Comparison

Gymborg Boxing Timer vs SparTime

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

Head to head
About

Gymborg Boxing Timer

This app provides a customizable round timer for various combat sports, HIIT, and interval training. Easily set up profiles for different sports, manage round durations, and receive alerts for transitions. Enjoy seamless music playback during your workouts.

Highlights
  • Customizable round profiles
  • Round and break alerts
  • Adjustable warm-up time
  • Music playback integration
  • Color-coded intervals
  • Always On mode
Features
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Gymborg Boxing Timer is a round timer designed for training in any round sport such as Boxing Martial Arts, Wrestling, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Muay Thai, Kick Boxing, BJJ, Yoga or for any other round timer needs. It’s simple, modern and effective and works well also for HIIT trainings like TABATA, CrossFit. Use it whenever you want, wherever you are for boxing training, MMA, HIIT, Tabata, Yoga, Muay Thai, BJJ, Kick Boxing, Superset, Inverval Training or any other sport requiring rounds or intervals. Features: - Easy-to-config multiple profiles - Round end, break end warning - Inner round alert - Customizable warm up time - Always On mode (adjustable). - Playing music and training with Gymborg Boxing Timer at the same time - Color code for Warm Up, Fight, Break or customise as you want - Round intervals can be change - Create custom profiles to suit your need - Create each profile for each different sport - Mute the app if you want it - Create alarms to remind you in app

About

SparTime

This application provides a customizable interval timer for martial arts and combat sports training. It features adjustable round and rest periods, bell alerts, and warnings before round completion. Designed for various disciplines, it offers a distraction-free interface suitable for sparring, drills, and coaching.

Highlights
  • Customizable round and rest times
  • Bell and clapper alerts
  • 10-second round end warnings
  • Clean, distraction-free interface
  • Dark mode
  • Supports various combat sports
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Train Like a Fighter – Anywhere, Anytime SparTime is the ultimate timer for martial arts and combat sports. Whether you're into boxing, MMA, Muay Thai, kickboxing, BJJ or other martial arts – this app helps you structure rounds with ease. Built by martial artists, for martial artists. Focus on your training – SparTime handles the rest. Key Features: • Custom round, rest, and rounds times • Clean, distraction-free interface • Bell alerts • 10-second clapper warnings before round end • Dark mode for low-light training • Designed for sparring, solo drills, pad work, and coaching

Screenshots

Gymborg Boxing Timer4 screens
SparTime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Gymborg Boxing Timer at 4.7 against SparTime's 4.0. Gymborg Boxing Timer also leads on ratings volume (111 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). SparTime's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Gymborg Boxing Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SparTime sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gymborg Boxing Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gymborg Boxing Timer has 111 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gymborg Boxing Timer ships an update every 3 months, SparTime every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Gymborg Boxing Timer versus SparTime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGymborg Boxing TimerSparTime
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (111 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings111 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThang NguyenMefjuDev LLC

Customer experience

Gymborg Boxing Timer

All ratings111 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral1.8%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

SparTime

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Gymborg Boxing Timer

One-time1
  • Pro Upgrade$5.99
3 purchases

SparTime

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • SparTime Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Gymborg Boxing Timer free?
Gymborg Boxing Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SparTime free?
SparTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Gymborg Boxing Timer or SparTime?
Gymborg Boxing Timer is rated higher. Gymborg Boxing Timer averages 4.7 out of 5 from 111 ratings, while SparTime averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Gymborg Boxing Timer or SparTime have ads?
Gymborg Boxing Timer shows ads; SparTime does not.
Which is updated more often, Gymborg Boxing Timer or SparTime?
Gymborg Boxing Timer ships an update every 3 months, and SparTime every 4 days. Most recently, Gymborg Boxing Timer was updated on October 24, 2026 and SparTime on October 25, 2026.

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