Rounds Bell vs Tempo Interval
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.
Tempo Interval
This interval timer app offers guided routines for mobility, breathwork, and automatic training logs. It features lock screen control and subtle haptic feedback for seamless workouts. Enjoy customizable sound modes and privacy with no account or data collection.
- Interval timer with customizable cycles
- Built-in mobility and breathwork routines
- Automatic training log with streak tracking
- Lock screen and Dynamic Island controls
- Haptic feedback for phase changes
- Multiple sound modes for different environments
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Tempo is an interval timer with built-in mobility routines, breathwork, and an automatic training log. Set up a session in seconds, lock your phone, and let the timer run. WHAT'S INSIDE - Super Cycle — one interval repeated for N rounds - Cycle — work + rest, looped - Workout — guided bodyweight sequence - Flexibility + Mobility — joint mobility and recovery routines - Wind Down — a short breathing routine before sleep LOCK SCREEN + DYNAMIC ISLAND The timer runs as a Live Activity. Pause and resume from the lock screen or Dynamic Island without unlocking the phone or opening the app. SOUND + HAPTICS Subtle haptics on every phase change so you can train without looking at the screen. Three sound modes — Studio, Gym, Boxing — for different environments. Plays alongside Spotify and Apple Music without interrupting them. TRAINING LOG Every session you complete is logged automatically. Track your streak, see your last 28 days at a glance, and add workouts you did outside the app manually. DARK MODE Toggle in Settings. PRIVACY No accounts. No analytics. No data collection. Everything you log stays on your device. Tempo Interval — by Mehdi Naqvi.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tempo Interval at every 4 days against Rounds Bell's every 11 months. Rounds Bell's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.2). 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
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 Tempo Interval. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Rounds Bell ships an update every 11 months, Tempo Interval every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rounds Bell | Tempo Interval |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guido Roberto Carballo Guerrero | Mehdi Akbar Naqvi |
Customer experience
Rounds Bell
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In-app purchases
Rounds Bell
No in-app purchases
Tempo Interval
No in-app purchases
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