CounterUps vs WorryBugs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CounterUps
This app offers personalized home workout plans, including push-up challenges and custom training based on your metrics. Track your progress, sync data with Apple Health, and stay motivated with reminders to achieve your fitness goals.
- Personalized workout planner
- Push-up challenges
- Distance sensor for exercise counting
- Heart rate data stats
- Sync with Apple Health
- Customizable fitness goals
- Reminder and notification system
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CounterUps counts your push-ups for you. Put your iPhone on the floor under your chest, screen up. On Face ID iPhones the front camera watches each rep, so you don't have to tap. # Train to earn screen time Block the apps that distract you and unlock them with push-ups. Requires iOS Screen Time. Pro can change how many seconds each rep is worth. # Automatic counting - Front camera / TrueDepth (recommended on Face ID iPhones) - Proximity sensor as an alternative - Sound and haptics, so you don't need to watch the screen - Manual tap and voice counting always available You can also place your iPhone in landscape beside your body: it films a side view, counts automatically, and saves a training video. # Five workout modes - Reps: set a number and finish it - Time: train for a set duration - Calories: keep going until you hit your target - Intervals: sets and rest you define - Free: no cap, just count # Eight 30-day programs Eight progressive 30-day tracks, from an absolute-beginner track to a daily 30-rep track. Three are free. Pick the weekdays that work for you, and the app builds the calendar. # Progress - Workout history and achievements - Workouts can sync calories to Apple Health - Apple Watch counting with motion sensors - Full statistics, strength curves, and the yearly calendar are Pro # Free and Pro Free includes automatic counting, all five modes, screen-time exchange, achievements, and three 30-day programs. Pro unlocks the other five programs, full statistics, the training calendar, deeper analysis, iCloud sync, custom scheduling, an adjustable exchange rate, and more app icons (2 free, 4 with Pro). Some subscription plans include a free trial. Price and trial eligibility are shown in the app before you confirm a purchase. # Links FAQ: https://github.com/chenhuaizhe/FAQ/blob/master/pushups_faq.md Terms of Use: https://www.bigbeefit.com/counterups/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.bigbeefit.com/counterups/privacy We use the standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
WorryBugs
This app provides a comforting digital space to express your thoughts and worries. Create a virtual companion to share your concerns, journal your feelings, and reflect on your progress. It's designed to help lighten your emotional load by simply acknowledging what's on your mind.
- Create a WorryBug companion
- Name and share your worries
- Journal thoughts and add updates
- Gently release finished worries
- Reflect on past progress
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A gentle, comforting space to share what’s on your mind. WorryBugs are tiny, tender-hearted friends who sit quietly with your thoughts and help carry what feels heavy. Sometimes, just naming a worry can make it feel a little lighter. That’s what WorryBugs are here for. What You Can Do: - Create a WorryBug – Give your worry a name and a critter will share it with you. - Check in anytime – Add updates, journal your thoughts, or just say hi. - Let go gently – When the worry feels finished, you can reflect and release. - Look back kindly – See how far you’ve come, one step at a time. Whether your worry is big or small, silly or serious, clear or confusing—your WorryBug is here to hold it gently, just as it is. // shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half sorrow
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Verdict
CounterUps and WorryBugs both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of WorryBugs's written reviews are positive against 55% of CounterUps's. WorryBugs also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 9) and ads (none vs shown). CounterUps's advantage is ratings volume (30 vs 3). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. CounterUps sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. WorryBugs asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for CounterUps against 5.0 for WorryBugs. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CounterUps has 30 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 55% of CounterUps's written reviews are positive against 100% of WorryBugs's.
CounterUps ships an update every 8 days, WorryBugs weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and August 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CounterUps | WorryBugs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (30 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 源 陈 | Sukhdip Sandhu |
Customer experience
CounterUps
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In-app purchases
CounterUps
- Push-up weekly subscription$2.997 Days
- Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Pushups Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
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- Push-up annual subscription$14.991 Year
- Push-up training subscription7 Days trial$24.996 Months
- Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Premium Plus Bundle$24.991 Year
- Pushups Annual Subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- CounterUps Pro$39.99
WorryBugs
No in-app purchases
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