Comparison

NS Boxing vs Heavy Bag Workout

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

Head to head
About

NS Boxing

This app provides guided boxing workout sessions with customizable round times and voice-guided punch combinations. It offers professional-quality callouts to maximize training effectiveness for all skill levels. The interface is designed for ease of use, even while wearing gloves.

Highlights
  • Customizable workout sessions
  • Voice-guided punch combinations
  • Adjustable round times and rest periods
  • Standard boxing number system or full punch names
  • Journal tool for progress tracking
  • Preset combinations designed by professionals
Features
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NS Boxing - Your Personal Corner Coach, no frills, no accounts, no data collection, no adds, just boxing workout sessions! First published in 2013, NS Boxing returns in 2025 with a complete rebuild and modernized interface. Part of the New School Army project but perfect for any boxing enthusiast, this essential training companion helps boxers of all levels perfect their technique through guided combination workouts. FEATURES: - Customizable workout sessions with adjustable round times, rest periods, and number of rounds - Voice-guided punch combinations that call out moves in real-time - Option to use standard boxing number system (1-2-3) or full punch names (Jab-Cross-Hook) - Adjustable voice speed and combo frequency to match your training intensity - Multiple voice options for clear audio cues during your workout - Clean, intuitive interface designed for use while wearing gloves - Specialized preset combinations designed by boxing professionals - Pause, resume, and skip functions for complete control of your training session - Simple settings menu to personalize your workout experience MORE: - Journal tool to track your progress and take notes - Links to external sites for the boxing news, associations and training Whether you're hitting the heavy bag, working mitts with a partner, or shadow boxing, NS Boxing delivers professional-quality combination callouts timed to maximize your training effectiveness. Perfect for beginners learning basic combinations, intermediate boxers developing their skills, or advanced fighters maintaining their edge. Train like a professional with NS Boxing - your digital corner coach from New School Army. New for 2025: Completely rebuilt from the ground up with enhanced voice clarity, more combination variations, and improved timing controls to match your skill level.

About

Heavy Bag Workout

This app provides guided boxing workouts with a virtual coach calling out combinations and offering technique advice. It allows you to integrate your own music and customize round lengths and rest periods. Track your progress and sync data with Apple Health.

Highlights
  • Virtual boxing coach calling combinations
  • Integrate your own music
  • Customizable round and rest periods
  • Technique demonstration videos
  • Workout progress tracking
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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YOUR MUSIC. RICK IN YOUR CORNER. Gloves on. Mind clear. Heavy Bag brings real boxing coaching to your workout, with combinations called as you move. Less to remember. More time finding your rhythm. Coach Rick Sweeney calls the punches and shares advice on breathing, stance and technique. Hear the combinations, follow the rhythm of the recorded bag work, and keep your attention on the bag. YOUR SOUNDTRACK, YOUR BALANCE Start music in your favourite music app, then bring Rick into the mix. Preview his coaching before you start, adjust Coach level whenever you need, and keep sound controls close throughout the workout. Keep music lower holds a steady balance through speech pauses, rounds and rests. ROUNDS THAT FIT YOU Start with The classic six: six 3-minute rounds, 60-second rests, orthodox. Choose another curated session or customise your own: up to 10 rounds, 2- or 3-minute rounds, 30- or 60-second rests, orthodox or southpaw, and optional recovery coaching. Original English and Spanish coaching are included. A FRESH ORDER, WHEN YOU WANT IT Switch on Shuffle to explore more of the coaching library in shorter sessions. Recordings play in a fresh order without repeating until the available set has been used. Prefer the familiar sequence? Original order remains the default. CREDIT FOR THE WORK Track completed and partial workouts, rounds and boxing time. Add your weight manually for estimated active calories. Export your session history whenever you like. YOUR BOXING, IN APPLE HEALTH Choose to save Boxing workouts and estimated active calories to Apple Health. A short introduction explains the benefit and your choices. Health is optional, and Heavy Bag does not read your Health history. Calorie estimates use weight and active boxing time, excluding rests and pauses; they are not heart-rate measurements. WATCH IT. PUT IT TO WORK. Rick’s original technique films demonstrate punches, combinations and hand wrapping, ready to revisit at your own pace. BEAUTIFULLY REBUILT A native iOS design with warm clay colours, glass details, photography and a leather bag that responds subtly to your phone. Better-balanced playback levels and gentler round signals help the original coaching feel at home in your soundtrack. No account. No subscription. Coaching and technique films are available offline, and workout audio continues with the screen locked. Your music service may require its own connection or subscription. Heavy Bag / Box4Fitness. Your corner. Every round.

Screenshots

NS Boxing4 screens
Heavy Bag Workout4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Heavy Bag Workout at 4.2 against NS Boxing's 3.2. NS Boxing's advantage is update cadence (every 9 months vs every 23 months) and price ($0.99 vs $2.99). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

NS Boxing costs $0.99 and Heavy Bag Workout $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Heavy Bag Workout holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 9 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of NS Boxing's written reviews are positive against 50% of Heavy Bag Workout's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NS Boxing ships an update every 9 months, Heavy Bag Workout every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
NS Boxing versus Heavy Bag Workout: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNS BoxingHeavy Bag Workout
Price$0.99 — better$2.99
Rating3.2 (5 ratings)4.2 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings59 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 months — betterEvery 23 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB176 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperPolemics Applications LLCPeter Rogers

Customer experience

NS Boxing

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%

Heavy Bag Workout

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

NS Boxing

No in-app purchases

None

Heavy Bag Workout

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NS Boxing free?
NS Boxing costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Heavy Bag Workout free?
Heavy Bag Workout costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NS Boxing or Heavy Bag Workout?
Heavy Bag Workout is rated higher. NS Boxing averages 3.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Heavy Bag Workout averages 4.2 from 9 ratings.
Do NS Boxing or Heavy Bag Workout have ads?
Neither NS Boxing nor Heavy Bag Workout shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NS Boxing or Heavy Bag Workout?
NS Boxing ships an update every 9 months, and Heavy Bag Workout every 23 months. Most recently, NS Boxing was updated on November 5, 2026 and Heavy Bag Workout on November 7, 2026.

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