Comparison

Workout Timer vs Timer Plus

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

Head to head
About

Workout Timer

This interval timer app supports various workout routines like Tabata and Rounds. Customize rounds, work/rest times, and alerts like vibration and LED flash. It's designed for effective training without ads.

Highlights
  • Tabata routine
  • Rounds routine
  • Stopwatch routine
  • Customizable rounds
  • Customizable work/rest times
  • Adjustable delayed start
  • LED flash and vibration alerts
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Interval timer for training, in which there is no advertising. A handy application in which your workouts are accompanied by LED Flash, vibration, and loud beeps. - Fitness routine "Tabata" - Fitness routine "Rounds" - Fitness routine "Stopwatch" You can change: - Rounds - Work time - Rest time - Delayed start from 0 to 99 seconds - Preliminary sound from 0 to 10 seconds - Vibration - LED Flash Fitness routine "Tabata" very intensive training. One cycle takes only 4 minutes. During this time you have time to do 8 exercises (20 seconds per each) with short respites of 10 seconds. Fitness routine "Rounds" training for counting rounds, with a progress line and set intervals. Fitness routine "Stopwatch" for more intensive workouts, with a progress line, also has a configurable audio playback interval. Our app is a great way to keep yourself in good shape. Good luck with your workouts!

About

Timer Plus

This interval training app supports HIIT, circuit, and Tabata workouts with customizable rounds and cycles. It offers background operation, screen flashing, and voice guidance for an enhanced fitness experience. An Apple Watch companion app is also available.

Highlights
  • Customizable rounds and cycles
  • Interval stopwatch
  • Background timer operation
  • Informative screen flash
  • Save and history of timers
  • Voice guidance
  • Apple Watch app
Features
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Interval Training Timer perfect for HIIT Circuit and Tabata Workouts Timer Plus is an easy to use special app for high intensity interval Training. -Ability to display the number and duration of rounds and cycles. -Interval Stopwatch -Timer works in background mode -Informative screen flash -Create an infinite number of timers, save them in the history of workouts. -Voice guidance Use our Timer Plus app while training at home, at the gym, boxing, MMA, Bodyweight exercises or other fitness activities. Timer Plus comes also with an Apple Watch app that allows you to use your saved custom workouts from the iPhone on your Apple Watch. This app uses Apple Health Kit in order to run the Apple Watch app in the background. Terms of Use: https://argames.in/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://argames.in/privacy.html

Screenshots

Workout Timer4 screens
Timer Plus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Workout Timer at none against Timer Plus's shown. Timer Plus's advantage is review sentiment (94% vs 65%) and ratings volume (60K vs 15). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Workout Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Timer Plus sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Timer Plus holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timer Plus has 60K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Workout Timer's written reviews are positive against 94% of Timer Plus's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Workout Timer versus Timer Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorkout TimerTimer Plus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (15 ratings)4.8 (60K ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.0% of reviews93.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1560K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArtem SokurenkoArGames

Customer experience

Workout Timer

All ratings15 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive65.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative25.0%

Timer Plus

All ratings60,214 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews2,011 reviews
Positive93.9%
Neutral2.1%
Negative4.0%

Bugs and requests

Workout Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Timer Plus

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Timer stopping unexpectedly due to notifications or phone calls
  • Inconsistent volume changes when using music
  • Difficulty finding and loading saved timers

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to name and save custom workouts
  • Option to turn off countdown sound
  • Customizable alert sounds
  • Ability to skip or pause rounds
  • Connection to health/fitness tracking apps

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Workout Timer

One-time1
  • Upgrade to PRO$0.99
4 purchases

Timer Plus

Subscriptions2
  • Timer Plus Pro$2.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
One-time2
  • Timer Plus Lifetime$9.99
  • Lifetime Premium$19.99

Questions

Is Workout Timer free?
Workout Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Timer Plus free?
Timer Plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Workout Timer or Timer Plus?
Timer Plus is rated higher. Workout Timer averages 4.5 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Timer Plus averages 4.8 from 60K ratings.
Do Workout Timer or Timer Plus have ads?
Timer Plus shows ads; Workout Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Workout Timer or Timer Plus?
Workout Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, and Timer Plus every 3 weeks. Most recently, Workout Timer was updated on September 8, 2026 and Timer Plus on September 29, 2026.

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