Comparison

Bearscar vs Rep Ref

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

Head to head
About

Bearscar

Features
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BEARSCAR turns workouts into social challenges you can actually stick with. Create solo goals, 1v1 duels, or team challenges with friends. Track reps, follow live progress, react to activity, comment on strong sets, and keep everyone accountable until the deadline. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Create solo, duel, and team workout challenges - Set goals for push-ups, sit-ups, squats, running, cycling, and more - Track reps, distance, and progress during active challenges - React and comment on friends' activity - See challenge updates in your notification center - Compare progress on leaderboards and build consistency over time - Create squads and compete together - Sync workouts from Apple Health (optional) WHY IT WORKS Training is easier to keep up when someone else is in it with you. BEARSCAR gives every challenge a clear goal, a deadline, and a social loop that makes progress visible. Use BEARSCAR with your friends, training group, team, or anyone who helps you stay consistent. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.bearscar.org/privacy

About

Rep Ref

Engage in social fitness challenges with friends using camera-counted reps for exercises like pushups and squats. Track progress, maintain streaks, and enjoy friendly competition with live standings and group chat.

Highlights
  • Friend-group fitness challenges
  • Camera-counted rep tracking
  • Live group standings
  • Daily Points scoring
  • Solo challenge mode
  • Leaderboards
Features
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Rep Ref is a social fitness app built around friend-group challenges. Start a challenge with your friends, choose pushups or squats, set the goal, and let the app keep score. In Daily Points mode, every day you hit the goal earns you a point. Standings live in the group chat, so everyone can see who is showing up. WHY PEOPLE USE REP REF - Make fitness challenges with friends actually stick - Add social accountability to daily workouts - Count reps with the front camera instead of guessing - Keep momentum going with standings, streaks, and chat HOW IT WORKS 1. Create a challenge with a title, movement, goal, and duration 2. Invite friends by handle or invite code 3. Use the camera counter to log pushups or squats 4. Hit the goal and earn the point for the day 5. Watch the standings move inside the group chat WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT - Camera-counted reps Rep Ref uses on-device pose tracking to count reps while you train. - Built for groups Challenges are social from the start, with invites, shared standings, and chat. - Simple scoring Daily Points keeps the core format easy to understand: hit the goal, earn the point. - Real accountability House rules are social only. Rep Ref does not process prizes, payouts, or gambling. FEATURES - Pushup and squat challenges with friends - Front-camera rep counting - Group chat with live standings - Daily Points scoring - Solo challenges for private streaks and logging - Friends and global leaderboards for reps, wins, and streaks - Invite by handle or code - Rep Ref Pro for bigger groups, overlapping challenges, Rep Race, longer durations, and training history PRIVACY Rep counting happens on-device. Camera frames are not uploaded for rep counting. Privacy Policy: https://repref.me/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Bearscar4 screens
Rep Ref4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bearscar at none against Rep Ref's 2. Bearscar also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Rep Ref sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Bearscar asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bearscar ships an update every 4 days, Rep Ref every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Bearscar versus Rep Ref: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBearscarRep Ref
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (6 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB86 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperJonas Halvorsen BerthelsenEeronautic

In-app purchases

None

Bearscar

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Rep Ref

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Bearscar free?
Bearscar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rep Ref free?
Rep Ref is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bearscar or Rep Ref have ads?
Neither Bearscar nor Rep Ref shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bearscar or Rep Ref?
Bearscar ships an update every 4 days, and Rep Ref every 2 days. Most recently, Bearscar was updated on October 14, 2026 and Rep Ref on October 9, 2026.

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