Comparison

Push Up Screen Time Control vs Repay

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

Head to head
About

Push Up Screen Time Control

This app helps you reduce phone addiction by requiring physical exercise to unlock apps. Use your camera for AI-powered rep counting for push-ups, squats, or jumping jacks to earn screen time. Reclaim your focus and build discipline with this unique approach to digital well-being.

Highlights
  • Block chosen apps or categories
  • AI-powered rep counting via camera
  • Earn screen time through exercise
  • Customizable exercises and targets
  • Detailed stats and streak tracking
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Addicted to your phone? Make every minute of screen time earned one rep at a time. Push Up blocks the apps you choose and makes you do real exercise to unlock them. AI-powered pose detection counts your reps through the camera no cheating, no shortcuts. Do push-ups, squats, or jumping jacks to earn minutes of access to your blocked apps. When your time runs out, get moving again. Stop doomscrolling. Start building discipline. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick which apps or app categories to block 2. A lock screen appears whenever you open a blocked app 3. Do push-ups, squats, or jumping jacks AI counts every rep 4. Each rep earns you screen time (15–120 seconds per rep) 5. Unlock your apps. When the timer expires, they re-lock automatically No escape routes. No skip buttons. Just reps. AI REP COUNTER NO CHEATING On-device machine learning detects your body position in real time. A skeleton overlay shows your tracked pose as you move. The app auto-detects your camera angle, works with front or back camera, and gives haptic feedback for every counted rep. Advanced users can fine-tune detection thresholds for perfect accuracy. 3 EXERCISES, FULL CUSTOMIZATION Choose from push-ups, squats, or jumping jacks. Each exercise has its own detection settings, daily rep target (5–100), and time-per-rep value. Set a warm-up countdown, calibrate detection sensitivity, or use test mode to perfect your setup before a real workout. REAL SCREEN TIME CONTROL Built on Apple's Screen Time API using FamilyControls. Block any app or entire category. Choose unlock durations of 5, 15, 30, or 45 minutes or spend all your banked time at once. Shields re-apply automatically in the background when your timer runs out. Toggle blocking on or off for individual apps anytime. TRACK YOUR STREAK A detailed stats dashboard shows your reps, time earned, and workout history. View weekly bar charts and line charts with period-over-period comparison. A streak calendar displays your workout intensity by day track your current streak, best streak, and average reps. Every workout is logged automatically. HOME DASHBOARD See daily progress at a glance reps done, time earned, apps blocked, and your active streak. An animated donut chart shows your exercise breakdown. Launch any workout with one tap. BUILT FOR FOCUS - Dark theme with bold orange accent - Haptic feedback on every interaction - Fully offline no account, no backend, no data leaves your device Push Up is the dopamine detox that actually works. Every scroll costs effort. Every rep builds a habit. Stop letting your phone control you take it back, one push-up at a time. EULA : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Repay

Features
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Earn your screen time. Move first, scroll second. Repay is a screen time blocker that turns movement and focused learning into minutes you can spend. Choose the apps and websites that distract you, put them behind Apple Screen Time, then earn your way back in. HOW IT WORKS • Pick apps, categories or websites to shield. • Earn minutes with push-ups, squats, planks, quick math or a focused language lesson. • Bank your reward and open the vault when you are ready. • Your selected apps lock again when your earned time runs out. EFFORT THAT COUNTS Repay uses your iPhone's sensors to help count exercise: on-device camera movement detection for push-ups, camera pose detection for squats, and a flat-surface timer for planks. If a sensor is unavailable, rep-based workouts offer an honor-mode fallback. Prefer a non-exercise option? Solve increasingly challenging math problems for a smaller reward. LEARN LANGUAGES, EARN MINUTES Study Spanish and other languages through guided vocabulary, listening, translation and spaced review. Lessons work offline and only pay out after every question is correct. MAKE THE DEAL YOURS Set an exchange rate from 15 seconds to 10 minutes per rep. Stay under your daily vault spending limit to keep your streak, then review your seven-day chart and transaction history. BUILT FOR PRIVACY Your Screen Time choices are handled with Apple's privacy-preserving picker. Workout history and your time balance are stored on your device. Squat video is processed live on device and is never stored or uploaded. REPAY PRO The core loop is free: push-ups and math. Repay Pro adds squats, planks, language lessons and custom exchange rates. It is an optional auto-renewable subscription; choose monthly or annual access and pay through Apple. No account required. No ads. Just a fairer exchange between movement and scrolling. Privacy Policy: https://repayapp.info/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Push Up Screen Time Control4 screens
Repay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Push Up Screen Time Control at 13.0 against Repay's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Push Up Screen Time Control sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Repay sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Push Up Screen Time Control versus Repay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPush Up Screen Time ControlRepay
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNiral KabariyaJasper Van Rooijen

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Push Up Screen Time Control

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Premium$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium$5.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$39.991 Year
2 purchases

Repay

Subscriptions2
  • Repay Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Repay Pro Annual$6.991 Year

Questions

Is Push Up Screen Time Control free?
Push Up Screen Time Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Repay free?
Repay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Push Up Screen Time Control or Repay have ads?
Neither Push Up Screen Time Control nor Repay shows ads.

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