Comparison

Palmetto Proactive vs Barn Burner

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

Head to head
About

Palmetto Proactive

This app facilitates a proactive partnership between patients and their primary care physician. It helps members track progress towards personalized care goals by integrating with Apple HealthKit to display health data.

Highlights
  • Proactive physician-patient partnership
  • Affordable and transparent care costs
  • Apple HealthKit integration
  • Progress tracking towards care goals
  • Direct primary care model
Features
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We are a direct primary care (DPC) family medicine practice that reunites the physician and patient in a proactive partnership. We dedicate our efforts to your care while keeping the cost of care affordable, always transparent and known to our patients. Our app uses Apple HealthKit to read data and show that data to our members for them to track how they are progressing towards the care goals set for them.

About

Barn Burner

This app provides a high-visibility interval timer designed for intense workouts. It offers multiple pre-set modes and custom interval creation, with integrated music controls and seamless background audio support.

Highlights
  • High-visibility display
  • Multiple built-in workout modes (AMRAP, EMOM, Tabata)
  • Custom interval creation
  • In-app music controls
  • Seamless background audio support
  • Distraction-free UI
Features
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BARN BURNER — a workout timer for your whole gym. Your music's playing, you're mid-set, and the last thing you want is a timer that kills the song every time it beeps. Barn Burner doesn't. Its cues layer right over Spotify or Apple Music — no pausing, no ducking. Built for Apple TV, iPhone, and iPad, with digits big enough to read from across the room. NINE WAYS TO TRAIN • AMRAP — as many rounds as possible • For Time — race the clock, optional cap • EMOM — every minute on the minute • Tabata — 8 rounds of 20 on / 10 off • Interval — set your own work and rest • Death By — one more rep every minute • Countdown & Stopwatch • Custom Sequence — build your own multi-step workout MADE FOR THE WAY YOU TRAIN • A start countdown you set — from instant to 30 seconds • 3-2-1 warning beeps before every interval flip • Remembers your settings for every mode • Repeat your last workout with one tap • A one-of-a-kind piece of generative art every workout — share it when you finish • Big, high-contrast clock, readable across the gym SIMPLE PRICING Free to try with AMRAP and Stopwatch. Unlock all nine modes for a single $1.99 — no subscription, no ads. One purchase covers your household with Family Sharing. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No tracking. No analytics. Your settings stay on your device. Light your workouts on fire.

Screenshots

Palmetto Proactive4 screens
Barn Burner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Palmetto Proactive at none against Barn Burner's 1. Palmetto Proactive also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). Barn Burner's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. Barn Burner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Palmetto Proactive asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Palmetto Proactive against 5.0 for Barn Burner. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Palmetto Proactive ships an update every 2 months, Barn Burner every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Palmetto Proactive versus Barn Burner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPalmetto ProactiveBarn Burner
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size221 MB12 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperPalmetto Proactive Healthcare, LLCDaniel Anderson

In-app purchases

None

Palmetto Proactive

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Barn Burner

One-time1
  • Unlock All Timers$1.99

Questions

Is Palmetto Proactive free?
Palmetto Proactive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Barn Burner free?
Barn Burner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Palmetto Proactive or Barn Burner?
Palmetto Proactive and Barn Burner are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Palmetto Proactive or Barn Burner have ads?
Neither Palmetto Proactive nor Barn Burner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Palmetto Proactive or Barn Burner?
Palmetto Proactive ships an update every 2 months, and Barn Burner every 3 weeks. Most recently, Palmetto Proactive was updated on October 27, 2026 and Barn Burner on October 28, 2026.

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