Comparison

Time vs Workout Timer

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

Head to head
About

Time

This app helps you manage workout intervals with a voice-controlled timer. It features a stopwatch, customizable set breaks, and visual progress tracking for hands-free operation during exercise.

Highlights
  • Voice control for hands-free operation
  • Customizable set and break times
  • Visual progress tracking
  • Stopwatch functionality
  • Repetition tracking
Features
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Time is the easiest way to keep track of time when doing workouts. - STOPWATCH: Set the time and number of reps - VOICE CONTROL: Control your timer by using your voice - Say 'Time' to hear remaining time - Say 'Pause' or 'Resume' use the app hands free - BREAK BETWEEN SETS: Set break time between sets - PROGRESS: Visually check your progress from a distance

About

Workout Timer

This app provides a customizable interval timer for HIIT and Tabata workouts. It offers unlimited timer creation with extensive sound and voice reading options, background notifications, and dark mode. All features are free to use.

Highlights
  • Unlimited timer creation
  • Folder classification
  • High timer setting freedom
  • Variety of sounds and voice readings
  • Favorite color and reading text
  • Background notifications
  • Dark mode
Features
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It's a workout timer app suitable for HIIT and Tabata training. All features are completely free to use. Features: - Unlimited timer creation, folder classification is also possible - High degree of freedom in timer setting (supports rep and unlimited time) - A wide variety of sounds and voice readings (about 100 types of sounds) - Favorite color, reading text - Background notifications - Dark mode - Free URL scheme: workouttimer://

Screenshots

Time3 screens
Workout Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Time at 5.0 against Workout Timer's 4.7. Time also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Workout Timer's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (23 vs 3). On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Time holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Workout Timer has 23 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Time's written reviews are positive against 80% of Workout Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time ships an update every 2 months, Workout Timer every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Time versus Workout Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeWorkout Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.7 (23 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings323 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHayden DoFugaPiyo Inc.

Customer experience

Time

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Workout Timer

All ratings23 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral4.3%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Time

No in-app purchases

None

Workout Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Time free?
Time is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Workout Timer free?
Workout Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Time or Workout Timer?
Time is rated higher. Time averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Workout Timer averages 4.7 from 23 ratings.
Do Time or Workout Timer have ads?
Both Time and Workout Timer show ads.
Which is updated more often, Time or Workout Timer?
Time ships an update every 2 months, and Workout Timer every 4 weeks. Most recently, Time was updated on October 8, 2026 and Workout Timer on October 5, 2026.

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