BuildFrequently asked questions
Everything below describes what Build does today. Last updated August 17, 2026.
Build is a workout tracker for iPhone. You log sets by typing them or by saying them out loud, import routines from a photo, track progress and records over time, set goals, and train alongside friends. It's free, with an optional upgrade called Build Pro.
Can't find your answer? Email [email protected]. The same FAQ is built into the app, searchable, under Settings → Help & Support → FAQ.
Getting started
How do I start a workout in Build?
Tap Start Workout on the Workout tab for an empty session, then Add Exercise to build it as you go. Or tap any routine and it opens as a workout with that routine's exercises and target weights already filled in as greyed placeholders. If a workout is already in progress, Build asks before replacing it, so you never lose a session by accident.
How do I log a set?
Type your weight and reps into the two fields on a set row, then tap the green check on the right. The row turns green and the rest timer starts automatically. If the row already shows greyed target numbers from a routine or your last session, tapping the check accepts those as they are. Tap Add Set for another row, or swipe left on a row to remove it.
If I close the app mid-workout, do I lose my session?
No. Your active workout is saved to your phone continuously, so reopening Build resumes exactly where you left off — every set, every note, and the running timer. A completely empty workout you never added an exercise to is dropped, so you don't come back to a blank shell.
Is Build free?
Yes. Logging workouts, routines and folders, the full exercise library, history and stats, the rest timer, goals, challenges, friends, messages, CSV import and export, and Apple Health sync are all free with no limits. Build Pro is an optional upgrade that unlocks unlimited use of the two AI features — voice set logging and photo routine import — beyond their free starter allowances of 15 voice logs and 2 imports.
Is Build available on Android or the web?
Not yet. Build is an iPhone app, with a companion Apple Watch app included. There is no Android or web version today.
Logging a workout
What are warm-up, drop, and failure sets?
Tap the number badge on the left of a set row to change its type. Warm-up (W) sets are excluded from your totals, drop (D) and failure (F) sets count as working sets. Warm-ups never count toward estimated 1RM, personal records, or achievements — that part is fixed. They're left out of volume and set counts too, unless you switch on Count Warm-Up Sets in Settings → Units & Stats.
What is RPE and how do I track it in Build?
RPE (Rate of Perceived Exertion) is a 6–10 scale for how hard a set felt. It's off by default. Turn on the RPE Column in Settings → Workout Settings → Display, and a tappable RPE cell appears on every set row. You can also say it out loud when logging by voice.
How do I log a plank, a run, or a bodyweight exercise?
Every exercise has a tracking type and the set row changes to match. Weight & Reps is the standard two fields. Reps Only drops the weight column for bodyweight moves — enter a weight and it's added on top, like a +45 lb weighted pull-up. Duration gives you a time picker for planks and wall sits. Distance gives you a distance field plus a time picker. Distance and duration sets have no weight to multiply, so they don't add to volume or estimated 1RM.
How do I create a superset?
Open an exercise's ⋯ menu and choose Create Superset or Add to Superset, tap the other exercises to include, then tap Done. Grouped exercises share a label like A1, A2, B1. With Smart Superset Scrolling on, checking off a set scrolls you to the next exercise in the group automatically.
How does the plate calculator work?
Tap a weight field, then tap Plates in the bar above the keyboard. Build reads the weight you typed and shows which plates to load on each side of the bar, largest first. Set your bar weight and which plates you own in Settings → Workout Settings → Plate Calculator; they're stored separately for lb and kg. Individual exercises can carry their own bar weight.
Can I save a setup note or a custom rest time for one exercise?
Yes. Open any exercise's info screen and go to the Setup tab. You can save a setup note (the "seat 4, pins 12" detail you re-read every session), its own rest between sets, how many sets and warm-up sets it starts with, and its bar weight. These stick to the exercise forever and work on built-in library exercises, not just your own.
Can I add notes or a photo to a workout?
Yes. Use the ⋯ menu next to the workout title to add a note or photo for the whole session, and each exercise's own menu for a per-exercise note. Tap a photo to view it full-screen, long-press to change or delete it.
