Rounds Bell vs Session
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rounds Bell
A straightforward timer designed for martial arts rounds and breaks. Customize round and break durations. The app automatically adjusts to your device's dark or light mode and allows you to input fighter names to track matches.
- Customizable round and break timers
- Automatic dark/light mode detection
- Fighter name input for match tracking
- Simple and clean interface
- Supports iPhone and iPad
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Simple and clean timer for fighting rounds and breaks. You can configure the time duration of the rounds and the breaks between rounds. The app will detect automatically if you have your iPhone/iPad configure for Dark or Light mode and adapt to it. This new version will show the matches for each round, you only need to type the names of the fighters.
Session
This minimalist timer is designed for focused interval training. Quickly set work, rest, and round durations for boxing, HIIT, and circuit workouts. Stay on track with clear countdowns and audio cues.
- Simple round timer interface
- Adjustable work, rest, and rounds
- Optional warm-up timer
- Audio bells for round cues
- Clear countdown display
- Distraction-free design
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SESSION is a minimalist interval timer designed for real training. No clutter. No complicated setup. Just start your rounds and focus on the workout. Perfect for: • Boxing • Muay Thai • HIIT • Circuit training • Strength intervals • Home workouts SESSION lets you quickly set work time, rest time, and rounds so you can stay focused inside the round. FEATURES • Simple round timer interface • Adjustable work, rest, and rounds • Optional warm-up timer • Audio cues for work and rest intervals • Clear countdown display • Clean, distraction-free design Whether you're training in the gym, garage, or at home, SESSION keeps your workout structured and focused. Start the round. Stay in the round.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Session at every 2 months against Rounds Bell's every 11 months. Session also leads on ratings volume (8 vs 1). Rounds Bell's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Rounds Bell against 5.0 for Session. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Session has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Rounds Bell ships an update every 11 months, Session every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rounds Bell | Session |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guido Roberto Carballo Guerrero | Shane Landry |
Customer experience
Rounds Bell
Session
In-app purchases
Rounds Bell
No in-app purchases
Session
No in-app purchases
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