Comparison

Strive Timer vs iBalance

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

Head to head
About

Strive Timer

This privacy-focused app simplifies workout recording with a distraction-free interface. Easily film your sessions, add custom details to exports, and quickly identify key moments on your video timeline. Your footage remains securely on your device.

Highlights
  • Effortless workout recording
  • Distraction-free interface
  • Customizable video exports
  • Add name and description to videos
  • Keyframes on video timeline
  • Privacy-first design
  • No sign-up required
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The Ultimate Workout Companion! Maximize your workout sessions with our streamlined, privacy-first recording app. Designed with simplicity in mind, our app helps you stay focused on what truly matters—your workout. Key Features: • Effortless Recording: Jump straight into recording with a clear and distraction-free interface. No clutter, just what you need to capture every moment of your workout. • Customizable Exports: Enhance your videos by adding your name and a workout description or a qualifier event name. Tailor each export to fit your needs and keep track of your progress. • Quickly spot key moments with keyframes right on your video timeline. • Privacy First: No sign-up required, and we don’t have access to your videos. Your workout footage stays on your device, where it belongs. Stay focused, stay private, and make every workout count with Strive Timer.

About

iBalance

Features
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iBalance is your pocket handstand coach. Whether you're working on your first wall handstand or chasing a clean freestanding hold, iBalance gives you the feedback you'd normally need a coach in the room to provide. WHAT IT DOES • Record or upload a video of your handstand • Pose tracking with 33 body points runs on-device — your videos never leave your phone • Frame-by-frame skeleton overlay so you can see exactly what your body is doing • Joint angles scored against a clean handstand line: shoulders, hips, elbows, toes • Automatic hold-time detection — finds your longest stable hold and times it for you • Plain-English feedback you can act on next attempt • Voice coaching cues during live recording — alignment, stacking, leg straightness • Trim your clip down to the segment that matters (up to 3 minutes) HOW IT WORKS 1. Open the app and either record a fresh attempt with the live skeleton overlay, or pick a video from your gallery. 2. Trim down to the part you actually want analyzed. 3. Watch frame-by-frame as iBalance scores every joint and surfaces your longest hold. WHY IT'S DIFFERENT Most form-check apps need you to upload videos to a server and wait for a human or a cloud AI to look at them. iBalance does the pose analysis right on your iPhone — instant feedback, no waiting, and your training footage stays on your device. FREE WEEK, THEN UNLOCK iBalance includes a 7-day free trial. After that, choose a monthly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Cancel anytime in your App Store subscription settings. Subscriptions auto-renew until cancelled. Manage at any time from Settings → Apple Account → Subscriptions. Terms: https://ibalance.cassandrastudios.com/terms Privacy: https://ibalance.cassandrastudios.com/privacy

Screenshots

Strive Timer4 screens
iBalance4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: iBalance at 3 against Strive Timer's 1. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Strive Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and iBalance sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Strive Timer versus iBalance: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStrive TimeriBalance
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.215.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB106 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlejandro Fernandez MaciasCASSANDRA STUDIOS EOOD

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Strive Timer

One-time1
  • Strive Center Premium$2.99
2 purchases

iBalance

Subscriptions1
  • Handstand Pro$4.991 Month
One-time1
  • Handstand Coach Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Strive Timer free?
Strive Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iBalance free?
iBalance is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Strive Timer or iBalance have ads?
Neither Strive Timer nor iBalance shows ads.

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