How do I finish and save a workout?
Tap Finish in the top-right. If you've filled in sets but not checked them all off, Build offers to mark them complete before saving; truly empty sets are dropped. You'll see a short celebration with your summary, then the workout drops into your History.
Voice logging
How do I log a set with my voice?
Press and hold the floating microphone button in the bottom-right of the active workout, say your set, then release. Build transcribes it and logs the set automatically. Say it like "bench press 225 pounds, 5 reps", or just "225 pounds, 5 reps" to log against the exercise you last touched. For bodyweight moves, reps alone work: "8 reps".
Why does Build tell me to say the unit?
Because "225 for 5" and "225 four 5" sound identical to a transcriber, so it sometimes hears an extra number and logs the wrong set. Saying "pounds" or "kilos" — "225 pounds, 5 reps" — removes the guesswork entirely.
What else can I say besides weight and reps?
Several sets at once ("three sets of 135 for 10"), a set type ("warm-up 135 pounds 10 reps"), an RPE ("225 pounds, 5 reps, RPE 8"), or a note on its own ("note: left shoulder felt tight") which saves to the exercise without logging a set. Naming an exercise that isn't in your workout yet adds it and logs the set in one step.
Voice logged the wrong thing. How do I fix it?
Tap Undo on the card that appears right after you speak — it takes back the whole utterance, including any note or exercise it just added. For a small miss, the same card has ± buttons to nudge the weight and reps of the set you just logged. If Build wasn't confident, it shows a confirm card first so you can check before it commits.
Is voice logging free? Does it work offline?
Voice logging needs an internet connection — it can't run offline. Free accounts include 15 voice logs to try it. After that, unlimited voice logging requires Build Pro. Voice logging only handles weight-and-reps exercises; tap a timed or distance set to enter it.
Rest timer
How does the rest timer work?
When you complete a set, a rest timer starts automatically and a bar appears at the bottom counting down. When it ends your phone vibrates and plays a sound. On the bar you can tap +15 / −15 to adjust or Skip to end rest early.
Will the rest timer alert me if my phone is locked?
Yes. Build schedules a system notification ("Time to lift") for the end of your rest, marked time-sensitive so it breaks through Focus and Do Not Disturb. When the app is open you just get the in-app sound and vibration instead.
How do I change the rest length, sound, or vibration?
Settings → Workout Settings → Rest Timer, where you can set the default duration, the sound, the volume, and vibration. Each routine can carry its own rest settings that override the global ones for workouts started from it, and each exercise can have its own rest time from its Setup tab.
Routines, folders & programs
How do I create a routine?
On the Workout tab tap Routine, name it, then Add Exercise. You can also build one from a finished workout (its ⋯ menu → Save as Routine), from a photo, or from a prebuilt program in Explore.
Do changes during a workout update the routine?
Only if you choose. When you finish a workout started from a routine, Build asks "Update routine?" — tap Update to save the weights and reps you actually lifted as the routine's new targets, or dismiss it to leave the routine untouched. Matching is by position, so exercises you reordered, added, or removed mid-workout are left alone.
What's the difference between archiving and deleting a routine?
Archiving hides a routine but keeps it completely intact — exercises, sets, notes, folder, and position — and you can restore it any time from Settings → Archived Routines. Deleting is permanent, with a brief undo window right after.
How do I organize routines into folders?
Tap the folder icon on the Workout tab to create one. File a routine by dragging its card onto a folder header until it highlights, or via its ⋯ menu → Organize. Deleting a folder doesn't delete its routines — they just become loose again. Press and hold any card or folder header to drag it into a new order.
What are the prebuilt programs in Explore?
Explore, on the Workout tab, is a library of ready-made training programs you can filter by level, goal, and equipment. Open one to preview its routines, then tap Add to My Routines — Build creates a folder named after the program with all its routines inside, ready to start.
Can I see whether a routine is actually working?
