Comparison

Incremental vs Hard Time

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Randomized exercise suggestions
  • Automatic increment/decrement based on difficulty
  • Customizable exercise repertoire
  • Progress tracking
  • Intelligent workout adjustments
Features
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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/

About

Hard Time

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Incremental3 screens
Hard Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Incremental versus Hard Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIncrementalHard Time
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB62 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJared JonesMATTHEW MALHAM

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Incremental

Subscriptions1
  • Incremental Pro1 Month trial$4.991 Month
None

Hard Time

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Incremental free?
Incremental is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hard Time free?
Hard Time is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Incremental or Hard Time have ads?
Neither Incremental nor Hard Time shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Incremental or Hard Time?
Incremental ships an update every 11 days, and Hard Time every 2 months. Most recently, Incremental was updated on October 11, 2026 and Hard Time on October 14, 2026.

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