Comparison

WodUp vs Pontus

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

Head to head
About

WodUp

Log and track your functional fitness workouts, whether you're part of a gym or training independently. Connect with your fitness community, see past results, and stay motivated.

Highlights
  • Log functional fitness workouts
  • Track progress over time
  • Connect with gym members
  • Follow friends and give encouragement
  • View previous workout results
  • Free to use for individual logging
Features
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Log your functional fitness workouts with WodUp and track your progress. *** For gym members *** If your gym or coach uses WodUp, you can: • See the workout and come prepared • Log results and track your progress • Connect with others at your gym or following the same program Your gym will tell you how to link your WodUp account, either with an invitation email, or an access code. *** Individual mode *** If you are not following a program from a WodUp gym or publisher, you can still use WodUp for free to log your workouts and track your progress. Follow your friends and give each other encouragement. Sign up in the app to get your free account. -- We experimented with a number of different workout tracking systems. If your facility believes in the long-term progress of your clients, there is no better system than WodUp.​ -- Ed Haynes, Coastal Fitness/The Process Programming -- Our members love the display of previous results in-line with today’s workout. This helps my coaches have conversations with members to set goals and evaluate progress. -- Michael Schaal, Chikara CrossFit

About

Pontus

Features
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Pontus is a training timer for dry static apnea — the breath-hold table training freedivers do on land, on a mat, away from water. One personal best test is all the setup there is. Pontus builds your CO2 and O2 tables from that number — every hold and every rest rounded to whole five seconds, the way you would write them on paper. Then it runs the session for you, out loud, so you can close your eyes and keep them closed. MEASURED, NOT GUESSED • A personal best test with a relaxation countdown you can end early • Tables generated from your own number, not from a stranger's • Regenerate them whenever a new best lands TWO STANDARD TABLES • CO2 table — the hold stays the same, the rest gets shorter each round • O2 table — the rest stays the same, the hold grows round by round • Or build your own table, round by round, with the hold and rest you want A PLAN, IF YOU WANT ONE • Four-week and eight-week programs that schedule the tables for you • Today's table on the home screen, and what comes next • Rest days are part of the plan, not a gap in it • Away for a week? Shift the plan and pick it up where you left it MARK YOUR CONTRACTIONS • Tap the ring during a hold — no looking, no buttons to find • Every mark kept with the round it happened in • See when the first one of a session arrives, session by session RUNS ITSELF WHILE YOU DON'T MOVE • Spoken cues for every phase change and every countdown • Keeps talking with the screen off and the phone in your pocket • Unplug your headphones mid-session and the audio simply carries on • A phone call pauses the session instead of letting it run on unheard • Notifications as a backup, in case the audio is interrupted • A daily reminder at a time you pick, if you want one WHAT YOU DID, AND WHEN • Every session kept, finished or stopped early • Personal best over time, sessions per week, completion rate • A week streak that counts what you actually finished QUIET BY DESIGN • No account, no sign-up, no email • No ads, no tracking, nothing sold to anyone • Your bests, tables and sessions stay on this device and are never uploaded • Every feature works offline • Anonymous crash and usage diagnostics only, and one switch in Settings turns them off PONTUS PREMIUM Free: the personal best test, CO2 tables, your personal best over time, your last twenty sessions, and a daily reminder. Premium unlocks training programs, contraction marks, O2 tables, custom tables, the full session history and every other progress chart. $2.99 per month, $14.99 per year, or $39.99 once and it is yours. BEFORE YOU START Pontus is a timer for dry breath-hold training on land. It is not for use in water. Never hold your breath in water alone — always train with a trained partner who is watching you. Never train while driving, standing, or in a bath or pool. Stop straight away if you feel dizzy, faint or unwell. Pontus does not give medical advice. Talk to a doctor before training if you have a heart or lung condition, or if you are pregnant. Terms of Use (EULA): https://lijordan.com/pontus/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://lijordan.com/pontus/privacy.html Support: contact@lijordan.com

Screenshots

WodUp4 screens
Pontus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WodUp at none against Pontus's 3. WodUp also leads on iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). Pontus's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 16 months). On price, ads and device support 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. Pontus sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. WodUp asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WodUp ships an update every 16 months, Pontus every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
WodUp versus Pontus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWodUpPontus
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.5 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWodUpMikhail Listratsenka

In-app purchases

None

WodUp

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Pontus

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is WodUp free?
WodUp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pontus free?
Pontus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do WodUp or Pontus have ads?
Neither WodUp nor Pontus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WodUp or Pontus?
WodUp ships an update every 16 months, and Pontus every 8 days. Most recently, WodUp was updated on November 2, 2026 and Pontus on October 29, 2026.

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