Yes. Open a routine's ⋯ menu → Progress. Build lines up every session you've run from that routine and tracks each exercise slot across them — the weight you used and the best reps you hit at that weight. That answers the real question before you add weight: not "did the number go up" but "have I earned the next jump".
Importing & exporting
How do I import a routine from a photo or screenshot?
Tap the camera icon on the Workout tab and choose photos from your library or take one. Build reads the image with AI and builds a routine you can review and edit before saving. It works on screenshots from other apps, spreadsheet photos, notes, or handwritten cards — anything legible. Free accounts get 2 imports to try; unlimited imports need Build Pro.
Can I import a whole split from several photos at once?
Yes — pick up to 10 photos in one go. Each is scanned and merged into a single review screen. If one routine spills across two photos, Build tries to stitch them; if it misses, tap Merge up on the second card. When several routines are found, a Put in a folder option appears so they land grouped.
What do the "Custom" and "Double-check" badges mean on an import?
Double-check means Build found a likely match in your exercise library but isn't fully sure — tap the row to confirm or swap it. Custom means it couldn't match confidently and will create a new custom exercise; tap the row to pick an existing exercise instead. Nothing is saved until you tap Create Routine.
Can I move my history over from Strong or another app?
Yes. Export a CSV from the other app, then in Build open Settings → Import Data and choose the file. Build reads Strong's column layout and restores Build backups too. CSVs don't record units, so the review screen asks whether the weights are in lb or kg — pick the one matching the app you exported from. CSV import is free.
Can I undo an import that went wrong?
Yes. Right after a CSV import, tap Undo this import to remove exactly those workouts. You can also remove everything any import ever added later, from the Import Data screen. Neither touches workouts you logged yourself.
How do I export my workouts from Build?
Settings → Export Workouts → Export CSV. Build writes a
.csv with one row per set, including set types and RPE, and
opens the share sheet so you can save it to Files, email it, or AirDrop
it. It opens cleanly in Excel, Numbers, and Google Sheets, and
re-importing it into Build restores everything. Export is free and has no
limits.
History, stats & progress
Where do I see my past workouts?
The History tab lists every completed workout, newest first, grouped by month. Each card shows the name, the muscles trained, and a per-exercise breakdown with your top set. Tap the calendar icon for a month or year grid, where you can also tap an empty past day to log a backdated workout.
How do I find an old workout?
Tap the search icon on History. Type several words and Build requires all of them, matching each against the workout title, an exercise in it, its date, or a muscle — chips let you narrow which of those count. With the box empty you get quick chips for the exercises you log most.
How is volume calculated in Build?
Volume is weight × reps, summed across your working sets. Warm-ups are excluded unless you turn on Count Warm-Up Sets. For bodyweight exercises only sets with an added weight contribute — a plain bodyweight set shows BW and adds nothing, since there's no load to multiply. Timed and distance sets don't contribute either.
What is estimated 1RM (e1RM) and how does Build calculate it?
Estimated 1RM projects the most you could lift for a single rep from your best working set. Build uses the Epley formula: weight × (1 + reps / 30). You'll see it on the workout detail screen and charted over time on each exercise's Stats tab. It needs a weighted set, so pure bodyweight exercises don't show one.
How do personal records work?
A PR badge marks any working set that beats your all-time best weight at that exact rep count. Each exercise's Stats tab tracks your heaviest lift, best estimated 1RM, best set, and a full table of rep maxes. Your most recent records are collected under Profile → Stats → Recent records, each showing what you beat and how long the old mark had stood. Warm-ups never count toward a record.
What are the gold, silver, and bronze medals?
An achievement in Build is a number you beat, not a box you ticked. Each is tied to a specific lift at a specific rep count: gold is your best ever at that mark, silver and bronze are second and third best once you have earlier attempts to compare against, and annual is your best this calendar year. The first time you ever touch a lift earns nothing — that's your baseline.
How is my streak counted?
Your streak counts consecutive weeks with at least one workout. A week with none breaks it. The current week never breaks your streak before it's over, so you're not punished mid-week. It follows your Start Week On setting.
