Comparison

Pushups Coach vs CounterUps

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

Head to head
About

Pushups Coach

This app guides you through a structured plan to increase your pushup count, aiming for 100 consecutive reps. It tracks your progress, offers various pushup types, and allows for custom plans and reminders. Achieve your fitness goals in about 30 minutes per week.

Highlights
  • Structured pushup training plan
  • Progress tracking and calorie burn
  • Graphical training log
  • Customizable reminders
  • Introduction to pushup postures
  • Customizable exercise plans
  • Apple Watch support
Features
Read full description

Pushups is a great upper body and easy to do exercise, it will train your muscles in the chest, shoulders, triceps, back, abs and the legs. If you make your decision to increase your strength, if you want to break your records of pushups, if you want to do 100 consecutive pushups, follow Pushups Coach, this app is to help you achieving the goal. No matter what level you are in at this moment, just follow Pushups Coach’s plan, do step by step, and only take about 30 minutes a week, you will become the hero of yourself after six weeks. Key Features: ⁃ Well designed pushups plan. ⁃ Track your pushups trainings and calories burned. ⁃ Graphical log of your each pushups and calorie burnt. ⁃ Music plays, make it more fun when you are doing pushups. ⁃ Ten types of pushups postures introduction by words and pictures. ⁃ Custom pushups reminder. ⁃ Support backstage running. ⁃ Passcode function. ⁃ Supports Face ID passcode. ⁃ Share your trainings with your friends. ⁃ Make your own exercise plan if you have finished the default plan or think they are too easy or too hard. ⁃ Supports WiFi backup & restore. ⁃ Supports Dropbox backup and restore. ⁃ Supports Apple Watch version. ⁃ Supports universal version. If you have any question or suggestion, please send email to our support userfeed@vip.tom.com.

About

CounterUps

This app offers personalized home workout plans, including push-up challenges and custom training based on your metrics. Track your progress, sync data with Apple Health, and stay motivated with reminders to achieve your fitness goals.

Highlights
  • Personalized workout planner
  • Push-up challenges
  • Distance sensor for exercise counting
  • Heart rate data stats
  • Sync with Apple Health
  • Customizable fitness goals
  • Reminder and notification system
Features
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CounterUps counts your push-ups for you. Put your iPhone on the floor under your chest, screen up. On Face ID iPhones the front camera watches each rep, so you don't have to tap. # Train to earn screen time Block the apps that distract you and unlock them with push-ups. Requires iOS Screen Time. Pro can change how many seconds each rep is worth. # Automatic counting - Front camera / TrueDepth (recommended on Face ID iPhones) - Proximity sensor as an alternative - Sound and haptics, so you don't need to watch the screen - Manual tap and voice counting always available You can also place your iPhone in landscape beside your body: it films a side view, counts automatically, and saves a training video. # Five workout modes - Reps: set a number and finish it - Time: train for a set duration - Calories: keep going until you hit your target - Intervals: sets and rest you define - Free: no cap, just count # Eight 30-day programs Eight progressive 30-day tracks, from an absolute-beginner track to a daily 30-rep track. Three are free. Pick the weekdays that work for you, and the app builds the calendar. # Progress - Workout history and achievements - Workouts can sync calories to Apple Health - Apple Watch counting with motion sensors - Full statistics, strength curves, and the yearly calendar are Pro # Free and Pro Free includes automatic counting, all five modes, screen-time exchange, achievements, and three 30-day programs. Pro unlocks the other five programs, full statistics, the training calendar, deeper analysis, iCloud sync, custom scheduling, an adjustable exchange rate, and more app icons (2 free, 4 with Pro). Some subscription plans include a free trial. Price and trial eligibility are shown in the app before you confirm a purchase. # Links FAQ: https://github.com/chenhuaizhe/FAQ/blob/master/pushups_faq.md Terms of Use: https://www.bigbeefit.com/counterups/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.bigbeefit.com/counterups/privacy We use the standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Pushups Coach4 screens
CounterUps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CounterUps at 4.9 against Pushups Coach's 4.0. CounterUps also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months). Pushups Coach's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and review sentiment (82% vs 55%). 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. CounterUps sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Pushups Coach asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CounterUps holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 128 and 31 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 82% of Pushups Coach's written reviews are positive against 55% of CounterUps's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pushups Coach ships an update every 6 months, CounterUps weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pushups Coach versus CounterUps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPushups CoachCounterUps
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (128 ratings)4.9 (31 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.2% of reviews — better55.2% of reviews
Number of ratings128 — better31
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB96 MB
Age rating4+9+
Developer倩 赵源 陈

Customer experience

Pushups Coach

All ratings128 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral7.8%
Negative19.5%
Written reviews230 reviews
Positive82.2%
Neutral5.2%
Negative12.6%

CounterUps

All ratings31 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive55.2%
Neutral17.2%
Negative27.6%

Bugs and requests

Pushups Coach

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App freezes at loading screen
  • App not compatible with latest iOS updates
  • App resets progress during workouts

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add camera to count push-ups automatically
  • Provide more guidance on how to use the app
  • Allow adjusting difficulty level more easily

CounterUps

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Pushups Coach

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

CounterUps

Subscriptions8
  • Push-up weekly subscription$2.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Pushups Monthly Subscription$6.991 Month
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  • Push-up annual subscription$14.991 Year
  • Push-up training subscription7 Days trial$24.996 Months
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Premium Plus Bundle$24.991 Year
  • Pushups Annual Subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • CounterUps Pro$89.99

Questions

Is Pushups Coach free?
Pushups Coach is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CounterUps free?
CounterUps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pushups Coach or CounterUps?
CounterUps is rated higher. Pushups Coach averages 4.0 out of 5 from 128 ratings, while CounterUps averages 4.9 from 31 ratings.
Do Pushups Coach or CounterUps have ads?
Both Pushups Coach and CounterUps show ads.
Which is updated more often, Pushups Coach or CounterUps?
Pushups Coach ships an update every 6 months, and CounterUps weekly. Most recently, Pushups Coach was updated on October 24, 2026 and CounterUps on October 24, 2026.

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