Comparison

Harry's LapTimer Grand Prix vs Timer for Workouts

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

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About

Harry's LapTimer Grand Prix

This app records and analyzes sensor data from your device to help you optimize driving performance. It offers automated lap timing, video recording with data overlays, and real-time online racing features. Track your progress on over 1300 predefined tracks or everyday routes.

Highlights
  • Sensor data recording
  • Automated lap timing
  • In-car video recording with data overlay
  • Real-time online racing and competition
  • Track and everyday route analysis
  • External sensor integration (GPS, OBD II)
Features
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Harry's LapTimer is the advanced tool for car enthusiast. It records all types of sensor data provided by your iPhone/iPod/iPad (or external sensors), combines them, and makes them available to optimize your drive. Over time, you will get insights on your car and in your driving, not known before. LapTimer offers more than 1300 predefined tracks world wide. With its assistants, it is extremely easy to setup - just click your track and drive. It fully automates your lap timing using GPS, and presents the results to all kinds of media. You are not limited to track driving only. For example, you may define your home and working locations as a 'track', collect statistics on different ways chosen, and analyze / optimize the time used every day. Want to show your drive to your friends? LapTimer Petrolhead and above generates beautiful in car video recordings with all kinds of data overlaid, ready to be presented - e.g. on youtube. Even without video, recorded data can be analyzed using purpose designed views, making it easy to analyze and improve your driving performance. Using online racing, you can use LapTimer in competition. LapTimer offers a Hall of Fame, allows watching you and your friends on track - all in real time. Compare your sector times, braking / acceleration points, and learn from each other. You can start with your plain iPhone in the beginning and add external GPS and OBD II sensors later, step by step, and as you need it. LapTimer itself comes in three different editions: LapTimer Rookie is the entry level with all you need for lap timing; LapTimer Petrolhead is the advanced version including lots of video features, and LapTimer Grand Prix is the edition for professionals including Multi Cam recording, Health Kit integration, and advanced sensor and analytics functionality. Please note that functionality depends on your device, the LapTimer edition chosen, and sometimes even external sensors added (like OBD II). Please visit our web page to get the full story. All edition can be upgraded later, all editions come with native iPhone and iPad support. There are quite expensive stand alone solutions for track days available. Be smart and own the leading edge tool simply by using your iPhone and LapTimer. Besides the professional area, there is no known solution that offers more functionality than LapTimer does - across the market. As our ambition is to offer the best tool, LapTimer is enhanced continuously. Please visit http://www.gps-laptimer.de for detailed information on versions, FAQs / documentation, in depth technology background information, online racing, and supported device configurations. Join our user community on http://www.gps-laptimer-forum.de to be involved in future development - all with first class support.

About

Timer for Workouts

This app provides a versatile timer for various workout styles, including HIIT, Tabata, and circuit training. It offers customizable intervals, background operation, and audible countdowns to keep users focused on their training. Designed for athletes and fitness enthusiasts, it simplifies interval timing for effective workouts.

