Comparison

Boxing Interval Timer vs Pugilist Gym

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

Pugilist Gym

This comprehensive fitness platform helps you track daily activities, monitor body metrics, and access over 2000 exercises with 3D demonstrations. Create custom workouts or use presets to guide your fitness journey, earning badges along the way.

Highlights
  • Class schedules and opening hours
  • Daily fitness activity tracking
  • Weight and body metrics tracking
  • 2000+ exercises with 3D demos
  • Preset and custom workouts
  • Progress tracking
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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PLEASE NOTE: YOU NEED A Pugilist Gym ACCOUNT TO ACCESS THIS APP. IF YOU'RE A MEMBER GET IT FOR FREE AT YOUR GYM! Begin your journey to a healthier lifestyle and let Pugilist Gym help you along the way. Introducing Pugilist Gym, most comprehensive fitness platform with: Check class schedules and opening hours Track your daily fitness activities Track your weight and other body metrics Over 2000+ exercises and activities Clear 3D exercise demonstrations Preset workouts and the option to create your own Over 150 badges to earn Select workouts online and synchronize them with your app to workout at home or in the gym while keeping track of your progress. From strength to weight lifting, this app acts as your own personal trainer guiding and giving you the motivation you need. You can sync this app with Apple Health App. If you enable this connection, any workout in the Health app with automatically be added to your Activity Calendar.

Screenshots

Boxing Interval Timer4 screens
Pugilist Gym4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pugilist Gym at 100% against Boxing Interval Timer's 58%. Pugilist Gym also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Boxing Interval Timer's advantage is ratings volume (13K vs 36). On price, 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. Boxing Interval Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pugilist Gym asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pugilist Gym holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boxing Interval Timer has 13K ratings behind it against 36, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Boxing Interval Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pugilist Gym's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Boxing Interval Timer versus Pugilist Gym: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoxing Interval TimerPugilist Gym
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (13K ratings)5.0 (36 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13K — better36
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB195 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperThang NguyenPugilist LLC

Customer experience

Boxing Interval Timer

All ratings13,081 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral2.4%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews231 reviews
Positive58.4%
Neutral8.7%
Negative32.9%

Pugilist Gym

All ratings30 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 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)

Pugilist Gym

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Boxing Interval Timer

One-time1
  • Pro Upgrade$5.99
None

Pugilist Gym

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Boxing Interval Timer free?
Boxing Interval Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pugilist Gym free?
Pugilist Gym is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Boxing Interval Timer or Pugilist Gym?
Pugilist Gym is rated higher. Boxing Interval Timer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 13K ratings, while Pugilist Gym averages 5.0 from 36 ratings.
Do Boxing Interval Timer or Pugilist Gym have ads?
Boxing Interval Timer shows ads; Pugilist Gym does not.
Which is updated more often, Boxing Interval Timer or Pugilist Gym?
Boxing Interval Timer ships an update every 3 months, and Pugilist Gym every 3 months. Most recently, Boxing Interval Timer was updated on November 3, 2026 and Pugilist Gym on October 24, 2026.

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