Workout Timer vs ExTimer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Workout Timer
This app provides a customizable interval timer for HIIT and Tabata workouts. It offers unlimited timer creation with extensive sound and voice reading options, background notifications, and dark mode. All features are free to use.
- Unlimited timer creation
- Folder classification
- High timer setting freedom
- Variety of sounds and voice readings
- Favorite color and reading text
- Background notifications
- Dark mode
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It's a workout timer app suitable for HIIT and Tabata training. All features are completely free to use. Features: - Unlimited timer creation, folder classification is also possible - High degree of freedom in timer setting (supports rep and unlimited time) - A wide variety of sounds and voice readings (about 100 types of sounds) - Favorite color, reading text - Background notifications - Dark mode - Free URL scheme: workouttimer://
ExTimer
This app offers a stylish and customizable interval timer for various activities like workouts, stretching, and time management. With multiple color themes and layout options, it aims to boost training motivation and seamlessly integrate into daily life.
- Stylish and customizable appearance
- Multiple color variations and layouts
- Supports interval training (HIIT, Tabata)
- Useful for workouts, stretching, and time management
- Light and dark mode options
- Vertical and horizontal layout support
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・ Stylish & abundant variations Stylish appearance that motivates training Supports 5 types of color variations, light mode, dark mode, vertical layout, and horizontal layout. By switching a total of 20 patterns according to your mood, you will increase your motivation for training. ・ For everyday use The well-designed appearance blends into everyday life. Training at the gym or at home, stretching, work time management(ex Pomodoro Tracker), cooking timer. This timer with a simple and stylish appearance is useful in various situations in your life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Workout Timer at none against ExTimer's 2. Workout Timer also leads on ratings volume (23 vs 4). ExTimer's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). On price, 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
Both are free to download. ExTimer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Workout Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
ExTimer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Workout Timer has 23 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Workout Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of ExTimer's.
Workout Timer ships an update every 4 weeks, ExTimer every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Workout Timer | ExTimer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (23 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FugaPiyo Inc. | Hajime Suzuki |
Customer experience
Workout Timer
ExTimer
In-app purchases
Workout Timer
No in-app purchases
ExTimer
- Trial 3DaysFree
- Hide Ads$1.99
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