Workout Timer vs Timer for Workouts
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://
Timer for Workouts
This app provides a simple yet powerful interval timer for various fitness activities. Easily create and save custom workouts with adjustable work, rest, and repeat intervals. Stay focused with visual and voice cues to track progress and achieve your fitness goals.
- Build custom HIIT and tabata workouts
- Save and repeat favorite routines
- Clear visual and voice cues
- Track progress
- Adjustable work, rest, and repeat intervals
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Transform your training with HIIT Timer — the simple interval timer and workout timer built for every level of fitness. Whether you lift in the gym, crush home circuits, or hit the road running, this HIIT timer creates powerful, personalized sessions in seconds. Set work, rest, and repeat intervals for tabata, EMOM, AMRAP, strength, mobility, or any exercise you choose. No fluff. Just fast, focused intervals. What You Can Do • Build custom HIIT and tabata workouts in a few taps • Save and repeat your favorite routines anytime • Stay on track with clear visual and voice cues • Track progress to see every flex and milestone Designed for efficiency, HIIT Timer makes every second count — from warm-up to cool-down — acting as the perfect timer for workouts of any length. Perfect For • Home training or full-body gym days • Running, cycling, rowing, bodyweight drills • Coaches and athletes who need a reliable interval clock Why It Works Structured interval training ignites metabolism, burns more calories, and builds endurance fast. HIIT Timer delivers the precision timing you need to stay consistent and get results you can flex. Download HIIT Timer today and train smarter. Your next sweat session starts with one tap. Have feedback or questions? Contact us in the app. Terms of Use: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gLTzf9_jwmI0T46C_tdsgMxNqjS7jIdZBLtCXiidlhA/edit?usp=drive_link
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Workout Timer at none against Timer for Workouts's 4. Timer for Workouts's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 4 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Timer for Workouts sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Workout Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Workout Timer against 4.8 for Timer for Workouts. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 82 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of Workout Timer's written reviews are positive against 83% of Timer for Workouts's.
Workout Timer ships an update every 4 weeks, Timer for Workouts every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on August 18, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Workout Timer | Timer for Workouts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (23 ratings) | 4.8 (82 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23 | 82 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FugaPiyo Inc. | Aral Atpulat |
Customer experience
Workout Timer
Timer for Workouts
In-app purchases
Workout Timer
No in-app purchases
Timer for Workouts
- Monthly Pro$2.991 Month
- Annual Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Annual Pro$9.991 Year
- Lifetime Pro$20.00
Questions
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