Comparison

LastTimer vs The Gym Nurse

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

Head to head
About

LastTimer

This interval timer app helps you maximize workout efficiency by guiding your training sessions. Create custom timers with prep time, exercise intervals, rest periods, and audio cues. Track progress visually with widgets and live activities.

Highlights
  • Customizable interval timers
  • Prep time and rest periods
  • Multiple exercises per cycle
  • Up to 10 cycles per workout
  • Audio cues
  • Home screen widgets
  • Live Activities integration
Features
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A timer keeps you honest. No more rushing through sets or resting too long between rounds. You set the work, the rest, and the pace, and LastTimer holds the line so you can focus on training, not on watching the time. Built for rounds, tuned for everything. LastTimer runs jiu jitsu, boxing, MMA, Muay Thai, and wrestling rounds with a clean bell that cuts through a noisy room, and it is just as at home with HIIT, Tabata, circuits, yoga, meditation, or a Pomodoro block. NEW IN 1.4.0 - ON YOUR WRIST, IN SYNC, ONE SCAN AWAY - Apple Watch app: a real timer on your wrist that runs on its own, with no iPhone nearby. Start a round, drop your wrist, and it keeps running and taps you at every change. - Your timers, everywhere: iCloud keeps saved timers and workout history in sync across iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Build a timer on the phone and it is already on your wrist. - Scan to run: hand someone a workout with a scan. It opens the timer instantly, with nothing to install. - Every built-in preset is on the Watch too, ready without saving a thing. ONE TIMER, EVERY SCREEN - A full native iPad app with a coaching dashboard: the whole session at once, a big ring beside a board of every round, session stats, and what is up next. - Presentation Mode: a full-screen room display for a TV or projector over AirPlay or a USB-C to HDMI cable, so the whole class reads the timer from across the mat. - Lock Screen and Dynamic Island controls: pause, resume, and skip a round without unlocking. - Interactive Home Screen widget: start a saved timer with one tap; pause, resume, or skip the running one. - Voice announcements: spoken round call-outs, a 3-2-1 countdown, and "Workout complete." - Named, colored rounds: label each slot (Warm-up, Guard Passing, Sparring) and the ring tints to match, everywhere the round shows. - Round presets: boxing, MMA, Muay Thai, wrestling, per-belt IBJJF match times, Tabata, and EMOM, ready in one tap. - Session history and streaks: every finished workout logged with a daily streak. - Share a timer: send any timer (rounds, names, colors) as a link a training partner imports. - Siri and Shortcuts: "Hey Siri, start Boxing Rounds in LastTimer." BUILD YOUR PERFECT TIMER - Prep, exercise, and rest periods - Multiple exercises per cycle, up to 10 cycles - A bell that mixes over your music and plays even on silent - Accurate in the background when you switch apps WORKS FOR - Jiu Jitsu, boxing, MMA, Muay Thai, wrestling - HIIT and Tabata - Circuit and strength training - Yoga and stretching - Meditation - Pomodoro study sessions - Cooking (yes, really) PRIVACY No account. No ads. The developer collects no data. Your timers and history live on your device and sync privately through your own iCloud, where only you can see them. LastTimer costs less than that 12 oz can of sugar water. Download it and take control of your training.

About

The Gym Nurse

This app offers progressive overload training programs for muscle building, with options for both gym and home workouts. It provides detailed exercise instruction through written and video guides, and allows users to log their progress and connect with a community.

Highlights
  • Progressive overload training programs
  • Gym and home workout options
  • Written and video exercise instruction
  • Workout logging (weights, reps, notes)
  • Scheduled workout calendar
  • Community interaction
Features
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Build muscle with The Gym Nurse progressive overload training programs. Gym and home options available. Written and video instruction provided on exercises. Log your weights, reps, exercise notes, see upcoming scheduled workouts, interact with other members of the group and The Gym Nurse within the app.

Screenshots

LastTimer4 screens
The Gym Nurse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: The Gym Nurse at Free against LastTimer's $0.99. The Gym Nurse also leads on ratings volume (38 vs 11). LastTimer's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

The Gym Nurse is free to download; LastTimer costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LastTimer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 38 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of LastTimer's written reviews are positive against 83% of The Gym Nurse's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LastTimer ships an update every 3 weeks, The Gym Nurse every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
LastTimer versus The Gym Nurse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLastTimerThe Gym Nurse
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (11 ratings) — better4.6 (38 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1138 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthew wepplerShannon Collins

Customer experience

LastTimer

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

The Gym Nurse

All ratings38 ratings
Positive86.8%
Neutral2.6%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative13.3%

In-app purchases

None

LastTimer

No in-app purchases

None

The Gym Nurse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LastTimer free?
LastTimer costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Gym Nurse free?
The Gym Nurse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LastTimer or The Gym Nurse?
LastTimer is rated higher. LastTimer averages 5.0 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while The Gym Nurse averages 4.6 from 38 ratings.
Do LastTimer or The Gym Nurse have ads?
Neither LastTimer nor The Gym Nurse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LastTimer or The Gym Nurse?
LastTimer ships an update every 3 weeks, and The Gym Nurse every 6 months. Most recently, LastTimer was updated on September 23, 2026 and The Gym Nurse on September 20, 2026.

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