Comparison

Hang Tracker vs Notch

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

Head to head
About

Hang Tracker

Features
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The dead hang timer that stays out of your way. Hang helps you time dead hangs from a pull-up bar and build a small daily strength habit without turning your phone into a second gym. Start fast Open the app, tap Start Hang, and focus on the hold. Large, legible timer, haptics, and a flow built for one thing: hanging. Habits that stick Set a simple daily goal in seconds, see today’s progress, and keep a streak for consistency—not motivation overload. Sessions that make sense Use quick patterns when you want structure, or a straightforward manual hang when you do not. Finish a session, see a clear summary, and move on. Your progress, on your device History and records live with you. See trends over time and personal bests so small wins stay visible. Optional Apple Health Connect Health to add context from heart rate and related metrics around your sessions (read-only from Hang’s side—no writing clutter back to Health if that’s how you ship it). Designed to feel calm Light and dark mode, minimal chrome, and one primary action per screen so the app feels like a tool—not a feed. Privacy-minded No account required to use Hang. Your hang data is for your training and your review. Unlock once Optional premium unlock. No subscription treadmill—just the app, if that matches your store listing. Perfect if you Hang for grip, shoulders, or decompression at home or the gym Want a timer you trust more than a stopwatch Care about showing up daily more than “optimizing” every variable Hang is not a climbing training platform and not a general workout logger. It is a purpose-built dead hang companion for people who like simple, serious tools. Privacy Policy: https://hang.jozefowicz.dev/privacy Terms of Use: https://hang.jozefowicz.dev/terms

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Notch

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Stop forgetting to practice. Start notching reps. Notch is the Watch-first app built for Grease the Groove training, the proven method of doing small sets throughout your day to build strength without burning out. Raise your wrist. Tap. Hang. Tap when done. That's it. WHAT IS GREASE THE GROOVE? Coined by strength coach Pavel Tsatsouline, Grease the Groove (GTG) means doing frequent, sub-maximal sets of one movement throughout the day. Never to failure, always fresh. It's how you go from 3 pull-ups to 15. It's how desk workers build dead hang strength into their commute. It's how you get stronger without a gym membership. The catch is you have to remember to do the sets. That's where Notch comes in. ON YOUR APPLE WATCH - Timer-based logging for dead hangs, planks, L-sits, and any hold exercise - Rep-based logging for pull-ups, push-ups, squats. Tap to confirm a set - Live countdown with haptic ticks and a finish buzz - Optional heart rate capture during holds - Today count and streak right on your wrist - Daily reminder if you haven't logged anything yet ON YOUR IPHONE - History of every set you've ever logged - Progression charts so you can see strength build over weeks - Personal bests and longest streak - Settings, exercise library, reminder time - Watch and phone stay synced in the background FREE VS PRO Free forever: - Core watch logging (timer and reps) - Today's set count - Basic streak - Up to 3 exercises Pro, a $4.99 one-time purchase: - Full history with progression charts - Personal bests and longest streak - Unlimited exercises - Complication and Smart Stack widget No subscription. No ads. No upsells. You buy it once. PRIVACY Your sets, heart rate samples, and streaks live in a local database on your devices. No third-party analytics. No ad networks. No tracking SDKs. The watch reads heart rate via HealthKit only while a hold timer is running. The iPhone can save each finished set to Apple Health as a workout if you allow it. WHO IT'S FOR - Climbers training dead hangs between meetings - Desk workers building plank time - Calisthenics folks running pull-up GTG protocols - Anyone building a strength habit in 30 seconds at a time - People tired of fitness apps that bury logging behind four taps If you've ever stuck a pull-up bar in a doorway and forgotten about it for three weeks, Notch is for you. Built by one developer. Watch-first.

Screenshots

Hang Tracker4 screens
Notch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Notch at every 3 days against Hang Tracker's every 3 weeks. Hang Tracker's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 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. Hang Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Notch sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hang Tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, Notch every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Hang Tracker versus Notch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHang TrackerNotch
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRadoslaw JozefowiczCode to Muscle

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Hang Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Hang Tracker Monthly Pro3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly3 Days trial$8.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$12.99
1 purchases

Notch

One-time1
  • Notch Pro Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is Hang Tracker free?
Hang Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Notch free?
Notch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hang Tracker or Notch have ads?
Neither Hang Tracker nor Notch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hang Tracker or Notch?
Hang Tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, and Notch every 3 days. Most recently, Hang Tracker was updated on October 7, 2026 and Notch on October 10, 2026.

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