Comparison

BJJ Round Timer Pro vs BJJ Fanatics

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

Head to head
About

BJJ Round Timer Pro

This app provides a customizable round timer specifically designed for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioners. Tailor prep time, round duration, and rest periods to create personalized training programs. Enjoy a distraction-free experience with no ads and various alert options.

Highlights
  • Customizable training programs
  • BJJ-themed interface
  • No advertisements
  • Cross-device program synchronization
  • Audio and visual alert options
  • Works with music playback
Features
Currently charting
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BJJ Round Timer Pro is the absolute best round timer for the Jiu Jitsu practitioner! Don’t use a generic round timer when you can use the round timer built with BJJ in mind! WHY BJJ ROUND TIMER PRO You train BJJ, not boxing, so why would you use a boxing round timer when you’re rolling? BJJ Round Timer Pro was made for the BJJ athlete. * The app has a prominent BJJ theme * It’s super easy to customize programs just the way you like them for your training and rolling sessions * Zero ads – You own this app. You don’t need to be annoyed with ads while you’re training HOW IT WORKS Download the app and launch it. There are four quick access program buttons that can be easily customized till your heart is content. Set your prep time, round time, rest time, etc. When you’re done, hit the save button and you just made your first custom timer program. That program is now tied to the quick access program button on the main page. You can tailor every program to meet your personal needs. FEATURES * Simple and fast app * No ads! * Killer BJJ theme * Customizable programs * The ability to synchronize your programs across your devices * Works beautifully even when you’re playing music on the same device * Great audio and alert options – use a 3 second countdown, vibrations, or screen flashes to alert you, or don’t. The choice is yours. If you need more information, go to https://atomiccyan.com/products/ We hope you love using our app! If you do, please consider leaving a review. If you have any suggestions or feedback for our team, please contact us at support@atomiccyan.com

About

BJJ Fanatics

Master Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu techniques from world-class instructors. Access a vast library of instructional videos to improve your grappling skills and win more matches.

Highlights
  • Learn BJJ techniques
  • Instructional videos
  • Top fighter instruction
  • Improve grappling skills
  • Win more matches
Features
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Win more fights with techniques from top BJJ fighters today.

Screenshots

BJJ Round Timer Pro4 screens
BJJ Fanatics3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BJJ Fanatics at Free against BJJ Round Timer Pro's $1.99. BJJ Fanatics also leads on ratings volume (4.5K vs 235). BJJ Round Timer Pro's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 59%) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). On rating, ads 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

BJJ Fanatics is free to download; BJJ Round Timer Pro costs $1.99 up front. BJJ Fanatics sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. BJJ Round Timer Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for BJJ Round Timer Pro against 4.9 for BJJ Fanatics. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BJJ Fanatics has 4.5K ratings behind it against 235, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of BJJ Round Timer Pro's written reviews are positive against 59% of BJJ Fanatics's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BJJ Round Timer Pro ships an update daily, BJJ Fanatics fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
BJJ Round Timer Pro versus BJJ Fanatics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBJJ Round Timer ProBJJ Fanatics
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (235 ratings) — better4.9 (4.5K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better59.2% of reviews
Number of ratings2354.5K — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#193 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB19 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSyntactic Labs, LLCFanatics LLC

Customer experience

BJJ Round Timer Pro

All ratings235 ratings
Positive99.1%
Neutral0.4%
Negative0.4%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

BJJ Fanatics

All ratings4,525 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral0.9%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews196 reviews
Positive59.2%
Neutral9.2%
Negative31.6%

Bugs and requests

BJJ Round Timer Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

BJJ Fanatics

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Videos freezing or not playing
  • Purchased content disappearing from library
  • Inconsistent video download functionality
  • Full-screen mode not working on iPads
  • Casting issues and unreliable connectivity

Requested features

5 requests
  • Apple TV app
  • Subtitle support
  • Variable video playback speed
  • Improved content organization and navigation
  • Seamless offline viewing of downloaded videos

In-app purchases

None

BJJ Round Timer Pro

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

BJJ Fanatics

One-time4
  • Striking For MMA$38.99
  • Fundamentals of Power Punching$38.99
  • Battle Tested Pressure Passing$38.99
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  • The Guard Passing Half Guard$38.99

Questions

Is BJJ Round Timer Pro free?
BJJ Round Timer Pro costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BJJ Fanatics free?
BJJ Fanatics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BJJ Round Timer Pro or BJJ Fanatics?
BJJ Round Timer Pro is rated higher. BJJ Round Timer Pro averages 4.9 out of 5 from 235 ratings, while BJJ Fanatics averages 4.9 from 4.5K ratings.
Do BJJ Round Timer Pro or BJJ Fanatics have ads?
Neither BJJ Round Timer Pro nor BJJ Fanatics shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BJJ Round Timer Pro or BJJ Fanatics?
BJJ Round Timer Pro ships an update daily, and BJJ Fanatics fortnightly. Most recently, BJJ Round Timer Pro was updated on November 6, 2026 and BJJ Fanatics on November 3, 2026.

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