Comparison

Boxing Round Timer vs Vola Board

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Vola Board

Control and customize your Vola Board LED climbing wall. Instantly light up routes from a community collection, create your own problems, and track your climbing progress. Supports offline training.

Highlights
  • Control Vola Board LED climbing wall
  • Light up routes from community collection
  • Create and share custom climbing problems
  • Track climbing progression
  • Offline support for training
Features
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Control and illuminate your Vola Board LED climbing wall directly from your phone. Instantly light up routes from a vast community made collection. Browse and filter boulders by difficulty and wall angle. Tap to create and share your own custom problems. Track your sends and climbing progression. Offline Support: Train anywhere, with or without internet. Elevate your training with Vola Board!

Screenshots

Boxing Round Timer4 screens
Vola Board4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Vola Board at 5.0 against Boxing Round Timer's 3.3. Vola Board also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 62%) and ads (none vs shown). Boxing Round Timer's advantage is ratings volume (50 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Vola Board holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boxing Round Timer has 50 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Boxing Round Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Vola Board's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Boxing Round Timer ships an update every 3 months, Vola Board every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Boxing Round Timer versus Vola Board: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoxing Round TimerVola Board
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (50 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings50 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB31 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperGamagori88Vola Board

Customer experience

Boxing Round Timer

All ratings49 ratings
Positive55.1%
Neutral4.1%
Negative40.8%
Written reviews338 reviews
Positive62.4%
Neutral10.1%
Negative27.5%

Vola Board

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Vola Board

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Boxing Round Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Vola Board

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Boxing Round Timer free?
Boxing Round Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vola Board free?
Vola Board is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Boxing Round Timer or Vola Board?
Vola Board is rated higher. Boxing Round Timer averages 3.3 out of 5 from 50 ratings, while Vola Board averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Boxing Round Timer or Vola Board have ads?
Boxing Round Timer shows ads; Vola Board does not.
Which is updated more often, Boxing Round Timer or Vola Board?
Boxing Round Timer ships an update every 3 months, and Vola Board every 3 days. Most recently, Boxing Round Timer was updated on November 1, 2026 and Vola Board on October 29, 2026.

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