Workout Timer vs Hero Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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!
Hero Timer
This app provides customizable timers for various workout types like Tabata, HIIT, AMRAP, and EMOM. It allows users to create custom routines, review past sessions, and offers a landscape view for a professional timer experience.
- Tabata timer
- HIIT timer
- AMRAP timer
- EMOM timer
- Custom workout creation
- Workout review and sharing
- Landscape orientation
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Train your body as you were at your favorite Box or at the Gym. Select your workout type, configure the time and start training! Hero Timer is perfect for every workout type. It includes a: - TABATA workout timer - HIIT workout timer - AMRAP workout timer - EMOM workout timer - FORTIME workout timer Need a chronometer? Use the COUNT UP timer or the COUNT DOWN option. What else? - Create multiple AMRAP rounds - Create multiple TABATA sets - Configure EMOMs as you wish. - Create Custom workouts mixing together multiple workouts types for a complete training session! - Use the the landscape orientation to have the same experience of the physical professional timers available on the market. - Review your workouts, share or even repeat them. Be a HERO
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Workout Timer at none against Hero Timer's shown. Workout Timer also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.1). Hero Timer's advantage is review sentiment (80% vs 65%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Workout Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Hero Timer sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Workout Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 8 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 65% of Workout Timer's written reviews are positive against 80% of Hero Timer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Workout Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, Hero Timer monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Workout Timer | Hero Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (15 ratings) — better | 4.1 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 65.0% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Artem Sokurenko | Francesco Miscia |
Customer experience
Workout Timer
Hero Timer
In-app purchases
Workout Timer
- Upgrade to PRO$0.99
Hero Timer
- Custom Workouts$0.99
- ADS Free$0.99
- Premium Version$4.99
