Simple Training Timer vs Workout Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Training Timer
This app helps with daily strength training by accurately timing workouts, rest periods, and sets. Customize various training menus to suit your fitness goals and enjoy more fulfilling exercise sessions.
- Accurate workout timing
- Rest period tracking
- Set and repetition count
- Customizable training menus
- Daily strength training assistance
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This application is a timer application that assists your strength training on a daily basis. We measure accurately the preset training time, break time, number of times, and set number with a timer and tell you. It is possible to use it for various training menus from fulfilling setting items. Please enjoy fulfilling training. ・Terms of Use https://eeggs.jp/terms-of-use-en
Workout Timer
This versatile timer supports various training styles including HIIT, Tabata, and circuit workouts. Customize your work and rest intervals, track sets, and adjust sound and vibration settings for a personalized fitness experience. It's suitable for gym sessions, home stretching, yoga, and even non-fitness activities like studying and meditation.
- Customizable workout and rest intervals
- HIIT, Tabata, and circuit training support
- Set number of sets and cycles
- Easy time and round adjustment
- Adjustable sound and vibration settings
- Track remaining time at a glance
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This timer is designed for workout, stretch and high-intensity interval training, such as HIIT, Tabata workout and circuit training. You can set your own workout times, rest times, and rest times between cycles. So you can train at your favorite intervals. The remaining time is shown at a glance, and the number of sets can be easily checked. The setup is simple and you can easily change the time and the round you want to work out. You can also change the sound and vibration settings. It can be used for training at the gym, stretching and yoga at home, boxing, cardio, studying, meditation, and much more! The sound source was borrowed from Otologic (CC BY 4.0).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Workout Timer at none against Simple Training Timer's 1. Workout Timer also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (94% vs 70%). Simple Training Timer's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Simple Training Timer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Workout Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Workout Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Workout Timer has 527 ratings behind it against 63, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Simple Training Timer's written reviews are positive against 94% of Workout Timer's.
Simple Training Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, Workout Timer every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Training Timer | Workout Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (63 ratings) | 4.9 (527 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.6% of reviews | 93.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 63 | 527 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EasterEggs | Shogo Yoshida |
Customer experience
Simple Training Timer
Workout Timer
In-app purchases
Simple Training Timer
- Premium Plan$1.991 Month
Workout Timer
No in-app purchases
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