Comparison

PushStep vs Mantis

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

Head to head
About

PushStep

Features
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Fit push-ups into your day. Set a goal, choose your reminder times, and log each set in seconds. PushStep is your daily push-up log for the sessions you fit around your routine. Finish a set, enter how many reps you did, and see them added to today's total. A GOAL THAT FITS YOUR ROUTINE Choose a daily push-up goal and the days you want to train. Every session counts toward one daily total, so you can spread your reps throughout the day. REMINDERS ON YOUR SCHEDULE Set session times around your routine and choose which ones send a reminder. Adjust your training days and times whenever your schedule changes. YOUR PROGRESS, EASY TO SEE Check the seven-day chart on Home or explore your week, month, year, and all-time history in Statistics. Follow your totals, daily average, active days, and personal records. Compare periods and correct an entry when you need to. SMALL SESSIONS, MEANINGFUL MILESTONES Celebrate your first session, days you meet your goal, personal bests, lifetime totals, and completed training weeks. See what you have achieved and what comes next. READY WHEN YOU ARE Your workout history is stored on your iPhone. Logging, goals, reminders, and charts work offline. No account or camera is required. Choose a light or dark appearance. Choose your goal. Log your next set. Keep your progress going. Stop if you feel pain. PushStep provides general fitness tracking, not medical advice.

About

Mantis

Features
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Mantis is the workout app where you never count. Put your iPhone in front of you: the camera recognizes the exercise and counts every rep. Your only job is to move. JUST TRAIN. WE COUNT. • Camera rep counter for push-ups, squats, pull-ups, burpees, jumping jacks and more • Plank timer that starts on its own as soon as you hold the position • Only full reps count — partial reps are shown separately, so your numbers stay honest • Free mode: do exercises in any order, Mantis figures out what you're doing • Sets mode: rep goals, number of sets and a rest timer • Voice coach that guides the workout and counts out loud • Technique videos before exercises you haven't done yet • On iPhone models with LiDAR, movement is tracked in 3D for even better accuracy SHORT, NO EXCUSES A 4-minute warm-up, a home workout or a street workout on the bar and dips. 15 exercises, most of them bodyweight. No gym needed — just your phone and a bit of floor. PROGRESS YOU CAN SEE • Workout report: reps, time, pace and intensity rating • Charts for the week, the month and all time • Day streak and weekly goal • Home Screen widget — the mantis reminds you when your streak is at risk TRAIN WITH FRIENDS • A feed of your friends' workouts with likes and comments • Teams of up to 8: points for every workout and weekly quests • A new season every month with a team leaderboard and podium places • 11 achievements, from Rookie to Titan YOUR WORKOUT RECEIPT Share your result to Instagram Stories, TikTok or Telegram as a stylish receipt or a polaroid. Mantis takes photos while you train — just pick the best one. APPLE WATCH On Apple Watch: your streak, weekly goal and latest workout, and the streak flame on your watch face. Heart rate from the watch during a workout, on screen and in the summary. Pause right from the watch. APPLE HEALTH Workouts are saved to Apple Health and close your Activity rings on iPhone and Apple Watch. Calories are estimated from your weight. PRIVACY Movement is recognized right on your iPhone. Video is never recorded or uploaded. Heart rate from the watch stays on your devices. Only the photos you choose appear in the feed. Your profile can be private. Mantis is free — no subscriptions and no ads. Put your phone down. Start with a short one.

Screenshots

PushStep4 screens
Mantis4 screens

Verdict

The call

PushStep and Mantis 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 Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
PushStep versus Mantis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPushStepMantis
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB28 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLeonid MelnichukMikhail Kurbatov

In-app purchases

None

PushStep

No in-app purchases

None

Mantis

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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