Comparison

SmartWOD Timer vs Flextimer

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

Head to head
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

Flextimer

Create custom interval timers for workouts, focus sessions, or daily routines. Design sessions step-by-step or use AI to generate them from plain text descriptions. Includes cues for sounds, vibration, and color changes.

Highlights
  • AI-generated timer creation from text
  • Customizable interval and round timers
  • Step cues for sound, vibration, and color
  • Timer Summary with detailed progress
  • Configurable run-screen controls
  • Saved custom timers and starting points
Features
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More than a countdown. Flextimer is a flexible interval, round, and HIIT timer for workouts, focus, routines, and more — built your way. Design a session step by step, or just describe it in plain words and let AI create it for you to review, edit, and save. Describe. Cue. Run. What sets Flextimer apart is the combination: named steps and repeating rounds, cues for sounds, vibration, color changes, and countdowns, a clear Timer Summary, and AI that can build a timer for you. Fit every part of your session, from prep and work to breaks and cooldowns. Use Flextimer for: • Workouts and interval training (HIIT, EMOM, Tabata) • Boxing, MMA, and round timers • Pomodoro and focus sessions • Meditation and breathing exercises • Presentation and speaking practice • Stretch breaks, chores, cooking, and daily routines • Structured sessions that need more than one countdown Features: • Describe a timer in plain words and let AI build it for you (preview) • Flexible step and repeat-group timer design • Optional final-step skipping, useful for omitting final rest periods • Step cues for additional sounds, vibration, color transitions, countdowns, or in repeating intervals • Timer Summary with total time, time by color, cues, and progress behavior • Configurable run-screen controls for next step, total remaining time, skip, and restart • Custom progress tracking for steps or rounds • Saved custom timers and built-in starting points • Local-first storage • No account required • No ads Flextimer is built for anyone who needs more than a simple countdown timer.

Screenshots

SmartWOD Timer4 screens
Flextimer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flextimer at none against SmartWOD Timer's 10. Flextimer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 88%). SmartWOD Timer's advantage is ratings volume (54K vs 2). On price, rating, update cadence 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. SmartWOD Timer sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Flextimer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for SmartWOD Timer against 5.0 for Flextimer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SmartWOD Timer has 54K ratings behind it against 2, 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 Flextimer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SmartWOD Timer ships an update every 10 days, Flextimer every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SmartWOD Timer versus Flextimer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartWOD TimerFlextimer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (54K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings54K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmartWOD GmbHSOPHOMATH LLC

Customer experience

SmartWOD Timer

All ratings54,037 ratings
Positive99.1%
Neutral0.5%
Negative0.4%
Written reviews746 reviews
Positive88.5%
Neutral4.3%
Negative7.2%

Flextimer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 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

Flextimer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 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-time4
  • Ad-Free$3.99
  • Ad-Free$4.99
  • Premium Lifetime$89.99
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  • Premium Lifetime Special$89.99
None

Flextimer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SmartWOD Timer free?
SmartWOD Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flextimer free?
Flextimer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SmartWOD Timer or Flextimer?
Flextimer is rated higher. SmartWOD Timer averages 4.9 out of 5 from 54K ratings, while Flextimer averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do SmartWOD Timer or Flextimer have ads?
SmartWOD Timer shows ads; Flextimer does not.
Which is updated more often, SmartWOD Timer or Flextimer?
SmartWOD Timer ships an update every 10 days, and Flextimer every 9 days. Most recently, SmartWOD Timer was updated on November 7, 2026 and Flextimer on October 31, 2026.

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