Comparison

PushFit vs Retainer Timer

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

Head to head
About

PushFit

Automatically count and track your push-up workouts using your device's proximity sensor. Visualize your progress with detailed graphs and calendars, and compete with friends. Customize your experience with themes and motivational photos.

Highlights
  • Automatic push-up counting
  • Workout progress tracking
  • Detailed graphs and calendars
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • Apple Health integration
  • Customizable themes and reminders
Features
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You do push-ups. PushFit counts. Place your iPhone on the ground beneath you and start pushing. The front camera tracks your face and counts every rep automatically. It even measures how deep each one goes. No tapping, no equipment, no excuses. Work out at home or anywhere. Join 475,000+ people building strength one push-up at a time. Free to use, with no subscription, ever. APP FEATURES ▶ Automatic rep counting with the front camera: face tracking measures your distance from the phone, so only real reps count ▶ Streaks that survive rest days: training banks recovery, so a Monday, Wednesday, Friday routine keeps its streak with nothing to schedule ▶ Apple Watch app that counts reps from your wrist, no iPhone needed, with a haptic tick every rep, heart-rate zones, a voice coach and five complications ▶ Live Activity with reps, sets, rest countdown, and heart rate on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island ▶ Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, including a one-tap button that logs ten push-ups without opening the app ▶ "Hey Siri, start my push-ups" to start, log, and check your count hands-free, no setup required ▶ Compete with friends and family on daily, weekly, monthly, yearly and all-time leaderboards, with friends added by a link you send ▶ Charts drawn from every single rep: your climb over time, the depth of each rep, and your heart rate through the workout ▶ A calendar of every day you trained, with the depth, consistency, stamina and rest behind each one ▶ Share a workout as a five-second video, made for Stories and Reels ▶ Records workouts in Apple Health with heart rate and calories ▶ Daily, weekly, monthly and yearly goals, drawn as rings or bars, set straight from the home screen ▶ Your music keeps playing, with the controls right on the workout screen ▶ Lifetime record of push-ups, sets and personal bests ▶ Workout reminders to keep the habit going ▶ Customizable themes with matching app icons, your own display name, plus your favorite photo for motivation ▶ Built for everyone: VoiceOver rep announcements and audio graphs for every chart THE CAMERA NEVER RECORDS Face tracking measures one thing: how far your face is from the screen. No photo or video is ever saved, and no face data ever leaves your iPhone. THE PERFECT EXERCISE The push-up is simple, functional, and scales to any fitness level. Perfect whether you're chasing your first push-up or your hundredth. PushFit slots into any routine. Push-ups target: ▶ Chest (pectorals) ▶ Shoulders (deltoids) ▶ Arms (triceps) ▶ Core (abdominals and serratus anterior) Why push-ups? ▶ Burn calories ▶ Improve cardiovascular health ▶ Strengthen the shoulder joint ▶ A real workout with zero equipment LOVE PUSHFIT? PushFit Pro is the ad-free version, with the full calendar and statistics, and The Lockout, which keeps your distracting apps locked until you do your push-ups. One purchase, and Pro is yours on every device on your Apple Account, forever.

About

Retainer Timer

This app helps users remember to put in their dental retainers or clear aligners after eating. It provides notifications and tracks daily statistics for wear time, with cloud storage for seamless device switching.

Highlights
  • Wear time reminders
  • Daily statistics
  • Cloud data storage
  • Device switching
  • Progress tracking
Features
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Do you have a product like Invisalign, a retainer or a clear aligner? Do you forget to put them back in after eating? Well, the solution is here! Retainer Timer will make sure you remember with notifications while also allowing you to view your statistics for previous days. During the day you can check your current grade for the day or look at the final grade for previous days. All of this data is stored in the cloud allowing you to switch devices freely and keep your progress and stats.

Screenshots

PushFit4 screens
Retainer Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PushFit at 4.7 against Retainer Timer's 1.0. PushFit also leads on ratings volume (2.4K vs 2). Retainer Timer's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PushFit holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PushFit has 2.4K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PushFit ships an update every 3 months, Retainer Timer fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PushFit versus Retainer Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPushFitRetainer Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.4K ratings) — better1.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews59.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.4K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBen HumphriesLachlan Maxwell

Bugs and requests

PushFit

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes or stops counting reps
  • Syncing issues with Apple Health
  • Proximity sensor not working on newer devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for other exercises (pull-ups, sit-ups, etc.)
  • Ability to customize/edit workout history
  • Improved friend/leaderboard functionality
  • More detailed workout analytics and progress tracking

Retainer Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PushFit

No in-app purchases

None

Retainer Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PushFit free?
PushFit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Retainer Timer free?
Retainer Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PushFit or Retainer Timer?
PushFit is rated higher. PushFit averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.4K ratings, while Retainer Timer averages 1.0 from 2 ratings.
Do PushFit or Retainer Timer have ads?
Neither PushFit nor Retainer Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PushFit or Retainer Timer?
PushFit ships an update every 3 months, and Retainer Timer fortnightly. Most recently, PushFit was updated on November 6, 2026 and Retainer Timer on November 2, 2026.

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