Comparison

Pood vs Daruma

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

Head to head
About

Pood

Log and monitor your kettlebell swing and Turkish get-up workouts. Track progress with a clean interface, workout history, and customizable weight selection. Designed for serious practitioners aiming for specific fitness goals.

Highlights
  • One-tap set logging
  • Built-in workout timer
  • Full workout history
  • Customizable weight selection
  • Right/left hand tracking for get-ups
  • Share workout summaries
Features
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A pood is the old Russian unit of weight — the native language of kettlebells. A 16 kg bell is one pood; a 32 kg bell is two. Pood is the tracker for people who take kettlebell training seriously — whatever unit their bells are stamped in. Most kettlebell apps are workout-video libraries with a rep counter bolted on. Pood is the opposite: tracking first. Log sets one-handed mid-session, watch your volume build across months, and follow structured minimalist programs without the bloat. LOG WITHOUT FRICTION • Giant one-handed controls — your other hand is holding a bell • Reps, sets, left/right sides, and the exact bell you used • Rest timer with a quiet haptic pulse • Session summary with a clean shareable card SEE YOUR STRENGTH ADD UP • Cumulative poods lifted — lifetime training volume in the unit that started it all • Every number in your unit, totals included: kilograms, pounds, or poods, your choice • Volume trends, personal records, session density, streaks • Interactive charts you can scrub FOLLOW A PROGRAM, NOT A FEED • Daily Minimalist: the classic hundred swings and ten get-ups (free) • Groundwork: three rotating sessions to build strength and confidence with the core kettlebell lifts (free) • Grindwork: progress from Groundwork with press ladders, unilateral let work, and a measured swing interval • Press Ladders, Two-Bell Builder, the 10,000 Swing Challenge, Snatch Foundations • Enroll once and the home screen knows your next session YOURS, LOCALLY • No account, no feed, no ads • Works fully offline — your data stays on your device • Saves finished workouts to Apple Health • Log in kg, lb, or poods — switch anytime, everything converts, always free The free tier is complete: unlimited logging, your full history, two full programs, and core progress charts. Premium adds the complete analytics suite, the program builder, the premium programs, and export/import capabilities. Bought the unlock in Kettlebell Tracker v1? Premium is yours for good. Pood — the original unit of strength. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://pood.fit/privacy/

About

Daruma

Features
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Complete ten sessions to see your Daruma become whole, then begin the cycle anew. Daruma is a breath-awareness meditation timer built around the Japanese Daruma tradition of commitment and perseverance. Complete ten sessions and your Daruma doll transforms — a living record of the intention you keep returning to your practice. Each session guides you through a simple, traditional breathing practice. When you're ready to sit in silence, an unguided timer mode is one tap away. Choose your duration, sit, and begin. Your progress stays visible on your Home Screen throughout the journey in a widget. Begin your first session today.

Screenshots

Pood4 screens
Daruma4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Daruma at none against Pood's 4. Daruma also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). Pood's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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. Pood sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Daruma asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pood ships an update every 3 weeks, Daruma every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pood versus Daruma: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPoodDaruma
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSVO Technologies LLCMichal Sverak

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Pood

Subscriptions2
  • Pood Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Pood Premium Annual7 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time2
  • Kettlebell Tracker Premium$7.99
  • Pood Premium Lifetime$89.99
None

Daruma

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pood free?
Pood is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Daruma free?
Daruma is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pood or Daruma have ads?
Neither Pood nor Daruma shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pood or Daruma?
Pood ships an update every 3 weeks, and Daruma every 5 days. Most recently, Pood was updated on October 8, 2026 and Daruma on October 25, 2026.

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