Comparison

Boxa vs Bagwork

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Real-time combo calling
  • Customizable workouts
  • Combo generator
  • Support for boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai
  • Timed rounds and custom moves
  • No equipment or partner needed
Features
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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

About

Bagwork

Features
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Built for fighters wanting to train their best in Boxing, MMA, Muay Thai, and Kickboxing. YOUR COMBO LIBRARY Every combo you learn in class, from your coach, or on the mat, saved in Bagwork. Name your combos so they make sense to you. Choose which combos you want to draw from in each workout. The library you build in your first week trains alongside you into your tenth month. AUDIO CALLOUTS THAT KEEP YOU HONEST Bagwork pulls combinations from your library throughout each round and calls them aloud - so you stay locked in on the bag, not stuck in your head. You don't get to pick what comes next and you can’t revert back to repeating your “comfort combos”. You train the full range of everything you know, which is the only way any of it sticks. ROUNDS BUILT AROUND YOU Choose your combos and set your round length, rest period, and dial your intensity. Save the sessions that work and come back to them. Bagwork structures the session exactly as you want - you just show up and fight. WHAT'S INSIDE - Real-time audio combo callouts, so you can keep those eyes up, hands ready - Personal combo library you build and control - For Boxing, Muay Thai, and Kickboxing - Fully adjustable round length, rest time, and intensity - Save and repeat your favourite sessions - Full session history so nothing goes untracked - Boxing bell, countdown cues, and haptic alerts - Set weekly training goals and watch your consistency build with visual progress rings Your best rounds, every time. Download Bagwork and level up your progress now. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Bagwork is available with a 14-day free trial, then monthly or annual subscription. Bagwork requires a subscription to access combo library building, audio callouts, and custom rounds. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID Account Settings. Licensed Application End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Bagwork Privacy Policy: https://www.bagwork.co/privacy Bagwork Cookie Policy: https://www.bagwork.co/cookie-policy

Screenshots

Boxa4 screens
Bagwork4 screens

Verdict

The call

Boxa and Bagwork are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Boxa sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Bagwork sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Boxa ships an update every 4 days, Bagwork weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Boxa versus Bagwork: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoxaBagwork
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB74 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperThomas FaveyBAGWORK LIMITED

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Boxa

One-time3
  • Shadowboxing.pro Special Offer$3.99
  • Shadowboxing.pro lifetime$8.99
  • Boxa Plus$19.99
2 purchases

Bagwork

Subscriptions2
  • Bagwork Subscription14 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Bagwork Subscription14 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Boxa free?
Boxa is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bagwork free?
Bagwork is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Boxa or Bagwork have ads?
Neither Boxa nor Bagwork shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Boxa or Bagwork?
Boxa ships an update every 4 days, and Bagwork weekly. Most recently, Boxa was updated on October 24, 2026 and Bagwork on October 28, 2026.

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