TimerNinja vs Interval Timer & Boxing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Interval Timer & Boxing
This app provides a customizable interval timer for various training styles like HIIT, Tabata, and boxing. It offers clear audio cues, haptic feedback, and widget support for seamless workout tracking. Integrates with Apple Health and syncs across Apple devices.
- Customizable workout plans
- Multiple sound cue options
- Audio cues and haptic feedback
- Apple Watch and Live Activity support
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- Apple Health integration
- Workout history and streaks
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A focused interval timer for people who actually train. Tabata, HIIT, boxing rounds, EMOMs, running repeats, or your own plan — DIT runs every one with crisp sound cues so you keep your eyes on the work, not on the screen. • Presets: Tabata, HIIT, Combat rounds, 1-minute intervals • Custom workouts — any rounds, any work/rest, optional warm-up • 10 sound packs — ticks, bells, electronic, analog • Big timer, audio cues, haptics — train by sound, mute the screen • iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — iCloud-synced • Live Activity & Dynamic Island on iPhone • Home & Lock Screen widgets — start a session with one tap • Apple Watch complication + live heart rate with zone breakdown • DIT Cast — hand off the running timer between devices • Siri shortcuts and App Intents for every preset and saved workout • Apple Health integration — workouts land next to your other activities • History with streaks, weekly totals, 13-week heat-map Privacy: workout data stays on your devices and in your private iCloud. DIT never sells or shares your activity. Terms of Use: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/porconova/legal/refs/heads/main/DIT-Terms-of-Service
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Interval Timer & Boxing at 5.0 against TimerNinja's 4.4. Interval Timer & Boxing also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). TimerNinja's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. TimerNinja sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Interval Timer & Boxing sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Interval Timer & Boxing holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 2 respectively.
TimerNinja ships an update every 3 weeks, Interval Timer & Boxing monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TimerNinja | Interval Timer & Boxing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 341 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Heftii, Inc. | Dzianis Milasheuski |
Customer experience
TimerNinja
Interval Timer & Boxing
In-app purchases
TimerNinja
- 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
Interval Timer & Boxing
- DIT Pro · Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- DIT Pro · Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- DIT Pro · Lifetime$14.99
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