Comparison

BeLoop vs Ardo

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

Head to head
About

BeLoop

Features
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A voice in your corner calling the combos, and a timer that keeps the round honest. BeLoop coaches boxing, Muay Thai and kickboxing out loud while you work, then times everything else you train. No ads on Pro. No subscription required. COMBAT COACHING • A coach calls combinations out loud while you move, so your eyes stay off the phone • Boxing, Muay Thai and kickboxing, each with its own strikes: low kicks and teeps, knees and elbows • Four levels, from five-punch beginner combinations to expert sequences • Set the pace: relaxed, steady, or fast • Shadowboxing mode for continuous combos with no rounds at all PUNCH INTENSITY, FROM YOUR APPLE WATCH • Every punch scored 0 to 1000 against your own calibration, so the number means something to you • Peak acceleration in m/s2, measured on your wrist • Live count and power while you work, kept in your history afterwards • Fifteen calibration punches set your light, medium and hard SIX TIMER MODES • Tabata: 20s work, 10s rest, eight rounds • EMOM: every minute on the minute • AMRAP: as many rounds as possible against a cap • Interval: any work and rest, any rounds and sets • Countdown and Stopwatch for everything else BUILT FOR TRAINING, NOT FOR LOOKING AT • Voice announcements and distinct haptics for every phase change • Audio countdown at 3-2-1 before each transition • Custom program builder: chain modes, name them, start them again in one tap • Full history with streaks, weekly totals and session comparison • Dark theme built for gym lighting ON YOUR WRIST • Apple Watch, standalone: start a session without your iPhone • Call combos from the watch itself • Phase-colored ring, haptics and voice cues at a glance • Live heart rate and zones on the timer face, kept in your history PRO • No ads, on any screen, ever • Live timer on your Lock Screen and while the screen is off • Kickboxing and Muay Thai, and the advanced and expert combinations • Pay once and own it, or subscribe. Either way the ads go and stay gone. FOR • Boxing, Muay Thai, kickboxing and MMA rounds • Heavy bag and shadowboxing work • CrossFit WODs and HIIT • Circuit training and strength rest periods • Anything that runs on intervals Boxing is free, including beginner and intermediate combinations. Start there. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Ardo

Features
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Ardo is the interval timer with an AI coach built in. Tell it your goal, your gear and how long you have — and it builds a custom interval workout, names every exercise, and drops it straight into the timer. YOUR AI COACH Chat with Ardo like a real coach: "20-minute fat-burning HIIT, no equipment" or "kettlebell strength, 15 minutes." It designs the intervals, picks the exercises and shows each move on screen as you go. Save it to your workouts or start right away. 140+ READY WORKOUTS Tabata, HIIT, EMOM, AMRAP, For Time, CrossFit benchmarks (Fran, Cindy, Murph), Hyrox, circuits, running and boxing — a big ring keeps you on pace with a 3-2-1 countdown, work/rest phases and a clear "next up" preview. BUILD YOUR OWN Lego-block editor with nested round groups; fork any preset, the original stays untouched. STAY ON TRACK Weekly chart, day streaks, full history and 20 badges. Beep on the 3-2-1 countdown plus haptics; 7 accent colors and Home Screen app icons; light and dark mode; 28 languages; daily reminders. Free: the full timer, all free workouts, the AI coach (3 free workouts), history, badges and reminders. Ardo Pro (one-time — no subscription) unlocks unlimited AI coaching, the full benchmark library plus Hyrox and Hero WODs, the advanced builder, unlimited custom workouts, color themes plus app icons and Pro badges. Pay once. No ads. No tracking. The timer works fully offline.

Screenshots

BeLoop4 screens
Ardo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Ardo at none against BeLoop's shown. Ardo also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. BeLoop sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Ardo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BeLoop ships an update every 3 weeks, Ardo every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
BeLoop versus Ardo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeLoopArdo
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIMRE KASZABRomana Samcova

In-app purchases

2 purchases

BeLoop

Subscriptions1
  • Beloop Pro$3.991 Month
One-time1
  • Remove Ads$14.99
1 purchases

Ardo

One-time1
  • Ardo Pro$3.99

Questions

Is BeLoop free?
BeLoop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ardo free?
Ardo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BeLoop or Ardo have ads?
BeLoop shows ads; Ardo does not.
Which is updated more often, BeLoop or Ardo?
BeLoop ships an update every 3 weeks, and Ardo every 6 days. Most recently, BeLoop was updated on October 4, 2026 and Ardo on October 9, 2026.

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