Rep Counter with rest timer vs Rep Up for Watch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rep Counter with rest timer
Track your workout sets and rest periods with this simple tool. Customize timers, receive notifications, and continue browsing or listening to music while it runs in the background. Personalize the look with a theme changer and dark mode.
- Customizable set and rep counter
- Standalone timer functionality
- Automatic set increment
- Background operation
- Timer completion notifications
- Theme changer
- Dark mode
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Simple rep counter and rest timer that really, really not-so-famous people use. Or who knows? Maybe someone famous does use it. Features * Set and rep counter with a custom timer value * Standalone timer * Auto increment sets after timer completes * Works in the background so you can still browse the web or choose that next power song * Next set and timer up notifications. Get a heads up that your timer is almost done * Theme changer * Dark mode Made with <3, pizza and beer.
Rep Up for Watch
This app acts as an intelligent gym assistant, helping you focus on your workout movements and muscle engagement. It removes the need to count reps by providing haptic feedback, allowing for a more focused and effective training session, even in noisy environments.
- Mind-muscle connection focus
- Automatic rep counting and resetting
- Haptic feedback for rep completion
- Workout Tracking integration
- Usable in loud gyms
- Fifteen free workouts
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Rep Up is an assistant for your gym workouts. It helps you focus on the movement that you are performing, and the muscles that you are trying to engage. It helps you create that mind muscle connection by removing the need to count your reps. It's simple and easy to use. Set your goal rep and start your workout, it taps you when It's time to stop. Alternatively, you can set it to tap you every five reps so you don't need to interact with your device at all till your workout is done. It detects when you've stopped and automatically resets the rep count. Since it's designed to tap you can use it in the gym even when there's loud music. It counts any exercise with prominent hand movements such as squats, deadlifts, rows, shoulder press, bench press, etc. and even most movements where your hand is stationary, like push-ups, pull-ups, leg raises etc. Rep Up is designed for Apple Watch, taking advantage of features like Workout Tracking, Taptic Engine and a powerful processor allowed us to build a truly meaningful experience. You can use Rep Up with iPhone as well but you'll need an armband. Main Features ⋅ Designed for Apple Watch. ⋅ Fifteen free workouts on watch and phone. ⋅ Automatically taps you when you reach your goal rep. ⋅ Detects when you've stopped and auto resets. ⋅ Tap every five reps setting (no user interaction required). ⋅ Fully Usable in gyms with loud music. ⋅ Workout Tracking for watch and integration with the Health App. ⋅ Works with iPhone (Armband required). Note the watch app requires Apple Watch Series 1 or higher and watchOS 5 or later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Rep Counter with rest timer at 4.2 against Rep Up for Watch's 3.4. Rep Counter with rest timer also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 54%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Rep Counter with rest timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Rep Up for Watch sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Rep Counter with rest timer holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 37 and 50 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Rep Counter with rest timer's written reviews are positive against 54% of Rep Up for Watch's.
Rep Counter with rest timer ships an update weekly, Rep Up for Watch fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rep Counter with rest timer | Rep Up for Watch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (37 ratings) — better | 3.4 (50 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 54.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 37 | 50 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dru Lang | Fusion Engineering |
Customer experience
Rep Counter with rest timer
Rep Up for Watch
Bugs and requests
Rep Counter with rest timer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Rep Up for Watch
Reported bugs
12 issues- Count resets automatically and randomly
- Does not count repetitions accurately
- Does not work on Apple Watch
- Fails to connect between iPhone and Apple Watch
- App gets stuck on start screen
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- App does not unlock on Apple Watch
- App does not count reps on iPhone
- App opens automatically and records erroneous exercise minutes
- App disappears from Apple Watch after updates
- Cannot install on V1 Apple Watch
- Does not count reps on phone
- Does not count reps on watch
Requested features
7 requests- Add a start and stop button
- Add a customizable interval timer
- Add vibration alert for next rep set
- Add alert/vibration for heart rate drop
- Vibrate on every rep to confirm count
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- Record final rep count in workout app
- Manual mode for counting (e.g., for burpees)
In-app purchases
Rep Counter with rest timer
- Theme Changer$0.99
Rep Up for Watch
- Rep Up Full VersionFree
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