How does the muscle heat map work?
Profile → Stats → Muscle heat map shades a body figure by how much you've trained each muscle in the period, with a ranked list of sets per muscle underneath — including muscles sitting at zero, usually the useful part. The shading spreads credit across every muscle an exercise works, weighted, while the written set counts are simpler: one set counts once, toward the primary muscle. Shading is relative to your own hardest-worked area, so it answers "what am I neglecting", not "is this a lot".
Can I customize the stats on my profile?
Yes. On the Profile tab, tap + Widget in the Tracking section to add a weekly activity bar chart or a track-an-exercise line chart. Each widget lets you pick its metric (workouts, volume, reps, duration — or for an exercise: estimated 1RM, top set, volume, total reps) and time range. Use the ⋯ menu to remove one and the drag handle to reorder. Your dashboard syncs across devices.
What is a Recap?
A swipeable set of cards about a month or a year of your training — how often you showed up, your biggest session, your records, your most-run routine, what time of day you train, and a lifter "type" drawn from the shape of your training. Build offers one when a period has closed and you logged enough in it to be worth reading. Every recap you've qualified for lives in Profile → Past Recaps, and any card can be shared or saved to Photos.
Goals & challenges
What is the Improve tab?
Everything measured against your own history: your streak and this week's training, your goals and how they're pacing, Within reach (records you're close to taking), Blind spots (what you've been skipping), and your recent achievements. Anything that ranks you against other people — the leaderboard, challenge boards — lives on the Friends tab instead.
How do I set a goal in Build?
Tap + in the top-right of the Improve tab. There are five kinds: a lift target (a weight by a date, measured as an estimated max or a real set you have to hit), max reps on one exercise, train X per week, muscle sets per week, or a training rhythm like 3 on, 1 off. Build snapshots where you're starting from so it can measure real progress.
How does Build know if I'm on track for a goal?
It draws a straight line from where you started, on the day you set the goal, to your target on the deadline, then compares where you actually are to where that line says you should be. That's what "ahead", "on track", and "behind" mean, and it's why a goal also shows a projected arrival date based on your real rate. Weekly goals instead show this week's count against the target, and the current week never counts against you until it's over.
What is a challenge?
A goal with other people in it. You pick a target and a deadline, invite friends, and everyone works toward the same thing from their own starting point. Four kinds: a lift target, max reps, workouts per week, or weekly sets for a muscle. Challenges are free and unlimited, and they're for motivation only — no prizes, no entry, no cash value.
Won't the strongest person just win every challenge?
No — everyone starts at 0%. Progress is the share of your own distance from where you started to the target, not the raw weight. Someone starting at 185 and someone starting at 275 are both at 50% when they're halfway to their own target. Weekly challenges score the share of weeks you hit the quota, and the week in progress isn't scored until it closes.
What happens when a challenge ends?
When the deadline passes, or the creator closes it early, the board shows the result — "{name} got there first" if someone reached the target, or "Nobody reached it" if no one did, plus what the group added between them. Only the first finisher is named; nobody is listed as having lost. Finished challenges stay in the Friends tray for two weeks, then move to Past Challenges.
Can I leave a challenge?
Yes, and there are two ways out that treat the goal behind it differently. Leaving from the challenge board (⋯ → Leave challenge) takes you off the board and keeps the goal, handed back to you as an ordinary personal goal. Leaving from the goal card on the Improve tab takes the goal card with it. So if you want to keep training toward the target on your own, leave from the challenge board. Each challenge also has its own chat thread for the people in it.
How does the friends leaderboard work?
Open it from the Friends tab. It ranks you and your accepted friends — never strangers — on workouts, volume, records, or streak, over a week, month, year, or all time. You can keep yourself off it by switching off "Records and top lifts" or "Muscles and stats" in Settings → Privacy Settings → Sharing. The screen says how many friends opted out, never who.
Friends & social
How do I add a friend on Build?
