Push vs CounterUps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Push
This app uses your iPhone's proximity sensor to count your repetitions during exercises like push-ups and sit-ups. Achieve a healthier physique by accurately tracking your workout progress.
- Proximity sensor counting
- Tracks push-ups
- Tracks sit-ups
- Promotes healthy shape
- Workout progress tracking
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Increase the number by taking advantage of the iPhone's proximity sensor. When you exercise, such as push-ups, sit-ups, can be useful. Create a healthy and good shape by using the push-up sensor.
CounterUps
This app offers personalized home workout plans, including push-up challenges and custom training based on your metrics. Track your progress, sync data with Apple Health, and stay motivated with reminders to achieve your fitness goals.
- Personalized workout planner
- Push-up challenges
- Distance sensor for exercise counting
- Heart rate data stats
- Sync with Apple Health
- Customizable fitness goals
- Reminder and notification system
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CounterUps counts your push-ups for you. Put your iPhone on the floor under your chest, screen up. On Face ID iPhones the front camera watches each rep, so you don't have to tap. # Train to earn screen time Block the apps that distract you and unlock them with push-ups. Requires iOS Screen Time. Pro can change how many seconds each rep is worth. # Automatic counting - Front camera / TrueDepth (recommended on Face ID iPhones) - Proximity sensor as an alternative - Sound and haptics, so you don't need to watch the screen - Manual tap and voice counting always available You can also place your iPhone in landscape beside your body: it films a side view, counts automatically, and saves a training video. # Five workout modes - Reps: set a number and finish it - Time: train for a set duration - Calories: keep going until you hit your target - Intervals: sets and rest you define - Free: no cap, just count # Eight 30-day programs Eight progressive 30-day tracks, from an absolute-beginner track to a daily 30-rep track. Three are free. Pick the weekdays that work for you, and the app builds the calendar. # Progress - Workout history and achievements - Workouts can sync calories to Apple Health - Apple Watch counting with motion sensors - Full statistics, strength curves, and the yearly calendar are Pro # Free and Pro Free includes automatic counting, all five modes, screen-time exchange, achievements, and three 30-day programs. Pro unlocks the other five programs, full statistics, the training calendar, deeper analysis, iCloud sync, custom scheduling, an adjustable exchange rate, and more app icons (2 free, 4 with Pro). Some subscription plans include a free trial. Price and trial eligibility are shown in the app before you confirm a purchase. # Links FAQ: https://github.com/chenhuaizhe/FAQ/blob/master/pushups_faq.md Terms of Use: https://www.bigbeefit.com/counterups/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.bigbeefit.com/counterups/privacy We use the standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Push at none against CounterUps's 9. Push also leads on review sentiment (76% vs 55%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). CounterUps's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (30 vs 2). 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
Both are free to download. CounterUps sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Push asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Push against 4.9 for CounterUps. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CounterUps has 30 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Push's written reviews are positive against 55% of CounterUps's.
Push ships an update every 3 months, CounterUps every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Push | CounterUps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.9 (30 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.2% of reviews — better | 55.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 30 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | EONSOFT | 源 陈 |
Customer experience
Push
CounterUps
In-app purchases
Push
No in-app purchases
CounterUps
- Push-up weekly subscription$2.997 Days
- Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Pushups Monthly Subscription$6.991 Month
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- Push-up annual subscription$14.991 Year
- Push-up training subscription7 Days trial$24.996 Months
- Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Premium Plus Bundle$24.991 Year
- Pushups Annual Subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- CounterUps Pro$89.99
