Comparison

Boxing Interval Timer vs Macro Trainer

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

Macro Trainer

Features
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Most diet apps are ledgers. You log, they watch, nothing changes. Macro Trainer is a coach. You log, it thinks, and your plan adapts. Set a goal — cut, bulk, or recomp — and Macro Trainer builds your calorie and macro targets, programs your training, then pays attention. Stall for two weeks? It notices, explains why, and proposes the adjustment. Fatigue piling up? It suggests the deload before your joints do. Every week you get a report card: what worked, what slipped, and what to do next. COACHING THAT ADAPTS • A weekly report card with nutrition and workout scores • Automatic plateau detection with one-tap macro adjustments • Deload recommendations when your recovery data says so • Six coach personalities — from warm and nurturing to zero-excuses — or build your own. Chat runs privately, right on your device. LOGGING IN SECONDS • Over a million foods stored on the device — search is instant, even with no signal at the gym or the grocery store • Barcode and nutrition-label scanning • Smart recents and planned meals for one-tap repeat logging PROGRESS YOU CAN READ • A weight trend that shows the truth: 7-day smoothing, goal projection, and body-composition breakdowns • Recovery and biometrics: HRV, resting heart rate, sleep, blood pressure, ketones • Adherence trends that connect what you did to what happened TRAINING BUILT IN • Progressive workout programs with targets that follow your plan • Set logging designed for the gym floor: big controls, rest timers, volume tracking • Missed a session? Pick it up where the plan left off. EVERYWHERE YOU ARE Native on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows, and Linux. Your data syncs with Apple Health. YOURS, FOR GOOD One purchase. No subscription, no account, no ads. Everything — including the AI coach — runs on your device, so it's fast, it works offline, and your health data stays exactly where it belongs: with you. Your goal isn't a diary entry. Bring a coach.

Screenshots

Boxing Interval Timer4 screens
Macro Trainer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Macro Trainer at none against Boxing Interval Timer's 1. Macro Trainer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). On price 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. Macro Trainer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Boxing Interval Timer ships an update every 3 months, Macro Trainer weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Boxing Interval Timer versus Macro Trainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoxing Interval TimerMacro Trainer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (13K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews58.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings13K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB738 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThang NguyenLittle Theta LLC

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)

Macro Trainer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Boxing Interval Timer

One-time1
  • Pro Upgrade$5.99
None

Macro Trainer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Boxing Interval Timer free?
Boxing Interval Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Macro Trainer free?
Macro Trainer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Boxing Interval Timer or Macro Trainer have ads?
Boxing Interval Timer shows ads; Macro Trainer does not.
Which is updated more often, Boxing Interval Timer or Macro Trainer?
Boxing Interval Timer ships an update every 3 months, and Macro Trainer weekly. Most recently, Boxing Interval Timer was updated on October 12, 2026 and Macro Trainer on September 21, 2026.

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