PushCheck vs Rep Ref
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PushCheck
This app helps friends stay accountable for their fitness goals through daily push-up challenges. Create groups, set goals, and track progress with photo proof and leaderboards. It focuses on simple, direct accountability without complex tracking.
- Create custom group challenges
- Log daily push-ups
- Upload proof photos
- Track streaks and stats
- Leaderboard and trophies
- Daily reminders and alerts
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Your friends say they work out. PushCheck shows who actually shows up. Create a group, set a daily push-up goal, and share the invite code. Log your push-ups each day in 10 seconds. See who checked in, who's slacking, and who earned the trophy. No complicated workout plans. No calorie tracking. No noise. Just you, your crew, and a daily goal. FEATURES Today's Board: See everyone's count, check-in time, and proof at a glance. Group Challenges: Create multiple groups with custom daily goals. Public Groups: Browse open challenges and join groups beyond your friends with PushCheck Pro, a one-time unlock. Streak Rankings: Sort the leaderboard by total reps or by streak. Consistency counts. Missed a Day? Go back and add or edit check-ins from the past 7 days. Life happens. Commissioner Controls: Group creators can edit member check-ins up to 30 days back, remove members, and manage group settings. Run your challenge like a league. Shame Timer: Optional nightly notification calling out whoever hasn't hit their goal yet. Accountability with teeth. Proof Photos: Upload a photo to prove you did the work. No more honor system. Streaks & Stats: Current streak, best streak, daily average, all-time totals. Across every group you're in. Shareable Stats Cards: Generate a personal stats card with your all-time numbers and share it to Instagram Stories. Early Bird Trophy: First one to check in gets the trophy. Last one in gets called out. Push Notifications: Know the moment a friend crushes their goal. Start Solo: No group yet? Track on your own and invite friends when you're ready. Everything above the line is free. No ads, no subscriptions. PushCheck Pro is an optional one-time unlock for public groups. Built for friend groups who want to push each other. Start a group today and find out who actually shows up.
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.
- Friend-group fitness challenges
- Camera-counted rep tracking
- Live group standings
- Daily Points scoring
- Solo challenge mode
- Leaderboards
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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/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PushCheck at none against Rep Ref's 2. Rep Ref's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Rep Ref sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. PushCheck asks for nothing beyond the download.
Rep Ref holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 6 respectively.
PushCheck ships an update every 5 days, Rep Ref every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PushCheck | Rep Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (8 ratings) | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Jon Allen | Mark Kinoshita |
Customer experience
PushCheck
Rep Ref
In-app purchases
PushCheck
No in-app purchases
Rep Ref
- Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Pro Yearly$39.991 Year









