Pawnch vs 卡寶 KaBao
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pawnch
This app provides a customizable interval timer for boxing, kickboxing, and HIIT workouts. It features a background audio mode to keep the timer running with the screen locked and an attendance log to track your training sessions. Unlock virtual gym items as you consistently train.
- Customizable round timer
- Background audio mode
- Attendance log
- Unlockable virtual items
- Bilingual support (English/Traditional Chinese)
- No account required
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Welcome to Pawnch Gym. The gym is run by Miso, an orange-and-white cat who's a little lazy, a little messy, and always remembers whether you showed up. Miso doesn't nag, doesn't dock points, and doesn't guilt-trip you over a broken streak. The lights are just always on, waiting for you to walk in. Pawnch is a boxing interval timer built for boxing training, kickboxing, and home HIIT — anything that runs on a "work, then rest, repeat" rhythm. Set your rounds and rest, put your phone down, and train. The bell rings on time, even with your screen locked. ROUND TIMER Customize warm-up, round length, rest length, cooldown, and number of rounds, then save it as a preset so you can start again with one tap. Every phase change gets a clear bell cue, so you don't need to keep glancing at your phone mid-set — just listen and keep your eyes on the bag. On first launch, Miso walks you through setting up your first workout in under a minute. KEEPS RUNNING WITH YOUR SCREEN LOCKED Nothing kills a session like your phone auto-locking and the timer freezing in the background. Pawnch uses a background audio mode so the timer keeps running and the round bell keeps ringing even when your screen is off or you've switched apps — so your phone can stay in your pocket or gym bag instead of propped up in front of you. ATTENDANCE LOG Every completed workout gets a paw stamp in your attendance log — a quiet record of how often you've shown up. No leaderboards, no streak-shaming, no "you haven't trained in 3 days" push notifications. Just a trail of the days you actually came in. COLLECTION Show up enough times and you'll slowly unlock everyday gym items — towels, water bottles, headbands. Earned by training, not bought, and nobody's experience is worse for not paying. MESSAGE BOARD Miso and the gym regulars leave notes on the message board — little slices of gym life, plus the occasional post-workout remark. Think of it as a bulletin board you can flip through. Notes are written once and stay as-is, like real paper notes — switching languages won't rewrite what's already posted. BILINGUAL Fully localized in Traditional Chinese and English. Pawnch follows your system language by default, or you can pick either one manually in Settings, independent of your device's language. ADS DON'T BELONG IN A WORKOUT We believe training shouldn't be interrupted by ads — hitting pause to catch your breath shouldn't cost you an ad first. In Pawnch, no ad will ever pop up mid-workout: no interstitials, no forced videos. Pause means pause. NO ACCOUNT, DATA STAYS ON YOUR PHONE No account system, no login, and no internet connection required to use any feature. Every workout and attendance record stays on your phone — nothing is uploaded, nothing is tracked, and there are no third-party analytics or ad SDKs in the app. That's by design, not a sales pitch. Free to download; the only in-app purchase is a voluntary tip. If you're enjoying the gym, there's a quiet corner in Settings where you can treat Miso to a can of food — a pure tip with zero effect on the app. Everyone gets the exact same experience whether they tip or not. Pawnch runs on iPhone and iPad (iOS 17+), with a dark theme that's easy on the eyes for late-night sessions. There's no account and no cloud sync — your data lives on your phone — deleting the app erases it, though a full device transfer carries it to a new phone. That's a deliberate trade: in exchange, you never have to hand over any personal data. If what you want is an honest boxing interval timer with a little bit of "someone remembers you were here" — Pawnch Gym keeps the lights on.
卡寶 KaBao
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卡寶 KaBao 是專為台灣人打造的 AI 飲食與健身 App——拍照就能算熱量,進健身房還能記課表,吃和練一個 App 全搞定。 【為什麼選卡寶】 市面上的熱量 App 多以歐美飲食為主,查個滷肉飯都查不到;訓練紀錄又得另開一個 App。卡寶把兩件事合在一起,而且從資料庫到演算法都為台灣使用者設計。 【AI 智慧記錄飲食】 • 拍照辨識:拍食物、營養標示或掃條碼,AI 自動估算熱量、蛋白質、碳水與脂肪 • 語音記錄:說一句「我吃了滷肉飯跟無糖豆漿」,一次記錄多個品項 • 打字也行:不方便說話時直接輸入文字描述 【台灣在地食物資料庫】 • 超商鮮食、連鎖速食、便當、夜市小吃等 300+ 品項 • 以官方營養標示為優先資料來源,不是國外資料庫翻譯 • 手搖飲計算機:選甜度、冰塊、加料,整杯熱量立刻算給你 【完整重量訓練紀錄】 • 動作庫依肌群與器材分類,也能自訂動作 • 記錄每組重量與次數,支援暖身組、遞減組、力竭組 • 自動帶入上次訓練的重量和次數,進步一目了然 • 組間休息計時器,練完自動統計訓練量 • 把訓練存成課表,下次一鍵開始 • 訓練消耗自動回饋到每日熱量預算,吃和練真正連動 【個人化營養計畫】 • 依身高、體重與目標(減脂/增肌/增肌減脂/維持)計算每日熱量與營養素配置 • 採用學術公式(Mifflin-St Jeor)與目標別蛋白質建議量 • 其他運動(跑步、球類等)以 MET 代謝當量計算消耗 【養成習慣不孤單】 • 連續紀錄與成就徽章,讓記錄變成遊戲 • 體重追蹤與趨勢圖表,進步看得見 • 卡寶吉祥物每日陪伴,偶爾嘴賤但都是為你好 • 智慧提醒:在你的用餐時間提醒記錄,還會告訴你今天蛋白質缺多少 【其他功能】 • 飲水記錄、每月回顧報告、PDF 匯出 • 淺色/深色模式、繁體中文與英文介面 【訂閱資訊】 卡寶 Pro 提供月訂閱、年訂閱與終身買斷方案。訂閱透過你的 Apple 帳號扣款,會於目前週期結束前 24 小時內自動續訂,你可以隨時在「設定 › Apple 帳號 › 訂閱」管理或取消。 服務條款:https://trykabao.com/terms.html 隱私權政策:https://trykabao.com/privacy.html 註:AI 辨識與資料庫數值為估算,實際營養成分請以商品包裝標示為準。本 App 提供之建議不構成醫療意見,如有特殊健康狀況請諮詢醫師或營養師。
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Verdict
Pawnch and 卡寶 KaBao are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Pawnch sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and 卡寶 KaBao sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Pawnch | 卡寶 KaBao |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Honu Lab LLC | Chi Lin |
In-app purchases
Pawnch
- A can for Miso$0.99
- Another bowl of noodles$2.99
- Restock the gym$6.99
卡寶 KaBao
- KaBao Pro Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- KaBao Pro Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- KaBao Pro Lifetime$59.99









