Gym Rest Timer vs Timer for Workouts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gym Rest Timer
This app helps you manage rest periods during workouts without interrupting your flow. It offers multiple modes, including lock screen control and volume gesture activation, to keep your training seamless. You can even use voice commands to start timers.
- Lock screen control
- Notification mode
- Media player mode
- Volume gesture control
- Siri integration
- Widget support
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Tired of constantly unlocking your phone to restart your rest timer? Gym Rest Timer is designed to minimise this and be as unobtrusive to your workout as possible, with 3 modes to choose from: 1. Notification mode - When your rest timer completes it sends you a notification which you can use to start the next one. 2. Media Player mode - Control and track your timer straight from the lock screen using the media player controls. 3. Volume Gesture mode - When listening to music just reach into your pocket or headphone remote and press volume down-up in quick succession. The app will detect this gesture and restart the timer. Install the accompanying widget to your widget screen and access timer controls straight from your lock screen. Use Siri to start a timer even from across the room!
Timer for Workouts
This app provides a simple yet powerful interval timer for various fitness activities. Easily create and save custom workouts with adjustable work, rest, and repeat intervals. Stay focused with visual and voice cues to track progress and achieve your fitness goals.
- Build custom HIIT and tabata workouts
- Save and repeat favorite routines
- Clear visual and voice cues
- Track progress
- Adjustable work, rest, and repeat intervals
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Transform your training with HIIT Timer — the simple interval timer and workout timer built for every level of fitness. Whether you lift in the gym, crush home circuits, or hit the road running, this HIIT timer creates powerful, personalized sessions in seconds. Set work, rest, and repeat intervals for tabata, EMOM, AMRAP, strength, mobility, or any exercise you choose. No fluff. Just fast, focused intervals. What You Can Do • Build custom HIIT and tabata workouts in a few taps • Save and repeat your favorite routines anytime • Stay on track with clear visual and voice cues • Track progress to see every flex and milestone Designed for efficiency, HIIT Timer makes every second count — from warm-up to cool-down — acting as the perfect timer for workouts of any length. Perfect For • Home training or full-body gym days • Running, cycling, rowing, bodyweight drills • Coaches and athletes who need a reliable interval clock Why It Works Structured interval training ignites metabolism, burns more calories, and builds endurance fast. HIIT Timer delivers the precision timing you need to stay consistent and get results you can flex. Download HIIT Timer today and train smarter. Your next sweat session starts with one tap. Have feedback or questions? Contact us in the app. Terms of Use: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gLTzf9_jwmI0T46C_tdsgMxNqjS7jIdZBLtCXiidlhA/edit?usp=drive_link
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gym Rest Timer at none against Timer for Workouts's 4. Gym Rest Timer also leads on review sentiment (92% vs 79%) and device support (3 vs 1). Timer for Workouts's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 8 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Timer for Workouts sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Gym Rest Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Gym Rest Timer against 4.8 for Timer for Workouts. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 73 and 82 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Gym Rest Timer's written reviews are positive against 79% of Timer for Workouts's.
Gym Rest Timer ships an update every 8 months, Timer for Workouts every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gym Rest Timer | Timer for Workouts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (73 ratings) | 4.8 (82 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.3% of reviews — better | 78.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 73 | 82 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Blake | Aral Atpulat |
Customer experience
Gym Rest Timer
Timer for Workouts
In-app purchases
Gym Rest Timer
No in-app purchases
Timer for Workouts
- Monthly Pro$2.991 Month
- Annual Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Annual Pro$9.991 Year
- Lifetime Pro$20.00
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