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24 alternatives to PickUpPushUp

Encourage Healthy Screen Time with Exercise

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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    Fitlock▲236

    Earn screen time by completing daily health/fitness goals

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    I am a software developer and in the last few months after recently becoming a father I was barely finding time for a proper workout. Recently I was reading about new research on Snack Exercises and how beneficial mini workouts of less than 2mins every so often, during the day are to our body. So, I decided to build an iOS App for me and others to help with this. The app generates a list of exercises that I need to tick to complete daily or loose my streak. The algorithm takes into account muscle groups and balancing the exercises to hit most main muscles. I also stayed going through all…

    2025 · shortreps.com · its alternatives →

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    Done▲355

    Build habits and track your progress multiple times a day 📊✅

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

  4. 4

    Simple & beautiful habit tracker for the Web, iOS & Android

    2020 · everyday.app · its alternatives →

  5. 5

    Make reducing phone time easy

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

  6. 6

    A friends-only activity journal

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Hey HN, I'm a solo developer and I built Steps: Workout & Pedometer, an iOS pedometer and workout tracker. Last week, two German iOS publications wrote about the app. I didn't pitch them. I didn't send a press release. I didn't even know it was happening. I woke up to a spike in downloads, checked the analytics, and traced it back to their articles. That coverage pushed the app past $1,000 in sales. I still have no idea how they found the app. I'm wondering if anyone here has experience getting featured in publications, whether organically or through outreach. What worked for you? Any tips…

    Mar 2026 · getsteps.app · its alternatives →

  8. 8GO

    I built an app where you LITERALLY have to do push-ups to use Reddit (or whatever app). My guy, this is the summer you get SWOLE! Build a massive chest instead of doomscrolling on Hackernews. Also, it's FREE. You can set it on a schedule. You can set it on a time limit. You can set it after X opens. Or even after you come home from work. The apps will remain blocked until you do your push-ups! The app is built natively on SwiftUI. I use Apple's native Vision API to detect body parts and joints. I use Apple's Screen Time API for app blocking. I don't know what else to say so go on now and get…

    2025 · timm.so · its alternatives →

  9. 9AB

    FitFrnd is a mobile app that helps you enjoy working out. - Flexible goals: Set an initial fitness goal. Adjust your goal as you make progress and learn about what you enjoy doing. - Share your success: Tell friends and family about workouts done and milestones achieved! Share on Facebook and Twitter. - Push your buddies: Encourage friends and comment on their workouts. - Smarts for fitness: Discover weekly patterns in your workout history, and get better at working out. - Be a winner: Kick ass and get into shape! FitFrnd is fun, simple and easy to use. It is your personal fitness companion…

    2012 · 12labs.com · its alternatives →

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    Ringify▲77

    Get motivated to workout by challenging friends

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Unhook▲82

    Reduce screen time on your phone by taking short walks

    2018 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Scroll less, live more

    2025 · deepfocus.me · its alternatives →

  13. 13SL

    I've been working on a side project called Streak.ly with a friend of mine for the past month or so; it's intended to help keep you motivated to do otherwise mundane daily tasks (like do 10 pushups, read for an hour, etc.) by letting you log "streaks" — consecutive days in a row of doing something. It's in private alpha/beta/gamma/whatever right now (has some rough edges to clean up), but is more or less functionally complete and pretty stable. I'm a big fan of the Seinfeld calendar, and have seen other services which do similar things but were unsatisfying to use, either from an aesthetic…

    2010 · streak.ly · its alternatives →

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    Get fit and reduce screen-time

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    my phone secretly robbed all my dreams and i didn’t even knew it got so bad. when i saw my screen time being about 11hrs with ~95 phone pickups per day, i realized how bad it got. my problem is that i could not avoid social media entirely as i post actively because i’m involved in marketing and branding. I tried the usual, app blockers & time limits, but i always find myself hitting “one more minute” like a junkie. i’m not looking for a complete social media absence or deleting everything as these radical solutions don’t fit my lifestyle and needs and i tend to come back needing even more.…

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Show up together and conquer inactivity + isolation

    Aug 2026 · swolemates.co · its alternatives →

  17. 17IS

    i built a heart rate zone training app for runners. ios + apple watch. custom zones, real-time haptics, post-run graphs. all the “smart” stuff you’d expect. but i never talked to a single runner before building it. not even myself lol. started as a thesis → kept building → added features → added a paywall (€4/month!) → launched it → and yeah… no one cared. zero feedback. zero users. just code in the void. i recently made the whole thing free. not trying to “sell” anything now — just seeing if it’s actually useful, and listening this time. curious how others handle this. ever build…

    2025 · basamasa.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Earn your screen time by doing exercises. 1 rep = 1 minute.

    Aug 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Yet Another Habit Tracker App

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Exercise against Doomscrolling

    2025 · pushscroll.com · its alternatives →

  21. 21

    Turn your steps into screen time

    Dec 2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

  22. 22DA

    Hey HN'ers! If you sit around a computer all day and are looking to be more active, or are just active in general, check out our app! https://itunes.apple.com/app/apple-store/id903459923?pt=265797&ct=hn&mt=8 or https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.activityclub We have been hacking on this for 2 years and it's finally nearing a state where we are stoked about! Launched last Aug (2015) to the public. Coming up on our 1 yr anniversary and starting to get some traction. Two of us have _each_ lost about 70lbs while building the app…

    2016 · its alternatives →

  23. 23

    Earn screen time by building real habits.

    Feb 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

  24. 24

    Build your day. Score yourself. Win your way!

    Jan 2026 · daygame.app · its alternatives →

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