Comparison

LastTimer vs The Gains Lab

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 Gains Lab

This fitness app offers personalized, data-driven workouts designed to improve endurance, power, and speed. It tracks key metrics, adapts training as you progress, and helps you achieve your athletic goals. Access a free trial and a library of research-backed articles.

Highlights
  • Personalized workout plans
  • Adaptive training based on metrics
  • Performance tracking (endurance, speed)
  • Goal-oriented training
  • Free trial and content library
  • Progressive overload
Features
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Unleash your athletic potential with The Gains Lab, the fitness app built for serious athletes and fitness enthusiasts. Whether your goals are endurance, power, speed, or all-around capacity, The Gains Lab delivers the fastest, smartest path to progress. Personalized Workouts That Work: Every session is tailored to you. Target paces eliminate guesswork, pushing you to perform at your best in every round and interval. We measure key metrics like endurance, speed, and repeatability to design workouts that are always challenging and effective. See and Feel the Results: Tired of gassing out in MetCons? Struggling to maintain power in intense sessions? The Gains Lab tracks your results, identifies weaknesses, and transforms them into strengths—all while enhancing what you’re already great at. Progress That Adapts to You: As you improve, The Gains Lab levels up your training automatically. No plateaus, no wasted time—just real progress, backed by science and data. Free Trial and Exclusive Insights: All programs include a free trial, so you can experience the difference risk-free. Plus, explore our free library of research-backed articles to learn about the science driving your performance. Your training plan is unlocked for a certain number of months depending on the type of subscription you choose. A monthly subscription unlocks one month, while a quarterly subscription unlocks three months. Each renewal adds a corresponding period to the plan, guaranteeing continuous progress. Join athletes from CrossFit, MMA, and beyond who trust The Gains Lab to crush their goals. Say goodbye to wasted effort, frustrating breaks, and pacing guesswork—your next PR is waiting! Terms of use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: http://hibron.usermd.net/tgl/privacy.txt

Screenshots

LastTimer4 screens
The Gains Lab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: The Gains Lab at Free against LastTimer's $0.99. LastTimer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On rating, review sentiment, 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

The Gains Lab is free to download; LastTimer costs $0.99 up front. The Gains Lab sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per month. LastTimer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for LastTimer against 5.0 for The Gains Lab. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LastTimer has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LastTimer ships an update every 3 weeks, The Gains Lab every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
LastTimer versus The Gains Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLastTimerThe Gains Lab
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (11 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthew wepplerThe Gains Lab LLC

Customer experience

LastTimer

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

The Gains Lab

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

LastTimer

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

The Gains Lab

Subscriptions11
  • Need for Speed3 Days trial$24.991 Month
  • Engine Classic (3 Days)3 Days trial$24.991 Month
  • Engine Classic3 Days trial$29.991 Month
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  • Pure VO23 Days trial$29.991 Month
  • VO2 Plus 23 Days trial$29.991 Month
  • Engine Classic (3 Days)3 Days trial$59.993 Months
  • Pure VO23 Days trial$74.993 Months
  • Engine Classic3 Days trial$74.993 Months
  • VO2 Plus 23 Days trial$74.993 Months
  • Engine Classic (3 Days)3 Days trial$199.991 Year
  • Engine Classic3 Days trial$239.991 Year

Questions

Is LastTimer free?
LastTimer costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Gains Lab free?
The Gains Lab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LastTimer or The Gains Lab?
LastTimer and The Gains Lab are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 11 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do LastTimer or The Gains Lab have ads?
Neither LastTimer nor The Gains Lab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LastTimer or The Gains Lab?
LastTimer ships an update every 3 weeks, and The Gains Lab every 2 months. Most recently, LastTimer was updated on September 23, 2026 and The Gains Lab on September 1, 2026.

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