Gym Timer vs Chronometer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Chronometer
This interval timer is designed for various training routines, including weightlifting, HIIT, and boxing. It offers customizable timers, repetitions, and sound alerts to guide your workouts. Save and load your training plans for easy access and progress tracking.
- 3 programmable timers
- Customizable time settings
- Customizable repetitions
- Save and load training plans
- Audible alerts
- Speaking coach
- Visual cues
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This app is an awesome training timer for lifting weights, exercise, workout, stretching, boxing, MMA or HIIT, this interval timer will prove to be an invaluable asset for your HIIT interval training. FEATURES: * 3 programmable timers * Customize all time settings * Customize number of exercises * Customize number of repetitions * Save and load plannings * easy to hear alerts * pause and resume session * restart session where you left off if interrupted * Set sound volume * screen changecolor for visual cue * Speaking coach If you like this app please consider writing a positive review on the App Store, thank you. This will help us to add new features, fix any bugs, and improve app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Gym Timer at 55% against Chronometer's 0%. Gym Timer also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Chronometer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gym Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Gym Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gym Timer has 460 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Gym Timer's written reviews are positive against 0% of Chronometer's.
Gym Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, Chronometer every 37 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gym Timer | Chronometer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (460 ratings) — better | 3.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 460 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 37 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Giuseppe Fasano | Sergio Musoles Tornador |
Customer experience
Gym Timer
Chronometer
Bugs and 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
Chronometer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Gym Timer
No in-app purchases
Chronometer
- Unlock timer settings$1.99
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