Workout Timer Essential vs SmartWOD Round Counter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Workout Timer Essential
A streamlined workout timer designed for simplicity and essential functionality. It offers a clean, bicolor interface and integrates with HealthKit for Apple Watch workout data. Support the developer with an optional in-app purchase to remove ads.
- Essential bicolor layout
- HealthKit integration
- Apple Watch workout functions
- Streamlined design
- Optional ad removal
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Hi, my name is Alessandro, 23yo from Italy. I've been going to the gym since I was a teen and I've tried pretty much all the gym apps in the App Store, both paid and not. Nothing worked. They were either cluttered messes, no longer maintained, terribly designed or simply not working anymore. So I've set out to design my own, targeting the latest Apple hardware and Development Kit, sticking to the true simplicity of a bicolor, essential layout. I decided to share it with you, for free, with a small in app purchase to remove ads if you want to support the development, hoping you'll enjoy it as much as I do. Thank you.This App integrates with Health Kit to use the Workout functions in your Apple Watch.
SmartWOD Round Counter
This app helps you track workout rounds for functional fitness routines like AMRAP and FOR TIME. Simply tap the screen to advance rounds. It also offers Apple Watch integration for convenient tracking.
- Round tracking for workouts
- Supports AMRAP and FOR TIME
- Simple tap-to-advance interface
- Apple Watch compatibility
- Designed for functional fitness
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SmartWOD Round Counter keeps track of your workout rounds, so that you don't have to remember what round you are on. It's designed for functional fitness workouts like AMRAP and FOR TIME. Just tap on the screen to add a round! It also has an Apple Watch support which makes it even easier and more useful to track your rounds.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SmartWOD Round Counter at 4.3 against Workout Timer Essential's 2.7. SmartWOD Round Counter also leads on review sentiment (63% vs 50%) and ratings volume (9 vs 3). Workout Timer Essential's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Workout Timer Essential sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SmartWOD Round Counter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SmartWOD Round Counter holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Workout Timer Essential's written reviews are positive against 63% of SmartWOD Round Counter's.
Workout Timer Essential ships an update every 16 months, SmartWOD Round Counter every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Workout Timer Essential | SmartWOD Round Counter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (3 ratings) | 4.3 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 8 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alessandro Pettazzoni | SmartWOD GmbH |
Customer experience
Workout Timer Essential
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In-app purchases
Workout Timer Essential
- Ads Removal$0.99
SmartWOD Round Counter
- Ad-Free$0.99
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