Comparison

TimerWOD vs Timer for Workouts

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

Head to head
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

About

Timer for Workouts

A straightforward stopwatch designed for various workout routines like Tabata, EMOM, and custom intervals. It offers audio and haptic cues to keep users focused during exercise without needing to check their device.

Highlights
  • Tabata, EMOM, and custom interval modes
  • Adjustable work, rest, and round settings
  • Audio and haptic cues
  • Large, easy-to-use buttons
  • Automatic settings saving
Features
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Workout Timer is a no-fuss workout timer built for Tabata, EMOM, and fully custom intervals. Three large buttons. One tap to start. One setting button to customize work time, rest time, and rounds. Audio and haptic cues keep you on track so you never have to look at your phone mid-workout. • Tabata – 20s work / 10s rest × 8 rounds (default, fully adjustable) • EMOM – Every Minute on the Minute with configurable rounds • Custom – Set any work/rest/round combination you need , settings are saved automatically No accounts. No ads. No subscriptions. Just a timer that works.

Screenshots

TimerWOD4 screens
Timer for Workouts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Timer for Workouts at 4.8 against TimerWOD's 4.3. Timer for Workouts also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 86%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). TimerWOD's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Timer for Workouts holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of TimerWOD's written reviews are positive against 100% of Timer for Workouts's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TimerWOD ships an update every 2 weeks, Timer for Workouts every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TimerWOD versus Timer for Workouts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimerWODTimer for Workouts
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4 ratings)4.8 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings48 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.6
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperClick Statement IncYUNFEI XU

Customer experience

TimerWOD

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

Timer for Workouts

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

TimerWOD

No in-app purchases

None

Timer for Workouts

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TimerWOD free?
TimerWOD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Timer for Workouts free?
Timer for Workouts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TimerWOD or Timer for Workouts?
Timer for Workouts is rated higher. TimerWOD averages 4.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Timer for Workouts averages 4.8 from 8 ratings.
Do TimerWOD or Timer for Workouts have ads?
Neither TimerWOD nor Timer for Workouts shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TimerWOD or Timer for Workouts?
TimerWOD ships an update every 2 weeks, and Timer for Workouts every 3 months. Most recently, TimerWOD was updated on October 25, 2026 and Timer for Workouts on October 25, 2026.

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