Comparison

Hero Timer vs TimerWOD

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

Head to head
About

Hero Timer

This app provides customizable timers for various workout types like Tabata, HIIT, AMRAP, and EMOM. It allows users to create custom routines, review past sessions, and offers a landscape view for a professional timer experience.

Highlights
  • Tabata timer
  • HIIT timer
  • AMRAP timer
  • EMOM timer
  • Custom workout creation
  • Workout review and sharing
  • Landscape orientation
Features
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Train your body as you were at your favorite Box or at the Gym. Select your workout type, configure the time and start training! Hero Timer is perfect for every workout type. It includes a: - TABATA workout timer - HIIT workout timer - AMRAP workout timer - EMOM workout timer - FORTIME workout timer Need a chronometer? Use the COUNT UP timer or the COUNT DOWN option. What else? - Create multiple AMRAP rounds - Create multiple TABATA sets - Configure EMOMs as you wish. - Create Custom workouts mixing together multiple workouts types for a complete training session! - Use the the landscape orientation to have the same experience of the physical professional timers available on the market. - Review your workouts, share or even repeat them. Be a HERO

About

TimerWOD

This ad-free interval timer is designed for functional fitness enthusiasts. It supports various workout formats like AMRAP, EMOM, and Tabata with customizable settings and a clear display. Focus on your training with background operation and a simple interface.

Highlights
  • AMRAP, EMOM, For Time, Tabata timers
  • Count up or down functionality
  • Clear, easy-to-read display
  • Round counter
  • Landscape mode
  • Customizable intervals and countdowns
  • Background operation
Features
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The gym clock, in your pocket. From first rep to final beep. One timer for every workout: For Time, AMRAP, EMOM, intervals, or a Mix of all of them. Set it up in seconds, press START and train. Big LED digits you can read from across the gym, beeps that land on the second, and every workout saved to your log. Free. No account needed. EVERY FORMAT • For Time: count up to a time cap, or run with no cap. Tap + ROUND for every round and see your splits live. • AMRAP: as many rounds as possible in a set time. Count rounds with one tap and add the reps of your last round at the end. • EMOM: every minute on the minute, or every 2:00, every 0:30, whatever the workout says. Rounds, sets and rest between sets. Death By: one more rep every round. • Intervals: work and rest. HIIT 40/20, HIIT 30/30, Tabata and FGB are ready to go, or set your own numbers. • Mix: chain For Time, AMRAP, EMOM, intervals, work and rest blocks into one workout, in any order. One START for the whole thing, and a timeline that shows where you are. THE GYM CLOCK • Big LED digits: red for work, green for rest, amber for the countdown. You know the phase at a glance. • Turn the phone sideways and the clock fills the screen. • Beeps on time with the phone locked, the screen off or your music playing. The music is lowered for each beep and comes back. • Alerts on the lock screen while you train. • Warm-up, cool-down and rest after the last round in More options. Count up or count down. • The screen stays on for the whole workout. PRESETS AND QUICK START • Built in: HIIT 40/20, HIIT 30/30, Tabata, FGB, EMOM 10, EMOM 40, Death By and AMRAP 20. • Save any setup or finished workout as your own preset. Your last workouts sit under Quick start on the home screen: one tap and the clock is running. AFTER THE WORKOUT • Results with your time, rounds and reps, and every round time, the faster rounds in green. • How it felt, notes and a photo of the whiteboard, saved with the workout. • Workout log: every workout with its notes and photos, how many you did this week, and Repeat to run the same workout again. • Share image: your result on your own photo as a Gradient, a Dark card or a Scoreboard, or on a dark, light or sticker card. Story and square sizes, straight to Instagram or saved to your photos. IN YOUR LANGUAGE English, Spanish and Portuguese. The app follows your phone's language, or pick one in Settings. FREE, NO ACCOUNT NEEDED No sign-up. Open the app and train. Questions or ideas: support@timerwod.com

Screenshots

Hero Timer4 screens
TimerWOD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TimerWOD at none against Hero Timer's 3. TimerWOD also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.6 vs 4.1). Hero Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and device support 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. Hero Timer sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. TimerWOD asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TimerWOD holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Hero Timer's written reviews are positive against 88% of TimerWOD's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hero Timer ships an update monthly, TimerWOD every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Hero Timer versus TimerWOD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHero TimerTimerWOD
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (9 ratings)4.6 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews87.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings914 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrancesco MisciaClick Statement Inc

Customer experience

Hero Timer

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%

TimerWOD

All ratings14 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral7.1%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Hero Timer

One-time3
  • Custom Workouts$0.99
  • ADS Free$0.99
  • Premium Version$4.99
None

TimerWOD

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hero Timer free?
Hero Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TimerWOD free?
TimerWOD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hero Timer or TimerWOD?
TimerWOD is rated higher. Hero Timer averages 4.1 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while TimerWOD averages 4.6 from 14 ratings.
Do Hero Timer or TimerWOD have ads?
Hero Timer shows ads; TimerWOD does not.
Which is updated more often, Hero Timer or TimerWOD?
Hero Timer ships an update monthly, and TimerWOD every 2 weeks. Most recently, Hero Timer was updated on October 24, 2026 and TimerWOD on November 3, 2026.

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