Comparison

Workout Timer vs PanelPower BIG3

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

Head to head
About

Workout Timer

This app provides customizable timers for various training styles including HIIT, Tabata, and circuit workouts. Easily set your own workout and rest intervals, and track your progress with clear visual cues. Adapt it for gym sessions, home stretching, or even non-fitness activities.

Highlights
  • Customizable workout and rest intervals
  • HIIT and Tabata timer
  • Circuit training support
  • Simple setup and easy adjustments
  • Sound and vibration settings
  • Track remaining time and set count
Features
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This timer is designed for workout, stretch and high-intensity interval training, such as HIIT, Tabata workout and circuit training. You can set your own workout times, rest times, and rest times between cycles. So you can train at your favorite intervals. The remaining time is shown at a glance, and the number of sets can be easily checked. The setup is simple and you can easily change the time and the round you want to work out. You can also change the sound and vibration settings. It can be used for training at the gym, stretching and yoga at home, boxing, cardio, studying, meditation, and much more! The sound source was borrowed from Otologic (CC BY 4.0).

About

PanelPower BIG3

Features
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PanelPower BIG3 helps powerlifters record personal bests and daily training, then share their progress with teammates in Rooms. My Log Keep squat, bench press and deadlift PRs and body-weight records in one place. Use Add PR to enter a new personal best, and review your history and growth graphs. Compare Total, IPF Points and GL Points. Training log Record exercises, weight, sets, reps and notes. Organize training menus and use the rest timer between sets. Rooms and Rankings Compare records with other members, follow PR updates, send reactions and chat with your Room. Share training with teammates to keep each other motivated. Support development Optional consumable in-app purchases support continued development. Purchases do not unlock features, change Rankings or provide Room or chat benefits. No physical goods are provided, including the items mentioned in product names. The same product can be purchased repeatedly. These payments are not donations, fundraising contributions or tax-deductible contributions. English and Japanese Choose English, Japanese or the system language in Settings. User-entered content, announcement bodies and monthly summaries remain in their original language.

Screenshots

Workout Timer4 screens
PanelPower BIG34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Workout Timer at none against PanelPower BIG3's 4. PanelPower BIG3's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. PanelPower BIG3 sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Workout Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Workout Timer ships an update every 2 months, PanelPower BIG3 every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Workout Timer versus PanelPower BIG3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorkout TimerPanelPower BIG3
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (559 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings559 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShogo YoshidaKoyo Harimoto

In-app purchases

None

Workout Timer

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

PanelPower BIG3

One-time4
  • 開発応援・プロテイン$0.99
  • 開発応援・鶏むね肉$2.99
  • 開発応援・リストラップ$9.99
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  • 開発応援・クレアチン$19.99

Questions

Is Workout Timer free?
Workout Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PanelPower BIG3 free?
PanelPower BIG3 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Workout Timer or PanelPower BIG3 have ads?
Workout Timer shows ads; PanelPower BIG3 does not.
Which is updated more often, Workout Timer or PanelPower BIG3?
Workout Timer ships an update every 2 months, and PanelPower BIG3 every 4 days. Most recently, Workout Timer was updated on November 13, 2026 and PanelPower BIG3 on October 31, 2026.

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