Comparison

Sport Timer vs Onset Workouts

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

Head to head
About

Sport Timer

Features
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Simply track your workouts your way or take it further with guided training. Monitor your distance, speed, steps, and routes in real time, and improve with ready-to-use programs built around structured workout phases. Choose among predefined exercises or create your entire workout plan for all kinds of sports and activities you like: running, walk & run, fitness exercises, Tabata and HIIT trainings, stretching, Yoga, Tai-Chi and many others. Enjoy the app with handy features to coach you through the workout: reading out the exercise name or motivation messages you can add, intervals announced 30 sec before they start, half-time alert, next phase displayed, vibration mode. BUILT-IN WORKOUTS: • Walk at various speeds • Run and walk • Run intervals • Home fitness exercices (squats, crunches, push-ups, plank, lunges, leg raises, wall sit) • Tabata workout • HIIT interval trainings KEY FEATURES: • Play your song or playlist in the background during your workout • Create fully custom workouts (exercise names or messages, timers, warm-up and cool-down intervals, cycles) • Choose from vibration, bell sound and text-to-speech voice alerts for exercise start, finish, half-time, countdown and laps. • Reading out your next exercise 30 seconds before start • Actual and next exercise name displayed • Total workout time • Pause and resume • Choose your preferred background (among 20 colourful images)

About

Onset Workouts

Features
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Workouts you just press play on. Onset turns hundreds of workouts and training programs into guided, follow-along sessions. Stop saving workouts you'll never do. Choose a workout, press Start, and let Onset tell you exactly what to do and when to do it. Every exercise, interval, rest period and round is already mapped into the timer, with hands-free audio cues keeping you on track. No setting timers between exercises. No trying to remember what comes next. No constantly checking your phone. Just press Start and train. Whether you're training with kettlebells, dumbbells, bodyweight, HIIT, strength, circuits, cardio or mobility, Onset makes following a workout ridiculously simple. HUNDREDS OF READY-TO-GO WORKOUTS - Explore hundreds of workouts across different training styles, equipment and durations - Follow complete multi-day training programs and challenges - Load any shared workout instantly using a simple workout code - Every workout is already mapped and ready to start - Find workouts that fit the equipment and time you have available A TIMER THAT ALREADY KNOWS THE WORKOUT - Exercises, intervals, rest periods and rounds are mapped for you - Voice cues tell you what's coming next - Countdown cues keep you moving without watching your phone - Beep mode provides a simple alternative to voice coaching - Works alongside your favourite music BUILD YOUR OWN WORKOUTS - Create your own interval workouts - Set custom work and rest periods - Add exercise names and audio announcements - Configure rounds and exercise sequences - Save your favourite workouts and use them again anytime TRACK YOUR TRAINING - See your workout history - Build and maintain training streaks - Track completed workouts and active training time - Restart previous workouts in a tap ONSET PREMIUM Unlock the complete Onset workout library and training programs, plus premium workout and tracking features. Try Onset Premium free for 14 days. Less time configuring timers. Less time scrolling through saved workouts. Pick a workout. Press Start. Train. Terms of Use: https://onsetworkouts.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://onsetworkouts.com/privacy

Screenshots

Sport Timer4 screens
Onset Workouts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Sport Timer at none against Onset Workouts's shown. Sport Timer also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.5). Onset Workouts's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sport Timer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Onset Workouts sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sport Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, Onset Workouts every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Sport Timer versus Onset Workouts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSport TimerOnset Workouts
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB67 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperOliver GlaettliStefan Michalak

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Sport Timer

One-time2
  • Sports Timers Set One$4.99
  • Full Sports Timers Version$7.99
2 purchases

Onset Workouts

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Sport Timer free?
Sport Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Onset Workouts free?
Onset Workouts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sport Timer or Onset Workouts have ads?
Onset Workouts shows ads; Sport Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Sport Timer or Onset Workouts?
Sport Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, and Onset Workouts every 2 days. Most recently, Sport Timer was updated on October 11, 2026 and Onset Workouts on October 17, 2026.

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