Comparison

PushFit vs Push Ups Trainer Challenge

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

Push Ups Trainer Challenge

This app guides users through a structured 8-week program to build strength and stamina, aiming to achieve 100 pushups. It features voice cues, progress tracking, and community sharing to motivate users of all fitness levels.

Highlights
  • 8-week 0-100 pushups program
  • Voice coach guidance
  • Achievement badges and awards
  • Community sharing via social media
  • Curated motivational music
  • Unlimited access to all pro features
Features
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■ Join the millions completing the Zen Challenge Series! ■ 0 to 100 Pushups in 8 weeks! ■ Featured on Glamour Magazine, Yahoo!’s Appolicious, Popsugar Fitness, Apple’s “What’s Hot”, Apple’s “New & Noteworthy”, and doctor recommended on healthTap! "Could barely do 20 pushups, but this program challenged me and got me to my goal! Easy straightforward program. Just press start and the voice coach guided me through!" Are you ready for the 100 Pushups Challenge? Train your body and build up to completing 100 pushups with same people that brought you the OFFICIAL #1 5K Training app C25K®. Using a proven program, you will be able to complete 100 pushups after just 8 weeks! The Zen Challenge Series is tailored towards all fitness levels. From first-timers to fitness veterans, this app will build up your strength and stamina to complete 100 pushups. ≈ It's easy and straight forward to start ≈ 1. Just open the app and start! 2. Listen to the voice cues! ≈ Features ≈ ◎ First 2 weeks are free! Get started today! ◎ Achieve badges and awards for finishing a workout! ◎ Intuitive user friendly interface ◎ Integrated with Facebook/Twitter/Instagram communities, so share your progress and achievements! ≈ NEW Zen Unlimited Pass - Try it for free! ≈ ◉ Award winning music curated from top DJ's! ◉ Scientifically proven to increase motivation by 35% ◉ Unlimited access to all pro features across ALL Zen Labs Fitness apps We hope you enjoy the app and find it to be a useful training tool. Please leave us any friendly feedback, and rate us if you like the app! Questions/comments regarding the app? Please email us at contactus@zenlabsfitness.com or visit us at www.zenlabsfitness.com. ≈ Connect ≈ Facebook: @C25Kfree Twitter: @C25Kfree Instagram: @officialc25k Hashtag: #C25K https://forums.zenlabsfitness.com Subscription pricing and terms: The subscription will automatically renew unless turned off in your iTunes Account Settings at least 24 hours before current period ends. You can go to your iTunes Account settings to manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew. Your iTunes Account will be charged when the purchase is confirmed. If you subscribe before your free trial ends, the rest of your free trial period will be forfeited as soon as your purchase is confirmed. Privacy Policy & Terms of Use: https://www.zenlabsfitness.com/privacy-policy/ https://www.zenlabsfitness.com/terms-of-service/ Legal Disclaimer This app and any information given by it or by Zen Labs Fitness are for educational purposes only. They are not intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. You should always consult your healthcare provider before beginning any fitness program.

Screenshots

PushFit4 screens
Push Ups Trainer Challenge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PushFit at none against Push Ups Trainer Challenge's 3. PushFit also leads on review sentiment (59% vs 49%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Push Ups Trainer Challenge sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. PushFit asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for PushFit against 4.7 for Push Ups Trainer Challenge. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.3K and 3.4K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 59% of PushFit's written reviews are positive against 49% of Push Ups Trainer Challenge's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PushFit ships an update every 3 months, Push Ups Trainer Challenge every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PushFit versus Push Ups Trainer Challenge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPushFitPush Ups Trainer Challenge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.3K ratings) — better4.7 (3.4K ratings)
Positive reviews58.9% of reviews — better49.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2.3K3.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBen HumphriesZen Labs

Customer experience

PushFit

All ratings2,329 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral4.7%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews192 reviews
Positive58.9%
Neutral12.0%
Negative29.2%

Push Ups Trainer Challenge

All ratings3,385 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral2.7%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews147 reviews
Positive49.0%
Neutral7.5%
Negative43.5%

User reviews

PushFit

From 2.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Helpful for tracking progress
  • 💡 Motivating for fitness goals
  • 🔓 Free app with no subscription required

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent push-up detection
  • 🔍 Requires precise phone positioning
  • 🔍 Face/proximity detection not always reliable
  • 🔍 Manually logging reps can be tedious

Push Ups Trainer Challenge

From 3.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and effective
  • 🚀 Helps build up to 100 push-ups
  • 💪 Motivational and challenging
  • 📈 Tracks progress well

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Locked content behind paywall
  • 🤯 Subscription model for existing paid users
  • 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
  • 🔍 Lacks customization options

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

Push Ups Trainer Challenge

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Timer stops when switching apps
  • Inconsistent performance across devices
  • Syncing issues between devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Apple Watch support
  • Ability to reset or restart progress
  • More push-up variations and challenges
  • Better offline functionality

In-app purchases

None

PushFit

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Push Ups Trainer Challenge

Subscriptions3
  • Zen Unlimited Pass Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Zen Power Playlist 3 Months7 Days trial$29.993 Months
  • Zen Unlimited Pass Annual7 Days trial$74.991 Year

Questions

Is PushFit free?
PushFit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Push Ups Trainer Challenge free?
Push Ups Trainer Challenge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PushFit or Push Ups Trainer Challenge?
PushFit is rated higher. PushFit averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.3K ratings, while Push Ups Trainer Challenge averages 4.7 from 3.4K ratings.
Do PushFit or Push Ups Trainer Challenge have ads?
Neither PushFit nor Push Ups Trainer Challenge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PushFit or Push Ups Trainer Challenge?
PushFit ships an update every 3 months, and Push Ups Trainer Challenge every 2 months. Most recently, PushFit was updated on October 15, 2026 and Push Ups Trainer Challenge on October 7, 2026.

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