Hero Timer vs Pushi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hero Timer
This app provides customizable timers for various workout types like Tabata, HIIT, AMRAP, and EMOM. It allows users to create custom routines, review past sessions, and offers a landscape view for a professional timer experience.
- Tabata timer
- HIIT timer
- AMRAP timer
- EMOM timer
- Custom workout creation
- Workout review and sharing
- Landscape orientation
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Train your body as you were at your favorite Box or at the Gym. Select your workout type, configure the time and start training! Hero Timer is perfect for every workout type. It includes a: - TABATA workout timer - HIIT workout timer - AMRAP workout timer - EMOM workout timer - FORTIME workout timer Need a chronometer? Use the COUNT UP timer or the COUNT DOWN option. What else? - Create multiple AMRAP rounds - Create multiple TABATA sets - Configure EMOMs as you wish. - Create Custom workouts mixing together multiple workouts types for a complete training session! - Use the the landscape orientation to have the same experience of the physical professional timers available on the market. - Review your workouts, share or even repeat them. Be a HERO
Pushi
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Pushi turns everyday activity into a fun, social challenge. Compete with friends, your workplace, or just your own best self — and if your tracker reaches Apple Health (Apple Watch, Garmin, Huawei, Fitbit and more), you're ready to go. CHALLENGES FOR EVERY KIND OF MOVER The Complete challenge scores your whole day — workouts, calories, exercise minutes, and active hours — rewarding a balanced day, not just one big gym session. Prefer something simpler? Set up a step challenge, a distance challenge, or a manual challenge for pushups, sit-ups, or anything else worth counting. And you don't need a group to get going — your own private Personal Challenge is ready from day one. No setup, no waiting: just you against your own consistency, from an everyday nudge up to a proper push. LIVE LEADERBOARDS Rankings update throughout the day, so a quiet Tuesday can turn into a race by dinner. Quick head-to-head or week-long group battle — motivation stays high and progress stays visible. FOR TEAMS, GYMS & WORKPLACES Run a challenge for your organisation — from a Fortune 500 company to the local mountaineering club. Members join in whichever way fits: with their work email at the company, or by scanning a QR poster at the club. Perfect for step weeks, wellness months, and friendly office rivalries. A NUDGE WHEN YOU NEED ONE Optional AI activity suggestions give you a daily prompt based on your recent activity — your name and email are never shared. Available in 11 languages. Move more. Challenge friends. Stay consistent. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Pushi at none against Hero Timer's shown. Pushi also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). Hero Timer's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price 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
Both are free to download. Hero Timer sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Pushi sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $11.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Hero Timer ships an update monthly, Pushi every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hero Timer | Pushi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Francesco Miscia | Phillip Stuart |
In-app purchases
Hero Timer
- Custom Workouts$0.99
- ADS Free$0.99
- Premium Version$4.99
Pushi
- Pushi Pro$11.991 Year









