Comparison

Push For Better vs Marathon State of Mind

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

Marathon State of Mind

Features
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Marathon State of Mind is your mental skills coach for the marathon — built by two-time Olympian Eloise Wellings and performance psychology coach Dr Rory Darkins. Elzy, your AI coach, gets to know your why, your values and your strengths, then works with you around every run: an intention before you head out, a reflection when you're back, and a read on your mental fitness as it grows. WHAT'S INSIDE • Talk to Elzy — a real coaching conversation, typed or spoken, any time • Run Your Mind — guided audio sessions to run to: purpose, calm, focus, mid-run doubts, the joy run • The Program — video sessions with Eloise and Dr Rory, each with an "Apply this" coaching conversation • Mental Game Plan — the seven questions that get your head right for race day, then a personalised race-day audio • Check-ins — a quick pulse or a full mental fitness read, tracked over time • Journal — pre-run intention, post-run reflection, week in review • Your Chapter — your own story of the build-up, told back to you in Elzy's voice Evidence-based, never prescriptive. Elzy never tells you what you should do — she helps you find what works for you, from the proof in your own running. Membership is managed through your Marathon State of Mind account. Sign in with the account you created there.

Screenshots

Push For Better4 screens
Marathon State of Mind3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Push For Better at every 10 days against Marathon State of Mind's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Push For Better ships an update every 10 days, Marathon State of Mind every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Push For Better versus Marathon State of Mind: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPush For BetterMarathon State of Mind
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (21 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews74.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings21 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB3 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperThe Push for Better FoundationMarathon State of Mind AI

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

Marathon State of Mind

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Push For Better

No in-app purchases

None

Marathon State of Mind

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Push For Better free?
Push For Better is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Marathon State of Mind free?
Marathon State of Mind is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Push For Better or Marathon State of Mind have ads?
Neither Push For Better nor Marathon State of Mind shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Push For Better or Marathon State of Mind?
Push For Better ships an update every 10 days, and Marathon State of Mind every 3 weeks. Most recently, Push For Better was updated on November 3, 2026 and Marathon State of Mind on November 6, 2026.

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