Timer for Workouts vs Dead Time
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Dead Time
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Turn the time you're already losing into the workout you keep skipping. Your day is full of dead time: the kettle boiling, code compiling, the microwave spinning, ad breaks, the minutes before a meeting. Dead Time turns every one of them into a 2-5 minute bodyweight workout, sized to exactly that gap. No gym. No gear. No excuses left. HOW IT WORKS - Tap your wait: kettle (3:00), microwave (2:00), ad break (4:00) and more - Get a plan built for that exact window, with work and rest intervals - Swap any move, remove what you hate, or let AI Smart Pick target the muscles you've been skipping - Follow big-type coaching with form photos, sound themes, and a voice coach BUILT TO KEEP YOU GOING - Streaks with a safety net: every 7 days you show up banks a shield that covers one missed day - A show-up calendar that marks every day you trained - XP, daily quests, and 12 collectible foil cards with real engraved insignia - Your countdown lives in the Dynamic Island and on your Lock Screen - A home screen widget keeps your streak in sight - A dry one-line AI coach that actually reads your week (on-device, private) THE SCIENCE Minutes of vigorous bursts spread through the day track with 26-30% lower all-cause mortality in Nature Medicine cohort research. "Exercise snacks" work. You just needed somewhere to put them. PRIVATE BY CONSTRUCTION No account. No ads. No analytics. Everything stays on your phone. FREE AND PRO The core loop is free forever: kettle, microwave, ad break, streaks, quests, and stats. Dead Time PRO adds every context, custom dead time (1-10 minutes), AI Smart Pick, the full 219-move no-gym library, muscle heat, and complete history. Weekly with a free trial, or one lifetime purchase. The weekly plan auto-renews until canceled in your App Store settings. Terms: https://novarch.lol/deadtime/terms/ Privacy: https://novarch.lol/deadtime/privacy/ Stop donating your waits to the void.
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Verdict
Timer for Workouts and Dead Time are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Timer for Workouts sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Dead Time sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Timer for Workouts | Dead Time |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.4K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 77.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Applorium Ltd | Novarch LLC |
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
Dead Time
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Timer for Workouts
- Monthly Workout Timers$2.991 Month
- Yearly Workout Timers3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Lifetime timers$19.99
Dead Time
- Dead Time PRO Weekly$1.997 Days
- Dead Time PRO Lifetime$12.99







