Comparison

SheBeast vs Surge

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

Head to head
About

SheBeast

This fitness app guides users through kettlebell and bodyweight exercises to build strength and endurance. It offers structured programs for all levels, progress tracking, and a supportive community. An active subscription is required for full access.

Highlights
  • Kettlebell workouts
  • Bodyweight exercises
  • Structured fitness programs
  • Progress tracking
  • Community support
  • Beginner to advanced levels
Features
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SheBeast is your ultimate fitness app, empowering individuals of all fitness levels to unleash their inner strength. With a focus on kettlebell and bodyweight workouts, SheBeast offers a variety of structured programs designed to help you learn and master kettlebells, build strength, increase endurance, and achieve your personal fitness goals. Whether you’re a beginner looking for guided progressions or an experienced athlete seeking a new challenge, SheBeast delivers effective, no-nonsense workouts. Track your progress, stay motivated, and join a community of strong, like-minded individuals who are all about reaching new heights in their fitness journey. To get access to the app an active subscription is required. Standard Apple's terms of service apply: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://shebeast.ymove.app/privacy-policy-app

About

Surge

This interval timer app supports various workout styles like HIIT, Tabata, and boxing rounds. It offers customizable work/rest periods, round counts, and presets, with clear audio and haptic cues to guide your training without needing to watch the clock.

Highlights
  • Customizable work and rest periods
  • Adjustable round counts
  • Pre-set workout modes (HIIT, Tabata, Boxing)
  • Audio and haptic cues
  • Save custom workout presets
  • Glanceable countdown timer
Features
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Surge is a beautifully designed interval timer for HIIT, Tabata, boxing rounds, EMOM and any circuit-style workout — at home, in the gym or ringside. Pay once and it's yours forever. No subscriptions, no in-app purchases, no ads — every feature included. Set your work and rest, pick your rounds and press play — Surge calls every phase with beeps and haptics, so you train bell to bell without watching the clock. ROUNDS READY TO GO • Tabata — 20s work / 10s rest × 8 rounds • HIIT — 40s work / 20s rest × 10 rounds • Boxing — 3:00 rounds with 1:00 rest × 6 • EMOM — 60-second intervals × 10 • Stretch — 30s holds / 10s rest × 12 • Edit any built-in preset to match your training YOUR WORKOUT, YOUR RULES • Work from 5 seconds to 10 minutes, rest up to 5 minutes • 1–50 rounds, with an optional preparation countdown • Save up to 20 presets with custom names and icons • Skip a phase mid-workout; the screen stays awake to the final bell • A large, glanceable countdown with an animated progress ring BUILT RIGHT • Pay once, own it for life — the price you see is everything • No subscriptions, no in-app purchases, no upsells • No ads, ever • Megabytes, not gigabytes — no ad libraries, no analytics SDKs, nothing that isn't the app itself • No account and no data collection — your presets never leave your device • Designed for iPhone and iPad Download Surge and let every round run itself.

Screenshots

SheBeast4 screens
Surge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SheBeast at Free against Surge's $1.49. SheBeast also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 18.6). Surge's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

SheBeast is free to download; Surge costs $1.49 up front. SheBeast sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month and Surge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SheBeast against 5.0 for Surge. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SheBeast ships an update every 2 months, Surge fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SheBeast versus Surge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSheBeastSurge
PriceFree — better$1.49
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionPaid — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.1 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBonoli Inc.Matthew Avery

Customer experience

SheBeast

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Surge

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SheBeast

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Membership$29.991 Month
  • Yearly Membership$299.991 Year
1 purchases

Surge

One-time1
  • Surge Pro$0.99

Questions

Is SheBeast free?
SheBeast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Surge free?
Surge costs $1.49, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SheBeast or Surge?
SheBeast and Surge are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do SheBeast or Surge have ads?
Neither SheBeast nor Surge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SheBeast or Surge?
SheBeast ships an update every 2 months, and Surge fortnightly. Most recently, SheBeast was updated on October 24, 2026 and Surge on October 22, 2026.

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