SheBeast vs Surge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Kettlebell workouts
- Bodyweight exercises
- Structured fitness programs
- Progress tracking
- Community support
- Beginner to advanced levels
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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
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
SheBeast ships an update every 2 months, Surge fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SheBeast | Surge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.49 |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Paid — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bonoli Inc. | Matthew Avery |
Customer experience
SheBeast
Surge
In-app purchases
SheBeast
- Monthly Membership$29.991 Month
- Yearly Membership$299.991 Year
Surge
- Surge Pro$0.99









