Comparison

Gym Timer vs Gymborg Boxing Timer

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Track gym sessions
  • Time rest periods between sets
  • Smartwatch optimized
  • Phone-free gym experience
  • Alerts for training intervals
  • HealthKit integration
Features
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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.

About

Gymborg Boxing Timer

This app provides a customizable round timer for various combat sports, HIIT, and interval training. Easily set up profiles for different sports, manage round durations, and receive alerts for transitions. Enjoy seamless music playback during your workouts.

Highlights
  • Customizable round profiles
  • Round and break alerts
  • Adjustable warm-up time
  • Music playback integration
  • Color-coded intervals
  • Always On mode
Features
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Gymborg Boxing Timer is a round timer designed for training in any round sport such as Boxing Martial Arts, Wrestling, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Muay Thai, Kick Boxing, BJJ, Yoga or for any other round timer needs. It’s simple, modern and effective and works well also for HIIT trainings like TABATA, CrossFit. Use it whenever you want, wherever you are for boxing training, MMA, HIIT, Tabata, Yoga, Muay Thai, BJJ, Kick Boxing, Superset, Inverval Training or any other sport requiring rounds or intervals. Features: - Easy-to-config multiple profiles - Round end, break end warning - Inner round alert - Customizable warm up time - Always On mode (adjustable). - Playing music and training with Gymborg Boxing Timer at the same time - Color code for Warm Up, Fight, Break or customise as you want - Round intervals can be change - Create custom profiles to suit your need - Create each profile for each different sport - Mute the app if you want it - Create alarms to remind you in app

Screenshots

Gym Timer4 screens
Gymborg Boxing Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gym Timer at none against Gymborg Boxing Timer's 1. Gym Timer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Gymborg Boxing Timer's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, review sentiment 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. Gymborg Boxing Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gym Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gymborg Boxing Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 460 and 109 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 55% of Gym Timer's written reviews are positive against 50% of Gymborg Boxing Timer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gym Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, Gymborg Boxing Timer every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Gym Timer versus Gymborg Boxing Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGym TimerGymborg Boxing Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (460 ratings)4.8 (109 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings460 — better109
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGiuseppe FasanoThang Nguyen

Customer experience

Gym Timer

All ratings460 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral4.6%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews238 reviews
Positive55.0%
Neutral10.5%
Negative34.5%

Gymborg Boxing Timer

All ratings109 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral1.8%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

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

Gymborg Boxing Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Gym Timer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Gymborg Boxing Timer

One-time1
  • Pro Upgrade$5.99

Questions

Is Gym Timer free?
Gym Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gymborg Boxing Timer free?
Gymborg Boxing Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Gym Timer or Gymborg Boxing Timer?
Gymborg Boxing Timer is rated higher. Gym Timer averages 4.5 out of 5 from 460 ratings, while Gymborg Boxing Timer averages 4.8 from 109 ratings.
Do Gym Timer or Gymborg Boxing Timer have ads?
Gymborg Boxing Timer shows ads; Gym Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Gym Timer or Gymborg Boxing Timer?
Gym Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, and Gymborg Boxing Timer every 3 months. Most recently, Gym Timer was updated on September 20, 2026 and Gymborg Boxing Timer on September 7, 2026.

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