Comparison

ABIT vs Exercise Timer

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

Head to head
About

ABIT

Create and track personalized exercise routines for various fitness activities like HIIT, strength training, and stretching. Features include custom interval timers, rep tracking, and optional voice cues for guided workouts. Share your custom plans with friends and sync with smartwatches for real-time feedback.

Highlights
  • Customizable workout routines
  • Interval and rep timers
  • AMRAP block support
  • Full-screen timers
  • Text-to-speech and audio cues
  • Workout sharing
  • Apple Watch sync
Features
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ABIT: Your Ultimate Workout Creator & Tracker Design and track personalized workouts with ABIT, perfect for HIIT, strength, stretching, warm ups, and more. Create custom routines with timed intervals, reps, or AMRAP blocks—ideal for home or gym. Sync with Apple Watch for real-time guidance or stay motivated with text-to-speech and audio cues. Why Choose ABIT?  • Craft Fast: Build HIIT, strength, or stretch routines in minutes.  • Stay Focused: Full-screen timers and voice guidance. • Share & Schedule: Organize and share plans with friends. From quick HIIT to strength circuits, ABIT suits all levels. Download now and create your workout! Privacy Policy: https://abitworkout.com/privacy-policy/  Terms of Use: https://abitworkout.com/terms-of-use/

About

Exercise Timer

Create and guide custom interval training routines with this app. It supports timed and rep-based exercises, offers voice coaching, and logs your workout history with detailed analytics. Track progress over time and organize routines into training plans.

Highlights
  • Custom workout routines
  • Voice coach for next exercise
  • Timed and rep-based exercises
  • Workout logging and analytics
  • Training plans
  • Background operation
  • Apple Watch support
Features
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Create custom workout routines & let Exercise Timer guide you through your interval training. Exercise Timer supports both timed exercises and even reps-based exercises (press 'done' when exercise complete). Use Exercise Timer with your screen on or even in the background with your screen locked. Keep your phone in your pocket & Exercise Timer will still let you know which exercise is coming up by voice, vibration & bell. Keep a log of every workout along with an exercise breakdown & take notes. Know how much time you spend exercising with weekly, monthly & yearly charts. In addition to this, Exercise Timer generates reports of individual exercises with overall totals & Exercise Progression charts FEATURES • Create your custom workout routines • Voice Coach announces the next exercise • Optional Metronome to improve cadence • Multiple Bell Sounds • Group Exercises. E.g.: for Warm-Up/Cool-Down • Timed Exercises & Reps exercises supported • Color code your Exercises • Explain your exercises better with our library of exercise GIFs • Log & keep track of your workouts • Workout Analytics • Organize your workouts in Training Plans • Training plans designed by our fitness experts • Works in Background with device locked and screen off • Use Exercise Timer on your Apple Watch IDEAL FOR: • Interval Training, Tabata & Circuit Training • Yoga • Boxing • Keeping all your Workout Routines & Plans in one place • Gym Timer ARE YOU A FITNESS TRAINER? Create your Training Plans and workout routines in Exercise Timer and easily share them with your clients. APPLE WATCH Yes, Exercise Timer works on your Apple Watch! All your workouts are automatically synced on your Apple watch. Workouts performed on your apple watch are also logged on your phone. Download Exercise Timer Now and get moving! UNLOCK PREMIUM FEATURES Exercise Timer Premium is available with a monthly or annual subscription. If you choose to purchase Exercise Timer Premium, payment will be charged to your iTunes account, and your account will be charged for renewal 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Your subscription will automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24hrs before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to the ‘Manage Subscription’ page after purchase. Any unused portion of the free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Terms of service: https://exercisetimer.net/terms Privacy policy: https://exercisetimer.net/privacypolicy

Screenshots

ABIT4 screens
Exercise Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Exercise Timer at 1K against ABIT's 60. ABIT's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. ABIT sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Exercise Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. 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 — 4.8 for ABIT against 4.8 for Exercise Timer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Exercise Timer has 1K ratings behind it against 60, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 73% and 73% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ABIT ships an update every 2 weeks, Exercise Timer monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ABIT versus Exercise Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterABITExercise Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (60 ratings)4.8 (1K ratings)
Positive reviews73.2% of reviews73.2% of reviews
Number of ratings601K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.017
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShannon BolickNeurondigital Ltd

Customer experience

ABIT

All ratings60 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral1.7%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive73.2%
Neutral9.8%
Negative17.1%

Exercise Timer

All ratings1,000 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral1.7%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive73.2%
Neutral7.1%
Negative19.6%

Bugs and requests

ABIT

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Exercise Timer

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Syncing issues with Apple Watch
  • Randomly locking users out and requiring upgrade
  • Deleting all routines after uninstalling
  • Exercises not updating properly on Apple Watch
  • Apple Watch app causing native exercise app to crash
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  • Phone locked, no chime when locked

Requested features

5 requests
  • Sync workouts across devices without logging out/in
  • Ability to duplicate workouts on iPhone
  • Search, sort, or reorder routines
  • Connect with Apple Health app
  • Shortcut/automation support

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ABIT

Subscriptions2
  • ABIT Unlimited - Monthly$2.991 Month
  • ABIT Unlimited - Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • ABIT Unlimited - Lifetime$49.99
3 purchases

Exercise Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Exercise Timer Premium Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Exercise Timer Premium Yearly3 Days trial$30.991 Year
One-time1
  • Exercise Timer Lifetime$69.99

Questions

Is ABIT free?
ABIT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Exercise Timer free?
Exercise Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ABIT or Exercise Timer?
ABIT and Exercise Timer are both rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 60 and 1K ratings respectively.
Do ABIT or Exercise Timer have ads?
Neither ABIT nor Exercise Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ABIT or Exercise Timer?
ABIT ships an update every 2 weeks, and Exercise Timer monthly. Most recently, ABIT was updated on September 23, 2026 and Exercise Timer on September 21, 2026.

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