Comparison

PushPal vs Lockout

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

Head to head
About

PushPal

This app blocks distracting applications, requiring users to complete physical exercises to earn back screen time. It uses AI pose detection to verify reps and form, ensuring genuine effort is made before access is granted.

Highlights
  • AI pose detection for rep verification
  • Temporarily block any app
  • Earn screen time through exercise
  • Adjustable rep-to-minute ratio
  • Multiple exercise options (push-ups, squats, sit-ups)
  • Calibrates to user and environment
Features
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PushPal locks the apps that waste your time and only unlocks them when you exercise. Every rep you complete earns screen time. One push-up, one minute. AI pose detection counts your reps and checks your form, so there is no way to fake it. THE PROBLEM You have tried screen time limits. You have tried app timers. You dismissed them in seconds and went right back to scrolling. The average person spends over 4 hours a day on their phone. That is 60 full days a year lost to apps designed to keep you hooked. THE SOLUTION PushPal is the only app blocker that requires real physical effort to unlock your distractions. Not a timer. Not a breathing exercise. Not a notification you can swipe away. Actual reps, verified by AI, before you get access. HOW IT WORKS - Pick the apps that distract you most - Choose your exercise: push-ups, squats, sit-ups, and more - Tap a blocked app and start repping - Each verified rep earns one minute of screen time - Adjust the ratio anytime in settings FEATURES - AI pose detection that verifies every rep in real time - Temporarily block any app on your phone - Earn one minute per rep by default, fully adjustable - Push-ups, squats, sit-ups, with more exercises on the way - Calibrates to your body and environment each session - Behavioural analytics that track what actually matters THE SHIFT When scrolling costs effort, you stop scrolling mindlessly. Most people notice a change in the first week. Fifteen push-ups before opening TikTok makes you reconsider whether you even want it. What are you waiting for? Download PushPal and start fixing your life. By using the app you agree to the following: Terms of Use: https://www.bambooapps.xyz/pushpal/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://www.bambooapps.xyz/pushpal/privacy-policy

About

Lockout

This app helps you focus during workouts by blocking distracting apps and providing loud audio cues if you exceed rest periods. It offers structured workout plans, automatic PR detection, and running coaching with pace cues. Your data is stored privately in iCloud, with no ads or tracking.

Highlights
  • App blocking during workouts
  • Loud rest period interruptions
  • Structured sets and rest plans
  • Automatic PR detection
  • Running pace coaching
  • Music integration (Apple Music/Spotify)
  • Live Activities and Apple Watch support
Features
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Stop scrolling. Start lifting. Lockout is a workout timer that fights for your attention span. Run long on a rest period and it interrupts you instantly with a siren, an air horn, or an aggressive music switch, because you don't want it to. Turn on Total Lockout and every other app is blocked for the length of your workout. Phone down, head up, no Instagram between sets. LIFT • Structured sets-and-rest plans, or a one-tap freeform rest timer • Loud interruptions when you run over on rest, and you choose how loud • Total Lockout blocks distracting apps until your workout ends • A plate calculator and "same as last" make logging a set take seconds • Automatic PR detection. Beat your number and the trophy just lands • Progress charts that zoom to your real range RUN • Run Mode coaches your pace out loud with live "pick it up" and "ease off" cues • Choose a distance, a goal time, a race target, or HIIT intervals • Outdoor or treadmill, with incline you set up front or change mid-run • Live mile splits, a finish prediction, and your route on the map • RunLock blocks TikTok, texts, and the rest for the whole run. Emergency calls always get through • Forgot to track one? Log it by hand. Run history keeps your PRs YOUR MUSIC, YOUR SERVICE • Apple Music or Spotify, whichever you already pay for • Auto-plays when you start, ducks for voice cues, reacts to interruptions • Spotify control requires Spotify Premium and the Spotify app EVERYWHERE YOU TRAIN • Live Activities on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • An Apple Watch timer with one-tap set ends, and auto-pause when you pull your AirPods • Streaks, history, and one-tap resume of your last routine • Light, dark, and bold themes, including Charged Built for the people behind you. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your workouts live in your iCloud. No accounts. No servers. No ads. We don't track you. We don't sell your data. We don't have your data. LOCKOUT IS A SUBSCRIPTION No tiers. No upsells. No "premium features unlocked." You get everything above, every update we ship, and an app that respects your training time. Try it free, keep it if you keep lifting. Terms of Use: https://www.castleground.co/lockout-workout-timer-terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://www.castleground.co/lockout-workout-timer-privacy-policy

Screenshots

PushPal3 screens
Lockout4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: PushPal at free with in-app purchases against Lockout's subscription. PushPal also leads on ratings volume (32 vs 3). Lockout's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5). On price, update cadence, ads 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. PushPal sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Lockout sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lockout holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PushPal has 32 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PushPal ships an update every 4 weeks, Lockout fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PushPal versus Lockout: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPushPalLockout
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (32 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings32 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.618.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer1001255042 ONTARIO INC.Castleground LLC

Customer experience

PushPal

All ratings32 ratings
Positive84.4%
Neutral9.4%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Lockout

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

PushPal

Subscriptions7
  • Full Access$9.991 Month
  • Full Access$14.991 Month
  • Full Access3 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • Full Access$29.991 Year
  • Full Access$39.991 Year
  • Full Access3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Full Access2 variants$59.991 Year
3 purchases

Lockout

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Premium Plan3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Premium Plan Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Annual Premium Plan7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is PushPal free?
PushPal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lockout free?
Lockout is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PushPal or Lockout?
Lockout is rated higher. PushPal averages 4.5 out of 5 from 32 ratings, while Lockout averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do PushPal or Lockout have ads?
Neither PushPal nor Lockout shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PushPal or Lockout?
PushPal ships an update every 4 weeks, and Lockout fortnightly. Most recently, PushPal was updated on October 1, 2026 and Lockout on September 27, 2026.

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