Comparison

Balance Hold vs Beast Plank

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

Head to head
About

Balance Hold

This app uses your phone's gyroscope to measure how steady your posture is. It offers various challenges like one-foot standing or balancing with eyes closed, allowing you to track your core stability and progress over time.

Highlights
  • Gyroscope-based balance testing
  • One-foot standing challenge
  • Head balance challenge
  • Eyes closed balance test
  • Adjustable time limits (10, 30, 60 seconds)
  • Progress tracking and sway records
Features
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Hold your phone steady and test your balance. Balance Hold uses the gyroscope to detect small tilts and records how steadily you can keep your posture within the time limit. Try different challenge styles such as one-foot standing, head balance, and eyes closed to check your core stability. Choose 10, 30, or 60 seconds, review your rank and sway records, and track your progress over time. Make balance training a simple daily habit.

About

Beast Plank

Features
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MOVE, AND THE CLOCK STOPS. Beast Plank is a plank timer that watches your joints in real time through your iPhone's camera. The clock only runs while you hold still. Drop an elbow, sway a hip, and it stops instantly. The beast does not miss. WHO IT IS FOR - Anyone whose "one minute plank" is really 40 seconds of shaking - Anyone who keeps counting while their form falls apart - Anyone who wants a referee at home that cannot be fooled - Anyone building a daily core-training habit AI STILLNESS JUDGING On-device pose estimation tracks your upper-body joints - head, shoulders, elbows and wrists - and up to 17 in total with lower-body judging on. Beast Plank measures how far each joint drifts and turns the moving ones red. Detect motion and the timer pauses automatically; hold still and it resumes on its own. SEE WHAT MOVED The screen names the joints that broke the hold, like "(L Shoulder, R Elbow)", so you learn exactly where your form gives out. TUNE HOW STRICT IT IS - Strictness: level 1-10. Higher levels react to smaller movements. - Reaction window: 0.2-2.0 seconds. Shorter reacts faster, longer tolerates wobble. - Countdown: 3-30 seconds to get into position before the clock starts. - Lower body: off by default, because the far leg hides behind the near one in a side view and causes false positives. FRAMING GUIDE Live guidance tells you when you are too close or too far, so your whole body stays in frame. If a joint leaves the frame, the timer stops as well. YOUR RECORD, KEPT Every cleared session is saved on your device: total sessions, total time, personal best, and the duration and pause count of each hold. Finish without a single pause and you earn the NO-STOP badge. 45 LANGUAGES The app follows your device language on first launch, and you can switch any time in Settings. PRIVACY: THE VIDEO NEVER LEAVES YOUR IPHONE - Pose estimation runs entirely on your device. - No camera frames, photos or video are ever stored - not even temporary files. - Joint coordinates and other analysis results are never uploaded. - Your plank history is stored only on your device. There is no cloud sync. PREMIUM (OPTIONAL) - No ads: hides every banner and video ad. - Longer timers: raise the limit from 60 seconds to 999 seconds. Plans - Monthly: $1.99 per month (auto-renewing) - Yearly: $19.99 per year (auto-renewing, 2 months free) Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. BEFORE YOU START The app uses your camera, so train in a well-lit space with room to fit your whole body in frame. IMPORTANT This app is not intended for medical, diagnostic or treatment purposes. Its judgements are a training guide and are not medically accurate. If you have any health concerns or a pre-existing condition, consult a doctor before use. We accept no liability for injury or accident during exercise. Terms of Use: https://free-apps-studio.com/terms/beast-plank.html Privacy Policy: https://free-apps-studio.com/privacy/beast-plank.html From FREE APPS STUDIO

Screenshots

Balance Hold4 screens
Beast Plank4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Balance Hold at none against Beast Plank's 2. Beast Plank's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Beast Plank sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Balance Hold asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Balance Hold ships an update every 3 weeks, Beast Plank every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Balance Hold versus Beast Plank: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBalance HoldBeast Plank
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBYNETFREE APPS STUDIO

In-app purchases

None

Balance Hold

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Beast Plank

Subscriptions2
  • Premium (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Premium (Yearly)$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Balance Hold free?
Balance Hold is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Beast Plank free?
Beast Plank is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Balance Hold or Beast Plank have ads?
Both Balance Hold and Beast Plank show ads.
Which is updated more often, Balance Hold or Beast Plank?
Balance Hold ships an update every 3 weeks, and Beast Plank every 5 days. Most recently, Balance Hold was updated on October 31, 2026 and Beast Plank on October 29, 2026.

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