Comparison

Random Abs vs Abs Smash

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

Head to head
About

Random Abs

This app provides unique daily ab workout routines, varying exercises, reps, and sets each day. It includes exercise demonstrations and a history tracker. An optional cloud account syncs progress across devices.

Highlights
  • Daily randomized ab routines
  • Exercise demos and descriptions
  • Completed routine history
  • Built-in stopwatch
  • No account required
Features
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FREE, daily, ab exercises routines! NO ADS either. We think you'll be pleasantly surprised ;-) Variety is the key to motivation and success. Random Abs was built around this idea. We generate a new ab routine each day from a large pool of exercises. Which exercises, the quantity of exercises, the reps for each exercise, AND the number of sets varies in each routine. • Daily ab routines • Demos and descriptions for each exercise • Maintains your completed routine history for you • No account necessary • Optional (and free) accounts to keep your history safely in the cloud for using between devices • Built-in stopwatch for timed exercises like Planks • Crunches, planks, Russian twists, and more! We want Random Abs to be a useful tool for you and we care what you think. Please send us through our contact form on our website your ideas, suggestions, complaints, bugs, or praise you may have.

About

Abs Smash

Achieve your dream 6-pack abs and a flatter tummy with this guided core workout program. Follow daily exercises designed to increase intensity over 30 days, suitable for all fitness levels. Track your progress visually with before and after photos.

Highlights
  • 30-day ab fitness challenge
  • Daily core workouts
  • Progress tracking
  • Before and after image storage
  • Beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels
  • 6 workouts with 15 exercise variations
Features
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Summer is almost here. Get beach body ready with the ultimate ab workout for the 6-pack abs and core you’ve always wanted. Our free ab & core fitness workout is your personal trainer to reaching those 6-pack dreams and getting a flatter tummy. Whether at home or the gyms, AbSmash will lead you through a very detailed core workout. No need to think how to do it... Just follow along and do the daily workouts. AbSmash 30 Day Ab Challenge is a simple 30 day exercise program, where you do a set number of core exercises each day with rest days thrown in! The ab workout increases intensity slowly and day 30 will be the ultimate test at any level for anyone. In total the app has 6 workouts with 15 ab exercise variations. With beginner, intermediate and advanced levels, the workouts and exercises are suitable for both men and women of any age and fitness levels. You can also track your progress and store before and after images to visually see your progress. Please seek medical advice prior to commencement. Subscription pricing and terms: AbsSmash offers an auto-renewing monthly subscription at $5.99/month and an auto-renewing yearly subscription at $19.99/year to provide you with unlimited access to the AbsSmash pro features while you maintain an active subscription. Payment will be charged to the credit card connected to your iTunes Account when you confirm the initial subscription purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and the cost of the renewal will be identified. You may manage your subscription and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after the purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable. Read more about our terms and conditions here: Terms of service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Random Abs4 screens
Abs Smash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Random Abs at 95% against Abs Smash's 70%. Random Abs also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Random Abs holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 660 and 398 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Random Abs's written reviews are positive against 70% of Abs Smash's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Random Abs ships an update every 4 weeks, Abs Smash every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Random Abs versus Abs Smash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRandom AbsAbs Smash
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (660 ratings) — better4.7 (398 ratings)
Positive reviews95.3% of reviews — better70.0% of reviews
Number of ratings660 — better398
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB94 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperHammock LLCranknoodle LLc

Customer experience

Random Abs

All ratings649 ratings
Positive98.9%
Neutral0.8%
Negative0.3%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive95.3%
Neutral4.7%
Negative0.0%

Abs Smash

All ratings393 ratings
Positive92.4%
Neutral4.3%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative25.0%

User reviews

Random Abs

From 660 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great, variable workouts
  • 👍 Exercises are clear and effective
  • 👍 No-nonsense, minimal app
  • 👍 Excellent exercise explanations
  • 👍 Motivating and helps build consistency

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Plank timer went missing with update
  • 🔧 Need calendar view back to track progress

Abs Smash

From 398 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Free and easy to use
  • 💪 Effective for workouts and motivation
  • 💯 Works as advertised for results
  • ✨ Clean interface
  • ✅ Good for all fitness levels

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App failure and configuration errors
  • 📉 UI design issues
  • 💸 Forced to pay for workouts
  • ❌ App not working after update
  • 🚫 Rest days not completing

Bugs and requests

Random Abs

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Plank timer went missing with update

Requested features

3 requests
  • Adjustable overall difficulty
  • Timer for breaks between sets
  • Option to select/deselect exercises

Abs Smash

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • ERROR 23: Configuration issue
  • Cannot click Pro for intermediate/advanced workouts
  • Progress tracking error
  • Rest days do not complete
  • App doesn't work after update
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  • Login page loop

Requested features

6 requests
  • Allow modification of challenges
  • Fix rest day completion bug
  • Improve UI design
  • Fix configuration errors
  • Enable progress tracking without errors
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  • Allow reaching support through the app

In-app purchases

None

Random Abs

No in-app purchases

None

Abs Smash

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Random Abs free?
Random Abs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Abs Smash free?
Abs Smash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Random Abs or Abs Smash?
Random Abs is rated higher. Random Abs averages 4.9 out of 5 from 660 ratings, while Abs Smash averages 4.7 from 398 ratings.
Do Random Abs or Abs Smash have ads?
Neither Random Abs nor Abs Smash shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Random Abs or Abs Smash?
Random Abs ships an update every 4 weeks, and Abs Smash every 4 months. Most recently, Random Abs was updated on October 22, 2026 and Abs Smash on October 26, 2026.

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