Gym Timer vs Basketball Shot Clock
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.
Basketball Shot Clock
This app allows you to run a basketball shot clock on your iPhone or iPad. It includes various sound options and supports different rule sets like NCAA, NBA, and FIBA. A helpful 'Recall Last' feature is available for accidental resets.
- Buzzer and countdown sounds
- NCAA, NBA, FIBA, and custom settings
- Built-in rule set references
- Accidental reset recall
- iPhone and iPad compatible
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In basketball, a shot clock encourages a fast pace of play. Run your own shot clock on your iPhone or iPad. - Includes buzzer and countdown sounds - Supports NCAA, NBA, FIBA, or custom settings - Includes rule sets for NCAA, NBA, and FIBA so that you can easily reference them. - "Recall Last" Option if you accidentally tap Reset.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Basketball Shot Clock at 100% against Gym Timer's 55%. Basketball Shot Clock also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Gym Timer's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (460 vs 6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Basketball Shot Clock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gym Timer has 460 ratings behind it against 6, 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 100% of Basketball Shot Clock's.
Gym Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, Basketball Shot Clock every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gym Timer | Basketball Shot Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (460 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 460 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Giuseppe Fasano | Peter Carnesciali |
Customer experience
Gym Timer
Basketball Shot Clock
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
Basketball Shot Clock
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Gym Timer
No in-app purchases
Basketball Shot Clock
No in-app purchases
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