Comparison

reUP vs Pawnch

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

Head to head
About

reUP

Easily track your pushups and other bodyweight exercises at home. Focus on your form while the app counts your reps, records your progress, and helps you build a consistent workout habit. Syncs with Apple Health for a complete fitness record.

Highlights
  • Automatic rep counting
  • Workout record keeping
  • Progress visualization (heatmaps, charts)
  • Goal setting and reminders
  • Apple Health integration
  • Supports squats and crunches
Features
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reUP is a pushup tracker for home workouts that helps you count reps more easily, keep a clear workout record, and stay consistent over time. You do not need to count reps in your head or scatter workout notes across different apps. Open reUP, place your phone, finish your set, and keep a clear record of what you actually did. What reUP helps you do: • Count pushups more easily: Stay focused on form and rhythm instead of manual counting. • Start workouts with less friction: Get into a set quickly and keep your flow at home. • See your progress clearly: Reps, records, heatmaps, and progress views make consistency easier to track. • Keep your routine going: Goals, reminders, and achievements help support a habit you can maintain. • Sync with the Apple ecosystem: Use iCloud and Apple Health for a more complete workout record. • Track extra bodyweight moves: Also supports squats and crunches for simple leg and core workouts. The idea behind reUP is simple: basic workouts do not always need a heavy app. If it is easier to start, easier to track, and easier to come back tomorrow, that already matters. If you want an easier way to track pushups and keep a workout record at home, reUP is built to stay simple and useful. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Pawnch

This app provides a customizable interval timer for boxing, kickboxing, and HIIT workouts. It features a background audio mode to keep the timer running with the screen locked and an attendance log to track your training sessions. Unlock virtual gym items as you consistently train.

Highlights
  • Customizable round timer
  • Background audio mode
  • Attendance log
  • Unlockable virtual items
  • Bilingual support (English/Traditional Chinese)
  • No account required
Features
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Welcome to Pawnch Gym. The gym is run by Miso, an orange-and-white cat who's a little lazy, a little messy, and always remembers whether you showed up. Miso doesn't nag, doesn't dock points, and doesn't guilt-trip you over a broken streak. The lights are just always on, waiting for you to walk in. Pawnch is a boxing interval timer built for boxing training, kickboxing, and home HIIT — anything that runs on a "work, then rest, repeat" rhythm. Set your rounds and rest, put your phone down, and train. The bell rings on time, even with your screen locked. ROUND TIMER Customize warm-up, round length, rest length, cooldown, and number of rounds, then save it as a preset so you can start again with one tap. Every phase change gets a clear bell cue, so you don't need to keep glancing at your phone mid-set — just listen and keep your eyes on the bag. On first launch, Miso walks you through setting up your first workout in under a minute. KEEPS RUNNING WITH YOUR SCREEN LOCKED Nothing kills a session like your phone auto-locking and the timer freezing in the background. Pawnch uses a background audio mode so the timer keeps running and the round bell keeps ringing even when your screen is off or you've switched apps — so your phone can stay in your pocket or gym bag instead of propped up in front of you. ATTENDANCE LOG Every completed workout gets a paw stamp in your attendance log — a quiet record of how often you've shown up. No leaderboards, no streak-shaming, no "you haven't trained in 3 days" push notifications. Just a trail of the days you actually came in. COLLECTION Show up enough times and you'll slowly unlock everyday gym items — towels, water bottles, headbands. Earned by training, not bought, and nobody's experience is worse for not paying. MESSAGE BOARD Miso and the gym regulars leave notes on the message board — little slices of gym life, plus the occasional post-workout remark. Think of it as a bulletin board you can flip through. Notes are written once and stay as-is, like real paper notes — switching languages won't rewrite what's already posted. BILINGUAL Fully localized in Traditional Chinese and English. Pawnch follows your system language by default, or you can pick either one manually in Settings, independent of your device's language. ADS DON'T BELONG IN A WORKOUT We believe training shouldn't be interrupted by ads — hitting pause to catch your breath shouldn't cost you an ad first. In Pawnch, no ad will ever pop up mid-workout: no interstitials, no forced videos. Pause means pause. NO ACCOUNT, DATA STAYS ON YOUR PHONE No account system, no login, and no internet connection required to use any feature. Every workout and attendance record stays on your phone — nothing is uploaded, nothing is tracked, and there are no third-party analytics or ad SDKs in the app. That's by design, not a sales pitch. Free to download; the only in-app purchase is a voluntary tip. If you're enjoying the gym, there's a quiet corner in Settings where you can treat Miso to a can of food — a pure tip with zero effect on the app. Everyone gets the exact same experience whether they tip or not. Pawnch runs on iPhone and iPad (iOS 17+), with a dark theme that's easy on the eyes for late-night sessions. There's no account and no cloud sync — your data lives on your phone — deleting the app erases it, though a full device transfer carries it to a new phone. That's a deliberate trade: in exchange, you never have to hand over any personal data. If what you want is an honest boxing interval timer with a little bit of "someone remembers you were here" — Pawnch Gym keeps the lights on.

Screenshots

reUP4 screens
Pawnch4 screens

Verdict

The call

reUP and Pawnch are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and ads among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. reUP sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year and Pawnch sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for reUP against 5.0 for Pawnch. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
reUP versus Pawnch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterreUPPawnch
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer文超 纪Honu Lab LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

reUP

Subscriptions1
  • reUP Pro Annual$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • reUP Pro Lifetime$14.99
3 purchases

Pawnch

One-time3
  • A can for Miso$0.99
  • Another bowl of noodles$2.99
  • Restock the gym$6.99

Questions

Is reUP free?
reUP is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pawnch free?
Pawnch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, reUP or Pawnch?
reUP and Pawnch are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do reUP or Pawnch have ads?
Neither reUP nor Pawnch shows ads.

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