Comparison

Hermes vs Rest Timer for gym

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

Head to head
About

Hermes

This app forwards notifications from your Mac to your iPhone using a cloud-based service. It offers an easy-to-use API and a dedicated email address for integration into automated workflows. Customize forwarding rules to filter notifications and ensure only important alerts reach your device.

Highlights
  • Mac to iPhone notification forwarding
  • Cloud-based service
  • Easy-to-use API
  • Dedicated email address for integration
  • Customizable forwarding rules
  • Smart filtering per app
Features
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Hermes was a Greek deity who served as a messenger of the gods using his winged sandles to move freely between the worlds of the mortals and the devine. The Hermes app, on the other hand, is a service that uses the cloud to move notifications from the world of your Mac to that of your iPhone. Hermes offers an easy to use API, and a user specific e-mail address that makes it easy to integrate Hermes into whatever automated workflow you might be using. You don't have to worry about notifications over burdening you with Hermes's forwarding rules. Only forward notifications from the apps you want, and even set up smart rules per app so only the important stuff gets through. Hermes Terms Of Service: https://funk-isoft.com/tos-hermes.html Hermes Privacy Policy: https://funk-isoft.com/privacy.html

About

Rest Timer for gym

Features
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If the app does not show on your Watch after purchase please go to App Store on your watch (not phone) and download it from there. An apple watch standalone gym rest timer made to be as simple as possible. Everything can be managed from your watch, you can even leave your phone in the locker room. You can chose rest and work times between 10 seconds and 10 minutes. The timers will repeat until you stop it. During rest times you will have prominent haptic feedback to remind you that soon it's time to get back to work. You can configure this behavior.

Screenshots

Hermes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Hermes at Free against Rest Timer for gym's $0.99. Hermes also leads on update cadence (every 11 months vs every 22 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). Rest Timer for gym's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ads 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

Hermes is free to download; Rest Timer for gym costs $0.99 up front. Hermes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Rest Timer for gym asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hermes ships an update every 11 months, Rest Timer for gym every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Hermes versus Rest Timer for gym: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHermesRest Timer for gym
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating3.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 months — betterEvery 22 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFunk-iSoft LLCAndras Solyom

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Hermes

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Subscription$0.491 Month
  • Semi-Annual Subscription$2.496 Months
  • Annual Subscription$3.991 Year
None

Rest Timer for gym

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hermes free?
Hermes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rest Timer for gym free?
Rest Timer for gym costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hermes or Rest Timer for gym have ads?
Neither Hermes nor Rest Timer for gym shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hermes or Rest Timer for gym?
Hermes ships an update every 11 months, and Rest Timer for gym every 22 months. Most recently, Hermes was updated on October 29, 2026 and Rest Timer for gym on October 28, 2026.

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