Comparison

BoxBoard vs Kreuzheben

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

Head to head
About

BoxBoard

This app helps you track your fitness progress and connect with your gym community. Log scores, monitor personal records, and view daily leaderboards. Share your fitness journey and engage with others through a dedicated community feed.

Highlights
  • Automatic PR tracking
  • Workout journal with notes
  • Daily leaderboard
  • Community feed for sharing
  • Gym admin tools
Features
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Take your CrossFit community with you wherever you go. If you’re looking for a fast and reliable way to track your workouts and stay connected to your gym, BoxBoard is for you. Stay up to date with the daily leaderboard, log your scores in seconds, and keep track of your personal records. BoxBoard automatically tracks your lifts and helps you understand your progress over time. Features: • Automatic PR Tracking Max effort scores are automatically added to your movement history. • Workout Journal See your PRs, review past workouts, and add personal notes. • Leaderboard Track scores, compare with your gym, and celebrate progress. • Community Feed Like, comment, and share your fitness journey with others. • Gym Tools Gym admins can post workouts, edit scores, and manage their gym community. BoxBoard is built for the committed athlete and coach. BoxBoard is not affiliated with CrossFit, Inc.

About

Kreuzheben

Features
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Minimalist strength training tracker for serious lifters. Free to download — no ads, no account, no subscription. SIMPLE BY DESIGN Track your workouts without distractions. No social features, no bloated dashboards. Just the essentials. FREE FOREVER - 10/6/3 rep schemes for structured progression - Free mode for custom training - Full training history with edit, search & share - Personal records automatically tracked - Bodyweight exercises with optional added weight - Body weight tracking with trend indicator - Timer for timed exercises (planks, dead hangs) - Siri shortcuts for hands-free logging - Export & import for backup KREUZHEBEN PRO — ONE-TIME PURCHASE - Proven training programs: Wendler 5/3/1, nSuns 5/3/1 LP, 5×5, GZCL - Automatic Training Max progression and AMRAP sets - Detailed statistics: trends and progression per exercise - AI-powered training analysis Buy once, keep forever. No subscription. Ever. Bought Kreuzheben when it was a paid app? Pro is already included for you — for free. YOUR DATA, YOUR DEVICE - All data stored locally on your device - No account required - No cloud sync, no data collection AVAILABLE IN 21 LANGUAGES English, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Swedish, Turkish, Russian, Ukrainian, Arabic, Hindi, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indonesian, Thai, Vietnamese. Built in Munich by a lifter, for lifters.

Screenshots

BoxBoard4 screens
Kreuzheben4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BoxBoard at none against Kreuzheben's 1. Kreuzheben's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Kreuzheben sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BoxBoard asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BoxBoard ships an update every 6 months, Kreuzheben every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
BoxBoard versus Kreuzheben: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoxBoardKreuzheben
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJason CypretSamuel Zimmermann

In-app purchases

None

BoxBoard

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Kreuzheben

One-time1
  • Kreuzheben Pro$3.99

Questions

Is BoxBoard free?
BoxBoard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kreuzheben free?
Kreuzheben is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BoxBoard or Kreuzheben have ads?
Neither BoxBoard nor Kreuzheben shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BoxBoard or Kreuzheben?
BoxBoard ships an update every 6 months, and Kreuzheben every 2 weeks. Most recently, BoxBoard was updated on September 8, 2026 and Kreuzheben on September 18, 2026.

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