PushUp Time vs Lerf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PushUp Time
This app integrates exercise into your daily phone usage. Perform quick sets of exercises like push-ups or squats to unlock your most-used apps. Track your progress and build a consistent fitness habit without needing a gym or equipment.
- Exercise to unlock apps
- Hands-free rep counting with camera
- Supports push-ups, squats, lunges, jumping jacks, sit-ups
- Customizable rep requirements per app
- Offline functionality
- Progress tracking and daily streaks
- Focus time lock
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PushUp Time makes exercise a daily habit by tying it to something you already do dozens of times a day: picking up your phone. Choose the apps you open most. Before they open, you do a quick set. The camera counts your reps, and once you hit your number, they're yours for as long as you chose. Small sets add up to hundreds of reps a week, without ever planning a workout. FIVE WORKOUTS Push-ups, squats, lunges, jumping jacks and sit-ups. Mix them up to work your whole body. HANDS-FREE REP COUNTING Prop up your phone and move. PushUp Time watches your form and counts each full rep. No wearables, no equipment, no logging. TRAIN AT YOUR LEVEL Set how many reps each break costs: 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, or a custom length. Start easy and raise the bar as you get stronger. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS See your reps by day, week and month, build a daily streak, and watch your totals climb for every exercise. BUILT TO KEEP YOU GOING • Choose which apps need a set before they open. • Set times of day when a workout is always required. • Give apps a daily allowance before reps are needed. • Lock in focus time when you want no breaks at all. WORKS OFFLINE Sets done without a connection still count and sync when you're back online. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Reps are counted on your phone. Your camera video is never uploaded. Available in English, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish and Turkish. SUBSCRIPTION PushUp Time requires a subscription to use. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Any unused part of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Terms of Use: https://pushuptimeapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://pushuptimeapp.com/privacy
Lerf
This app helps you regain control of your screen time by blocking distracting applications during specific periods. It offers flexible blocking modes and ambient sounds to support relaxation, study, or sleep. The focus is on protecting your time and peace without intrusive tracking.
- Block distracting apps
- Set custom session timers
- Easy and Strict blocking modes
- Ambient soundscapes
- Designed for minimal interaction
- Protect personal time
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10 minutes on your phone turned into 2 hours. Again. Do Not Disturb stops notifications. Lerf turns your phone back into a tool that supports your goals. HOW IT WORKS Choose apps, set a schedule (optional) or tap start and distracting apps lock down. No streaks. No account. Nothing to check. Flexible Mode lets you end blocking early. Strict Mode keeps your apps blocked until the timer (or schedule) ends. FOR Focus: work or study without negotiating with your phone. Sleep: less scrolling before bed. Family time: set boundaries around distracting apps so family time means actually being together. PRICING Lerf is free to download. Full access is $12.99 a month or $39.99 a year after a 7-day free trial. Cancel anytime in Settings. WHY LERF Our smartphones are our greatest tools and our worst distractions. Lerf's mission is to turn smartphones back into tools, helping people take back control of their time, attention, and technology. PRIVACY Lerf uses Apple's Screen Time framework. Your app choices and usage stay on your phone. Lerf never sees them, and there's no account to create. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://lerfapp.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lerf at 100% against PushUp Time's 44%. Lerf also leads on monetization model (free vs subscription) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). PushUp Time's advantage is ratings volume (12K vs 15). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. PushUp Time sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Lerf sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Lerf holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PushUp Time has 12K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of PushUp Time's written reviews are positive against 100% of Lerf's.
PushUp Time ships an update weekly, Lerf every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PushUp Time | Lerf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (12K ratings) | 5.0 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12K — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 131 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mutasim Ibrahim | Grant Hergenroeder |
Customer experience
PushUp Time
Lerf
Bugs and requests
PushUp Time
Reported bugs
3 issues- App stuck in a loop
- Endless login loop
- App doesn't work as advertised
Requested features
1 request- Make the app free to download
Lerf
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PushUp Time
- Weekly Premium$1.997 Days
- Weekly$7.997 Days
- Yearly Limited Time Offer$14.991 Year
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- Monthly Premium$14.991 Month
- Yearly$24.991 Year
- Yearly Premium$29.991 Year
- Yearly+$59.991 Year
Lerf
- Lerf Weekly$3.997 Days
- Lerf Monthly$12.991 Month
- Lerf Monthly7 Days trial$14.991 Month
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- Lerf Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Lerf Yearly14 Days trial$79.991 Year









