The short answer on Pushup RPG vs Shaply: both count your reps with the phone's camera, both are free to download on iPhone and Android, both turn reps into damage against creatures, and both have live duels against other players. The difference is what sits around the counter. Shaply pairs it with food tracking from photos, a rank ladder and statistics; Pushup RPG is a role-playing game first, with a campaign, Guilds and duels you can send to a friend. If you want calories and reps in one app, Shaply is the more direct fit.
Disclosure, up front: this page is published by the makers of Pushup RPG, so treat it as an informed but interested source. Everything we say about Shaply was read on 18 October 2026 from its US App Store listing (version 1.0.3), its Google Play listing, its own website, shaply.app, and the privacy policy published there (in French), and is labelled as such. Where those do not state something, we say so instead of guessing. Listings change, so check the current one before you decide.
The one-line version of each app
Shaply (App Store id 6796394061, Google Play package com.nonoia.shaply) describes itself as a bodyweight training coach. You set the phone down and, per its listing, the camera reads your form and counts every rep, with a live gauge for range of motion. It also estimates calories and macros from a photo of your plate, has a rank ladder from Bronze to Diamond, a Leveling mode in which your reps become damage against creatures, with experience and a bestiary to unlock, and, per its Google Play listing, live 1v1 push-up duels against other players with matchmaking and an Elo rating. It came out on the App Store on 19 August 2026, needs iOS 17.0 or later, and is listed in English and French. It is free to download, with a Shaply Premium subscription.
Pushup RPG is free on iOS 17.0 or later and on Google Play, and your reps are the combat system. The front camera counts push-ups and squats using on-device pose detection, and those reps damage the foe in front of you: 48 foes across 8 biomes, plus character classes, a skill tree, gear and loot, daily quests and streaks. Camera video and pose landmarks are not uploaded for rep counting. Developer: Yerasyl Amanbek (that is us).
Side by side
| What you are comparing | Pushup RPG | Shaply |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free to download. Optional Vigil membership and gem packs as in-app purchases; camera rep counting and the campaign are free. | Free to download, with a Shaply Premium subscription, monthly or yearly, per its App Store listing. We do not quote prices. |
| How it counts | Front camera, on-device pose detection. Only full-range reps count; the rules are on our camera push-up counter page. | Phone camera; the listing says it reads your form and counts every rep, with a live range-of-motion gauge. Its privacy policy says counting runs entirely on the device, with Apple's Vision framework on iOS, and that no camera image or video is sent to its servers. |
| Exercises | Six. Push-ups and squats drive fights; sit-ups, pull-ups and dips are counted and the plank is timed, as solo training. | Push-ups, pull-ups, dips, squats "and many more", per the listing; its website says 23 tracked exercises. |
| Platforms | iPhone (iOS 17.0+) and Android (Google Play). | iPhone (iOS 17.0+) and Android (Google Play). |
| Game layer | The whole app: 8 biomes, 48 foes, classes, a skill tree, loot, daily quests, streaks with a streak freeze and a guided rest day. | A Leveling mode in which reps become damage against creatures, with experience and a bestiary, plus ranks from Bronze to Diamond. |
| Food tracking | None. Pushup RPG counts reps; it does not log meals. | Yes: a photo of your plate, and AI estimates calories and macros, per the listing. |
| Playing with other people | Live 40-second duels in push-ups or squats, sent to a friend or matched in the Arena by level; the other player sees your live rep count and never your video. Friends add each other with a code. Guilds of up to 10 share a weekly co-op world boss. | Live 1v1 push-up duels with matchmaking, an Elo rating and ranks from Rookie to Legend, per its Google Play listing, and a leaderboard, per its website. Groups or guilds are not stated. |
| Statistics | Streaks, levels and leaderboards inside the game. | Reps, intensity, execution speed and progress over 7, 30 or 90 days, per the listing. |
Pick Shaply if you want reps and food in one place
This is the honest split. If the reason you are looking at a camera rep counter is a weight goal, Shaply's listing covers both halves: it counts the set and it estimates the meal from a photo, then tracks progress against the goal you set. Pushup RPG does not log food at all.
- More movements. Shaply's website lists 23 tracked exercises, including wall sits and side planks. Pushup RPG counts six.
- Numbers over story. Shaply's listing gives its statistics their own section: intensity and execution speed over 7, 30 or 90 days, and a rank ladder. If you like charts more than quests, that is the shape of app you want.
Pick Pushup RPG if the game is the reason you come back
- A campaign, not a mode. In Pushup RPG the game is the app: a hero with a class and a skill tree, loot, daily quests, and 48 foes across 8 biomes that only fall to real reps.
- Friends and Guilds. Both apps have live duels. In Pushup RPG you add a friend with their code and send them the challenge yourself, in push-ups or squats, and Guilds of up to 10 share a weekly world boss. Shaply's sources describe duels with matchmaking and do not mention adding friends or guilds.
- Counting rules you can read. What counts as a rep, and which reps are refused, is published on our camera push-up counter page. Both apps say their counting runs on the device.
Same name, different apps
Searching for Shaply turns up apps that have nothing to do with it. Shaply: Zen, Grid, Block Game on the App Store is a colour puzzle game from another developer. Shapy: Personal Fitness App, one letter apart, is a workout app by VGFIT LLC. The rep counter compared on this page is the one listed simply as Shaply, App Store id 6796394061, and on Google Play as com.nonoia.shaply.
For the wider field of camera, sensor and tap counters, see the best push-up counter apps, by counting method.
