Incremental vs Hard Time
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Incremental
This app generates personalized gym exercise suggestions based on your past performance and perceived difficulty. It automatically adjusts exercise intensity and offers a range of additional features to support your fitness journey. Track your progress and optimize your workouts with intelligent recommendations.
- Randomized exercise suggestions
- Automatic increment/decrement based on difficulty
- Customizable exercise repertoire
- Progress tracking
- Intelligent workout adjustments
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This app randomly suggests your next gym exercise from your custom repertoire. It will automatically increment and decrement based on your previous attempts and how difficult they were for you. It includes many other features. Terms & Conditions: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Hard Time
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In 1998, California pulled the iron out of its prisons. The people inside got strong anyway — with a floor, a bunk, a chair, a wall, and time. You've got a bedroom. Same equipment. HARD TIME is a six-week bodyweight program built from documented prison training history, run by two coaches who never let you slide: THE LIFER — twenty years of gravel-voiced yard wisdom. Tough as the door, straight as the bars. VOLKOV — quiet, precise, patient as winter. "Pain is weakness saying goodbye." They talk you through every rep — voice coaching with on-screen captions, form cues, rest-break stories from the yard, and drill cadences: DOWN! KICK! PUSH! SNAP! JUMP! AGAIN! THE PROGRAM • 28 workouts across six themed weeks: INTAKE, ROUTINE, YARD TIME, LOCKDOWN, HARD YARD, RELEASE DAY • The Deck — draw cards, pay reps: spades push, hearts sit up, diamonds squat, clubs jumping jack, jokers burpee • Alternating ladders, cell circuits, card squats, iron holds • Daily spread sets — the all-day habit that built yard strength • Every method labeled honestly: documented history or yard legend BUILT FOR A BEDROOM No equipment. No gym. A floor, a bed, a chair, a wall, a towel — that's the whole kit. THE BLOCK ADJUSTS TO YOU Three intake questions place you — Fresh Fish, Gen Pop, or Yard Veteran — and every workout scales to your level. An easier variation is always one tap away, and if life interrupts, your spot's held. FREE. No ads, no accounts, no subscription. Nothing collected, nothing tracked. Ages 13+. The coaches are fictional characters; the training history is real. Not medical advice — consult a physician before starting any exercise program.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hard Time at none against Incremental's 1. Incremental's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months). 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. Incremental sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Hard Time asks for nothing beyond the download.
Incremental ships an update every 11 days, Hard Time every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Incremental | Hard Time |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Jared Jones | MATTHEW MALHAM |
In-app purchases
Incremental
- Incremental Pro1 Month trial$4.991 Month
Hard Time
No in-app purchases









