Comparison

TimerNinja vs Rohla Timer

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

Head to head
About

TimerNinja

Track time for workouts and productivity with versatile timer options. Supports Apple Watch integration, Apple Health recording, and SharePlay for synchronized challenges with friends. Offers customizable themes and multiple timer types.

Highlights
  • Multiple timer types (Stopwatch, Countdown, Intervals, EMOM, Pomodoro)
  • Apple Watch standalone app and remote control
  • Record workouts to Apple Health
  • SharePlay for synchronized workouts with friends
  • Customizable dark and light themes
  • Standalone Apple Watch app
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. 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) 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 by voice, automate your routine, or put it on the Action Button on Apple Watch Ultra • Your saved timers show up in Spotlight search 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 • 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, and more (Plus) 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. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.timerninja.com/privacy

About

Rohla Timer

A straightforward interval timer designed for workouts without distractions. It offers essential features like work/rest intervals, circuit training, and visual cues, ensuring a seamless training experience.

Highlights
  • Interval timer with work, rest, and circuits
  • Stopwatch mode
  • Get Ready countdown
  • Breathe moment between exercises
  • Visual phase changes
  • Haptic feedback
  • Screen stays on during workout
Features
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A timer for people who came to train, not to set up an app. Rohla Timer is a HIIT and circuit interval timer designed around one idea: get out of your way. No accounts. No subscriptions. No ads. No data collection. Open it, set your intervals, go. GROUP WORKOUT Train with someone who isn't in the room. Start a FaceTime call, tap the group icon, and you both run the same timer. Same work, same rest, same beep, same moment. WHAT'S INSIDE • Interval timer with work, rest, and circuits • Stopwatch mode • Group workouts over FaceTime • Apple Watch app • A short Get Ready countdown • A brief moment between exercises • Clear visual phase changes so you know where you are at a glance • Finished workouts appear in Apple Fitness WHO IT'S FOR Anyone who wants a clean, simple timer that just works. Train at home, at the gym, or with a friend three time zones away. Questions, feedback, feature requests: support@marohla.com

Screenshots

TimerNinja4 screens
Rohla Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Rohla Timer at none against TimerNinja's 4. Rohla Timer also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). TimerNinja's advantage is device support (6 vs 2). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Rohla Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rohla Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of TimerNinja's written reviews are positive against 100% of Rohla Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TimerNinja ships an update every 3 weeks, Rohla Timer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
TimerNinja versus Rohla Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimerNinjaRohla Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (8 ratings)4.8 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHeftii, Inc.YUMNA MC CANN

Customer experience

TimerNinja

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Rohla Timer

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
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

Rohla Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TimerNinja free?
TimerNinja is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rohla Timer free?
Rohla Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TimerNinja or Rohla Timer?
Rohla Timer is rated higher. TimerNinja averages 4.4 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Rohla Timer averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do TimerNinja or Rohla Timer have ads?
Neither TimerNinja nor Rohla Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TimerNinja or Rohla Timer?
TimerNinja ships an update every 3 weeks, and Rohla Timer every 2 weeks. Most recently, TimerNinja was updated on October 6, 2026 and Rohla Timer on October 16, 2026.

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