Comparison

Basic Sports Timer vs Clutcher

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

Clutcher

Features
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Clutcher, previously Mindbuddy, provides athletes with practical, AI-powered tools to strengthen mental resilience and boost performance. Our app delivers personalized routines for goal-setting, visualization, breathing exercises, and mental conditioning, helping athletes build habits that lead to peak performance. Whether on the field or in daily life, v makes mental training accessible, simple, and effective—empowering athletes to unlock their full potential anytime, anywhere. In-app purchases will be charged to your app App Store account. Subscriptions will get automatically renewed unless canceled within 24-hours before the current period's end. You can cancel anytime from your Apple settings. Read more in our Terms and Conditions (https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/) and Privacy Policy (https://www.mindbuddy.com/privacy).

Screenshots

Basic Sports Timer4 screens
Clutcher4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Clutcher at Free against Basic Sports Timer's $1.99. Clutcher also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months). Basic Sports Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown).

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

Clutcher is free to download; Basic Sports Timer costs $1.99 up front. Clutcher sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Basic Sports Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Basic Sports Timer ships an update every 6 months, Clutcher fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Basic Sports Timer versus Clutcher: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBasic Sports TimerClutcher
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB75 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperJan EssigMindbuddy AS

In-app purchases

None

Basic Sports Timer

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Clutcher

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Monthly subscription7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Yearly subscription7 Days trial$69.991 Year
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  • Yearly subscription7 Days trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Basic Sports Timer free?
Basic Sports Timer costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Clutcher free?
Clutcher is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Basic Sports Timer or Clutcher have ads?
Clutcher shows ads; Basic Sports Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Basic Sports Timer or Clutcher?
Basic Sports Timer ships an update every 6 months, and Clutcher fortnightly. Most recently, Basic Sports Timer was updated on October 1, 2026 and Clutcher on September 24, 2026.

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