Comparison

POWA Boxing vs Ardo

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

Head to head
About

POWA Boxing

This app tracks and measures your punches in real-time using specialized sensors. It scores each punch on a five-star system based on speed and acceleration, providing live feedback and historical workout data. Set personal goals and monitor your progress to improve your boxing performance.

Highlights
  • Real-time punch tracking
  • Five-star punch scoring system
  • Live workout feedback
  • Historical workout logs
  • Goal setting for weekly punch count
  • Bluetooth sensor pairing
  • Sensor battery level check
Features
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The POWA Boxing app is a powerful, real-time workout app that allows boxers to track and measure their punches with the POWA Punch Sensors. (https://powaboxing.com/) Punches are scored on the POWA five-star point system. By measuring acceleration and speed on the Punch Sensors, the POWA app gives you a score of 1-5 stars for each punch. A 5-star punch is a sharp, powerful punch with knockout power. Keep pushing yourself and try to get the highest score you can in your workouts! The workout screen gives you live feedback of your current session. It shows: - the total time elapsed in your workout - the total punches you have thrown in the workout - the average star points you are getting per punch - the star points you have earned for your last ten punches The POWA Boxing app keeps a log of all your previous workouts. Track your growth and try to beat your old scores! The app will remind you of your last workout and your all time high score; beat your old self and keep improving! You can set boxing goals for yourself with the POWA app, set your bar for how many punches you want to throw in the upcoming week (resets every Sunday). Keep an eye out on the growing flame in your profile page as your weekly streaks continues to grow! The POWA Boxing app requires the use of Bluetooth on your device to pair to the punch sensors. When pairing your sensors for the first time, ensure you have paired to the right sensors by checking the sensor IDs in the app and the IDs on the back of your sensors. You can also make sure your sensors are charged by checking their battery level on the sensors page. Complete your profile in the app and get to punching! Thank you for choosing the POWA Boxing App!

About

Ardo

Features
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Ardo is the interval timer with an AI coach built in. Tell it your goal, your gear and how long you have — and it builds a custom interval workout, names every exercise, and drops it straight into the timer. YOUR AI COACH Chat with Ardo like a real coach: "20-minute fat-burning HIIT, no equipment" or "kettlebell strength, 15 minutes." It designs the intervals, picks the exercises and shows each move on screen as you go. Save it to your workouts or start right away. 140+ READY WORKOUTS Tabata, HIIT, EMOM, AMRAP, For Time, CrossFit benchmarks (Fran, Cindy, Murph), Hyrox, circuits, running and boxing — a big ring keeps you on pace with a 3-2-1 countdown, work/rest phases and a clear "next up" preview. BUILD YOUR OWN Lego-block editor with nested round groups; fork any preset, the original stays untouched. STAY ON TRACK Weekly chart, day streaks, full history and 20 badges. Beep on the 3-2-1 countdown plus haptics; 7 accent colors and Home Screen app icons; light and dark mode; 28 languages; daily reminders. Free: the full timer, all free workouts, the AI coach (3 free workouts), history, badges and reminders. Ardo Pro (one-time — no subscription) unlocks unlimited AI coaching, the full benchmark library plus Hyrox and Hero WODs, the advanced builder, unlimited custom workouts, color themes plus app icons and Pro badges. Pay once. No ads. No tracking. The timer works fully offline.

Screenshots

POWA Boxing4 screens
Ardo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: POWA Boxing at none against Ardo's 1. Ardo's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 4 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Ardo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. POWA Boxing asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

POWA Boxing ships an update every 4 weeks, Ardo every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
POWA Boxing versus Ardo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPOWA BoxingArdo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPowa Boxing Inc.Romana Samcova

In-app purchases

None

POWA Boxing

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Ardo

One-time1
  • Ardo Pro$3.99

Questions

Is POWA Boxing free?
POWA Boxing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ardo free?
Ardo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do POWA Boxing or Ardo have ads?
Neither POWA Boxing nor Ardo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, POWA Boxing or Ardo?
POWA Boxing ships an update every 4 weeks, and Ardo every 6 days. Most recently, POWA Boxing was updated on October 14, 2026 and Ardo on October 24, 2026.

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