Comparison

ActiveTime Buddy vs PushPact

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

Head to head
About

ActiveTime Buddy

This app helps children develop healthier screen time habits by prompting regular breaks. It offers a variety of activity suggestions to encourage movement, creativity, and tidiness during downtime.

Highlights
  • Smart screen break reminders
  • Idea generator for off-screen activities
  • Activity categories: Move, Help, Create, Learn, Tidy, Reset
  • Promotes positive habit building
  • Designed for families
Features
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ActiveTime Buddy helps parents support better screen break habits for their kids who can easily lose track of time on their devices. The app uses notifications and an idea generator to encourage regular breaks that help pause, reset, and refocus. When it’s time for a break, the built-in Idea Generator offers hundreds of suggestions across several categories: • Move – quick ways to get moving • Help – simple ways to help around the house • Create – creative and imaginative prompts • Learn – curiosity-boosting mini activities • Tidy – small, manageable cleanup wins • Reset – calm moments to recharge and refocus Designed with families in mind, ActiveTime Buddy promotes balance by encouraging off screen activities and building positive habits.

About

PushPact

This app locks distracting applications until you complete a set number of push-ups. It uses your phone's camera to verify reps and offers social features to challenge friends. Earn screen time by getting stronger, one day at a time.

Highlights
  • App locking based on push-up completion
  • Camera-based rep verification
  • Daily push-up pacts and streaks
  • Social features for friends and crews
  • Workout integration with Apple Health
  • Progress tracking and visual achievements
  • Customizable reminders and widgets
Features
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Your apps wait for your push-ups. PushPact turns doomscrolling into strength. Sign a daily push-up pact with yourself, and the apps that eat your day (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, whatever you pick) stay locked until the push-ups are done. Every rep is counted and proven by your iPhone's camera, right on the phone. GET STRONGER, ONE DAY AT A TIME • Tell PushPact how many you can do in a row. It builds a daily number you can hit on your worst day, split into easy sets. • Sign the pact with your finger. Your seal goes on every day you keep it. • Raise the bar any time. Easing off only starts tomorrow, so today's deal always stands. • Miss a day? Your first slip is on us, and every 7 kept days earn a shield. No shield left? Win the day back within 2 days. EARN YOUR SCROLL • Pick the apps to lock with Apple's Screen Time. PushPact never sees which apps you choose. • 10 push-ups opens them for 15 minutes. Finish the day and they're free till midnight. • An emergency pass is always there when you really need it. PUSH-UPS WITH YOUR CREW • Start a crew with friends and see who's done today. • Cheer, nudge, race and duel, or dare a friend to beat your set. • Only people you invite, with reporting and blocking built in. EVERY REP PROVEN • Stand your phone up in front of you, or lay it flat under your face (Face ID models). • Half reps, knee reps and phone-shaking don't count, and Pip tells you why. • A coach counts out loud so you never have to look. WATCH YOURSELF CHANGE • Streaks, day seals, medals to unwrap, a push-ups-per-day chart, and your day-one max to beat. • Take a selfie each sealed day and watch the time-lapse of you getting stronger. • Film a set as a branded video, or share a card of your day. WORKOUTS COUNT TOO (BETA) • Turn on Workouts in Settings and the runs, rides and classes your Apple Watch, iPhone or fitness apps save to Apple Health can keep your day, with your push-ups or instead of them. • Your workouts are read on your iPhone and never leave it. MADE TO STICK • Gentle, Firm or Relentless reminders, with an alarm that rings through silent if a day is about to slip. • Home and Lock Screen widgets, a Control Center button, and Live Activities. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No sign-up. The workout camera is analysed on your iPhone and never uploaded. Video is only saved if you choose to film a set. PUSHPACT PRO Your first days are free. Then PushPact Pro keeps every set, App Lock and your time-lapse going, monthly or yearly (the yearly plan starts with a free week). Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel them in your Apple Account settings. PushPact is not medical advice. Check with a doctor before starting a new exercise routine. Terms of Use: https://getpushpact.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://getpushpact.com/privacy

Screenshots

ActiveTime Buddy4 screens
PushPact4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ActiveTime Buddy at none against PushPact's shown. ActiveTime Buddy also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.1). PushPact's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 11 days). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ActiveTime Buddy sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and PushPact sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ActiveTime Buddy against 5.0 for PushPact. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ActiveTime Buddy ships an update every 11 days, PushPact every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
ActiveTime Buddy versus PushPact: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterActiveTime BuddyPushPact
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDo Not Get Abstracted Studios, LLCAsaf Niv

Customer experience

ActiveTime Buddy

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PushPact

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

ActiveTime Buddy

Subscriptions1
  • ActiveTime Buddy Pro$0.991 Month
One-time6
  • Move pack$2.99
  • Help Pack$2.99
  • Create Pack$2.99
Show 3 more
  • Learn Pack$2.99
  • Tidy Pack$2.99
  • Reset Pack$2.99
8 purchases

PushPact

Subscriptions8
  • PushPact Pro$4.997 Days
  • PushPact Pro2 variants$9.991 Month
  • PushPact Pro7 Days trial$24.991 Year
Show 5 more
  • PushPact Pro$29.991 Year
  • PushPact Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • PushPact Pro7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • PushPact Pro$39.991 Year
  • PushPact Pro7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is ActiveTime Buddy free?
ActiveTime Buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PushPact free?
PushPact is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ActiveTime Buddy or PushPact?
ActiveTime Buddy and PushPact are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do ActiveTime Buddy or PushPact have ads?
PushPact shows ads; ActiveTime Buddy does not.
Which is updated more often, ActiveTime Buddy or PushPact?
ActiveTime Buddy ships an update every 11 days, and PushPact every 4 days. Most recently, ActiveTime Buddy was updated on October 28, 2026 and PushPact on October 29, 2026.

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