BELLS, Kettlebell Workouts vs Bellring
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BELLS, Kettlebell Workouts
This app guides and tracks kettlebell workouts, allowing users to program and share custom routines. It offers QuickStart features for immediate training and the ability to add custom skills with video links. Premium content includes monthly new workouts and professionally designed programs.
- Custom workout programming
- Workout sharing
- QuickStart features (Ladder, EMOM, Straight Sets, Custom)
- Add custom skills and video links
- Workout history tracking
- Monthly premium workouts
- Professionally designed workout programs
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Bells helps elevate your training by guiding and tracking your kettlebell workouts. It provides a simple way to program workouts to share them with other users and your students with the push of a button. It has four QuickStart features allowing you to jump into any training session. You can build on your QuickStart to create a workout on the fly with ease. Then save it for sharing or completing again at another time. Preset with a list of basic kettlebell skills and an option to add your own. You can provide detailed instructions to create workouts and include links to your video demos via YouTube or Vimeo links. Don’t want to program workouts? New workouts monthly in the premium feature, so your training never gets stale. Access premium for 12 tried and tested workouts created by professional kettlebell instructors for about $10 monthly. Or purchase professionally designed programs that will elevate your training. Each program is available for a single purchase and loads directly into your BELLS app. They are designed for all levels, from beginner to advanced, with instructions and videos. Download today and STAY STRONG! QUICKSTARTS Quickly and easily get into your workout or training session using our QuickStart features. Once you have started a session using the quickstart feature and it finishes, you can add additional skills or complexes and create a workout that can be saved and shared. -LADDER: This allows you to track your rungs as you go through a ladder-style training set. -EMOM: A simple ‘EVERY MINUTE ON THE MINUTE’ timer at your fingertips. -STRAIGHT SETS: quickly set up your rep and set schemes, including any rest breaks you need, and then all you have to do is follow along and do the work you program. -CUSTOM: In this feature, you can set custom timer settings. Such as specific work-to-rest ratios, and include sets and reps if desired. PLAN YOUR WORKOUT Build your workouts by selecting a ‘single skill’ or ‘build your complex.’ You can choose from our preset exercise selection or add your own skill. Choose whether you have one bell or two, the weight, sets, reps, and rest period length. Once you select your skill, you can move to the mode and choose between Ladder, EMOM, straight sets, or custom. You have the option to add instructions for specifics on your skill or complex and include a link to an external video if examples are needed. After adding all the workout elements, you can start the workout and get to it or save the workout and then generate a link to share or come back to it later. SHARE YOUR WORKOUTS Bells is excellent for coaches and trainers to have an easy and free way to create and share workouts with athletes/students/clients. With the bells app, you can plan your workout and create a customized one you can easily share with another user. WORKOUT HISTORY Here you can see a log of workouts you have completed. You will see how long your workout took and a total of kilograms lifted in the session based on the weight set in the workout. SUBSCRIPTION You can subscribe and pay through your iTunes account. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. The user may manage subscriptions, and auto-renew may be turned off after purchase by going to the ‘Manage Subscription’ page in settings.
Bellring
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One kettlebell. A clear plan. A workout you don’t have to invent. Open Bellring and see your exercises, repetitions, weight and rest periods. Choose a program and follow your session from warm-up to the final interval. Spend less time deciding what comes next and more time on the movement in front of you. GIVE YOUR GOAL A PLACE IN YOUR WEEK Build confidence with kettlebell movements, work on strength or focus on fitness. With Bellring Pro, choose your program, starting level and weekly frequency. On supported plans, select workout days and session lengths to fit training into your schedule. KNOW WHAT TO DO, EVERY ROUND Your exercises, target repetitions, working weight and rest are together in one plan. Start with a warm-up, use animated demonstrations and technique cues to understand the movements, follow the interval timer and finish with a cooldown. Want to see the whole session? Open the plan from the progress header to review exercises and intervals, with the current and completed intervals highlighted. The countdown pauses while you look. LET THE TIMER KEEP THE RHYTHM EMOM means completing your repetitions at the start of each minute, then resting for the time left over. Voice prompts and sound cues mark interval changes. On compatible devices, Live Activities keep your timer available on the Lock Screen and in Dynamic Island. An open EMOM timer is also included for independent sessions. GIVE YOUR NEXT SESSION A CLEAR STARTING POINT Finish your workout, rate the effort and review a personal Pro recommendation. See why an adjustment is suggested, then decide whether to apply it or keep your current setup. You stay in control of your training. Your full Pro history brings completed sessions, working weights, training volume and notes together. Revisit your results, follow your consistency and compare the work you have done. RETURN TO YOUR PLAN The calendar shows scheduled and completed workouts. Home helps you find the next planned session. After training, choose an optional reminder time; tapping a notification opens the matching workout preview without starting the timer. START FOR FREE The Essentials program is available without a subscription. An optional guided check-in introduces the warm-up, exercises and timer, then offers a starting-level and kettlebell-weight suggestion. Review it and choose whether to apply it. Eligible accounts created from the promotion launch time can receive seven days of Pro when starting their first guided program workout. Eligibility is confirmed by the server. Promotional access does not create a subscription or charge automatically. When it ends, Essentials remains free. Subscribe separately if you want to continue Pro. With your permission, Bellring saves completed workouts and estimated active energy to Apple Health. Pick up your kettlebell. Choose your plan. Start your first session with Bellring. ABOUT SUBSCRIPTIONS Monthly and annual subscriptions include the same Pro features. Prices, billing periods and available offers are shown before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current billing period ends. Manage or cancel in your Apple account settings. Restore Purchases is available on the paywall. Seven-day promotional access is separate from subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://bellring.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Bellring at every 2 weeks against BELLS, Kettlebell Workouts's every 2 months. BELLS, Kettlebell Workouts's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. BELLS, Kettlebell Workouts sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Bellring sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
BELLS, Kettlebell Workouts ships an update every 2 months, Bellring every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BELLS, Kettlebell Workouts | Bellring |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (26 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Janus movement solutions LLC | Andrei Tsevan |
In-app purchases
BELLS, Kettlebell Workouts
- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Annually3 Days trial$89.991 Year
- Program A1$0.29
- Program B1$1.99
- Program B3$4.99
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- Program C2$19.99
- Program C4$29.99
- Program C5$39.99
- Program D1$59.99
- Program D4$89.99
- Program E2$149.99
Bellring
- Bellring Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
- Bellring Pro Annual14 Days trial$29.991 Year
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