Comparison

Kettlebel vs KettlePulse

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

Head to head
About

Kettlebel

Features
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Kettlebel is a kettlebell training app that generates personalized workouts based on your goals, equipment, and recovery status. INTELLIGENT WORKOUT GENERATION Choose your training goal โ€” Strength, Hypertrophy, or Conditioning โ€” pick a duration (15, 35, or 50 minutes) and intensity level. Kettlebel builds a structured session with warm-up, working blocks, and cool-down, selecting from 78 exercises matched to your available equipment and preferences. HEALTHKIT-POWERED READINESS Kettlebel reads your heart rate variability, resting heart rate, and sleep data from Apple Health to calculate a daily readiness score. The app recommends workout intensity based on how recovered you are โ€” push hard when you are fresh, dial it back when you need rest. PROGRESS TRACKING Track volume trends, muscle group balance, and personal records over weeks, months, and quarters. Rate each session with RPE scoring. See your training streaks, unlock achievements, and hit journey milestones as your practice grows. 78 EXERCISES WITH VIDEO Every exercise includes muscle engagement maps, movement instructions, coaching cues, and video demonstrations. Filter by equipment (kettlebell, dumbbell, bodyweight), difficulty, and target muscles. APPLE WATCH COMPANION Start and track workouts from your wrist. Heart rate monitoring, live session data, and automatic workout logging to Apple Health. ALL DATA STAYS ON YOUR DEVICE No accounts, no servers, no tracking. Your data lives on your device and syncs only through your personal iCloud. SUBSCRIPTION Kettlebel Pro unlocks unlimited workout sessions for $3.99/month. Free users get 1 session per week. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Subscription auto-renews monthly unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage subscriptions in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://saadzniber.github.io/kettlebel-legal/ Privacy Policy: https://saadzniber.github.io/kettlebel-legal/

About

KettlePulse

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KettlePulse is a single-protocol kettlebell timer. No planning, no thinking, no decisions. Press Start and swing. THE PROTOCOL 30 minutes. 320 two-hand swings. A pyramid curve that ramps from 5 reps/min to 15, then back down. The same workout every time โ€” that's the point. CAMERA SWING DETECTION Point your phone's front camera at yourself. KettlePulse uses body pose estimation to detect each swing apex and count reps automatically. A sound plays per swing โ€” choose from Swoosh, Impact, Ping, Fart, Ohh, or Mix. DISTANCE-FIRST DESIGN Giant numbers you can read from 2 meters away. Pinch to resize. No clutter during your set โ€” just the number that matters. LIVE HEART RATE Connect AirPods Pro to see your BPM and training zone (Z1-Z5) in real time during your workout. APPLE HEALTH Every workout saves to Apple Health automatically โ€” duration, calories, swing count. PRO Unlock full workout history, progress tracking, all sound packs, and unlimited camera detection with a 7-day free trial. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://kettlepulse.app/privacy

Screenshots

Kettlebel4 screens
KettlePulse3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kettlebel at none against KettlePulse's 1. Kettlebel also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. KettlePulse sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Kettlebel asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Kettlebel versus KettlePulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKettlebelKettlePulse
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better26.2
Further details โ€” not scored
Size140 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSaad ZniberAndrii Gryshutkin

In-app purchases

None

Kettlebel

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

KettlePulse

Subscriptions1
  • Pro$4.991 Month

Questions

Is Kettlebel free?
Kettlebel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is KettlePulse free?
KettlePulse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Kettlebel or KettlePulse have ads?
Neither Kettlebel nor KettlePulse shows ads.

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