Boxing Round Timer vs Puncher
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Boxing Round Timer
This interval timer is designed for boxing and other exercises, offering a simple interface for easy setup. Customize round numbers, round duration, and interval times to suit your workout needs. It automatically pauses for calls or other apps.
- Customizable rounds (1-15 or infinity)
- Adjustable round and interval times
- Automatic pause for calls/other apps
- Simple and intuitive user interface
- Suitable for boxing and various exercises
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A round timer for boxing, kickboxing, martial arts, HIIT and Tabata training. Huge, high-contrast digits let you read the remaining time from across the gym. FEATURES • Your music keeps playing Use it with Apple Music or Spotify running. The gong is mixed over your music instead of interrupting it. • A real gong Recorded from an actual gong, not a synthesised beep. • A warning before the bell A sound marks the last 10 or 30 seconds of a round. You can turn it off. • The screen changes colour during rest Tell work from rest at a glance, without reading the numbers. • The screen stays awake Auto-lock is disabled while the timer runs, so you can leave the phone on the floor. • Vibration Get the cue without sound. Switch it on or off. SETTINGS • Round time: 30 seconds, or 1 to 10 minutes • Rest: 0 seconds, 15 seconds, 30 to 150 seconds, or 3 to 10 minutes • Rounds: 1 to 15, or unlimited TIPS • Wearing gloves? You can tap START with your tongue. • If the sounds are too quiet, check the ringer volume in Settings > Sounds & Haptics. NOTE • The timer does not advance while you are in another app. It resumes where it left off when you come back.
Puncher
This app provides a professional interval timer for boxers and trainers, offering customizable workouts, drills, and punch combinations. It includes motivational features like awards and rankings, with options to share your training routines.
- Customizable interval workouts
- Boxing drills and punch combinations
- Workout sharing with friends
- Awards and ranking system
- Low battery consumption
- Boxer registration
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"Puncher" previously called "Boxing Times" is an easy-to-use professional interval timer for amateur and professional boxers and boxing trainers. You can use the quick timer or create your own personalized workouts, choose your favorite drills and equipment or even create your own drills. You can even share your workouts with friends! Looking to add punches? Just turn those on in the settings, select how many and beat the crap out of it. Looking for some motivation? We've got you covered: awards, live competitions (weight rank and world rank) and inspirational phrases will definitely do the thing! We're very proud to admit that so far this is the BEST professional boxing timer you can find on market, and it's absolutely FREE! - Quick Interval Timer - Interval Workouts - Boxing Drills - Punch Combinations - Create Custom Workouts - Ability Share Workouts - Create Custom Drills - Awards and Achievements - Weight & World Ranking - Boxer Registration - Super Low Battery Consumption ... and so much more! Being boxers ourselves, we truly hope that you will enjoy our timer as much as we do! Puncher - from boxers to boxers! Puncher comes free of ads, unlimited custom drills, unlimited custom workouts, and technical support, after a 7 day trial you may purchase an auto-renewing subscription through an In-App Purchase. (If you do not maintain a subscription you can only create one drill, one custom workout, and you will start seeing ads) • Auto-renewable subscription • 1 month ($4.99 / Month), 6 months ($2.99 / Month), and 12 month ($1.99 / Month) durations • Your subscription will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew (at the duration selected) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Current subscription may not be cancelled during the active subscription period; however, you can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. • Privacy policy & Terms of Use are located here: https://itprobe.us/puncher-professional-boxing-interval-timer/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Puncher at 4.8 against Boxing Round Timer's 3.2. Puncher also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 62%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Boxing Round Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Puncher sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Boxing Round Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Puncher holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 49 and 59 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Boxing Round Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Puncher's.
Boxing Round Timer ships an update every 3 months, Puncher every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.
| Parameter | Boxing Round Timer | Puncher |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (49 ratings) | 4.8 (59 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 49 | 59 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gamagori88 | ITPROBE, LLC |
Customer experience
Boxing Round Timer
Puncher
Bugs and requests
Boxing Round Timer
Reported bugs
3 issues- Sound stopped working
- Timer stops when phone is locked or app is in background
- Crashes after iOS 9 update
Requested features
5 requests- Add 45 second rest time option
- Distinguish rest rounds with visual cue
- Add countdown before first round
- Allow locking screen without pausing timer
- Increase volume/customizable sound
Puncher
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Boxing Round Timer
No in-app purchases
Puncher
- Puncher Premium 1 Month$2.991 Month
- Premium Puncher 3 Month$5.993 Months
- Puncher Premium 6 Months$8.996 Months
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- Puncher Premium 12 Months$11.991 Year
Questions
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