Comparison

TimerNinja vs Serving It Up!

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

Head to head
About

TimerNinja

This app provides a versatile interval timer for various activities, from workouts to focus sessions. It offers pre-made routines and customization options, syncing across Apple devices and integrating with Apple Health. Enjoy advanced features and sound packs with an optional subscription.

Highlights
  • Interval, HIIT & Tabata timers
  • Customizable workout routines
  • Cross-device synchronization (iCloud)
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Live Activities and widgets
  • Apple Health integration
  • SharePlay for synchronized workouts
Features
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TimerNinja is the simple, flexible interval timer for workouts, training sessions, and any other timed activity — on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro. Start from a library of ready-made workouts — Tabata, EMOM, AMRAP, boxing and MMA rounds, running intervals, and more — or build your own in seconds. TIMERS FOR EVERY ACTIVITY • Stopwatch — count up, with an optional time cap • Timer — a simple countdown • Intervals — work/rest rounds • Multi-interval — chain interval groups together • EMOM — Every Minute On the Minute • Tabata — 20 seconds on, 10 seconds off • Pomodoro — focus and break cycles (Plus) • Custom — build anything with nested, repeating intervals (Plus) READY-MADE WORKOUTS • 31 presets across CrossFit, HIIT, combat sports, running, and focus • Benchmark WODs like Cindy, Chelsea, and Fight Gone Bad; Tabata and the 7-minute workout; boxing, MMA, and BJJ rounds; Norwegian 4x4 intervals; and box breathing • Start one right away, or save it and make it your own YOUR TIMER, EVERYWHERE • Live Activities keep your timer on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Start your favorite timers from Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Control Center controls let you start, pause, and resume without opening the app • Siri & Shortcuts: start any saved timer or preset by voice, automate your routine, or put it on the Action Button on Apple Watch Ultra • Your saved timers show up in Spotlight search • Record your timers as workouts in Apple Health right from your iPhone or iPad BUILT FOR APPLE WATCH • Run timers standalone on your watch, or use it as a remote control for the timer on your iPhone • Record workouts to Apple Health with heart rate and calories — just pick an activity type when you start • Follow your live heart-rate zone during a workout and see your time in each zone afterward (watchOS 27) • Watch-face complications and Smart Stack support put your timers one tap away ALWAYS IN SYNC • Saved timers sync automatically across your devices with iCloud • SharePlay keeps timers perfectly in sync with friends anywhere in the world — challenge them to a workout • Share any timer as a link; anyone can open it instantly, even without the app SOUNDS THAT CUT THROUGH • Clear countdown beeps, interval cues, and finish sounds • Spoken announcements that call out each interval by name (Plus) • Extra sound packs — Airhorn, Ruan, Taiko, Boxing Bell, and more (Plus) • Play Apple Music with any timer, and hear every cue clearly over your music or podcasts MADE TO BE GLANCED AT • A distraction-free full-screen timer you can read from across the gym • Beautiful light and dark themes for both the app and the timer screen • Localized into 11 languages TimerNinja is free to use. TimerNinja Plus unlocks the Pomodoro and Custom timer types, spoken announcements, and extra sound packs. New subscribers can try it free for 7 days. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.timerninja.com/privacy

About

Serving It Up!

Easily track scores for tennis and pickleball matches. Save completed workouts and court locations to enhance your game. View your match history and opponent statistics to see how you stack up.

Highlights
  • Track tennis and pickleball scores
  • Save match workouts
  • Store court locations
  • View match history
  • Track opponent statistics
  • Roster management
Features
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Serving It Up! is a one stop shop for tracking both tennis and pickleball matches.  Simply keep score of matches while playing to keep a fun, fair account against your opponents.  Workouts run actively during matches to save after completion.  All matches are saved and backed up for viewing at any time.  Opponents and how you stack up against them are viewable as your roster of challengers grows!  Along with exercises, court locations are also stored for enhancing your tennis and pickleball experience.  Have fun, workout, and enjoy being on the court!

Screenshots

TimerNinja4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Serving It Up! at 5.0 against TimerNinja's 4.4. Serving It Up! also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). TimerNinja's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). On price and ads 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. TimerNinja sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Serving It Up! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Serving It Up! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TimerNinja has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TimerNinja ships an update every 3 weeks, Serving It Up! every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
TimerNinja versus Serving It Up!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimerNinjaServing It Up!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (9 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHeftii, Inc.Matthew Harrington

Customer experience

TimerNinja

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Serving It Up!

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

TimerNinja

Subscriptions4
  • TimerNinja+ Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • TimerNinja+ Family Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • TimerNinja+ Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
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  • TimerNinja+ Family Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
None

Serving It Up!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TimerNinja free?
TimerNinja is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Serving It Up! free?
Serving It Up! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TimerNinja or Serving It Up!?
Serving It Up! is rated higher. TimerNinja averages 4.4 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Serving It Up! averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do TimerNinja or Serving It Up! have ads?
Neither TimerNinja nor Serving It Up! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TimerNinja or Serving It Up!?
TimerNinja ships an update every 3 weeks, and Serving It Up! every 11 months. Most recently, TimerNinja was updated on October 30, 2026 and Serving It Up! on October 27, 2026.

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