Boxa vs PunchLab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Boxa
This app calls out boxing combinations in real-time to guide your shadowboxing or bag work. It offers customizable workouts, combo generation, and support for various disciplines like boxing, kickboxing, and Muay Thai, all without distractions.
- Real-time combo calling
- Customizable workouts
- Combo generator
- Support for boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai
- Timed rounds and custom moves
- No equipment or partner needed
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Shows up. Calls your combos. Disappears. Tap start and go. Combos called out as you shadow box solo or hit the bag. Stay in the workout, not in your head. "Great shadowboxing app with the right features to get going." - Ara Keeps up as you get serious. It's all in there. Boxing, kickboxing, and Muay Thai. Ready-made workouts and training drills from cardio to fight simulation. Punches, kicks, elbows, knees, defense, and footwork. Never run out of combos. The combo generator builds a fresh set in seconds. Pick your moves, set the length, and go. Make it yours. Build your own combos, custom moves and timed rounds. Set your pace, pick your discipline, train exactly how you want. No equipment or partner needed. "It gives you thousands of combo options. If you don't know how to create one, it will do it for you… It has everything: kicks, dodges, punches, elbows… it's insane." - M.C.E.L.P Forget it until you need it. No subscription hanging over you. No notifications pulling you back in. No ads. Use it free or pay once. Either way, the app stays out of your life until you want it. "Simple and easy to use, it limits all distractions." - Chutong
PunchLab
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PunchLab — Punch & Kick Force Meter PunchLab turns your iPhone into a professional punch and kick force meter, giving boxers, martial artists and trainers instant feedback on strike power and technique. How it works Secure your iPhone to the punching bag using an armband, tape or stretch band. PunchLab uses the phone's built-in accelerometer to detect each impact and calculate the force in Newtons, along with the angle of the strike from the ideal hitting axis. Three training modes Power Mode — measures and announces the force of each individual strike as you train Speed Mode — counts how many strikes you land in a set time period Time Mode — records how long it takes to reach a target number of strikes Solo and Two-Phone modes Use PunchLab on a single iPhone attached to the bag, or pair two iPhones via Bluetooth — one on the bag as the Sender, one with the trainer as the Receiver — for real-time coaching from ringside. Training feedback Force reading in Newtons for every strike Strike angle showing how straight and true each punch lands Hit count and session averages Visual gauge and bar chart updated in real time Optional spoken readout of force and angle after each strike Session logging Every session is logged with a full hit-by-hit table showing force, angle and timing. Logs can be emailed directly from the app for ongoing performance tracking. Unlock email reporting A one-time in-app purchase unlocks the ability to email session logs, perfect for trainers tracking multiple athletes over time.
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Verdict
Boxa and PunchLab are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Boxa sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and PunchLab sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Boxa | PunchLab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thomas Favey | John Harvey |
In-app purchases
Boxa
- Shadowboxing.pro Special Offer$3.99
- Shadowboxing.pro lifetime$8.99
- Boxa Plus$19.99
PunchLab
- Unlock Email Reports$2.99









