The MyRepsCount Blog

Honest comparisons and guides. We build a rep counter, so when we cover this space we say so and show our work.

• PushScroll vs RepScroll: an honest comparison, plus the free option both of them skip

  Aug 20, 2026

  PushScroll and RepScroll both make you exercise to unlock your social apps. We compared exercises, pricing, and blocking, and added the free alternative: MyRepsCount.

• The best apps that block social media until you exercise, tested in 2026

  Aug 20, 2026

  Six apps make you earn your scroll with real exercise: MyRepsCount, PushScroll, RepScroll, StepBloc, Workout Locker, and FitPush. Prices, exercises, and how each unlock works.

• The best free rep counter apps in 2026 (and what "free" actually gets you)

  Aug 20, 2026

  Camera rep counters compared: MyRepsCount, Setshot, RepStandard, Repped, Rapsy, and GymCam. Which exercises each one counts, which platforms they run on, and what costs money.

• The best push-up counter apps in 2026, from camera counters to proximity hacks

  Aug 20, 2026

  Apps that count your push-ups for you, compared: MyRepsCount, PUSHapp, Puuush, Top Pushup, and the proximity-sensor counters. Which count strictly, which are free, and which count more than push-ups.

• The best apps that make you earn your screen time, from friction to sweat

  Aug 20, 2026

  Opal, one sec, ScreenZen, and Forest add friction to your scrolling. MyRepsCount, PushScroll, and RepScroll make you exercise for it. Here is how the two approaches compare and which fits you.

• Top free workout apps in 2026, ranked by what free actually includes

  Aug 20, 2026

  Nike Training Club, Hevy, Jefit, Boostcamp, Freeletics, and MyRepsCount compared on what the free tier really gives you: guided video, logging, programs, or automatic rep counting.

• The best kettlebell workout apps in 2026 (only one counts your swings)

  Aug 20, 2026

  Fitify, BeStronger, Kettlebell Workout Wizard, and MyRepsCount compared for kettlebell training: programs, demos, custom workouts, and automatic rep counting for swings, cleans, and goblet squats.

• The best dumbbell workout apps in 2026, from smart programming to automatic counting

  Aug 20, 2026

  Fitbod, Jefit, Hevy, Alpha Progression, and MyRepsCount compared for dumbbell training: programming, logging, and the one feature nobody else has, a camera that counts your reps.

• The best bodyweight workout apps in 2026 for training with no equipment

  Aug 20, 2026

  Fitloop, Nike Training Club, Freeletics, BodBot, and MyRepsCount compared for no-equipment training: routines, progressions, and automatic rep counting through your phone camera.

• Tempo vs Tonal vs your phone: do you need a smart home gym?

  Aug 20, 2026

  Tonal costs $2,995 plus $59.95 a month. Tempo starts near $495 plus membership. Before you buy either, here is what a free phone app plus the weights you own already covers.