your rules, your dates and your signature. Post it before day one. Telling people is half the discipline. CHECK IN. LOCK THE DAY. Every day, check off each rule. All of them done = a perfect day and a streak. Miss one and the grid shows it. No hiding. WATCH THE ARC FILL UP A 92-day grid (or however long you set), perfect-day streak, best streak, rules hit rate, days left. Share the progress card whenever you want. BUILT FOR THE LONG HAUL - Optional daily reminder at the hour you choose - Works fully offline. No account, no sign-up, nothing leaves your phone - Any dates: Oct 1 to Dec 31, 90 days from today, Nov 1 to Jan 31, or your own - Available in English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, French and Italian Free to use, supported by a small ad on the progress screen. Your check-in list stays ad-free, always. Winterlock is a habit tracker, not a coach or a medical tool. The only thing it measures is whether you kept your word.

Screenshots

BUILD Workout Planner3 screens
Winterlock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: BUILD Workout Planner at none against Winterlock's shown. BUILD Workout Planner also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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 BUILD Workout Planner against 5.0 for Winterlock. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
BUILD Workout Planner versus Winterlock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBUILD Workout PlannerWinterlock
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScott WinkelmannGCL Tech

Customer experience

BUILD Workout Planner

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

Winterlock

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

In-app purchases

None

BUILD Workout Planner

No in-app purchases

None

Winterlock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BUILD Workout Planner free?
BUILD Workout Planner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Winterlock free?
Winterlock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BUILD Workout Planner or Winterlock?
BUILD Workout Planner and Winterlock are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do BUILD Workout Planner or Winterlock have ads?
Winterlock shows ads; BUILD Workout Planner does not.

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