Three ways, from the Friends tab → Add Friends. Search their name or username (either matches) and tap Add — they get a request and have to accept. Or scan a QR code in person, which makes you friends on the spot. Or send an invite link, which works even if they don't have Build yet and adds you once they're set up. Friendships are always mutual, and either side can remove one at any time.
What can my friends see on Build?
Only what you allow, and only accepted friends. Nothing you log is public — Build has no public profiles and no global feed. In Settings → Privacy Settings → Sharing you control each category separately: workouts and sets, records and top lifts, muscles and stats, live workouts, workout notes (off by default), and workouts run from a coach's plan (off by default). These are enforced on our servers, not just hidden in the app. Your name, username, and photo are visible to anyone who searches for you, so they can find the right person to add.
What shows up in the friends feed?
Completed workouts — yours and those of friends who share them — newest first, plus a live section for anyone training right now. Each card shows the workout, its duration, sets, volume, the top set of each exercise, and any medals earned. You can react, comment, or message from the card, and its ⋯ menu offers Do This Workout or Save as Routine.
What does it mean when a friend is "live"?
They have a workout in progress right now, and their card shows elapsed time and sets logged as they go. Tap Lift with to pin it while you train alongside them; they're told inside the app, with a prompt offering to follow you back, but never by push notification. To stop broadcasting your own sessions, switch off Live workouts in your sharing settings.
How do I react to or comment on a friend's workout?
Tap Like to leave a 💪, or press and hold for the full set: fire, respect, nice, salute, GOAT, beast. One reaction per person, and tapping again takes it back. Tap Comment to open the thread — 500 characters a comment. You can delete your own comments, and any comment left on your own workout.
Can I coach someone, or send them a routine?
Both, from a friend's profile. Send gives them a copy they own from then on — your later edits don't reach them. Assign keeps it as a plan you maintain: edit it and they always run the current version, and you can see when they've run it. Plans live under Plans, split into "For you" and "You wrote". A plan stays under its author's control — to get out of one you've been assigned, open Plans → For you and tap Leave plan. Whether a coach sees the actual weights you lifted is your choice, and it's off until you turn it on.
What is a nudge?
A poke to a friend who hasn't trained in a while, sent from their profile with an optional short message. It stays in front of them until they train — it clears on their next completed workout, not when they read it. Nudge notifications can be switched off, and there's a daily cap per person.
Messages & safety
How do I message someone on Build?
You can message any accepted friend — from their profile, from the Message button on one of their workout cards, or from your messages list. Conversations are one-to-one; there are no group chats. Messages are capped at 2,000 characters. If you stop being friends, the messages you already exchanged stay readable to both of you and you simply can't send new ones — blocking is what deletes the conversation.
Can I send a photo in a message?
Yes, one photo per message. Every photo is checked automatically before it's delivered; one that fails is deleted and never reaches the other person. A photo you do send is readable only by the two of you, and only while the message exists. You can unsend your own messages and photos at any time — they disappear for both of you.
How do I report abuse or objectionable content?
Use the ⋯ menu on whatever you're reporting — a comment, a workout, a profile, a message, or a nudge — and pick a reason. We review reports and act within 24 hours, removing the content and, where warranted, the account behind it. Build has no tolerance for objectionable content or abusive users.
What happens when I block someone?
Blocking is immediate and does several things at once: your friendship is removed both ways, reactions and comments either of you left on the other's workouts are deleted, your whole message and nudge history with them is deleted for both sides, any routine they sent you is cancelled, and they can't add you again. One thing it doesn't touch is a coaching plan they assigned you — that stays in your library and simply stops being updated, and you clear it by removing the friendship. They aren't told. You can review your blocks in Settings → Privacy Settings → Blocked Accounts, but unblocking is not an undo — it doesn't restore the friendship, the conversation, or anything the block deleted.
Exercises
How does exercise search work?
Search is ranked by relevance, not alphabetically — the closest matches rise to the top as you type, and it tolerates typos on longer words, so "deadlfit" still finds Deadlift. You can combine search with the Equipment and Muscles filters.
