Comparison

RoundCue Boxing Timer vs ChainFlow

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

Head to head
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.

About

ChainFlow

Create highly customized interval timers for any routine, from HIIT workouts to study sessions. Set unique work and rest periods for each segment, with clear audio cues and a distraction-free interface. Save your routines for easy access and hands-free operation.

Highlights
  • Custom interval chaining
  • Adjustable work/rest times per interval
  • Clear audio cues
  • Hands-free operation
  • Screen-off functionality
  • Routine saving
  • Dark interface
Features
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A custom interval timer for routines where every interval can be different. Most workout timers are built around repeating the same work and rest periods. ChainFlow lets you build the exact sequence you need, with individual timing for every step. Create HIIT workouts, circuit training sessions, stretching and mobility routines, boxing rounds, exercise sequences, drawing practice, focus sessions, and more. BUILD ANY ROUTINE Add as many intervals as you need. Give each one its own name and timing, then drag them into the exact order you want. START FAST WITH TEMPLATES Begin with ready-made HIIT, Tabata, Boxing, Morning Mobility, Pomodoro, and Gesture Drawing templates—or start completely from scratch. Every template becomes a normal ChainFlow routine you can fully edit. HANDS-FREE TIMING Hit Start and focus on what you're doing instead of watching the clock. ChainFlow automatically moves through your sequence and gives you clear audio cues at each transition. • Works while your phone is locked or ChainFlow is in the background • Live Activities and Dynamic Island support • See your current interval and what comes next • Pause, skip forward, or return to the previous interval • Optional 3-2-1 countdown before starting • Works alongside music, podcasts, and other audio • Optional audio ducking during cues BUILD ONCE. USE IT AGAIN. Save your favorite routines, duplicate individual intervals or entire chains, reorder them anytime, and quickly adjust a routine for your next session. ChainFlow works especially well when your routine doesn't fit a rigid repeating timer: • Custom interval workouts • Circuit training • HIIT and Tabata • Stretching and mobility • Boxing and round training • Exercise and strength training • Yoga and meditation sequences • Gesture and figure drawing practice • Pomodoro and focus sessions Whether you're training, stretching, drawing, studying, or building a routine of your own, ChainFlow keeps the timing out of your head so you can stay in the flow.

Screenshots

RoundCue Boxing Timer4 screens
ChainFlow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: RoundCue Boxing Timer at every 3 days against ChainFlow's every 2 months. RoundCue Boxing Timer also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium) and ratings volume (46 vs 1). ChainFlow's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ads, 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. RoundCue Boxing Timer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and ChainFlow sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ChainFlow holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RoundCue Boxing Timer has 46 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RoundCue Boxing Timer ships an update every 3 days, ChainFlow every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 6, 2026 and September 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
RoundCue Boxing Timer versus ChainFlow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoundCue Boxing TimerChainFlow
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (46 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings46 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNick RuddenMichael Ebako-Hodgson

Customer experience

RoundCue Boxing Timer

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

ChainFlow

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

RoundCue Boxing Timer

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

ChainFlow

One-time1
  • ChainFlow Pro$4.99

Questions

Is RoundCue Boxing Timer free?
RoundCue Boxing Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ChainFlow free?
ChainFlow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RoundCue Boxing Timer or ChainFlow?
ChainFlow is rated higher. RoundCue Boxing Timer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 46 ratings, while ChainFlow averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do RoundCue Boxing Timer or ChainFlow have ads?
Neither RoundCue Boxing Timer nor ChainFlow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RoundCue Boxing Timer or ChainFlow?
RoundCue Boxing Timer ships an update every 3 days, and ChainFlow every 2 months. Most recently, RoundCue Boxing Timer was updated on September 6, 2026 and ChainFlow on September 3, 2026.

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