Comparison

Boxing Interval Timer vs BUSHIDO

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

Head to head
About

Boxing Interval Timer

This native Swift app provides a distraction-free interval timer for boxing, MMA, Muay Thai, kickboxing, and HIIT workouts. It features effortless control, an intuitive design, and seamless music integration for a focused training experience.

Highlights
  • Native Swift performance
  • Effortless timer control
  • Intuitive and simple interface
  • Seamless music integration
  • Multiple workout profiles
  • Minimalist design
Read full description

Stay focused on your training with this native, high-performance Swift app. Designed for boxing, MMA, Muay Thai, kickboxing, and HIIT workouts, it offers everything you need in a timer—without distractions. Facts: - Blazing-Fast Performance: Engineered native with Xcode + Swift for a seamless and lag-free experience. - Effortless Control: Start and stop the timer easily—even with your feet. - Intuitive Design: A fast, simple interface that’s ready when you are. - Seamless Music Integration: Keep your favorite workout playlist running also in the background. - Minimalist and clean aesthetic design - Mehrere Workout-Profile: Lege für jede Trainingseinheit dein eigenes Programm an und wechsle blitzschnell. I created this app for myself and donated it to all those who want an easy and clean timer for your training.

About

BUSHIDO

Features
Read full description

Round timer for boxing, BJJ, Muay Thai and MMA — with taiko war drums built in. Interval timer for Tabata, HIIT, boxing rounds and strength sets — plus a 25/5 focus timer — scored with original Japanese-style music built right in. No ads. No subscription. Works offline. BUSHIDO Timer counts your rounds with taiko, bell and gong, and plays original war-drum and phonk tracks made for training. Prefer your own playlist? Keep Spotify or Apple Music playing — BUSHIDO only adds the cues on top. FIVE WAYS TO TRAIN • 疾 TABATA — 20 sec all-out, 10 sec rest, 8 rounds • 烈 HIIT — 40 sec work, 20 sec rest, 10 rounds • 闘 ROUNDS — 3-minute rounds with 1 minute between, for boxing, Muay Thai, kickboxing, MMA and sparring. For BJJ rolls, set it to 5-minute rounds • 鍛 SETS — no clock on the lift: tap when your set is done, then a 60-sec rest, 5 sets • 禅 ZEN — 25 min focus, 5 min break, 4 rounds, with calm deep-focus music for work or study Change the seconds, rounds and get-ready time of each one. Each workout remembers its own settings, and you can reset to the defaults any time. MUSIC THAT FIGHTS WITH YOU • 40 original tracks free: 32 war-drum & phonk tracks for training, 8 deep-focus tracks for ZEN • BUILT-IN plays our tracks. MY MUSIC keeps your Spotify or Apple Music playing and lays the cues on top. OFF gives you cues only • Taiko starts the round, the bell calls rest, beeps count the last 3 seconds, the gong ends it • Music dips for a moment on each cue so you always hear it — adjust cue and music volume separately CUES YOU CAN'T MISS • Keeps counting with the screen locked • Live Activity on the lock screen and in the Dynamic Island shows the round and the countdown • Big controls that are easy to hit with sweaty hands: START, PAUSE, SKIP, RESET APPLE WATCH • Runs on its own on your wrist • Haptics: a strong double tap for GO, a soft tap for rest, clicks in the last 3 seconds • Heart rate on screen, keeps running with your wrist down, saves each session as a workout in Apple Health • Uses the numbers you set on your iPhone and keeps its own streak RECORD & STREAK • Calendar marks each day with the kanji of what you trained • Day streak, sessions and minutes at a glance • Home Screen widgets: streak and today (small), this week plus one-tap TABATA / HIIT / ROUNDS (medium) MUSIC PACKS — BUY ONCE Every feature and 40 tracks are free. Want more music? • TRAINING PACK Vol.1 — 20 more war-drum & phonk tracks for TABATA, HIIT, ROUNDS and SETS • FOCUS PACK Vol.1 — 5 more deep-focus tracks for ZEN Buy once and it's yours forever. Every track is bundled in the app and plays offline. No ads. No subscription. PRIVACY No account, no sign-in. Your records and settings stay on your device. We don't collect any data, and there are no ads or tracking. On Apple Watch, heart rate is shown on screen and workouts are saved to Apple Health only — never sent to us. REQUIREMENTS iPhone with iOS 18 or later. Apple Watch app requires watchOS 11 or later. Live Activity in the Dynamic Island on supported iPhone models. The way of the warrior starts with round one.

Screenshots

Boxing Interval Timer4 screens
BUSHIDO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Boxing Interval Timer at none against BUSHIDO's 2. BUSHIDO's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. BUSHIDO sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Boxing Interval Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Boxing Interval Timer ships an update every 10 days, BUSHIDO every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Boxing Interval Timer versus BUSHIDO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoxing Interval TimerBUSHIDO
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.118.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB201 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMathias RothaermelMASAHIRO YAMAMOTO

In-app purchases

None

Boxing Interval Timer

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

BUSHIDO

One-time2
  • FOCUS PACK Vol.1$1.99
  • TRAINING PACK Vol.1$2.99

Questions

Is Boxing Interval Timer free?
Boxing Interval Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BUSHIDO free?
BUSHIDO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Boxing Interval Timer or BUSHIDO have ads?
Neither Boxing Interval Timer nor BUSHIDO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Boxing Interval Timer or BUSHIDO?
Boxing Interval Timer ships an update every 10 days, and BUSHIDO every 3 days. Most recently, Boxing Interval Timer was updated on October 25, 2026 and BUSHIDO on October 24, 2026.

Other comparisons