Comparison

Gym Timer vs Escuela Shen

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

Escuela Shen

Features
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Screenshots

Gym Timer4 screens
Escuela Shen4 screens

Verdict

The call

Gym Timer and Escuela Shen are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Gym Timer versus Escuela Shen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGym TimerEscuela Shen
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (460 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings460 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB34 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperGiuseppe FasanoALBORT INVERSIONES SOCIEDAD LIMITADA

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

Escuela Shen

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Gym Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Escuela Shen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gym Timer free?
Gym Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Escuela Shen free?
Escuela Shen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Gym Timer or Escuela Shen have ads?
Neither Gym Timer nor Escuela Shen shows ads.

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