Comparison

Martial Arts Timer vs Timer4BJJ

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

Head to head
About

Martial Arts Timer

This interval timer is designed for martial arts training, offering built-in templates for various disciplines and the ability to create custom routines. It provides alerts for round starts, ends, and final seconds, ensuring a smooth training experience. The app also includes timer templates for other exercises like jump rope and planks.

Highlights
  • Built-in martial arts templates
  • Customizable timer templates
  • Round start/end alerts
  • 10 seconds left alert
  • Screen stays on during use
  • Multiple timer themes
Features
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Turn an idea into a complete martial arts workout—and let the app guide every round. Martial Arts Timer is a workout builder and training timer for boxing, Muay Thai, MMA, BJJ, wrestling, jump rope, and fight conditioning. Choose a ready-made session, build your own, or describe what you want to train and let AI create an editable round-by-round plan. TRAIN WITH A PLAN • Explore eight guided workouts for sparring, bag work, boxing fundamentals, grappling, MMA, and conditioning. • Preview the full session before you start. • Follow clear round names, exercise cues, and timing from start to finish. GENERATE A WORKOUT WITH AI • Use a guided setup or write your own prompt. • Tailor the discipline, goal, experience level, equipment, duration, and intensity. • Generate workouts from English or Hebrew requests. • Review and edit every round before training. BUILD YOUR OWN WORKOUTS • Choose from 41 boxing, Muay Thai, jump-rope, and bodyweight exercises. • Set names, coaching cues, work and rest durations for each round. • Add push intervals for changes of pace inside a round. • Reorder, duplicate, and save sessions for later. A TIMER BUILT FOR TRAINING • Customize rounds, work, rest, pre-work countdowns, and warning timing. • Train by sound and haptics without watching the screen. • Keep rounds and bells running when the app is in the background or the screen is locked. • Follow timer status from the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island on supported iPhones. • Use the quick timer whenever you just need to start training. CORE ACCESS AND WORKOUTS UNLIMITED The core timer and one custom workout are available without an account. Workouts Unlimited adds the full guided library, unlimited custom workouts, every timer feature, no ads, and AI workout generation. AI requires sign-in and an active subscription and includes up to 10 requests in each 24-hour window. Whether you train at home, in the gym, on the mat, or at the heavy bag, Martial Arts Timer helps you show up with a plan and stay focused until the final bell.

About

Timer4BJJ

This app helps practitioners time their Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu rolling and rest periods. It allows for custom configurations of multiple rounds with distinct durations, streamlining training sessions.

Highlights
  • Customizable roll and rest times
  • Multiple round configurations
  • Simple and practical interface
  • Efficient training tool
Features
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Timer specifically designed to address roll time for bjj sessions. It's possible do define different roll and rest times for a different numbers of rolls, all at once, and then let it do its job. Simple, practical and efficient - all you need for your rolling.

Screenshots

Martial Arts Timer4 screens
Timer4BJJ3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Martial Arts Timer at 5.0 against Timer4BJJ's 1.0. Martial Arts Timer also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). Timer4BJJ's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads 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. Martial Arts Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Timer4BJJ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Martial Arts Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Martial Arts Timer has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Martial Arts Timer ships an update every 9 days, Timer4BJJ every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Martial Arts Timer versus Timer4BJJ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMartial Arts TimerTimer4BJJ
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoy ShavitINVENTIVE TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING GmbH

Customer experience

Martial Arts Timer

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Timer4BJJ

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Martial Arts Timer

One-time1
  • Unlimited$5.99
None

Timer4BJJ

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Martial Arts Timer free?
Martial Arts Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Timer4BJJ free?
Timer4BJJ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Martial Arts Timer or Timer4BJJ?
Martial Arts Timer is rated higher. Martial Arts Timer averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Timer4BJJ averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Martial Arts Timer or Timer4BJJ have ads?
Neither Martial Arts Timer nor Timer4BJJ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Martial Arts Timer or Timer4BJJ?
Martial Arts Timer ships an update every 9 days, and Timer4BJJ every 7 months. Most recently, Martial Arts Timer was updated on September 15, 2026 and Timer4BJJ on June 1, 2026.

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