Formula Nova vs Timer for Workouts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Formula Nova
Experience thrilling arcade-style racing with this free top-view game. Customize your car, compete on leaderboards, and unlock achievements. Additional track and car packages are available for purchase.
- Top-view arcade racing
- Car customization (color)
- Multiple control options
- Leaderboards and achievements
- Car durability and repair system
- Realistic car visuals and explosions
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Gamers seeking the excitement, thrill and challenge for race arcade games can now download free Formula Nova for iPod and iPhone, featuring retina display for iPhone 4. Formula Nova is a free iPhone/iPod unic top view racing game, including 2 tracks and 2 different cars, the game also bundles in app purchase for "Package 1" featuring 5 tracks and 5 faster cars with different physic setups, new track packages to be available soon. The game has a leader-board for each track, you can beat your time or your friends from OpenFeint scoreboard. You also have 16 achievements to unlock! Races have turbo points and fix points. Each car features durability, that is the amount of hits a car can have before its engine blows, once your car has been crashed, you will need to run over a fix point to fix it, you still be able to get the turbo, but it will have less effect. Formula Nova brings back the arcade racing style gaming. You can customize your car color and the game control from 3 ways: - tap button to turn - drag steering wheel - accelerometer Featuring realistic cars and awesome explosion effects. Enjoy the game! If you like the game get the Package 1 to unlock faster cars and new tracks.
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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Timer for Workouts at 4.6 against Formula Nova's 3.4. Timer for Workouts also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). Formula Nova's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). 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
Both are free to download. Formula Nova sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Timer for Workouts sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Timer for Workouts holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timer for Workouts has 1.4K ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Formula Nova's written reviews are positive against 77% of Timer for Workouts's.
Formula Nova ships an update every 5 months, Timer for Workouts monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Formula Nova | Timer for Workouts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (21 ratings) | 4.6 (1.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 77.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 21 | 1.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gil Beyruth | Applorium Ltd |
Customer experience
Formula Nova
Timer for Workouts
Bugs and requests
Formula Nova
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
Formula Nova
- FormulaNova track package 1$2.99
Timer for Workouts
- Monthly Workout Timers$2.991 Month
- Yearly Workout Timers3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Lifetime timers$19.99
Questions
Is Formula Nova free?
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