Comparison

Fitime vs Simple WOD Timer & Recorder

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

Head to head
About

Fitime

This app revolutionizes workouts by handling timing and tracking, allowing full focus on performance. Create customized sessions for various physical activities and track progress with detailed statistics. Enjoy seamless integration with Apple Watch and music apps.

Highlights
  • Customizable workout sessions
  • Smart timer for work/rest phases
  • Automatic session recording
  • Detailed progress statistics
  • Apple Watch compatibility
  • Music app integration
Features
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The free workout timer and coach for every training style: HIIT, Tabata, strength training, circuits, core, stretching, mobility, calisthenics, cardio. Fitime paces your sessions and automatically tracks your progress, with zero personal data collection. — WHY FITIME — Focus on the effort, the app handles the rest: timing, transitions, set counting, history. A single tool to structure every workout, at home or at the gym. — FEATURES — • Smart timer for HIIT, Tabata and circuit training with customizable phases (prep, work, rest, inter-exercise) • Full strength workouts with sets, reps, loads and rest periods • Unlimited custom workouts, exercises and programs • Automatic history and detailed stats to track your progress over time • Apple Watch app: control your session straight from your wrist • Live Activity on the lock screen to keep the timer in view • iCloud sync across all your devices • Import / export workouts as .fitime files to share your programs • Plays nicely with your favorite music app (Spotify, Apple Music, etc.) • Dark mode and polished Liquid Glass interface — PRIVACY FIRST — Fitime collects no personal data and runs 100% offline. Your data stays on your device and in your private iCloud. — FREE WITH NO LIMITS — All essential features are free, with no intrusive ads. No workout cap, no mandatory subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Simple WOD Timer & Recorder

Features
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The timer built for the box. Pick a format, set it in seconds, and train. No account needed, no ads in your way, works offline. EVERY FORMAT YOU PROGRAM • AMRAP, with a round counter you tap as you go • For Time, with a time cap and a "Finish now" button • EMOM and Death By • Tabata and custom work / rest intervals • Ratio timer (3:1, 2:1…) • Stopwatch for everything else • Custom timers: chain as many blocks as your WOD needs MADE FOR THE MIDDLE OF A WORKOUT • Huge digits you can read from across the room • Clear beeps at 10 s, 3-2-1 and the end, even with the screen locked • Work and rest in different colors • Rotate the layout when your iPhone lies on the floor • Your splits and rounds are summarized at the end, ready to copy APPLE HEALTH With your permission, every finished workout is saved to Apple Health (HealthKit) as a Cross Training workout, with its real duration. The workout session also keeps the timer up to date on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, and keeps the Apple Watch beeping with your wrist down. The app only writes workouts and never reads your health data. WRITE OR SCAN YOUR WOD Type the workout or scan it straight from the whiteboard. The text is read on your iPhone, no photo ever leaves it. Your WOD stays on screen during the timer. RECORD YOUR QUALIFIERS Film your workout with the running timer burned into the video. Perfect for online qualifiers and competition submissions: judges see the clock and the movements in the same frame. Your video goes straight to your photo library. GO FURTHER WITH PREMIUM • Full history of every session, searchable, on all your devices • Saved timers with their WOD, ready to start again • Your timer on Apple Watch, running on its own on your wrist • Timer customization: colors, typeface, sound packs • Apple Music control without leaving the timer • Big-screen display for the box with AirPlay • Unlimited video links, backed up in the cloud and ready to paste on the qualifier's platform The core timer is free and always will be. Available in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian and Portuguese.

Screenshots

Fitime4 screens
Simple WOD Timer & Recorder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple WOD Timer & Recorder at none against Fitime's 1. Simple WOD Timer & Recorder also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Fitime sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per year. Simple WOD Timer & Recorder asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fitime ships an update every 2 months, Simple WOD Timer & Recorder every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Fitime versus Simple WOD Timer & Recorder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFitimeSimple WOD Timer & Recorder
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.015.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB106 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGAETAN LA SELVEVD SOFTWARE

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Fitime

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Premium14 Days trial$3.991 Year
None

Simple WOD Timer & Recorder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fitime free?
Fitime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple WOD Timer & Recorder free?
Simple WOD Timer & Recorder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fitime or Simple WOD Timer & Recorder have ads?
Neither Fitime nor Simple WOD Timer & Recorder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fitime or Simple WOD Timer & Recorder?
Fitime ships an update every 2 months, and Simple WOD Timer & Recorder every 3 months. Most recently, Fitime was updated on November 3, 2026 and Simple WOD Timer & Recorder on November 8, 2026.

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