Comparison

Push For Better vs STRONG Pilates

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

Head to head
About

Push For Better

Track your push-ups during a challenge event, learn daily mental health facts, and connect with your team. Earn achievement badges and work towards collective goals while staying informed about event resources.

Highlights
  • Bank daily push-ups
  • Daily mental health facts
  • Individual achievement badges
  • Team goals and progress
  • Event-wide progress overview
  • Access event resources and FAQs
Features
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Through The Push-Up Challenge event app you can bank your push-ups, learn about mental health and see how your mates are going too. Some features include: · See the daily mental health facts · Bank your push-ups on each day of the event · Receive individual achievement badges If you’re in a team, you can also: · Work towards team based goals · See how your team mates are going You can also see how the event is going as a whole and get easy access to event features, including FAQs, resources, tips and your event settings.

About

STRONG Pilates

Experience a full-body workout blending Pilates with cardio. Choose between rowing or riding on the exclusive Rowformer machine for a 45-minute session designed to build strength, mobility, and endurance.

Highlights
  • Pilates-inspired workouts
  • Cardio infused
  • Full body training
  • Rowformer machine
  • Strength building
  • Mobility enhancement
  • Endurance development
Features
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Pilates inspired, cardio infused. Full body workout. REFORM? Always. ROW or RIDE? Your choice. For those who want more than Pilates. Australia’s fastest-growing Pilates franchise, STRONG is taking the world by storm. At the centre of a STRONG studio and workout is our exclusive Rowformer, part Pilates reformer, part rower or bike. Expect a sweat-dripping, heart-pounding, 45-minute session that builds strength, mobility and endurance. Download your STRONG.

Screenshots

Push For Better4 screens
STRONG Pilates3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: STRONG Pilates at 5.0 against Push For Better's 4.4. Push For Better's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

STRONG Pilates holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Push For Better's written reviews are positive against 78% of STRONG Pilates's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Push For Better ships an update every 10 days, STRONG Pilates monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 1, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Push For Better versus STRONG Pilates: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPush For BetterSTRONG Pilates
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (21 ratings)5.0 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.2% of reviews77.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings21 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Push for Better FoundationStrong Pilates Global Pty Ltd

Customer experience

Push For Better

All ratings21 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews128 reviews
Positive74.2%
Neutral9.4%
Negative16.4%

STRONG Pilates

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%

Bugs and requests

Push For Better

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • Circle dial scrolling is inaccurate and unresponsive
  • App crashes when reaching 100% daily push-ups
  • White/blank screen on launch preventing app access
  • Login errors despite correct credentials
  • Password reset functionality not working
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  • Team leaderboard scrolling locks up
  • Cannot navigate away from certain pages (X button unresponsive)
  • Glitch adding incorrect push-up counts (4100+ errors)
  • App not recognizing challenge start date
  • Freezing when banking push-ups
  • Navigation issues jumping back to current day unexpectedly
  • Donation error appearing on opening page
  • Time zone not adjusting for international users

Requested features

15 requests
  • Quick buttons for common push-up amounts (10, 20, 30, 40, 50)
  • Real-time team leaderboard updates
  • Optional notifications when teammates log push-ups
  • Widget support showing daily target and progress
  • Ability to bank more push-ups than daily limit
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  • Year-round app availability for continuous tracking
  • In-app team messaging and chat functionality
  • Apple Health integration for workout syncing
  • Ability to donate directly through the app
  • Time zone auto-detection and adjustment
  • Overall challenge progress tracking (not just daily %)
  • Flexible rest day scheduling
  • Ability to view future challenge days in advance
  • Source citations for mental health facts
  • Secondary team tracking for different groups

STRONG Pilates

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Push For Better

No in-app purchases

None

STRONG Pilates

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Push For Better free?
Push For Better is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is STRONG Pilates free?
STRONG Pilates is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Push For Better or STRONG Pilates?
STRONG Pilates is rated higher. Push For Better averages 4.4 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while STRONG Pilates averages 5.0 from 12 ratings.
Do Push For Better or STRONG Pilates have ads?
Neither Push For Better nor STRONG Pilates shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Push For Better or STRONG Pilates?
Push For Better ships an update every 10 days, and STRONG Pilates monthly. Most recently, Push For Better was updated on August 1, 2026 and STRONG Pilates on September 22, 2026.

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