Comparison

Fitsifu Timer vs Workout Timer

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

Head to head
About

Fitsifu Timer

This interval training app helps you achieve your fitness goals with a customizable timer. It supports various workout styles and provides audio alerts for seamless transitions. Premium features offer advanced customization and trainer-designed workouts.

Highlights
  • Customizable interval timer
  • Color-coded interval indicators
  • Audio alerts for interval changes
  • Works in background
  • Trainer-designed workout presets
  • Muscle recovery timer
  • Spotify integration
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The BEST workout timer app just got better! We’ve completely redesigned our interface from the ground up, giving it a fresh new look and features we’re sure you will love! Fitsifu Timer is a simple but powerful interval training app designed to make your exercise sessions seamless and efficient to keep you focused on achieving your fitness goals. Whatever your goal may be—gaining muscle mass, shaping and toning, losing weight, bodybuilding, or increasing stamina, this app will help you achieve it! Fitsifu Timer transforms your phone into your very own personal trainer, whether you are at the gym or at home. Fitsifu Timer is perfect for training styles like HiiT, Tabata, CrossFit, Callisthenics, Cardio, and any other interval exercise you can think of! The Fitsifu Timer advantage: • Simple and clear display that can be seen at a distance • Designed for both beginners and experienced users • Colour-coded interval indicators that are easy to identify • Circular indicators to track both current and overall workout time • Audio alerts during interval changes to keep you prepared • Works in the background so you can switch to other apps without interruption • Pause intervals midway and start over when needed • Interval timer preset for different workouts • Connect with Spotify for your ultimate workout soundtrack (Premium membership required) Premium subscription features: • Dynamic Timer — our most powerful interval timer mode yet, allows you to fully customise the duration for each and every interval. • Trainer Presets — using Dynamic Timer, we’ve included a list of full workouts designed by certified fitness trainers covering a wide range of styles, from HIIT, kickboxing, yoga and barre! • Muscle Timer — planning rest and recovery times correctly could potentially increase your fitness level even more, while keeping you from injuring or over-taxing your body. The Muscle Timer determines your rest times based on a number of factors such as training type, muscle group and exercise. It then determines the optimal rest time based on those factors, all set for you to get the most out of your workout! • Apple Watch app — Fitsifu Timer works with Apple Health to calculate calorie burn. • Save unlimited Interval, Dynamic and Muscle Timer presets in the cloud • Unlock all voices • Remove all ads — IMPORTANT INFORMATION The download and usage of Fitsifu Timer is free of charge. Get extra features with a Premium subscription, which is available for purchase in the app. If you decide to subscribe you will pay the price set for your country, as shown in the app, and payment will be charged through your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours prior to the end of the subscription period. There is no increase in price when renewing. Subscriptions can be managed and auto-renewal turned off in Account Settings in iTunes after purchase. Once purchased, refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. Terms of use: https://fitsifu.com/timer/terms-of-use Privacy policy: https://fitsifu.com/timer/privacy-policy ABOUT ALPHAPOD Alphapod is a mobile-first digital product studio, with a mission to enable businesses and creators to change the world through technology. We’ve come a long way since our founding in 2009—from building our first mobile app for the iPhone 3GS to working with some of the world’s most recognisable brands today. Discover more of what we do on our website http://alphapod.com or get in touch with us at hello@alphapod.com.

About

Workout Timer

This versatile timer supports various training styles including HIIT, Tabata, and circuit workouts. Customize your work and rest intervals, track sets, and adjust sound and vibration settings for a personalized fitness experience. It's suitable for gym sessions, home stretching, yoga, and even non-fitness activities like studying and meditation.

Highlights
  • Customizable workout and rest intervals
  • HIIT, Tabata, and circuit training support
  • Set number of sets and cycles
  • Easy time and round adjustment
  • Adjustable sound and vibration settings
  • Track remaining time at a glance
Features
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This timer is designed for workout, stretch and high-intensity interval training, such as HIIT, Tabata workout and circuit training. You can set your own workout times, rest times, and rest times between cycles. So you can train at your favorite intervals. The remaining time is shown at a glance, and the number of sets can be easily checked. The setup is simple and you can easily change the time and the round you want to work out. You can also change the sound and vibration settings. It can be used for training at the gym, stretching and yoga at home, boxing, cardio, studying, meditation, and much more! The sound source was borrowed from Otologic (CC BY 4.0).

Screenshots

Fitsifu Timer4 screens
Workout Timer2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Workout Timer at none against Fitsifu Timer's 2. Workout Timer also leads on review sentiment (94% vs 63%). Fitsifu Timer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

Both are free to download. Fitsifu Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Workout Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Fitsifu Timer against 4.9 for Workout Timer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 611 and 527 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of Fitsifu Timer's written reviews are positive against 94% of Workout Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fitsifu Timer ships an update every 5 days, Workout Timer every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Fitsifu Timer versus Workout Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFitsifu TimerWorkout Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (611 ratings)4.9 (527 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.6% of reviews93.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings611 — better527
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperALPHAPOD X SDN. BHD.Shogo Yoshida

Customer experience

Fitsifu Timer

All ratings611 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral2.6%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews91 reviews
Positive62.6%
Neutral3.3%
Negative34.1%

Workout Timer

All ratings527 ratings
Positive98.3%
Neutral1.1%
Negative0.6%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive93.5%
Neutral3.2%
Negative3.2%

Bugs and requests

Fitsifu Timer

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Every workout timing end with an extra rest time
  • Unable to save custom timers
  • App goes to random other promo apps, doesn't not stay in timer but goes to random sites, can't save timer
  • Won't open, crashes on iPhone

Requested features

8 requests
  • Round rest
  • custom version for the apple watch
  • language selection
  • ability to make their own name for the muscle timers
  • lockscreen shortcut
Show 3 more
  • set number included so you could do something like 3 sets of 5 rounds with a (user definable) 2 min break in between sets
  • access the music already on my phone
  • work with Apple Music

Workout Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Fitsifu Timer

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • PRO Version$4.99
None

Workout Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fitsifu Timer free?
Fitsifu Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Workout Timer free?
Workout Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fitsifu Timer or Workout Timer?
Workout Timer is rated higher. Fitsifu Timer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 611 ratings, while Workout Timer averages 4.9 from 527 ratings.
Do Fitsifu Timer or Workout Timer have ads?
Workout Timer shows ads; Fitsifu Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Fitsifu Timer or Workout Timer?
Fitsifu Timer ships an update every 5 days, and Workout Timer every 6 months. Most recently, Fitsifu Timer was updated on October 7, 2026 and Workout Timer on October 10, 2026.

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