Comparison

SmartWOD Timer vs Time2WOD

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

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About

SmartWOD Timer

This app provides a versatile timer for various functional fitness routines like AMRAP, EMOM, and Tabata. It features customizable intervals, motivational cues, and a clear display, making it suitable for gym or home workouts.

Highlights
  • AMRAP, EMOM, For Time, Tabata timers
  • Customizable MIX timer
  • Motivational sound and voice cues
  • Mid-workout reminders
  • Round counter
  • Landscape mode with large display
  • Background operation
Features
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SmartWOD Timer is a simple yet powerful timer for all popular functional fitness workouts: AMRAP, EMOM, For Time, Tabata, and custom intervals. Just select your workout type, set the time, and go! TIMERS • AMRAP, EMOM, For Time and Tabata • Customizable MIX timer for your own workout flows • Round counter and landscape mode with large, clear numbers • Motivational sound and voice cues, plus mid-workout reminders • Runs in the background and works great with Apple Watch AFTER YOUR WORKOUT • Guided cool-downs — stretches for exactly the muscles you just trained, video by video • Workout log with calendar, notes and CSV export • Save your workouts to Apple Health IN THE GYM • Cast your timer to any TV with Chromecast • Save any setup as a preset and start with one tap • Clean, distraction-free design Whether you're training at the gym, at home, or preparing for events like HYROX or The Open – SmartWOD Timer keeps you on track. Train smart. Train strong. With SmartWOD. SUBSCRIPTION PRICING AND TERMS SmartWOD offers auto-renewing subscriptions: Premium $2.99 per month $17.99 per year Premium+ $4.99 per month $34.99 per year Prices shown are for United States customers and may differ elsewhere. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it any time in your App Store account settings. Privacy policy and terms: https://smartwod.app/timer-terms https://smartwod.app/privacy

About

Time2WOD

This app offers a versatile workout timer for HIIT and cross-training, featuring customizable displays, accurate timing that resumes after interruptions, and familiar music app-like controls. It supports various timer types including count up, count down, interval, and tabata, with optional audio cues.

Highlights
  • Customizable timer display with workout text
  • Accurate timing with resume functionality
  • Familiar music app-like interface
  • Circular timer progress visualization
  • Beep or vibrate notifications
  • Text-to-speech for interval cues
  • Powerful search and filter options
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Time2WOD: a workout timer designed specifically for High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) and cross-training. What sets Time2WOD apart are the advanced features it provides, making it the perfect companion app for your HIIT routine. - Customize the display of the timer with workout text that is shown below the timer. This is a very useful feature so you can view your HIIT workout routine while the timer is running. - Extremely accurate timing: if your phone dies or you accidentally close the application while a timer is running, it will continue exactly where you left off when you relaunch the app. - Designed to act like the iOS Music application, the app provides a familiar interface that all users will recognize. Tap the "Launch" button from your list of timers to start using a timer. Simply swipe down to hide the current timer and use the floating bar interface to manage its properties. - Circular timer progress provides an easy way to view how much time is left for the current workout. A single tap inside the progress circle will pause or resume the timer. - Options to enable a beep or vibrate notification that will fire during key moments of the timer. - For interval and tabata timers, you can enable the text-to-speech feature to have the current interval read to the user. This is useful when connected to headphones or a speaker so you can be notified of what is next in the timer. - Powerful search features allowing you to filter the timers based on the title or what is included in the workout. Like other workout timers available for iOS, Time2WOD includes enough basic functionality for any type of athlete. With this application, you can create 4 different types of timers: - Count Up: a simple timer that starts at 0:00 and counts up, either indefinitely or until a specified cutoff time. - Count Down: another simple timer that starts at a user-specified time and counts down to 0:00. - Interval: a more powerful timer that allows a user to create one or more intervals that will each count down to 0:00. You can set a particular interval to repeat or have all intervals repeat allowing for infinite possibilities. - Tabata: a single tabata is 20 seconds of work followed by 10 seconds of rest, repeated for 8 cycles (consuming a total of 4 minutes). You can create multiple tabatas that run sequentially, and optionally add additional rest time in between each tabata. These powerful features are all part of the FREE experience with Time2WOD. To take things to the next level, you can optionally purchase Time2WOD Rx for the full premium experience. This is a one-time purchase which you can use across all of your devices. With Time2WOD Rx, you will be able to: - Create an unlimited number of fully-customizable timers (with the free version, you are limited to only 3 user timers). - Gain access to a large database of pre-defined HIIT workout timers. This includes over 400 pre-configured timers from different categories like The Benchmark Girls, The Heroes, and The Games / Open. - Backup and restore your timers. Easily move your timers from device to device using Dropbox. Copyright © 2023 Joshua Seltzer. All rights reserved. You are assuming full responsibility for any and all injuries, losses, and damages that might occur by using Time2WOD, and you waive all claims against Time2WOD and its creator for such occurrences. You should always consult your physician or other healthcare provider before starting an exercise program.

Screenshots

SmartWOD Timer4 screens
Time2WOD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Time2WOD at none against SmartWOD Timer's shown. Time2WOD also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 88%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). SmartWOD Timer's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (54K vs 25). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. SmartWOD Timer sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Time2WOD sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for SmartWOD Timer against 4.9 for Time2WOD. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SmartWOD Timer has 54K ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of SmartWOD Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Time2WOD's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SmartWOD Timer ships an update every 10 days, Time2WOD every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SmartWOD Timer versus Time2WOD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartWOD TimerTime2WOD
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (54K ratings) — better4.9 (25 ratings)
Positive reviews88.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings54K — better25
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmartWOD GmbHJoshua Seltzer

Customer experience

SmartWOD Timer

All ratings54,033 ratings
Positive99.1%
Neutral0.5%
Negative0.4%
Written reviews746 reviews
Positive88.5%
Neutral4.3%
Negative7.2%

Time2WOD

All ratings25 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

SmartWOD Timer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes on iOS 13.4.1
  • Workout notes not showing up
  • Music interruption during workouts

Requested features

5 requests
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Ability to skip sections of a workout
  • Louder beep/countdown volume
  • Workout log sync across devices
  • Split-screen support on iPad

Time2WOD

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

SmartWOD Timer

Subscriptions6
  • Premium 1 month$2.991 Month
  • Premium 1 Month Special$2.991 Month
  • Premium+ Monthly$3.991 Month
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  • Premium 1 Year$14.991 Year
  • Premium 1 Year Special$14.991 Year
  • Premium+ Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time5
  • Ad-Free$3.99
  • Ad-Free$4.99
  • Ad-Free$9.99
Show 2 more
  • Premium Lifetime$89.99
  • Premium Lifetime Special$89.99
1 purchases

Time2WOD

One-time1
  • Time2WOD Rx (Premium)$2.99

Questions

Is SmartWOD Timer free?
SmartWOD Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Time2WOD free?
Time2WOD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SmartWOD Timer or Time2WOD?
SmartWOD Timer is rated higher. SmartWOD Timer averages 4.9 out of 5 from 54K ratings, while Time2WOD averages 4.9 from 25 ratings.
Do SmartWOD Timer or Time2WOD have ads?
SmartWOD Timer shows ads; Time2WOD does not.
Which is updated more often, SmartWOD Timer or Time2WOD?
SmartWOD Timer ships an update every 10 days, and Time2WOD every 2 months. Most recently, SmartWOD Timer was updated on October 24, 2026 and Time2WOD on October 24, 2026.

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