Fitsifu Timer vs Zero Excuse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Zero Excuse
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You know what you need to do. Put your phone down and do it. Zero Excuse turns your phone into a coach: a focus timer that doesn’t forgive, a grid that tracks every day, and lines that get you back to work. FOCUS: YOUR SQUARE BURNS IF YOU QUIT • 15, 25, 45, 60, 90 minutes or an open timer. • Locking your phone is allowed. Leave the app for over 10 seconds: today’s square burns. • A call? The session pauses. • The timer on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. • Ambient sounds: rain, café, brown noise (Premium). YOUR GRID, ONE SQUARE A DAY • It turns green with your minutes and burns when you give up. • Your streak, your stats, your record. • As a Home Screen widget, and ready to share to your story. THE COMMUNITY (OPTIONAL) • An account in one tap with Sign in with Apple, no email. • Your public profile, your grid, your posts, polls. • The weekly leaderboard: only sessions timed by the server count. • Tips from the official account. Zero tolerance for insults: report, block, moderation within 24 h. LINES THAT HIT • Soft, Direct or Brutal: the same idea at three intensities. • Your line on the Lock Screen, reminders at the right time. • The excuse buster: say your excuse, we take it apart, then 2 minutes to get started. ZERO EXCUSE PREMIUM Unlock the joker (save one burned square a week), detailed stats, timer styles and sounds, Brutal mode, all 7 goals, every widget and theme, and up to 20 reminders a day. • Yearly subscription with a free trial, or weekly. • Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase, or at the end of the free trial. • Your subscription renews automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Terms of use: https://zeroexcuse.fr/en/terms/ Privacy: https://zeroexcuse.fr/en/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Fitsifu Timer at 3 against Zero Excuse's 1. Fitsifu Timer also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Fitsifu Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Zero Excuse sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Fitsifu Timer ships an update every 5 days, Zero Excuse weekly. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.
| Parameter | Fitsifu Timer | Zero Excuse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (609 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 60.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 609 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | ALPHAPOD X SDN. BHD. | ELYSIO MANUEL MARTINS |
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
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- 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
Zero Excuse
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Fitsifu Timer
- Premium Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
- PRO Version$4.99
Zero Excuse
- Premium Weekly$4.997 Days
- Premium Yearly, special offer7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Premium Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
Questions
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