B&M vs Kettlebell Protocol
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
B&M
Train at home with personalized kettlebell and bodyweight workouts. Build muscle, lose fat, and improve mobility with guided sessions and structured programs. Track progress and connect with a supportive community.
- Personalized workout plans
- Kettlebell and bodyweight training
- Instructional videos and timer
- Structured programs
- Progress tracking
- Community support
- Customizable workouts
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Get strong. Move freely. Train at home with kettlebell and bodyweight workouts matched to your goals, experience, schedule, and equipment. Bells and Moves gives you flexible workouts when you want to train today and structured programs when you want a clear path forward. Build muscle, lose fat, get stronger, feel healthier, and improve mobility with training you can do at home. Choose bodyweight workouts, kettlebell workouts, or sessions that combine both. Each workout includes clear exercise guidance, instructional videos, and a built-in timer so you always know what to do next. For kettlebell enthusiasts, explore community-approved programs including: • Armor Building Complex • 10,000 Kettlebell Swing Challenge • Dry Fighting Weight • Simple & Sinister • Snatch and Long Cycle competition programs What you can do: • Find Your Next Workout: Explore personalized categories and workouts based on your goals and equipment. • Train Your Way: Use bodyweight, kettlebells, or both. Clubbell, mace, and sandbag training are also supported. • Follow a Program: Build consistency with proven kettlebell programs and clear progression. • Plan & Track: Efficiently plan your training and monitor progress with statistics on weight lifted and calories burned. • Adjust: Modify volume and intensity based on your body's feedback. • Stay Consistent: Schedule training reminders and keep your routine moving forward. • Encourage: Give and receive virtual high-fives, celebrating completed sessions together as a community. • Connect: Share support and get real feedback from experienced lifters by commenting on training sessions. Work out anytime, anywhere – at home, in the gym, or outdoors. FAQs: • Don’t know where to start? Your Home categories and recommendations are personalized around your goals, experience, preferred training style, and equipment. • Don’t know how to perform exercises? Each training session includes instructional videos for every exercise. • How much equipment do I need? You can train with bodyweight alone, one or two kettlebells, or combine both. Clubbells, maces, and sandbags are optional. • Can you get in shape at home? Yes. Bodyweight and kettlebell training can help you build muscle, lose fat, improve mobility, and get stronger without depending on a gym. • What if I struggle with consistency? Training reminders, ready-to-start workouts, and structured programs help you stay consistent and stick to your routine. • Can I create my own training plan? Yes! You can either choose from complete training programs or use the custom program builder to tailor your workouts, including exercises, weights, repetitions, and progression rate. • Don’t know how many sets and repetitions to perform, when to start, and when to rest? The app provides precise workout prescriptions and rest times, along with a built-in interval timer to guide you through each session. • Not achieving desired results with current training? Our programs are designed based on principles of personalization and progressive overload, ensuring you enjoy continual progress and desired results over time. • Feeling tired or overtrained? Bells and Moves tracks your Rate of Perceived Exertion and offers recommendations to prevent overtraining and maintain your level of performance. • Want to track your progress? The app collects detailed statistics for each training session and exercise so you can monitor progress effectively. • Need flexibility in your training plan? You can change parameters of your training plan at any time and continue the progression without restarting the plan. Bells and Moves was formerly known as Kettlebell Craft Training. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Kettlebell Protocol
Log your kettlebell workouts with a focused tracker. Build custom sessions, manage exercises, and monitor progress with smart timers and detailed stats. Designed for serious kettlebell athletes.
- Log kettlebell sessions
- Build custom workouts
- Create exercise complexes
- Smart timers (EMOM, Interval, Stopwatch)
- Track weekly volume and streaks
- Detect personal records
- Large, gym-friendly interface
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Track your kettlebell training with purpose. Kettlebell Protocol is a workout tracker built specifically for kettlebell athletes. No bloated features, no complicated interfaces. Just the tools you need to log your sessions and build consistent practice. DAILY PRACTICE Built around the proven formula of swings and Turkish get-ups. Set your weights, track your sessions, and build an unbreakable training habit. SESSION BUILDER Create custom training sessions with multiple blocks. Chain exercises, complexes, timers, and rest periods into complete workouts. Save your favorites and run them with one tap. COMPLEXES Build and save multi-exercise combinations. Run them as rounds or AMRAP-style with automatic rest timing. SMART TIMERS Three timer modes designed for kettlebell work: • EMOM: Every Minute On the Minute with automatic set tracking • Interval: Work/rest periods with customizable durations • Stopwatch: Open-ended tracking for self-paced sessions TRACK WHAT MATTERS • Weekly sessions, sets, and volume moved • Training streaks to keep you accountable • Personal records automatically detected • Quick-start recent workouts with one tap DESIGNED FOR THE GYM • Large, easy-to-tap buttons • Clear timer displays visible at a glance • Haptic feedback for hands-free awareness • Dark interface that works in any lighting Built by a kettlebell practitioner with 6 years of daily practice. No gimmicks, no AI coaching, no social features. Just a clean tool for serious training.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Kettlebell Protocol at 100% against B&M's 65%. Kettlebell Protocol also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). B&M's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly) and ratings volume (58 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. B&M sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days and Kettlebell Protocol sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Kettlebell Protocol holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: B&M has 58 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of B&M's written reviews are positive against 100% of Kettlebell Protocol's.
B&M ships an update every 4 days, Kettlebell Protocol fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | B&M | Kettlebell Protocol |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (58 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 58 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Power Craft Training, LLC | Emanuel Quimper |
Customer experience
B&M
Kettlebell Protocol
In-app purchases
B&M
- Weekly plan$7.997 Days
- Monthly plan$19.991 Month
- Monthly plan1 Month trial$19.991 Month
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- Quarterly plan$39.993 Months
- Quarterly plan1 Month trial$39.993 Months
- Discounted Premium Access7 Days trial$55.991 Year
- Annual plan7 Days trial$79.991 Year
- Annual plan1 Month trial$79.991 Year
- Discounted Lifetime Access$69.99
- Lifetime access$99.99
Kettlebell Protocol
- Pro Lifetime$19.99









