Gym Rest vs Gym Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gym Rest
Track your gym sessions directly from your Apple Watch. This companion app saves your workout data and provides instructions. Optimized for Apple Watch and iOS 13.
- Track gym sessions on Apple Watch
- Monitor heart rate and calories burned
- Set custom rest times and series
- Save and choose workout presets
- Handoff data to iPhone
- Apple Watch complications for quick access
- Siri integration for session suggestions
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Welcome To Gym Rest ! Gym Rest is an App specifically designed for Apple Watch ! Will allow to keep track of your gym sessions directly from your Apple Watch! The iPhone App is only a companion App and contains only the instruction and the session saved from your Apple Watch ! FOR THIS REASON DON'T BUY GYM REST IF YOU DON'T HAVE AN APPLE WATCH ! First of all make sure to turn off "Do Not Disturb", enable Notification and enable access to your Health Data to allow Gym Rest to monitor your heart rate and calories burned during your gym sessions!! From Your Apple Watch, at your first launch you have an empty database, so use use Force Touch to add a new preset Use the Digital Crown to set the Number of Series, the Rest time and the Rest Time before the following preset Save your preset and choose it from your database Start your activity Health Data monitoring using Force Touch Choose you preset, run your first series and when you have finished touch the center button and the timer start the countdown with the set Rest time Some second before the end of Rest time you receive a notification to inform that the rest is almost finished ! And so again and again... after all series the last Rest time will you prepare for the next preset ! When you will stop monitoring your session data will be sended and saved to iPhone and with HandOff you con easly and quickly open Gym Rest on your iPhone ! For quick access to Gym Rest use the Gym Rest Complication in any Watch Face that allow it !! If you use Siri Watch Face Siri will learn your habits and suggest you to start a session with Gym Rest when you will arrive at the gym. Now it's your time ,put the iPhone in your locker and start your workout with your Apple Watch !! Thank you for downloading Gym Rest ! Now Gym Rest is Optimized for iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max and iPhone 11. Optimized for Apple Watch 5 Series. Optimized for iOS 13 and watchOS 6 For each question and suggestion feel free to visit the support page and contact me through support or twitter account ! Special Thanks to Ciro Barbato( @melamorsicata ) for the App idea and for the precious support in beta testing
Gym Timer
This app helps you track gym sessions and manage rest times between sets. It's designed for use on a smartwatch, allowing you to leave your phone behind. The app alerts you when it's time to train again, ensuring your workout flows smoothly.
- Track gym sessions
- Time rest periods between sets
- Smartwatch optimized
- Phone-free gym experience
- Alerts for training intervals
- HealthKit integration
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Gym Timer helps you tracking your gym sessions and timing rest time. - You can leave your smartphone in the locker room: An app designed from the concept of the Apple Watch's app to give you the best mobility in the gym, without the need to lug around the smartphone. It's all on your wrist. With CareKit and HealthKit integration, your workout will never be interrupted if your Apple Watch goes into standby mode. - It does everything: With Gym Timer, you just set the number of sets and the rest time between one set and the other, then you just need to start the timer at the end of each set. When is time to start to train again, it will alert you. Follow us on our social media to be the first to know about new features we're developing, to get in touch with our community and give us a feedback. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gymtimer/ Instagram: @gym_timer Twitter: @gym_timer Gym Timer uses Health Kit for some functionalities like staying active while your watch screen is off.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Gym Timer at Free against Gym Rest's $1.99. Gym Timer also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 12 months). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
Gym Timer is free to download; Gym Rest costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Gym Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gym Timer has 460 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Gym Rest's written reviews are positive against 55% of Gym Timer's.
Gym Rest ships an update every 12 months, Gym Timer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gym Rest | Gym Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.5 (460 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 55.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 460 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ragazzetto Project | Giuseppe Fasano |
Customer experience
Gym Rest
Gym Timer
Bugs and requests
Gym Rest
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Gym Timer
Reported bugs
4 issues- Timer resets unexpectedly
- Set/rep count not updating correctly
- Syncing issues with Apple Watch
- Notifications not working as expected
Requested features
4 requests- Add option to track exercise time
- Implement workout history/progress tracking
- Provide Apple Watch complications
- Offer paid ad-free version
In-app purchases
Gym Rest
No in-app purchases
Gym Timer
No in-app purchases









