Comparison

Amelia Timer vs Workout Timer

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

Head to head
About

Amelia Timer

This app provides a straightforward interval timer for various activities. Easily configure your work and rest periods, and the number of repetitions needed. It's designed for simplicity, offering essential timer functions without unnecessary complexity.

Highlights
  • Customizable action and break lengths
  • Adjustable number of sets
  • Notifications when app is closed
  • Audible cues for set/break starts
  • Countdown ticks
  • Remembers last used settings
Features
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Simple, beautiful and completely free interval timer. Just a couple taps to set your interval length, break length, and number of sets. No ads, no bloat, just a simple periodic timer. Perfect for stretching, running, yoga, or any other interval exercises. You can use it as a Pomodoro timer, tabata timer, or other HIIT timer! Other apps include complicated features and user interfaces. This app is for people that don't need all the bells and whistles. Features include: - Customize action length, break length, and how many sets you want to complete - Receive notifications while the app is closed - Pleasant sounds played when each set and break begins - Helpful 3... 2... 1... ticks to know you're reaching the end - Remembers the last settings you use for simple re-use

About

Workout Timer

This app provides a customizable interval timer for HIIT and Tabata workouts. It offers unlimited timer creation with extensive sound and voice reading options, background notifications, and dark mode. All features are free to use.

Highlights
  • Unlimited timer creation
  • Folder classification
  • High timer setting freedom
  • Variety of sounds and voice readings
  • Favorite color and reading text
  • Background notifications
  • Dark mode
Features
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It's a workout timer app suitable for HIIT and Tabata training. All features are completely free to use. Features: - Unlimited timer creation, folder classification is also possible - High degree of freedom in timer setting (supports rep and unlimited time) - A wide variety of sounds and voice readings (about 100 types of sounds) - Favorite color, reading text - Background notifications - Dark mode - Free URL scheme: workouttimer://

Screenshots

Amelia Timer4 screens
Workout Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Amelia Timer at none against Workout Timer's shown. Amelia Timer also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 4 weeks) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Amelia Timer against 4.7 for Workout Timer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 60 and 23 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 81% and 80% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Amelia Timer ships an update daily, Workout Timer every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Amelia Timer versus Workout Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAmelia TimerWorkout Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (60 ratings)4.7 (23 ratings)
Positive reviews80.8% of reviews — better80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings60 — better23
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSean LinehanFugaPiyo Inc.

Customer experience

Amelia Timer

All ratings60 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive80.8%
Neutral15.4%
Negative3.8%

Workout Timer

All ratings23 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral4.3%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Amelia Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Workout Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Amelia Timer free?
Amelia Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Workout Timer free?
Workout Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Amelia Timer or Workout Timer?
Amelia Timer and Workout Timer are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 60 and 23 ratings respectively.
Do Amelia Timer or Workout Timer have ads?
Workout Timer shows ads; Amelia Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Amelia Timer or Workout Timer?
Amelia Timer ships an update daily, and Workout Timer every 4 weeks. Most recently, Amelia Timer was updated on October 8, 2026 and Workout Timer on October 5, 2026.

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