How does it know to pull my weights back?
It reads HRV, resting heart rate and sleep from Apple Health and compares them to your trailing baseline, never a population average. Two or more signals off and it trims the day's working weights, then tells you which signals moved and by how much. With no baseline yet it changes nothing and says nothing — you're never punished for data the app doesn't have.
Do I need a watch or a ring?
No. Without one you get the same programming, macros, meal plans and coaching — you just don't get the recovery adjustment, because there's nothing to read. If you already wear something that writes to Apple Health, it's used automatically.
Where does my data go?
It stays on your device. Profile, weight history, food logs, lifts and bloodwork are all stored locally, with no server-side copy. The only thing that leaves is the question you actually ask your coach.
Do we have to be a couple?
No — and the Couples plan is a bonus, not the point. It's two people on one bill: partners, spouses, friends, siblings, gym buddies. Nobody's asked what they are to each other, and the price is the same either way. It opens soon at $19.99 a month or $159 a year.
Can we both use the same app?
Yes. Two on Built, two on Shaped, or one of each. You each pick the app that fits you, on your own phone.
Will they see my weight?
No. You share a bill, not your data. Your data stays on your phone. The two apps don't connect to each other, so nothing you log — bodyweight, measurements, food, lifts — is ever shared with the other person.
What if we split up?
Each of you keeps your own app and all its history on your own phone, because that's where it always was. Nothing needs untangling: the only thing you ever shared was the bill.
Is this a steroid app?
No. Built and Shaped are natural-first strength and nutrition coaching. There's no performance-enhancing content in either app.
I already use Fitbod. Why switch?
You probably shouldn't switch — you should stop needing two apps. Fitbod is good at building a session, and at $12.99 a month that's all it does. Built is the same price and also sets your calories and macros from real TDEE math, writes the week's meals, reads your bloodwork, and answers questions about your own logs. If a workout generator is genuinely all you want, keep it.
Is it on iPhone?
Yes — both apps are on the App Store and Google Play. The Apple Watch app and Apple Health features follow in version 1.1.
Do I need a gym?
No. Programs are built around the equipment you actually have — full gym, home rack, dumbbells only, or bodyweight.