Highlights
  • Customizable work and rest intervals
  • Support for Tabata, HIIT, EMOM, and circuits
  • Background operation with alerts
  • Audible countdowns
  • Fullscreen landscape mode
  • Save and switch between multiple timers
Features
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The workout timer trusted by athletes, coaches and gym-goers since 2013. Repeat is built for one thing: keeping you moving through every round, set and interval of your training. Whether you're grinding through Tabata sprints, HIIT circuits, EMOM workouts, AMRAP rounds, boxing intervals, CrossFit WODs or simple rest-work cycles - Repeat handles the timing so you can focus on the effort. –– Built for every workout style: • Tabata — 20s work / 10s rest, 8 rounds. Set it once, go. • HIIT — custom work and rest intervals with unlimited repeats • EMOM — every minute on the minute, as many rounds as you need • Circuit training — chain multiple exercises with timed stations • Boxing / MMA — round timers with rest between rounds • CrossFit — AMRAPs, intervals and timed WODs • Yoga & stretching — hold timers with gentle alerts • Running — walk/run intervals for couch-to-5K and beyond –– Dead simple to use: Set your work time, rest time, number of rounds and press Start. Name your timers to keep them organized. That's it. –– Keeps going when you put your phone down: Runs in the background with audio and notification alerts. Lock your screen, switch apps, put your phone in your pocket — Repeat will tell you when to move and when to rest. –– Audible countdown: Hear "3, 2, 1" before each phase transition so you're always ready for what's next. Configurable from 3 to 10 seconds. –– Fullscreen landscape mode: Prop your phone on the gym floor and see a giant countdown from across the room. Phase colors change so you know work from rest at a glance. Everything you need: ––––––––––––––––––––––– • Work, rest, prepare and cool down phases • Sets with rest between sets • Up to 999 repeats and 999 sets with Pro • 50+ alert sounds including voice commands • Save multiple timers and switch between them • Precise to the second • Background alerts — no need to keep the app open • Clean, minimal interface with no clutter Repeat is used daily by personal trainers, CrossFit coaches, martial arts instructors, yoga teachers and hundreds of thousands of people who just want a timer that works and gets out of the way. -------------- Subscription terms: - The subscription auto-renews at the end of each term. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. - You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Privacy policy and Terms of Use: https://applorium.com/privacy-repeat

Screenshots

Harry's LapTimer Grand Prix4 screens
Timer for Workouts3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Timer for Workouts at Free against Harry's LapTimer Grand Prix's $27.99. Timer for Workouts also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (77% vs 58%). Harry's LapTimer Grand Prix's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and device support (4 vs 2). On ads 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

Timer for Workouts is free to download; Harry's LapTimer Grand Prix costs $27.99 up front. Timer for Workouts sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Harry's LapTimer Grand Prix asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Timer for Workouts holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timer for Workouts has 1.4K ratings behind it against 80, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Harry's LapTimer Grand Prix's written reviews are positive against 77% of Timer for Workouts's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Harry's LapTimer Grand Prix ships an update every 2 months, Timer for Workouts monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Harry's LapTimer Grand Prix versus Timer for Workouts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHarry's LapTimer Grand PrixTimer for Workouts
Price$27.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (80 ratings)4.6 (1.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.2% of reviews77.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings801.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreemium — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better16
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHarald SchlangmannApplorium Ltd

Customer experience

Harry's LapTimer Grand Prix

All ratings80 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative18.8%
Written reviews98 reviews
Positive58.2%
Neutral7.1%
Negative34.7%

Timer for Workouts

All ratings1,388 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral2.5%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews218 reviews
Positive77.1%
Neutral2.8%
Negative20.2%

Bugs and requests

Harry's LapTimer Grand Prix

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Timer for Workouts

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Timers not working consistently
  • Sound issues and notifications not working as expected
  • Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
  • Difficulty deleting or managing timers

Requested features

5 requests
  • More customization options for timer sounds and alerts
  • Ability to schedule timers to repeat at specific times
  • Support for multiple timers/intervals running simultaneously
  • Improved background/locked screen functionality
  • Integration with Apple Watch or other wearables

In-app purchases

None

Harry's LapTimer Grand Prix

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Timer for Workouts

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Workout Timers$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Workout Timers3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime timers$19.99

Questions

Is Harry's LapTimer Grand Prix free?
Harry's LapTimer Grand Prix costs $27.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Timer for Workouts free?
Timer for Workouts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Harry's LapTimer Grand Prix or Timer for Workouts?
Timer for Workouts is rated higher. Harry's LapTimer Grand Prix averages 4.0 out of 5 from 80 ratings, while Timer for Workouts averages 4.6 from 1.4K ratings.
Do Harry's LapTimer Grand Prix or Timer for Workouts have ads?
Neither Harry's LapTimer Grand Prix nor Timer for Workouts shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Harry's LapTimer Grand Prix or Timer for Workouts?
Harry's LapTimer Grand Prix ships an update every 2 months, and Timer for Workouts monthly. Most recently, Harry's LapTimer Grand Prix was updated on September 21, 2026 and Timer for Workouts on September 24, 2026.

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