Comparison

Boxing Interval Timer vs RoundCue Boxing Timer

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

Head to head
About

Boxing Interval Timer

This app provides a customizable interval timer for various round-based sports and high-intensity interval training. Easily set times and sounds for preparation, rounds, and rest, with visual and auditory alerts to keep you on track during your workouts.

Highlights
  • Configurable sounds and times
  • Set preparation, round, and rest intervals
  • Inner round alerts
  • Color phase indication
  • Blinking warning alerts
  • Multiple custom profiles
  • Screen stays on automatically
Features
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Boxing Interval Timer is a round timer designed for training in any round sport such as Boxing Martial Arts, Wrestling, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Muay Thai, Kick Boxing, BJJ, or for any other round timer needs. It’s simple, modern and effective and works well also for HIIT trainings like TABATA, CrossFit. FEATURES: * Fully configurable sounds & times * Set times & sounds for preparation, round, warning, and rest * Inner round alerts * Color indication of phase * Blinking to alert warning * Screen stays on automatically * Works with screen on, or off * Multiple profiles to select * Create custom profile for different sports * Can be used for TABATA, CrossFit and other HIIT exercises * Easy to use Use the timer for when exercising in the gym, running, doing bodyweight exercises, sprints, high-low intensity cycling, boxing, MMA or other martial arts. Even though it says Boxing Interval Timer, you can use it for your TABATA, HIIT(High Intensity Interval Training), CrossFit or circuit training

About

RoundCue Boxing Timer

This app helps you manage boxing training sessions by customizing round lengths, breaks, and countdowns. You can personalize warning sounds and choose to display milliseconds. The timer continues to function even when the app is in the background, and you can save custom profiles.

Highlights
  • Customizable round length
  • Adjustable break times
  • Pre-start countdown
  • Round end warnings
  • Customizable sounds
  • Background operation
  • Saveable training profiles
Features
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RoundCue Interval Timer is a powerful round and interval timer for boxing, MMA, Muay Thai, HIIT, circuits, running intervals, strength training, and any workout built around timed efforts. Start fast, stay focused, and train with clear cues from your iPhone or Apple Watch. Built for real training, RoundCue makes it easy to run simple workouts in seconds or create advanced profiles with custom rounds, breaks, sounds, and progress tracking. Key Features Quick Start for fast interval workouts Custom training profiles for boxing, MMA, HIIT, Tabata, running, strength, and more Apple Watch support with workout mirroring Apple Health workout recording Per-round titles, work times, rest times, and audio cues Built-in bells, beeps, horns, and countdown sounds Record or import your own custom workout sounds Custom timed sounds inside any round Background audio cues while your iPhone is locked Profile sharing for coaches, teammates, clients, and training partners Workout log, charts, streaks, and progress insights iPhone and Apple Watch widgets for faster starts Use RoundCue for heavy bag rounds, sparring, pad work, conditioning circuits, EMOMs, Tabata sessions, mobility flows, running intervals, and custom coach-led workouts. Whether you need a simple boxing timer or a fully customized interval timer with Apple Watch, Apple Health tracking, custom sounds, and progress history, RoundCue keeps every round clear, controlled, and on track.

Screenshots

Boxing Interval Timer4 screens
RoundCue Boxing Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

Boxing Interval Timer and RoundCue Boxing Timer both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of RoundCue Boxing Timer's written reviews are positive against 59% of Boxing Interval Timer's. RoundCue Boxing Timer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months). Boxing Interval Timer's advantage is ratings volume (13K vs 46). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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. Boxing Interval Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and RoundCue Boxing Timer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. 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 Boxing Interval Timer against 4.8 for RoundCue Boxing Timer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boxing Interval Timer has 13K ratings behind it against 46, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 59% of Boxing Interval Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of RoundCue Boxing Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Boxing Interval Timer ships an update every 3 months, RoundCue Boxing Timer every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Boxing Interval Timer versus RoundCue Boxing Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoxing Interval TimerRoundCue Boxing Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (13K ratings)4.8 (46 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13K — better46
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThang NguyenNick Rudden

Customer experience

Boxing Interval Timer

All ratings13,025 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews230 reviews
Positive58.7%
Neutral8.7%
Negative32.6%

RoundCue Boxing Timer

All ratings46 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral4.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Boxing Interval Timer

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Timer stops when switching apps or locking phone
  • Ads interfere with timer functionality
  • Inconsistent timer performance (slowing down, stopping)
  • Inability to close ads or navigate around them

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow timer to run in background
  • Add more sound/alert options (e.g. boxing bell, countdown)
  • Improve ad placement to avoid interrupting workouts
  • Provide more customization options for timer settings
  • Implement tracking features (e.g. total time, weekly progress)

RoundCue Boxing Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Boxing Interval Timer

One-time1
  • Pro Upgrade$5.99
2 purchases

RoundCue Boxing Timer

One-time2
  • Boxing Timer Premium$0.99
  • The Round Timer Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Boxing Interval Timer free?
Boxing Interval Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RoundCue Boxing Timer free?
RoundCue Boxing Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Boxing Interval Timer or RoundCue Boxing Timer?
RoundCue Boxing Timer is rated higher. Boxing Interval Timer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 13K ratings, while RoundCue Boxing Timer averages 4.8 from 46 ratings.
Do Boxing Interval Timer or RoundCue Boxing Timer have ads?
Boxing Interval Timer shows ads; RoundCue Boxing Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Boxing Interval Timer or RoundCue Boxing Timer?
Boxing Interval Timer ships an update every 3 months, and RoundCue Boxing Timer every 3 days. Most recently, Boxing Interval Timer was updated on October 21, 2026 and RoundCue Boxing Timer on September 21, 2026.

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