Comparison

Timer for Workouts vs Circuit Pro

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 simple yet powerful interval timer for various fitness activities. Easily create and save custom workouts with adjustable work, rest, and repeat intervals. Stay focused with visual and voice cues to track progress and achieve your fitness goals.

Highlights
  • Build custom HIIT and tabata workouts
  • Save and repeat favorite routines
  • Clear visual and voice cues
  • Track progress
  • Adjustable work, rest, and repeat intervals
Features
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Transform your training with HIIT Timer — the simple interval timer and workout timer built for every level of fitness. Whether you lift in the gym, crush home circuits, or hit the road running, this HIIT timer creates powerful, personalized sessions in seconds. Set work, rest, and repeat intervals for tabata, EMOM, AMRAP, strength, mobility, or any exercise you choose. No fluff. Just fast, focused intervals. What You Can Do • Build custom HIIT and tabata workouts in a few taps • Save and repeat your favorite routines anytime • Stay on track with clear visual and voice cues • Track progress to see every flex and milestone Designed for efficiency, HIIT Timer makes every second count — from warm-up to cool-down — acting as the perfect timer for workouts of any length. Perfect For • Home training or full-body gym days • Running, cycling, rowing, bodyweight drills • Coaches and athletes who need a reliable interval clock Why It Works Structured interval training ignites metabolism, burns more calories, and builds endurance fast. HIIT Timer delivers the precision timing you need to stay consistent and get results you can flex. Download HIIT Timer today and train smarter. Your next sweat session starts with one tap. Have feedback or questions? Contact us in the app. Terms of Use: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gLTzf9_jwmI0T46C_tdsgMxNqjS7jIdZBLtCXiidlhA/edit?usp=drive_link

About

Circuit Pro

This app provides a customizable interval timer for various training styles like HIIT and circuit workouts. It features motivating voice cues, custom circuit building, and HealthKit integration for tracking progress. Focus on your training with a clean interface and no ads.

Highlights
  • Customizable workout circuits
  • Motivating coach voice cues
  • HealthKit integration
  • iCloud preset sync
  • Clean, focused interface
  • Works with screen locked
Features
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The powerful HIIT, EMOM & interval timer built for serious training. Build your own workout circuits with warm-ups, exercises, rest periods, and multiple rounds — all with energizing coach voice cues to keep you on track. Whether you're doing HIIT, strength circuits, conditioning, CrossFit-style intervals, home workouts, or gym training, Circuit Pro makes timing effortless so you can focus on pushing your limits. ◆ Build Custom Circuits Fast Create a full workout in seconds: • Warm-up duration • Number of exercises • Exercise length • Rest between exercises • Rest between circuits • Number of circuits • Optional exercise names • Coach voice cues + sound effects Create once, save forever. ◆ Motivating Coach Audio Stay focused with high-energy voice prompts: • 3-2-1 countdowns • “Go!”, “Rest”, “Get ready” • Circuit transitions • Workout complete • Optional motivational cues Perfect for training with your phone in your pocket. ◆ iCloud Preset Sync Your saved circuits automatically sync across all your devices. Start a workout on your iPhone, review it later on another device — seamless. ◆ HealthKit Integration (Optional) Link your circuits with Apple Watch workouts and view: • Calories burned • Heart rate stats • Workout duration • Training history See what you achieved last week, last month, or yesterday. ◆ Clean, Focused Workout Interface Large timer. Clear phases. Smooth transitions. No ads. No clutter. Pure training focus. Perfect For: • HIIT workouts • Interval training • Circuit fitness • Strength conditioning • Home & gym workouts • Fat burning sessions • Cardio intervals • CrossFit-style training Why Athletes Love Circuit Pro • Super fast to set up • Extremely easy to read mid-workout • Voice cues keep you moving • Works with screen locked • Designed for HIIT, but perfect for any interval training Unlock your best training sessions with Circuit Pro — the interval timer built for results.

Screenshots

Timer for Workouts4 screens
Circuit Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Circuit Pro at 100% against Timer for Workouts's 79%. Timer for Workouts's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 4 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Circuit Pro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timer for Workouts ships an update every 8 days, Circuit Pro every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Timer for Workouts versus Circuit Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimer for WorkoutsCircuit Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (82 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings82 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAral AtpulatRidwan Al-Mansur

Customer experience

Timer for Workouts

All ratings82 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral1.2%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive78.9%
Neutral5.3%
Negative15.8%

Circuit Pro

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Timer for Workouts

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Pro$2.991 Month
  • Annual Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Annual Pro$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$20.00
3 purchases

Circuit Pro

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Premium$0.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium$3.991 Month
  • Annual Premium$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Timer for Workouts free?
Timer for Workouts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Circuit Pro free?
Circuit Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Timer for Workouts or Circuit Pro have ads?
Neither Timer for Workouts nor Circuit Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timer for Workouts or Circuit Pro?
Timer for Workouts ships an update every 8 days, and Circuit Pro every 4 weeks. Most recently, Timer for Workouts was updated on September 30, 2026 and Circuit Pro on September 14, 2026.

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