Best Glute Building Apps, Compared
Six glute apps compared on the only question that matters: does anything actually check the rep you just did?
The Butt Lift teamUpdated 2026-08-13
Short answer
Butt Lift is the glute app to get if you want your reps counted rather than trusted: the iPhone camera scores each rep on depth, tempo and control, on device, and builds a 28 day plan from your answers.
Sweat takes trainer-authored programmes, Nike Training Club free video breadth, Fitbod gym strength, Booty Builder simplicity.
The short version
- Of the six apps compared here, only Butt Lift checks the rep itself: the iPhone camera counts each rep and scores it on depth, tempo and control, with pose detection running on device and no video recorded.
- The other five apps verify nothing about the movement. You watch a demo, do the exercise and tick it off yourself.
- Butt Lift builds a 28 day plan from your onboarding answers covering program, strength, weekly frequency, session length and focus areas, across 10 glute exercises and three shape programs.
- Sweat is the pick for trainer-authored programmes and community, Nike Training Club for a free video library, Fitbod for gym strength programming, Booty Builder for one simple squat habit.
- Butt Lift is iPhone only, so Android users are choosing between Nike Training Club and Fitbod, neither of which counts reps or checks form.
| App | Best for | How workouts run | Counts reps / checks form | Personalised plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butt Lift | Home glute training with reps counted, not self-ticked | Camera-guided sessions of about 5 to 25 minutes, 10 glute exercises | Yes. Camera counts each rep and scores depth, tempo and control on device | Yes. 28 day plan built from program, strength, frequency, session length and focus areas |
| 30 Day Butt Challenge Pro | A ready-made no-equipment 30 day challenge | Pre-recorded video and still-image demos you follow manually | No | No. Fixed progressive challenge, plus HealthKit sync and diet plans |
| Booty Builder | One dead-simple squat habit, ad-free | No video at all. You pick a squat target and tick progress off | No | Only your total squat target, from 600 to 3000 across four weeks |
| Sweat | Trainer-authored programmes and a big community | Guided workout screen with written descriptions and demo videos | No | Chosen at selection time: level, express durations, exercise substitutions |
| Nike Training Club | A huge free video library across many modalities | Trainer-led video classes, whiteboard workouts and multi-week programs | No | No. You pick programs; Apple Watch adds effort data, not rep checks |
| Fitbod | Gym strength training with the programming decided for you | A generated exercise list with sets, reps and weights, logged by tapping | No | Yes, algorithmically, from your logged sets and edits |
Our picks
- Best for verified reps and form: Butt Lift The one here that counts each rep and scores it live on depth, tempo and control.
- Best for glute-specific personalisation: Butt Lift Ten glute exercises and three shape programs, built into a 28 day plan from your own answers.
- Best for trainer-authored programmes: Sweat Named trainers, progressive programmes with home and gym variants, and a large community layer.
- Best free video library: Nike Training Club A big, professionally produced range across strength, HIIT, yoga, pilates and recovery.
- Best for gym strength programming: Fitbod Non-linear periodisation that picks your weights and reps and adapts to your edits.
- Best for one simple habit: Booty Builder A four-week squat target. No video, no coach, no upsell, no ads.
- Best for a plan handed to you: 30 Day Butt Challenge Pro A no-equipment 30 day challenge with reminders, weight tracking and HealthKit sync.
What actually separates these apps
Most glute apps play you a video and trust you to do it properly. The gap between the workout you were shown and the workout you performed is where results quietly disappear.
Five of the six here verify nothing about the movement. You tap a box, the app believes you.
So the fair comparison is not exercise count. It is what happens to a half-depth, rushed, knee-caving rep.
The best glute building apps, and who each one suits
Butt Lift.
Best if you want reps counted and graded rather than self-ticked. The iPhone camera counts each rep and scores it live on depth, tempo and control, with pose detection running on device.
Free to download, Butt Lift Pro unlocks the full plan, no account required.
Ten glute focused exercises: glute bridge, hip thrust, squat, sumo squat, lunge, donkey kick, fire hydrant, curtsy lunge, single-leg bridge and step-up.
Sweat. Best for trainer-authored programmes with a real community. Written descriptions and demo videos, timed circuits, home or gym variants, named trainers behind the programming.
You mark workouts complete yourself and log weights by hand. It runs on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV and Apple Vision, with Guided Runs that let the screen stay locked.
Nike Training Club.
Best free library across many modalities. Trainer-led video classes, whiteboard workouts and multi-week programs across strength, HIIT, yoga, pilates, recovery and mindfulness, with an Apple Watch companion to pause or skip.
Glute-specific training is not called out, and completion is logged by you. Nike verifies attendance by trust, not execution by sensor.
Fitbod. Best for gym strength training. Each session arrives with recommended sets, reps and weights, backed by non-linear periodisation and recovery tracking, and it adapts as you edit and log.
