SmartGrip vs hangtime
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmartGrip
Develop superior grip strength with personalized, progressive exercises. Track your progress against clear benchmarks and build a stronger body through consistent training.
- Personalized 4-week programs
- Progressive challenges
- Dead Hang exercise
- Farmer Carry exercise
- Clear benchmarks
- Repeatable sessions
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Grip strength is one of the strongest predictors of long-term health — researchers use it to track vitality, cardiovascular risk, and aging. SmartGrip helps you measure it with a real dynamometer, then train and track it over time. Build exceptional grip strength through simple, effective exercises and progressive challenges. SmartGrip guides you with personalized programs and benchmarks to help you get stronger week after week. Exercises included: - Dead Hang: hang from a bar and hold as long as you can - Farmer Carry: walk while holding heavy weights to test endurance Key features: - Personalized 4-week programs based on your current level - Clear benchmarks so you can measure progress - Simple sessions you can repeat anytime, anywhere Start training smarter. Strengthen your grip. Strengthen your body. Check out all terms and conditions by following this link https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
hangtime
This app automatically times your dead hangs using your phone's camera, eliminating the need for manual input. Compete with friends on leaderboards and track your progress with streaks and detailed analytics.
- Automatic pose detection timer
- Camera-based hang tracking
- Game Center leaderboards
- Friends-only leaderboards
- Hang streaks tracking
- Apple Health integration (Pro)
- Home screen widgets (Pro)
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Grab a bar. hangtime watches through the camera and starts the clock the moment your feet leave the floor. Drop, and it stops. No buttons, no chalk on your screen. Dead hangs build grip strength and happier shoulders. The hard part is doing them every day. hangtime turns hanging into a game you play with your friends. THE TIMER - Pose detection starts and stops the clock for you - Prop your phone up with your whole body in frame, then hang - No camera angle? Tap the dial and time the hang manually FRIENDS - Game Center leaderboards: longest hang, most hang time today, all time - Global boards and a friends-only view - Send a "beat my time" link to anyone. It works even before they have the app STREAKS - A day counts when you hang - Keep the week strip alive and watch the streak grow HANGTIME PRO One purchase. No subscription. - Trends: charts of every hang and your record over time - Apple Health: every hang counts toward your rings - Coach: a word on every hang. Where it lands and what is next - Levels: the whole benchmark book, novice to elite, for your age - Widgets: best, today and streak on your home screen PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No ads. No tracking. The camera is processed on your phone and nothing is ever recorded. Your data stays yours. Hang loose
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: hangtime at none against SmartGrip's 2. hangtime also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 weeks) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). SmartGrip's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. SmartGrip sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. hangtime asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SmartGrip against 5.0 for hangtime. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
SmartGrip ships an update every 4 weeks, hangtime every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmartGrip | hangtime |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Georges Ryan Abi Sleiman | Movebook LLC |
Customer experience
SmartGrip
hangtime
In-app purchases
SmartGrip
- Premium Weekly$3.997 Days
- Premium Yearly$34.991 Year
hangtime
No in-app purchases
