Comparison

Hero WOD 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 WOD

Generate personalized workouts based on available equipment and skill level. Track progress, time exercises, and plan your training schedule. Access a variety of workout types and helpful tools to stay fit anywhere.

Highlights
  • Customizable workout generation
  • Equipment and skill filters
  • Integrated workout timer
  • Workout history and review
  • Training calendar
  • Progress tracking
  • Unit converter
Features
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Need a WOD or a Functional workout? Train like a HERO with thousands of workouts. Set the equipment you have available, set your training skills and start training everywhere: either you are traveling or you are at home there's always the opportunity to stay fit. Every workout shows exactly all the stuff you need to execute it and can be immediately performed with our timer (or download our complete timer app - Hero Timer) What else? - Save your favorite workouts - Time your workouts with a super timer - Review your workouts and repeat them as many times as you want - Go back to the previous workouts if you skipped some by mistake - Warm up with our collection of Warmup WODs - Track your records over time with a RM Tracker - Track your time, reps, rounds or weights over the time for every WOD with our WOD Tracker - Plan your Training with our Calendar We also provide: - Unit Converter from KG to LB - Open Workouts Generator - Benchmark/Girls WODs Generator - AMRAP WOD Generator - EMOM WOD Generator - FOR TIME WOD Generator - TABATA WOD Generator - Equipment Filters - Movement/Skill Filters - Round counter for AMRAP and FOR TIME workouts Is it enough? Be a HERO Enjoy our lovely Icons taken from "Freepik", "Pixel perfect", "turkkub", "Nikita Golubev", "ultimatearm", "Darius Dan", "xnimrodx", "Becris", "iconixar", "Kiranshastry" and "Smashicons" on flaticon.com Our beautiful screeshots are taken from https://screenshots.pro/

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 WOD4 screens
TimerWOD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TimerWOD at none against Hero WOD's 3. TimerWOD also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Hero WOD's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (54 vs 4). On price, review sentiment 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 WOD sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. TimerWOD asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hero WOD holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hero WOD has 54 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Hero WOD's written reviews are positive against 86% of TimerWOD's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hero WOD ships an update every 2 months, TimerWOD every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Hero WOD versus TimerWOD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHero WODTimerWOD
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (54 ratings) — better4.3 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews91.2% of reviews — better85.7% of reviews
Number of ratings54 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.4 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrancesco MisciaClick Statement Inc

Customer experience

Hero WOD

All ratings52 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral3.8%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive91.2%
Neutral5.9%
Negative2.9%

TimerWOD

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Hero WOD

Subscriptions2
  • Hero Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Hero Premium Annual$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Hero Premium Lifetime$24.99
None

TimerWOD

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hero WOD free?
Hero WOD 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 WOD or TimerWOD?
Hero WOD is rated higher. Hero WOD averages 4.7 out of 5 from 54 ratings, while TimerWOD averages 4.3 from 4 ratings.
Do Hero WOD or TimerWOD have ads?
Hero WOD shows ads; TimerWOD does not.
Which is updated more often, Hero WOD or TimerWOD?
Hero WOD ships an update every 2 months, and TimerWOD every 2 weeks. Most recently, Hero WOD was updated on October 24, 2026 and TimerWOD on October 24, 2026.

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