Comparison

Timer for Workouts vs Volleyball Rotations

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

Head to head
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

About

Volleyball Rotations

This app helps users visualize and learn volleyball formations and transitions for both offense and defense. It supports various standard formations and allows for custom setups, team management, and sharing of rotation sheets.

Highlights
  • Visualize volleyball formations
  • Learn offense and defense transitions
  • Supports standard and custom rotations
  • Manage multiple rosters and teams
  • Print custom rotation sheets
  • Share rotations with players
Features
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Volleyball Rotations is the visual rotation planner for volleyball coaches and players. Build your system, teach it to your team, and now take live stats right on the court. A subscription or one-time purchase is required to build and manage rotations, with a free trial available. Player Access offers read-only viewing of a coach's shared rotations. BUILD YOUR ROTATIONS • Create up to 6 rotations from proven templates: 4-2, 5-1, 6-2, 6-3, 6-6, or fully custom • Customize every formation: serve receive, attack, serve/stack, and defense • Drag players exactly where you want them on the court • Choose who serves each rotation, including bench servers, with libero and serving rules kept legal automatically RUN YOUR ROSTER • Roster with names, jersey numbers, positions, and colors • On-court lineup editor: tap a player to change their name, position, or color • Auto-fill later rotations from the current one, or shift the whole lineup with one tap • Real line-up sheet, laid out like the official paper one, ready for the scorer's table • Clean black and white printouts of all rotations with your notes TAKE STATS LIVE • Tap a player to log kills, tips, blocks, digs, passes, aces, assists, and errors • Live scoreboard updates automatically as you record points • The court follows the rally, switching formations as the serve changes hands • Hitting and serving percentages for every player: Kill%, kill efficiency, Ace% • Group sets into matches, review any saved session, and resume right where you left off • Every set ends with a plain-English game summary ready to share with the team SHARE WITH YOUR TEAM • Your unique Rotations Key shares your whole setup by QR code, text, or email • Players follow along in read-only Player Access Mode • Import another coach's rotations in seconds • Cloud backup and sync: sign in with your email and your rotations follow you to any device MAKE IT YOURS • Theme picker with live preview, including a fully custom court color theme • Pin your favorite actions to the top bar • Score tracker and automatic substitution counter Terms of Use: https://volleyballrotations.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://volleyballrotations.app/privacy/

Screenshots

Timer for Workouts3 screens
Volleyball Rotations4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Volleyball Rotations at free against Timer for Workouts's subscription. Volleyball Rotations also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). Timer for Workouts's advantage is ratings volume (1.4K vs 218). On price, rating, review sentiment and 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

Both are free to download. Timer for Workouts sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Volleyball Rotations sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Timer for Workouts against 4.7 for Volleyball Rotations. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timer for Workouts has 1.4K ratings behind it against 218, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 77% and 78% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timer for Workouts ships an update monthly, Volleyball Rotations every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Timer for Workouts versus Volleyball Rotations: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimer for WorkoutsVolleyball Rotations
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.4K ratings)4.7 (218 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.1% of reviews77.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.4K — better218
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS1615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApplorium LtdRefactor Media

Customer experience

Timer for Workouts

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

Volleyball Rotations

All ratings218 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral4.1%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%

Bugs and 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

Volleyball Rotations

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
4 purchases

Volleyball Rotations

Subscriptions2
  • Coach Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Coach Yearly7 Days trial$69.991 Year
One-time2
  • Player Access$9.99
  • Lifetime Coach Access$149.99

Questions

Is Timer for Workouts free?
Timer for Workouts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Volleyball Rotations free?
Volleyball Rotations is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Timer for Workouts or Volleyball Rotations?
Volleyball Rotations is rated higher. Timer for Workouts averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while Volleyball Rotations averages 4.7 from 218 ratings.
Do Timer for Workouts or Volleyball Rotations have ads?
Neither Timer for Workouts nor Volleyball Rotations shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timer for Workouts or Volleyball Rotations?
Timer for Workouts ships an update monthly, and Volleyball Rotations every 3 days. Most recently, Timer for Workouts was updated on October 12, 2026 and Volleyball Rotations on October 14, 2026.

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