Plank Timer vs Beast Plank
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Plank Timer
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Plank Timer is a dedicated app designed specifically to help you stick with planks. No login required—start your plank immediately. It's a simple training timer focused on features that keep you going. ■ Recommended for people who: ・Want to make planks a habit (do them daily) ・Want to track “Did I do it today?” and “How many seconds?” to beat their personal best ・Want their plank duration counted automatically ・Want to do strength training/core workouts efficiently in short time ・Prefer a simple app ・Want to strengthen your core for weight loss ■Main Features This app supports your motivation and habit formation with four simple features! ◯Plank Timer (Countdown) Set your target seconds and plank! ◯Stopwatch (Countup) Challenge yourself to see how many seconds you can plank! Aim for your personal best ◯ Motivation Boost with Record & History Management Track your progress with a plank history calendar, streak records, longest sessions, and cumulative plank time. ◯ Reminder Notifications to Support Continuity Get daily push notifications at your chosen time. ■ Contact Us For feature requests or bug reports, please contact us via the form below. https://forms.gle/t6fKosEPXR9Vctof8
Beast Plank
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MOVE, AND THE CLOCK STOPS. Beast Plank is a plank timer that watches your joints in real time through your iPhone's camera. The clock only runs while you hold still. Drop an elbow, sway a hip, and it stops instantly. The beast does not miss. WHO IT IS FOR - Anyone whose "one minute plank" is really 40 seconds of shaking - Anyone who keeps counting while their form falls apart - Anyone who wants a referee at home that cannot be fooled - Anyone building a daily core-training habit AI STILLNESS JUDGING On-device pose estimation tracks your upper-body joints - head, shoulders, elbows and wrists - and up to 17 in total with lower-body judging on. Beast Plank measures how far each joint drifts and turns the moving ones red. Detect motion and the timer pauses automatically; hold still and it resumes on its own. SEE WHAT MOVED The screen names the joints that broke the hold, like "(L Shoulder, R Elbow)", so you learn exactly where your form gives out. TUNE HOW STRICT IT IS - Strictness: level 1-10. Higher levels react to smaller movements. - Reaction window: 0.2-2.0 seconds. Shorter reacts faster, longer tolerates wobble. - Countdown: 3-30 seconds to get into position before the clock starts. - Lower body: off by default, because the far leg hides behind the near one in a side view and causes false positives. FRAMING GUIDE Live guidance tells you when you are too close or too far, so your whole body stays in frame. If a joint leaves the frame, the timer stops as well. YOUR RECORD, KEPT Every cleared session is saved on your device: total sessions, total time, personal best, and the duration and pause count of each hold. Finish without a single pause and you earn the NO-STOP badge. 45 LANGUAGES The app follows your device language on first launch, and you can switch any time in Settings. PRIVACY: THE VIDEO NEVER LEAVES YOUR IPHONE - Pose estimation runs entirely on your device. - No camera frames, photos or video are ever stored - not even temporary files. - Joint coordinates and other analysis results are never uploaded. - Your plank history is stored only on your device. There is no cloud sync. PREMIUM (OPTIONAL) - No ads: hides every banner and video ad. - Longer timers: raise the limit from 60 seconds to 999 seconds. Plans - Monthly: $1.99 per month (auto-renewing) - Yearly: $19.99 per year (auto-renewing, 2 months free) Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. BEFORE YOU START The app uses your camera, so train in a well-lit space with room to fit your whole body in frame. IMPORTANT This app is not intended for medical, diagnostic or treatment purposes. Its judgements are a training guide and are not medically accurate. If you have any health concerns or a pre-existing condition, consult a doctor before use. We accept no liability for injury or accident during exercise. Terms of Use: https://free-apps-studio.com/terms/beast-plank.html Privacy Policy: https://free-apps-studio.com/privacy/beast-plank.html From FREE APPS STUDIO
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Plank Timer at none against Beast Plank's 2. Plank Timer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). On price 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
Both are free to download. Beast Plank sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Plank Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Plank Timer ships an update every 2 days, Beast Plank every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Plank Timer | Beast Plank |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yoshiaki Kawano | FREE APPS STUDIO |
In-app purchases
Plank Timer
No in-app purchases
Beast Plank
- Premium (Monthly)$1.991 Month
- Premium (Yearly)$19.991 Year









