Comparison

The Bag Buddy vs Ring Work

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

Head to head
About

The Bag Buddy

This app provides hands-free heavy bag training for boxers and Muay Thai fighters. It calls out combinations aloud, allowing users to focus entirely on their workout without needing to look at their phone. Choose your discipline, set your rounds, and select a mode for a guided training session.

Highlights
  • Spoken combination callouts
  • Configurable round timers
  • Multiple training modes
  • Apple Health integration
  • Session history tracking
  • Daily training reminders
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TRAIN LIKE YOU FIGHT. Bag Buddy is the no-nonsense heavy bag training app built for boxers and Muay Thai fighters who want real coaching, not just a timer. The app calls out combinations out loud - hands-free, eyes up, 100% focused on the bag. No staring at your phone. No guessing what to throw next. Just work. HOW IT WORKS Choose your discipline (Boxing or Muay Thai), set your rounds, pick your mode, and go. Bag Buddy handles the rest - timing your rounds, calling your combinations, and pushing you to keep moving forward. MODES - Stand and Bang - Pure offense. Back-to-back strike combos, no defense. - Stick and Move - Defensive boxing. Combos include slips, rolls, and pivots. - Drill Mode - Lock in on one combination at a time and drill it to muscle memory. FEATURES - Spoken combo callouts - crisp, clear audio so you stay locked in - Configurable rounds: 1-12 rounds, 30s to 10min each - Rest timers with warning bell before round end - Combo pacing: Slow / Normal / Fast - Background music support - Round haptics - feel the bell - Apple Health integration - every session logged as a boxing workout, syncs to WHOOP automatically - Session history - track your rounds, combos, and calories over time - Daily training reminders from your coach (5 PM, every day) BUILT FOR FIGHTERS Bag Buddy was built by a fighter, for fighters. No subscription. No gamification. No fluff. Just you, the bag, and the work. Spread the word and tell your teammates about us! My back is broken. Spinal. Yours isn't so use Bag Buddy.

About

Ring Work

This AI-powered app uses your phone's camera for real-time body tracking to coach you through shadow boxing. It counts punches, calls out combinations, and monitors your guard, offering personalized training sessions and progress tracking without any equipment.

Highlights
  • AI-powered body tracking
  • Real-time punch counting
  • Combination drills
  • Guard monitoring with haptic feedback
  • Customizable round settings
  • Progress tracking with charts
  • On-device processing for privacy
Features
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RING WORK — CAMERA-BASED BOXING TRAINER Turn your phone's camera into a boxing coach. Ring Work watches you move, counts every punch, calls out combinations, and tells you what to fix — no gloves, no gear, no bag, no partner. Clear a few feet of space, prop up your phone, and start working. Nothing is worn. Nothing is uploaded. Everything runs on your device. TRAIN PAD WORK Combinations called out loud with targets on screen. Hit them in order and every punch is counted and classified — jab, cross, hook, uppercut, lead or rear. DEFENSE Slips and rolls, read from your actual head movement rather than a timer. A target follows your head and the app calls the move; get off the centerline before the clock runs out. OPEN SPARRING The round nobody else trains. Throw the combination, then move your head before the counter lands — and sometimes answer back with a shot of your own. Offense and defense in the same sequence, the way a real round works. FILM ROOM Record a round of shadow boxing, upload it, and get your form broken down. Ring Work checks twelve things across your footwork, guard and punching: stance width, crossed feet, whether you're moving at all, where your hands sit, whether your guard drops when you punch, how far your straights extend, how fast your hands come back, hand balance, and whether your output fades late in the round. Then it gives you one drill. Not a list of six things to work on — the single fault that costs you most, with a specific fix and a way to know it's working. Some drills open straight into the app. Others are honest gym homework. Analysis runs entirely on your phone. Your video is never uploaded, never stored, and deleted the moment it's been read. BUILT LIKE A GYM • Six punch types detected and classified • Orthodox and southpaw • Round length and difficulty you control • Adjustable detection sensitivity • Voice callouts and haptic feedback • Session history, accuracy and daily streaks • Works in any room with a few feet of space PRIVATE BY DESIGN Body tracking runs on-device using Apple Vision. No camera footage, no video, and no pose data ever leaves your phone. There's no account to create and no personal information to hand over. REQUIREMENTS An iPhone with a front-facing camera, running iOS 17 or later. Enough room to extend your arms. SUBSCRIPTION Pad Work and Defense each include one free session. Open Sparring and Film Room require a Ring Work subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase, and renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ringwork-support.vercel.app/

Screenshots

The Bag Buddy4 screens
Ring Work4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Bag Buddy at none against Ring Work's 1. The Bag Buddy also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads 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. Ring Work sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $39.99 per year. The Bag Buddy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for The Bag Buddy against 5.0 for Ring Work. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
The Bag Buddy versus Ring Work: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Bag BuddyRing Work
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRaphael TangorraRISHI ARJUN RAMNATHSING

Customer experience

The Bag Buddy

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Ring Work

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

The Bag Buddy

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Ring Work

Subscriptions1
  • Ring Work Yearly$39.991 Year

Questions

Is The Bag Buddy free?
The Bag Buddy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ring Work free?
Ring Work is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, The Bag Buddy or Ring Work?
The Bag Buddy and Ring Work are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do The Bag Buddy or Ring Work have ads?
Neither The Bag Buddy nor Ring Work shows ads.

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