Comparison

Round Timer vs Boxing Timer Pro Round Timer

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

Head to head
About

Round Timer

This app provides a customizable timer for various training and exercise routines. Set the duration for rounds, rest periods, and warning bells, with options for custom sound themes. It runs in the background and can play over your music.

Highlights
  • Customizable round and rest intervals
  • Adjustable warning bell
  • Background operation
  • Customizable sound themes
  • Record your own sounds
  • Plays over music
Features
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- Reviews - "I've been using the Round Timer app on my iPhone for about as long as I've had my Iphone... If you're someone that's training for rounds, doing circuit work, etc. this app is worth your 99 cents. With the level of customization you get, the app is competitive with the way more expensive round timer devices that can cost upwards of $10-100." - by Shawn Lord, www.mastersdivision.com "I found a GREAT interval timer app in the iTunes store for 99 cents!!! It's called Round Timer and it works like a dream!!!" - by Miss Lee, forums on thecathenation.com "Its a really useful applications. Beats carrying around that big round timer from the old days." - by Michael Manna, T4Show.com ----------------------------------- - Description - The Round Timer was the first round/sparring/boxing timer available in the AppStore and, as a result, the most refined and stable. Don't be fooled by knock-offs (other developers copying our interface and layout). The Round Timer is a convenient round/boxing/sparring timer for your iPhone/iPod touch, now compatible with iOS 8. The Round Timer is a fully functional round/sparring timer that allows you to customize the length of the rounds, warning bell and resting period. Each of these intervals can be configured separately up to an hour. It will run in the background even if you switch to another App. With the sound themes, you can choose which alarm sounds to use: boxing/MMA, a relaxing Zen theme, and a few others. Don't like any of the dozens of preinstalled sounds? Don't worry! You can record your own sounds. For large, loud environments you can plug your device into a stereo, or for small sessions put it in the corner of the mat. The Round Timer is great for any sparring or interval training: boxing, MMA, grappling / bjj, martial arts, yoga, meditation, crossfit, exercise, workout, stretching, etc. Working out to music is not a problem. Start your music playing in the iPod app, then start RoundTimer. The sounds will play over top of your music without interrupting it. Please feel free to e-mail support@plainandsimplesoftware.com to suggest new sound themes! Interested in interval training (Tabata, symmetrical, etc... intervals)? Check out our "IntervalTimer". Want more control? Check out "UltraTimer". Want full programmability and randomized intervals? Look at "UltraTrainer".

About

Boxing Timer Pro Round Timer

This app provides a customizable round timer for combat sports training, including boxing, MMA, and Muay Thai. It features adjustable preparation, round, and rest times with visual and auditory alerts. The app also includes music integration and external display support for gym use.

Highlights
  • Fully configurable sounds and times
  • Large time display with color indication
  • Preparation, round, warning, and rest timers
  • Workout DJ music integration
  • External display support (AirPlay)
  • Programmable presets
  • Authentic sound effects
Features
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A professional fully configurable boxing round timer for iOS. Designed for training in any round sport such as boxing martial arts, wrestling, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Muay Thai, or for any other round timer needs. The built-in Workout DJ can automatically play selected music every time you workout. External display support allows you to use from a large distance on your large screens. BASIC FEATURES: • Fully configurable sounds & times • Beautiful interface with large time display • Set times & sounds for preparation, round, warning, and rest • Color indication of phase • Blinking to alert warning • screen stays on automatically • Works with screen on, or off • Portrait & landscape support • Set sound volume and vibration (iPhone) • Pause and resume session ADVANCED FEATURES: • Runs on iPhone + iPad • Airplay to external display for full-screen gym timer • Multitasking support • Start and change music automatically with Workout DJ • Programmable Presets • 9 Authentic sounds/bells USES FOR THIS iOS iPhone & iPad APP: • Boxing Timer • Round Timer • Interval Timer • Countdown clock • Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) • Muay Thai • Kickboxing • Wrestling • Personal Boxing Training Timer • Gym Timer End user license agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Round Timer4 screens
Boxing Timer Pro Round Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Boxing Timer Pro Round Timer at Free against Round Timer's $0.99. Boxing Timer Pro Round Timer also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.8) and ratings volume (6.7K vs 21). Round Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and review sentiment (74% vs 61%). On update cadence, 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

Boxing Timer Pro Round Timer is free to download; Round Timer costs $0.99 up front. Boxing Timer Pro Round Timer sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Round Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Boxing Timer Pro Round Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boxing Timer Pro Round Timer has 6.7K ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 74% of Round Timer's written reviews are positive against 61% of Boxing Timer Pro Round Timer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Round Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, Boxing Timer Pro Round Timer monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Round Timer versus Boxing Timer Pro Round Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRound TimerBoxing Timer Pro Round Timer
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (21 ratings)4.9 (6.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.9% of reviews — better61.2% of reviews
Number of ratings216.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlain and Simple SoftwareSIMPLETOUCH LLC

Customer experience

Round Timer

All ratings21 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews119 reviews
Positive73.9%
Neutral8.4%
Negative17.6%

Boxing Timer Pro Round Timer

All ratings6,739 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral0.9%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews325 reviews
Positive61.2%
Neutral4.0%
Negative34.8%

User reviews

Round Timer

From 21 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great app for interval training
  • 👍 Versatile for various workouts
  • 🎶 Plays music in the background
  • 💰 Good value for the price

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Issues with sound/music integration
  • 🔍 Difficult to use with gloves/sweaty hands
  • 🖥️ Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • 📱 Screen orientation problems

Boxing Timer Pro Round Timer

From 6.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Convenient
  • 🚀 Best boxing app
  • 🚀 Very good timer
  • 👍 Simple and useful
  • 👍 Outstanding

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Only 6 presets
  • 🐛 Glitchy at best
  • 🐛 Upgrade
  • 🐛 Newest update bricks app
  • 🐛 Free option gone?

Bugs and requests

Round Timer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Alarms/sounds stop working after several rounds
  • Saved workouts not loading properly
  • App crashes or freezes after updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add a round counter
  • Allow setting multiple timers/intervals
  • Provide more customizable sound options
  • Implement a warning sound before rest period ends

Boxing Timer Pro Round Timer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes or freezes
  • Subscription model issues for existing users
  • Free version no longer functional

Requested features

2 requests
  • Allow users to add more than 6 presets
  • More flexible timer options (e.g. adding 30 seconds, then a minute, then 30 seconds, etc.)

In-app purchases

None

Round Timer

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Boxing Timer Pro Round Timer

Subscriptions5
  • Pro+ Annual7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Three Month$9.993 Months
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
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  • Pro Six Month$14.996 Months
  • Pro Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Round Timer free?
Round Timer costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Boxing Timer Pro Round Timer free?
Boxing Timer Pro Round Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Round Timer or Boxing Timer Pro Round Timer?
Boxing Timer Pro Round Timer is rated higher. Round Timer averages 3.8 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Boxing Timer Pro Round Timer averages 4.9 from 6.7K ratings.
Do Round Timer or Boxing Timer Pro Round Timer have ads?
Neither Round Timer nor Boxing Timer Pro Round Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Round Timer or Boxing Timer Pro Round Timer?
Round Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, and Boxing Timer Pro Round Timer monthly. Most recently, Round Timer was updated on October 13, 2026 and Boxing Timer Pro Round Timer on October 12, 2026.

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