How do I create a custom exercise?
In the exercise picker, tap Create in the top-right. Enter a name, equipment, primary muscle, and exercise type — Save unlocks once all four are set. You can add a secondary muscle and a photo too. It appears your library right away and syncs to your account. The list is sorted alphabetically by default, so use search or switch the sort to Custom to find it fast.
Can I edit or delete an exercise?
You can edit or delete exercises you created, from the ⋯ menu on the exercise's info screen. Built-in library exercises can't be edited or deleted. Deleting a custom exercise hides it but preserves the past workouts that used it, so your history stays correct.
How do I merge duplicate exercises?
If you've ended up with "Bench press" and "Bench Press", open the custom one's ⋯ menu → Merge into… and pick the exercise to merge it into. All routine and history references move to the target and the duplicate is removed. Merging can't be undone.
Do exercises have how-to demos?
Most built-in exercises have a demo GIF on their How To tab, bundled with the app so they work offline. Some exercises, and any custom exercises you create, won't have one.
Apple Watch & Lock Screen
What can the Build Apple Watch app do?
It's a voice remote for your workout. Hold the mic on your wrist, say your set, and release — the watch hands the audio to your iPhone, which does the logging and sends the confirmation back. While you train it also tracks your heart rate and active calories and saves them with the workout; that data stays on your device and in Apple Health. Because the phone does the work, it needs to be nearby and unlocked — the watch app isn't a standalone tracker.
How do I install Build on my Apple Watch?
The watch app comes bundled with the iPhone app and usually installs on its own a minute or two after you install Build. If it hasn't appeared, open the Watch app on your iPhone, scroll to Available Apps, and tap Install next to Build. The same steps are in Settings → Apple Watch.
Why won't Build open automatically on my Apple Watch?
Auto-open needs Apple Health access, because that's the only way an iPhone can wake a watch app. In Build, check that "Open on my watch automatically" is on in Settings → Apple Watch. If the switch won't turn on, your Health permission is off — and Health permissions live in the Health app, not iOS Settings: open Health → your profile photo → Apps → Build and turn on Workouts.
What is the workout card on my Lock Screen?
While a workout is running, Build puts a card on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. It counts down your rest with −15, +15, and Skip buttons and shows the set you're on, without unlocking your phone. With Lock Screen Steppers on (Settings → Workout Settings → Display), you can tap the weight and reps and log the set from the card itself. There's no on/off switch inside Build — to stop it entirely, turn off Live Activities for Build in iOS Settings.
Notifications & Apple Health
Can Build remind me to work out?
Yes. In Settings → Notifications → Workout Reminders, turn them on and pick the days and time. Build can also remind you about a workout you left unfinished after 15, 30, or 60 minutes, and there's a "last chance" reminder for the final day a weekly goal is still achievable.
Can I turn off notifications about friends?
Yes, each one separately, in Settings → Notifications. There are switches for messages, nudges, friend requests, reactions, comments, shared routines, challenges, friends who've gone quiet, plan completions, and friends starting or finishing a workout. Turning one off means the notification is never generated at all. Friend-activity alerts are batched at most every 30 minutes. Build never sends marketing pushes.
What does connecting Apple Health do?
Build saves each finished workout to Apple Health with its duration and an estimated calorie burn. On iPhone, Build only writes to Health — it never reads your data. Connect it in Settings → Apple Health, where you can also pick a calorie estimate rate, since the phone has no heart-rate sensor during lifting. On Apple Watch, the watch app reads your live heart rate and calories during a workout; those stay on your device.
Account & settings
How do I create a Build account?
Tap Continue with Apple or Continue with Google for one-tap sign-up, or enter an email and a password of 8 or more characters. If you sign up with an email address, Build sends a 6-digit code to confirm it.
How do I reset my password?
On the sign-in screen tap Forgot password? and enter your email. Build sends a 6-digit code; enter it and you land straight on a screen to set a new password. If you're already signed in, use Profile → Change Password instead.