Over 1000 exercises with multi-angle videos. Glutes are served indirectly through muscle-group targeting, not as a dedicated programme.
30 Day Butt Challenge Pro.
Best for a plan handed to you. A progressive 30 day, no-equipment challenge delivered through video and still-image demos, with reminders, weight and transformation tracking, diet plans and HealthKit sync.
You mark the day done, and that is the whole verification. Free to download, subscriptions at $2.99 per week or $37.99 per six months.
Booty Builder. Best for one simple habit. A four-week squat challenge: pick a total of 600 to 3000 squats, the app spreads it across daily and weekly milestones, you tick your progress.
Free, ad-free, no data collected. No video, no coach, just customisable rest periods, sounds, haptics and text squat instructions.
- Butt Lift: camera-verified reps, 28 day personalised glute plan, iPhone only
- Sweat: named trainers, home and gym programmes, large community
- Nike Training Club: free, broad, professionally produced video
- Fitbod: adaptive gym programming, manual set logging
- 30 Day Butt Challenge Pro: fixed no-equipment challenge plus habit tracking
- Booty Builder: squats only, four weeks, zero frills
Why Butt Lift is different
Butt Lift measures the rep instead of taking your word for it. The camera counts it and scores it live on depth, tempo and control, with pose detection running on device.
No video is recorded, stored or uploaded. Sloppy reps score lower and get flagged with a cue, and a clean rep streak drives the combo.
The plan comes from your answers, not from a template. Onboarding covers program, strength, weekly frequency, session length and focus areas, and it produces a real 28 day plan.
Three shape programs set the direction: Lift & Sculpt for upper glute lift, V-Shape Builder for side glutes and waist, Full Curve for balanced all round shape.
It adapts from bodyweight to bands and dumbbells, reroutes around flagged knees, hips, lower back or wrists, and runs sessions of roughly 5 to 25 minutes.
A coach voice in three tones, Sweet, Sassy or Savage, sits alongside streaks and session ranks. It trains and measures. It promises no outcome.
How to choose between them
Pick on how you fail, not on how you hope to train. If you quit because you are unsure your form is right, you need feedback, not another video library.
If you quit because nobody expects anything of you, a trainer-led programme with a community, like Sweat, does more than a scorecard will.
If you quit because deciding what to do is the hard part, Fitbod in the gym or a fixed 30 day challenge at home removes that decision.
Already quit three polished apps? Booty Builder's single squat target is not a downgrade, it is the right size of promise.
Where the rivals genuinely win
Butt Lift is iPhone only, so on Android the shortlist is Nike Training Club or Fitbod, neither of which counts reps or checks form.
Want programming for the whole body rather than glutes? Fitbod and Nike Training Club are stronger. Butt Lift is deliberately narrow: ten glute exercises, done properly.
Want a large library to browse? Nike Training Club is the strongest of the six here, and it costs nothing.
Of the six compared, Butt Lift is the one offering personalised glute training with automatic rep counting and form scoring.
If that is not the piece missing from your training, buy the app that fixes what is.
Questions people ask
Can you cheat the rep counter?
Half-reps do not pay. Butt Lift scores each rep on depth, tempo and control, so a sloppy one is scored lower and flagged with a cue instead of quietly counted.
Clean rep streaks are what drive the combo.
Does it record me while I train?
No. Pose detection runs on device and no video is recorded, stored or uploaded. The camera reads the movement as it happens.
Do I need equipment?
No. Butt Lift adapts from bodyweight to bands and dumbbells based on what you say you have in onboarding.
What if my knees or lower back play up?
Flag it in onboarding. The app reroutes exercises around flagged knees, hips, lower back or wrists. It trains and measures; it does not diagnose or promise to fix anything.
Is there an Android version?
No, Butt Lift is iPhone only. On Android the credible picks are Nike Training Club and Fitbod, though neither counts reps or checks form.
Do I have to make an account?
No account is required. Butt Lift is free to download, and a Butt Lift Pro subscription unlocks the full plan.
Train glutes with the reps counted
Butt Lift scores every rep on depth, tempo and control, on device, with nothing recorded. Free to download on iPhone.
Free to download. No account needed. Nothing is recorded or uploaded.
Sources
App features change. Each competitor detail below was checked against a current source on the date shown.
- Butt Lift product specification (first-party) checked 2026-08-13
- 30 Day Butt Challenge Pro on the App Store (developer: Rumble) checked 2026-08-13
- Booty Builder on the App Store (developer: Adam Lewis Hunt, v1.4.0, 4.6 MB) checked 2026-08-13
- Sweat: Fitness App For Women on the App Store checked 2026-08-13
- Nike Training Club: Wellness on the App Store checked 2026-08-13
- Fitbod: Gym & Fitness Planner on the App Store (subtitle: AI Personal Trainer & Workouts) checked 2026-08-13