Comparison

Basic Sports Timer vs MatTimer

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

Head to head
About

Basic Sports Timer

This versatile timer app supports interval training, HIIT, boxing drills, and general countdowns. Customize workout and pause durations, track rounds, and utilize a stopwatch with lap saving. It's designed for focused training sessions.

Highlights
  • Customizable workout and pause durations
  • Interval training modes (including Tabata)
  • Boxing drill timer
  • Stopwatch with lap saving
  • Countdown timer
  • Background timer operation
  • Portrait and landscape modes
Features
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We use this Basic Sports Timer for our Wing Tsun workouts. It's quick & easy to set up so you can focus on your training. This simple App can be used for any kind of interval training, HIIT sessions (including Tabata method), boxing, MMA, running, stretching etc. INTERVAL TIMER: • Adjust duration of Workout & Pause and your are ready to go! • Just tap the screen to start / stop • Set number of rounds / Number of rounds are counted until you're done. COUNTDOWN: • Adjust Workout duration and your are ready to go! • Just tap the screen to start / stop BOX-DRILL: Fix duration - 3 Minutes - 1.: Punch hard & consistent against a sandbag for 10 seconds - then take a break for 10 seconds. - 2.: Punch hard & consistent against a sandbag for 20 seconds - then take a break for 20 seconds. - 3.: Punch hard & consistent against a sandbag for 30 seconds - then take a break for 30 seconds. - 4.: Punch hard & consistent against a sandbag for 20 seconds - then take a break for 20 seconds. - 5.: Punch hard & consistent against a sandbag for 10 seconds - then take a break for 5 seconds. - 6.: Punch hard & consistent against a sandbag for 5 seconds. STOPP WATCH: • Saves up to 15 rounds • It’s accurate to 1/100 of a second ALARM: • Set time to start / stop your training session WATCH: • Simple clock FEATURES: • Duration of Workout & Pause can be set between 5 seconds up to 60 Minutes • 5 seconds up to 10 Minutes: 5 seconds steps • 10 Minutes up to 60 Minutes: 1 minute steps • Saves Workout & Pause settings • Initial Countdown & Boxing bells • Portrait and landscape Mode available • Select a background Color for workout, pause and the app itself • Timers are running in background If there is any additional feature you'd like to see in this App please don't hesitate to contact me via: support@janessig.com. Please support me by rating this app! Thanks and I look forward to your feedback. :-)

About

MatTimer

This app provides a customizable timer designed for combat sports like Jiu-Jitsu and MMA. It helps athletes track training and rest periods, allowing them to focus on improving their skills. It's a simple yet essential tool for practitioners of all levels.

Highlights
  • Jiu-Jitsu and MMA timer
  • Track roll time
  • Track rest time
  • Customizable settings
  • Clear display
Features
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A round timer for the mat. Set your work time, your rest time and how many rounds — then put the phone down and train. MatTimer counts the round in numbers big enough to read from across the room, and colours the whole screen so you know where you are at a glance: green for work, red for rest. A ten-second lead-in gives you time to touch hands before the first round starts. WHAT IT DOES • Work, rest and round count, all adjustable • A bell at every round change, so you never have to look • An optional ten-second warning before each round ends — set it for work, rest, or both • Save the sessions you use often and switch between them in a tap • The screen stays awake while the timer runs ON YOUR WRIST A full Apple Watch app, not a remote control. Start, pause and stop from the watch, with the same round readout and the same colours. Set your rounds there too. ON YOUR HOME SCREEN A widget shows the round you are in and the time left, without opening the app. IT KEEPS YOUR PLACE Leave the app mid-round and it picks up exactly where it should — right round, right phase, right second. While you are away, notifications tell you when each round turns over. BUILT FOR TRAINING, NOT FOR SCROLLING No account. No subscription. No ads. Nothing to read. Open it, start it, roll.

Screenshots

Basic Sports Timer4 screens
MatTimer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MatTimer at Free against Basic Sports Timer's $1.99. MatTimer also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months). Basic Sports Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 26.0). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

MatTimer is free to download; Basic Sports Timer costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MatTimer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Basic Sports Timer ships an update every 6 months, MatTimer weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Basic Sports Timer versus MatTimer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBasic Sports TimerMatTimer
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS10.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB6 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperJan EssigRavil Khusainov

Customer experience

Basic Sports Timer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%

MatTimer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Basic Sports Timer

No in-app purchases

None

MatTimer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Basic Sports Timer free?
Basic Sports Timer costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MatTimer free?
MatTimer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Basic Sports Timer or MatTimer?
MatTimer is rated higher. Basic Sports Timer averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while MatTimer averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Basic Sports Timer or MatTimer have ads?
Neither Basic Sports Timer nor MatTimer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Basic Sports Timer or MatTimer?
Basic Sports Timer ships an update every 6 months, and MatTimer weekly. Most recently, Basic Sports Timer was updated on October 17, 2026 and MatTimer on October 8, 2026.

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