How do I switch between lb and kg?
Settings → Units & Stats, then tap LB or KG. Distance (MI / KM) is a separate setting on the same screen, so you can mix them. Your data is stored in one canonical unit, so switching only changes how numbers are shown — nothing is lost or rewritten.
Does Build have a dark mode?
Yes. Open Settings and, on the Theme row, tap Light, Dim (a softer dark), or Dark — it's set right there, with no extra screen to open. Your choice applies instantly and persists.
Does my data sync across devices?
Yes. Your workouts, routines, custom exercises, goals, dashboard widgets, friends, and your sharing and notification preferences are stored against your account, so signing in on another device brings them with you. Display settings — units, theme, sort order, rest-timer config, plate calculator — are stored per-device.
Can I log a workout with no internet?
Yes. Workouts logged offline are saved on your phone and appear in your history immediately, then sync automatically once you're back online. You can browse your saved history offline too. The only things that need a connection are the AI features — voice logging and photo import.
How do I delete my Build account?
Open your Profile by tapping your name or photo, scroll to the Danger Zone, and tap Delete Build Account. Build lists exactly what gets erased — your login, all workouts and history, routines and folders, custom exercises and photos — and asks you to type DELETE to confirm. This is permanent, and it takes your messages, comments, and reactions with it — those vanish from the other person's side too. What survives is a copy someone else now owns: a routine they already saved into their library, and any share link you created. You can also email [email protected] and we'll take care of it.
Build Pro & billing
What does Build Pro unlock?
Unlimited use of the two AI features: voice set logging (free accounts get 15) and photo routine import (free accounts get 2), plus every future Pro feature. Everything else in Build — routines, history, stats, goals, challenges, friends, messages, import and export — is already free and stays that way.
What does Build Pro cost?
There are Monthly and Annual plans, and sometimes a one-time Lifetime purchase. Current prices come straight from the App Store and are shown on the Build Pro screen in Settings, with the annual plan showing what it saves against monthly. If a free trial is available to you, its length is shown there before you buy — trials are per-Apple-ID, so if you've used one for Build before you won't be offered another.
How do I restore a purchase?
Open the Build Pro screen from Settings and tap Restore at the bottom. Build re-checks your App Store purchases and reactivates Pro if it finds one. Make sure you're signed in to the same Apple ID you bought with. If it still doesn't show, email [email protected].
How do I redeem an offer code?
Offer codes are redeemed through Apple. On the Build Pro screen, tap Redeem Code at the bottom next to Restore — that opens the App Store's own redemption sheet. Once Apple accepts the code, Pro unlocks in Build within a few seconds.
How do I cancel my Build Pro subscription?
Subscriptions are billed by Apple, so the cancellation happens in the App Store: open it, tap your profile photo → Subscriptions → Build → Cancel Subscription. Build walks you there from Settings → Build Pro → Cancel Subscription. Your Pro features stay active until the end of the period you already paid for. A Lifetime purchase has nothing to cancel.
Privacy & support
What data does Build collect, and is it sold?
Build stores your email for sign-in, the workouts, routines, and goals you create, any photos you add, and — if you use the social features — your friendships, messages, comments, and challenges. We don't show ads, we never sell your data, and we don't track you across other apps or websites. Nothing you log is public. You can switch analytics and crash reporting off in Settings → Privacy Settings. The full details are in our Privacy Policy.
What happens to my voice recordings and imported photos?
Voice logging sends a short audio clip to our speech-to-text and AI providers to turn it into a set; photo import sends the image to read the routine. Both are processed in real time — we don't store your recordings or imported photos, and the providers don't use them to train their models. Photos sent in a direct message are separately screened for objectionable content before delivery.
How do I contact Build support?
Email [email protected] and we'll get back to you, usually within 1–2 business days. For account-specific issues, include the email address you signed up with. In the app you can also reach us from Settings → Help & Support → Contact Us.
Can I request a feature?
Please do — email [email protected]. Build is made by a very small team and user feedback genuinely decides what gets built next.