Comparison

SweatFam vs PBros

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

Head to head
About

SweatFam

Easily schedule and book in-person fitness sessions at Sweat Republic. Find available classes and manage your bookings all in one place.

Highlights
  • Schedule sessions
  • Book in-person classes
  • Manage bookings
  • Find available sessions
  • Sweat Republic integration
Features
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App used to schedule and book in person sessions at Sweat Republic

About

PBros

This app provides timers for fasting, cold plunges, saunas, and breathing exercises. It offers customizable routines, progress tracking, and optional Apple Health integration for recovery scores. Enjoy a comprehensive wellness tool with a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Live fasting timer with presets
  • Cold plunge and sauna timers
  • Paced breathing exercises
  • Contrast therapy routines
  • Optional Apple Health integration
  • Home Screen widgets and Live Activities
  • Apple Watch app
Features
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Fast. Plunge. Sauna. Breathe. One app, one price: no subscription, no ads, no account. Pick your stack, read the safety screen, and your first timer is running in under a minute. PBros is a set of timers for people who run a daily protocol. FAST • Live fasting timer with your exact end time • Presets: 16:8, 18:6, 20:4, OMAD, 24h, plus custom • Short phase notes for where you are in your fast (educational, not lab readings) • Forgiving streaks: one free rest day a week ("Rest day used, streak safe") • History saved on your iPhone COLD PLUNGE AND SAUNA • Plunge: 1–15 minute countdown in 30-second steps, with up to 5 rounds • Sauna: dry or infrared, 5–30 minutes, up to 5 rounds • Times logged to the second, plus a quick log for water or room temperature (°F/°C) and a note • Big, glanceable dry-side timers, also on Apple Watch CONTRAST • Auto sauna → plunge → rest rounds with loud cues at every switch • One-tap plans and built-in safety caps BREATH • Power Rounds: paced power breaths with a recovery hold. Sit or lie down on dry land, never in or near water. • Box, Long exhale and Sigh, with audio cues • Bedtime: slow, steady box breathing to wind down, with a dimmed screen and soft tones RECOVERY (optional Apple Health) • An on-device Recovery Score from HRV, resting heart rate and sleep, with a daily Push / Contrast / Rest suggestion • No Health access? A 10-second check-in works too • Log workouts and save sessions to Apple Health if you choose STACK • Morning, afternoon and evening reminders for the stack you choose (names only, no dosing advice) EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK • Live Activities and Dynamic Island for running timers • Home Screen widget with your live fasting time • Apple Watch app for Fast, Plunge, Sauna and Contrast YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS No account, no ads, no tracking. Your data stays on your device. One-time purchase. Every feature is included. No in-app purchases and no subscription. Important: Keep your iPhone and iPad dry. Don't take them into water, ice baths or saunas. Use Apple Watch if you want a timer close by. Do breath-hold rounds only sitting or lying down, never in or near water or while driving. PBros is not medical advice. Talk with a clinician before fasting or heat/cold practices if you're pregnant, breastfeeding, under medical care, or have been told not to fast. Intended for adults 18+.

Screenshots

SweatFam4 screens
PBros2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SweatFam at Free against PBros's $4.99. SweatFam also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). PBros's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 20 months). On rating, 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

SweatFam is free to download; PBros costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SweatFam against 5.0 for PBros. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SweatFam ships an update every 20 months, PBros daily. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SweatFam versus PBros: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSweatFamPBros
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB12 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFITDEGREE LLCDiscipline Dynamics LLC

Customer experience

SweatFam

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PBros

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SweatFam

No in-app purchases

None

PBros

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SweatFam free?
SweatFam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PBros free?
PBros costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SweatFam or PBros?
SweatFam and PBros are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do SweatFam or PBros have ads?
Neither SweatFam nor PBros shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SweatFam or PBros?
SweatFam ships an update every 20 months, and PBros daily. Most recently, SweatFam was updated on October 3, 2026 and PBros on October 18, 2026.

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