PT Timer vs TheraHEP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PT Timer
This app helps you manage physical therapy routines by timing exercises, counting reps, and storing custom instructions. Focus on your form while the app guides you through your prescribed regimen.
- Custom exercise creation with instructions and photos
- Precise timer and rep counting
- Voice and tone cues
- Exercise scheduling and reminders
- Note-taking and PDF export
- Apple Health integration
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Prepare! — Start! — Release! — Repeat! — Switch! • ”I tried quite a few and this is the best one hands down!" • ”I might actually DO the exercises my PT prescribed, thanks to this app!" • ”I've looked at many timers for stretches, floor exercises, weight lifting... and this is the perfect one!" TIMER AND COUNTER FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY Keeps time, counts reps and sets, and lets you focus on your exercise, or something else—not the clock. YOU ENTER YOUR OWN EXERCISES Add instructions and photos, or a weblink, and set up your entire routine, exactly as prescribed by your therapist. Fine-tune cues and timers to match your personal pace. Note: this app does NOT offer pre-defined exercises (other than a few examples). KEY BENEFITS *** Some features are available only during the free trial or with a paid subscription as described below. • Stop counting seconds and reps—focus on proper form, breathing, or even reading or listening to music. • Clear voice and tone cues that work alongside music, podcasts, or when the app runs in the background. • Store all exercise instructions: notes, photos, and web links, with spoken guidance in a voice you choose. • Precisely adjust timers to fit your needs. • Schedule exercises and receive reminders. • Take notes after each exercise and email reports directly to your physical therapist. • Export workouts to PDF, including instructions, photos, and schedules. • Apple Health integration records exercise type and duration. MORE FROM THE REVIEWS • "The app is very easy to use and has resulted in the quality of my exercises increasing markedly … it does meet my needs to a "T"!" • "Best one ever. Have tried 2 others. At 65 stretching is important and this app helps." • "…it lets you focus on other things if you have simple boring exercises." BASIC VERSUS PAID SUBSCRIPTION CAPABILITIES Without a subscription, PT Timer provides limited basic functionality. During a free trial or an active subscription, you can create new exercises with instructions, timers, schedules and more. After the free trial, without a subscription, functionality for those exercises becomes limited. • In basic (unpaid) mode you can: view exercise routines created during a trial or subscription; view instructions and photos; receive already scheduled alerts; check off completed exercises; add and view notes after completing exercises; export to PDF. • Subscription-only features include: timing and counting; creating and editing exercises and workouts; modifying schedules; technical support. • NOTE: This app does not provide exercises or instructions (other than a few examples). You must enter exercises tailored to your own needs. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTIONS Several subscription options are available with different renewal periods. They all provide access to the full functionality of the app. The prices of subscriptions vary by country and are shown within the app. Payment will be charged to the Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription automatically renews unless the subscription is cancelled at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. The Apple Account will be charged within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period at the price specified for current subscription. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and cancelled by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. Privacy Policy: http://www.pttimer.com/privacy.pdf Terms of Use: http://www.pttimer.com/TermsOfUse.pdf
TheraHEP
Create and manage personalized home exercise programs digitally. Access programs prescribed by professionals or choose from a library of expert-designed routines with video guides. Track progress and communicate securely with your specialist.
- Customizable home exercise programs
- Preset exercise library with HD videos
- Progress tracking and statistics
- In-app secure messaging
- HIPAA standard security
- Web and mobile accessibility
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TheraHEP is a new-age premium web and mobile application for creating customizable home exercise program for the patients/clients digitally available. Accessing the home exercise programs prescribed by your own expert healthcare or fitness professional, and keeping-up with your fitness and health could never be easier. You can also benefit from the preset exercise programs designed by our expert healthcare specialists from our vast library of thousands of exercises with HD videos, step-by-step images and instructions. With our ease-of-access availability across web platform and mobile applications, you can now carry your personal home exercise program manager in your pocket and stay connected with your healthcare/fitness specialist on the go through our in-app secure messaging. You can perform the exercises in real-time through the App and track your progress with our descriptive statistics and feedback. Our security and encryption are of HIPAA standards. TheraHEP is very particular about integrity and professionalism. Excellent and effective patient care/client servicing is of utmost importance. TheraHEP’s interface is very simple and is available worldwide for FREE. Be a leap ahead of the World with your digital exercise buddy - TheraHEP. Please Note, the App and its services are absolutely FREE and there is no in-app purchase. The patient will receive a unique access code and the login credentials (username and default password) through e-mail only when a healthcare/fitness professional assigns a home exercise program. This access code can then be used to access the home exercise program.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PT Timer at 81% against TheraHEP's 0%. PT Timer also leads on ratings volume (95 vs 3). TheraHEP's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, 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. PT Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. TheraHEP asks for nothing beyond the download.
TheraHEP holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PT Timer has 95 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 81% of PT Timer's written reviews are positive against 0% of TheraHEP's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
PT Timer ships an update every 5 weeks, TheraHEP every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on August 11, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PT Timer | TheraHEP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (95 ratings) | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 95 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Qi Analytics LLC | THERAINC, INC. |
Customer experience
PT Timer
TheraHEP
Bugs and requests
PT Timer
Reported bugs
12 issues- App crashes frequently
- Photo upload fails and hangs app
- Audio playback errors
- Countdown timer jumps to end
- Camera function not working
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- Audio recording function not working
- Audio cues not reliably playing
- App aborts when adding additional photo
- Photo gets chopped off
- Unable to delete photos
- Sound goes off when screen is touched
- New version audio cues unreliable
Requested features
13 requests- Export and import CSV files
- Sync exercises between devices
- Add photos from photo library
- Video support
- Share exercises and workouts with others
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- Landscape mode for tablets
- Dark mode
- More professional UI
- Easier upload from lite to standard version
- Universal app name
- Ability to create 'uber-exercises' with variants
- Stronger reporting features
- Apple Watch integration
TheraHEP
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PT Timer
- Full functionality7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Full functionality7 Days trial$1.993 Months
- Full functionality7 Days trial$4.491 Year
TheraHEP
No in-app purchases
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