Bend: Stretching & Flexibility

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Last verified 30 Aug 2026

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Last verified 28 Aug 2026

4.8 173029 ratings · App Store

1. 5/5BEST STRETCHING APP!!

   I was having a really hard time staying motivated to stretch every day to get my splits, and my dance teacher recommended this app to me. It’s awesome because it really motivates you to stretch. It has a daily streak, and to keep up the streak, you have to do stretching every day, which is motivating. Plus the app is just motivating in general because it’s really fun to use. It’s really cool how you can tell it what specific areas you need to work on and what your focus is and it creates a whole entire custom routine for you. it has little timers for the routine, and after each stretch or when it’s time to move to the other side for that stretch, it plays a beeping noise and tells you on the screen, so it’s easy to tell when to move onto the next one. And you can share your routines to friends and try out each other’s routines! Plus, it shows you how to do each stretch with a person demonstrating the stretch as well as written directions underneath. This app is amazing, it helps me stretch every day!!

   Bend user avery! · 30 Aug 2026

2. 4/5more updates and new features plz

   still loving this app after a while but it gets repetitive sometimes and there are things that i feel like could be improved. i guess one of them is when you skip an exercise, it goes straight into it without a countdown—i need a couple seconds after pressing skip to get into the stretch. most importantly, just need more stretches and exercises (and whatever else they’re called—movements, etc) to pick from, please please please!!! even switching the kind of routine, the exercises are the same and im getting unmotivated because its becoming less fun and exciting. they dont have to be advanced or even established, just more! examples: headstand(that is advanced but just as an example), childs pose but with arms in the other direction like facing down, inch worms where you walk your arms out and then back up. Another thing that would be great is having more mobility sequences; you already have some good mobility exercises but maybe add some more —if you look up “mobility sequences,” there are many moves and they aren’t necessarily harder but there can be more advanced ones as well as easier ones. keep adding new things pleaseeeeeee.

   colleenscott · 30 Aug 2026

3. 4/5Helpful but needs a few more things

   This app has helped me to slowly add/regain flexibility. It's probably helping me to manage pain too but that's harder to assess. I appreciate the picture guides, and the beeps are helpful as I move through the routines I know. As a busy person with young kids, the streak feature isn't so helpful for me. Life happens, and the all-or-nothing nature of streaks is that when they're broken, you return to zero. I would much rather set a goal like "stretch 25 out of 30 days". This is the biggest issue with the app for me. Streak nagging is why I quit Duolingo and I don't want this app to turn into that. Other wants: some kind of beep when the transition timer is done would be nice. Information about adjustments for stretches I can't do would be really helpful.i said I was a beginner, and some of the stuff still requires a higher degree of flexibility and fitness than I have right now. I've had to figure those out on my own. Dark mode would be a nice touch as well. And finally... pausing a routine shouldn't zero out the transition timer between stretches. Give me those seconds back!

   milkipedia · 30 Aug 2026

4. 3/5Has the potential to be great

   This app, like many of the fitness/body wellness apps, has a solid foundation of having different programs that meet different needs — targeting certain body areas, time frames, etc., but there’s no guidance. For example, when you set up the app, it asks you a variety of questions to learn about you. But it doesn’t really structure a program tailored to you, where you currently are at in your wellness journey, or your needs. You click beginner, but in all of the programs you have five seconds to transition into the next pose/stretch with no auditory or visual guidance as to how to properly do that. It’ll give you five seconds to go from a back bending pose to a lunge pose. That doesn’t make sense nor is it healthy. They have a little button you can click on to read how to properly do a pose but you’d have to stop the timer so you can read without wasting the time you’re given to do the pose. That’s not effective, and one of the reasons I wouldn’t pay for this app. For beginners, and all levels really, it’s more efficient to be guided in a visual and auditory manner. That makes it more inclusive, mindful, effective and unique.

   Lrain92 · 30 Aug 2026

5. 1/5Zero instructional guidance

   Maybe if you’re an experienced Yogi you could use this app, but normal ppl need more instruction. A tiny 2D cartoon does not tell me if I should be pressing into my heel or the ball of my foot on a stretch, or if my hips should be forward or back. Literally, the app icon is how they depict ALL the stretches, like a poster in the gym. I need an app that talks to me, the beeps and boops of Bend are just annoying and unhelpful. It’s honestly a little condescending to think the general public would find this app helpful. The assumption that everyone already knows how to get into the correct position for a specific stretch is really the developers going out on a limb! If you want an app that DOES provide helpful guidance with real instructional video, I recommend StretchIt. Their videos are comprehensive and the explanation of how to achieve the correct body position and optimize each stretch is thorough (and includes modifications for beginners). WAY better app than Bend. I used Bend for approx 3 months and saw zero difference in my flexibility (because I obviously was not in the correct position for most of the stretches). Switched to StretchIt and within the first 10 days I am almost doing the splits!! Instruction and voice guidance from a trained professional makes ALL THE DIFFERENCE. I’m updating my review bc the developer has disagreed and insists their app does provide detailed instructions of each stretch. So I thought I’d download the latest version (today is 2/3/23 for reference), to see if they improved the app. Nope, still just beeps and no words whatsoever. Still not usable.

   dat Hemroid · 30 Aug 2026

4.7 163642 ratings · Google Play

1. 5/5

   Great app, having tried a few methods this is the app that helped me build stretching into a daily habit.

   Alex Shepherd · 29 Jul 2026

2. 5/5

   Finding stretches that meet what I need in the moment. And the ease of the app. The variety of stretches available that I can explore. And I got a fantastic discount on my membership.

   Tamisha Williams · 29 Jul 2026

3. 5/5

   Great program

   Megan Carney · 29 Jul 2026

4. 4/5

   I like it. Easy to set up and follow, but it didn't remind me of my scheduled stretch. Strange.

   JHS · 29 Jul 2026

5. 4/5

   This well help my knee recovery

   tracy springthorpe · 29 Jul 2026

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