Comparison

PushCount vs MonkeyLock

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

Head to head
About

PushCount

Features
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Put your phone on the floor and do the reps. PushCount counts every push-up with your iPhone's camera, hands-free, and only counts the ones that go deep enough. COUNTS FOR YOU (FREE) • Hands-free rep counting with the front camera, on your iPhone • Depth check: shallow reps don't count, and it tells you to go deeper • Daily goal, streak and the last 7 days of history • Saves workouts to Apple Health GETS YOU TO 100 (PUSHCOUNT PRO) • Start with one all-out test set, then pick a goal: 20, 50 or 100 push-ups in a row • Every session is built from what the camera counted last time: hit your sets and it steps up, miss and it eases off • Guided sets with rest timers and training-day reminders • Knee, incline and diamond push-ups • Your full history PRIVATE Video never leaves your iPhone and is never stored. No account, no ads, no tracking. SUBSCRIPTION PushCount Pro is available as a yearly subscription with a 7-day free trial, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; payment is charged to your Apple Account. Manage or cancel in Settings › [your name] › Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://dautovri.com/pushcount-privacy

About

MonkeyLock

This app helps you regain control of your phone usage by requiring physical activity or brain games to earn screen time. It locks distracting apps until you complete tasks like push-ups or walking, making screen time a reward for movement.

Highlights
  • Earn screen time through workouts
  • Unlock apps with physical activity
  • Camera-tracked exercise detection
  • Integrates with Apple Health steps
  • Brain game challenges for credits
  • Habit tracking and gamification
Features
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Your phone locks the apps you choose. Your body opens them. Pick the apps that eat your day. When your minutes run out, MonkeyLock locks them — really locks them, using Apple's Screen Time system. To open them again, you move: push-ups, squats, sit-ups, lunges, jump rope. Your camera counts the reps on device. Every rep buys minutes back. That's the whole idea. No willpower required, because willpower is the thing that keeps failing. FREE TO USE The wall works free. Block as many apps as you like, earn as many minutes as you like, keep your streak, keep your history. There is no trial timer and nothing expires. HOW IT WORKS • Choose the apps to put behind the wall • When your balance hits zero, they lock • Do the reps — your camera counts them, nothing is recorded or uploaded • Minutes go back in the bank and your apps open • Brain games and Apple Health steps earn a little on the side THE WALL IS HONEST ABOUT ITSELF An app you add to the wall goes on instantly. Taking one off waits until the next morning. That delay is deliberate: it means the wall does not move at the exact moment you most want it to. And when you genuinely need in — an airport, a wedding, a message that will not wait — Break Glass gives you five minutes for a ten-second hold. Three a day. No reps, no cost, nothing owed tomorrow. A blocker that only ever says no is a blocker people delete. BUILT TO STAY OUT OF YOUR WAY • Everything happens on your device. No account, no sign-up, no servers. • Camera frames are processed live and thrown away. Nothing is saved or sent. • No ads. No tracking. WHAT YOU GET FOR SHOWING UP Ranks, streaks with a couple of mercy days, and a Sunday page that shows the week you actually had — how many days the wall held, and what changed. Requires iPhone with iOS 17 or later. Screen Time permission is needed for blocking to work; MonkeyLock asks for it during setup and explains why.

Screenshots

PushCount4 screens
MonkeyLock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PushCount at every 4 days against MonkeyLock's every 10 days. MonkeyLock's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). 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. PushCount sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year and MonkeyLock sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $64.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PushCount ships an update every 4 days, MonkeyLock every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PushCount versus MonkeyLock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPushCountMonkeyLock
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRuslan DautovRYAN DAVID BURNS

In-app purchases

5 purchases

PushCount

Subscriptions1
  • PushCount Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time4
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
  • Large Tip$9.99
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  • PushCount Pro Lifetime$39.99
1 purchases

MonkeyLock

Subscriptions1
  • MonkeyLock Pro Annual7 Days trial$64.991 Year

Questions

Is PushCount free?
PushCount is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MonkeyLock free?
MonkeyLock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PushCount or MonkeyLock have ads?
Neither PushCount nor MonkeyLock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PushCount or MonkeyLock?
PushCount ships an update every 4 days, and MonkeyLock every 10 days. Most recently, PushCount was updated on November 6, 2026 and MonkeyLock on October 31, 2026.

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