Comparison

Round Timer vs Boxing Timer (Training 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 (Training Timer)

This application provides a customizable timer for boxing and other interval training. It visually distinguishes between exercise and break periods with color-coded displays and offers sound or vibration alerts for transitions. The app allows users to set the number of rounds, duration of exercise, and break times.

Highlights
  • Customizable round and time settings
  • Visual color-coded timer (red for exercise, green for break)
  • Sound and vibration notifications
  • Easy-to-use interface
  • Reset to saved settings
Features
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This app is a timer for boxing practice. You can be set the round and training time, break time. Exercise time is displayed red letters, and break time is green. Between each round, you can set a sound or vibration notification. You can be obtained the notification information through visual, auditory, tactile. Ease of use is as follows: 1. The first settings : 12 rounds, Exercise 3 minutes, rest 30 seconds. 2. The training time is shown red and the break time is green. 3. You can use the timer through the button of bottom. 4. The reset button is returned the settings to saved value. 5. you can be set the round, exercise time, break time and notification type in settings menu. • This app is essential When you exercise such as boxing. • Boxing Timer can be help you, even non-boxing training.

Screenshots

Round Timer4 screens
Boxing Timer (Training Timer)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Boxing Timer (Training Timer) at Free against Round Timer's $0.99. Round Timer's advantage is review sentiment (74% vs 38%) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, ratings volume, 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

Boxing Timer (Training Timer) is free to download; Round Timer costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.8 for Round Timer against 3.8 for Boxing Timer (Training Timer). Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 13 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of Round Timer's written reviews are positive against 38% of Boxing Timer (Training Timer)'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Round Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, Boxing Timer (Training Timer) every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Round Timer versus Boxing Timer (Training Timer): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRound TimerBoxing Timer (Training Timer)
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (21 ratings)3.8 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews73.9% of reviews — better37.5% of reviews
Number of ratings21 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlain and Simple SoftwareSeho Kim

Customer experience

Round Timer

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

Boxing Timer (Training Timer)

All ratings13 ratings
Positive61.5%
Neutral15.4%
Negative23.1%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral31.3%
Negative31.3%

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 (Training Timer)

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Round Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Boxing Timer (Training Timer)

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Round Timer free?
Round Timer costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Boxing Timer (Training Timer) free?
Boxing Timer (Training Timer) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Round Timer or Boxing Timer (Training Timer)?
Round Timer and Boxing Timer (Training Timer) are both rated 3.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 21 and 13 ratings respectively.
Do Round Timer or Boxing Timer (Training Timer) have ads?
Boxing Timer (Training Timer) shows ads; Round Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Round Timer or Boxing Timer (Training Timer)?
Round Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, and Boxing Timer (Training Timer) every 10 months. Most recently, Round Timer was updated on October 13, 2026 and Boxing Timer (Training Timer) on September 24, 2026.

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