Comparison

UniTimer vs TimerWOD

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

Head to head
About

UniTimer

Create personalized timers for any routine with custom text, colors, and sounds. Set notifications, use your own music or voice, and add custom images. Works in the background with built-in music controls.

Highlights
  • Customizable text and colors
  • Notification options
  • Customizable sound alerts
  • Image integration
  • Background operation
  • Pre-built routine sets
Features
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UniTimer is the Universal Timer app. You can build any kind of routine: - Custom text - Custom colors - Option for notifications - Custom melodies or your iPod music or even your own voice - Custom pictures from library or your camera - Customizable interval ending notice Application comes with pre-built sets for different use cases: - HIIT Training - Boxing Rounds - Tooth Brushing - Take Turns in Gaming - and others UniTimer works in background or while your device is locked. iPod controls are build-in and music plays while UniTimer is active.

About

TimerWOD

This app provides a versatile gym clock for various workout formats like AMRAP, EMOM, and intervals. It features large, easy-to-read digits, on-time beeps, and saves workout logs with notes and photos. It's free, requires no account, and supports multiple languages.

Highlights
  • Multiple workout formats (AMRAP, EMOM, Intervals)
  • Large, clear LED digits
  • Audible beeps with music ducking
  • Workout logging and history
  • Customizable presets
  • Shareable workout results
Features
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The gym clock, in your pocket. From first rep to final beep. One timer for every workout: For Time, AMRAP, EMOM, intervals, or a Mix of all of them. Set it up in seconds, press START and train. Big LED digits you can read from across the gym, beeps that land on the second, and every workout saved to your log. Free. No account needed. EVERY FORMAT • For Time: count up to a time cap, or run with no cap. Tap + ROUND for every round and see your splits live. • AMRAP: as many rounds as possible in a set time. Count rounds with one tap and add the reps of your last round at the end. • EMOM: every minute on the minute, or every 2:00, every 0:30, whatever the workout says. Rounds, sets and rest between sets. Death By: one more rep every round. • Intervals: work and rest. HIIT 40/20, HIIT 30/30, Tabata and FGB are ready to go, or set your own numbers. • Mix: chain For Time, AMRAP, EMOM, intervals, work and rest blocks into one workout, in any order. One START for the whole thing, and a timeline that shows where you are. THE GYM CLOCK • Big LED digits: red for work, green for rest, amber for the countdown. You know the phase at a glance. • Turn the phone sideways and the clock fills the screen. • Beeps on time with the phone locked, the screen off or your music playing. The music is lowered for each beep and comes back. • Alerts on the lock screen while you train. • Warm-up, cool-down and rest after the last round in More options. Count up or count down. • The screen stays on for the whole workout. PRESETS AND QUICK START • Built in: HIIT 40/20, HIIT 30/30, Tabata, FGB, EMOM 10, EMOM 40, Death By and AMRAP 20. • Save any setup or finished workout as your own preset. Your last workouts sit under Quick start on the home screen: one tap and the clock is running. AFTER THE WORKOUT • Results with your time, rounds and reps, and every round time, the faster rounds in green. • How it felt, notes and a photo of the whiteboard, saved with the workout. • Workout log: every workout with its notes and photos, how many you did this week, and Repeat to run the same workout again. • Share image: your result on your own photo as a Gradient, a Dark card or a Scoreboard, or on a dark, light or sticker card. Story and square sizes, straight to Instagram or saved to your photos. IN YOUR LANGUAGE English, Spanish and Portuguese. The app follows your phone's language, or pick one in Settings. FREE, NO ACCOUNT NEEDED No sign-up. Open the app and train. Questions or ideas: support@timerwod.com

Screenshots

UniTimer3 screens
TimerWOD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: TimerWOD at none against UniTimer's shown. TimerWOD also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). UniTimer's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (97% vs 88%). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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

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

UniTimer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 97% of UniTimer's written reviews are positive against 88% of TimerWOD's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UniTimer ships an update every 6 months, TimerWOD every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
UniTimer versus TimerWOD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUniTimerTimerWOD
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (15 ratings) — better4.6 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews96.9% of reviews — better87.5% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexApps.Net CoClick Statement Inc

Customer experience

UniTimer

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive96.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.1%

TimerWOD

All ratings14 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral7.1%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

In-app purchases

None

UniTimer

No in-app purchases

None

TimerWOD

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is UniTimer free?
UniTimer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TimerWOD free?
TimerWOD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, UniTimer or TimerWOD?
UniTimer is rated higher. UniTimer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while TimerWOD averages 4.6 from 14 ratings.
Do UniTimer or TimerWOD have ads?
UniTimer shows ads; TimerWOD does not.
Which is updated more often, UniTimer or TimerWOD?
UniTimer ships an update every 6 months, and TimerWOD every 2 weeks. Most recently, UniTimer was updated on November 1, 2026 and TimerWOD on November 3, 2026.

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