Boxa vs Cronos Academy
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
Cronos Academy
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Cronos is your boxing coach in your pocket. Learn the fundamentals with a structured video library — stance, punches, defense, footwork, strategy, and mindset — then put it into practice with guided training sessions. Build your own workout from a catalog of exercises with looping demo clips, or use Heavy Bag mode: combos are called out by voice in real time while you train, so you never have to look at your phone. Whether you're stepping into boxing for the first time or training on your own between gym sessions, Cronos gives you a clear path to follow and keeps track of your streak and progress along the way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cronos Academy at none against Boxa's 3. Boxa's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). On price, ads, device support 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
Both are free to download. Boxa sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Cronos Academy asks for nothing beyond the download.
Boxa ships an update every 4 days, Cronos Academy monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Boxa | Cronos Academy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Thomas Favey | Bastien Joubert |
In-app purchases
Boxa
- Shadowboxing.pro Special Offer$3.99
- Shadowboxing.pro lifetime$8.99
- Boxa Plus$19.99
Cronos Academy
No in-app purchases








