Comparison

Timer for Workouts vs Surge Training

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

Surge Training

Features
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Surge Training turns any spare 10 minutes into a workout. Voice-coached HIIT intervals, 300+ exercises with animated demos, and complete running plans from Couch to 5K to marathon - at home, in the gym, or on the road. TRAIN ANYWHERE • 300+ exercises: bodyweight, dumbbells, kettlebells, resistance bands • Animated demos and muscle maps show what to do and what it works • Automatic warm-ups and cool-downs • Low-impact and quiet modes for apartments and shared spaces • Works fully offline — no account needed VOICE COACHING • A natural voice announces each exercise and counts you through • Get-ready cues, halfway check-ins and encouragement when it burns • Your music keeps playing - cues duck the volume instead of stopping it WORKOUTS YOUR WAY • A fresh Workout of the Day matched to your level • Tabata, AMRAP, EMOM and classic interval modes • Build your own workout or generate one for your goal in seconds • Quick interval timer for anything else RUNNING PLANS + GPS • Couch to 5K, Bridge to 10K, Faster 5K, Half Marathon and Marathon programs • Run/walk voice guidance with target paces based on your 5K time • Live GPS distance and pace - hear whether you're on pace every kilometre • 20 m beep test with a step-counted course setup STAY CONSISTENT • Streaks, achievements and monthly challenges • Structured training programs and an adaptive weekly plan • History, personal records, body-weight trend and private progress photos • Apple Health sync, home-screen widgets, a Dynamic Island live timer and Siri shortcuts FRIENDS • Compare stats with friends and send them the exact workout you just did • Works with simple share codes - or claim a username to go online Surge Training is free. Remove ads any time with a single one-off purchase.

Screenshots

Timer for Workouts4 screens
Surge Training4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Timer for Workouts at none against Surge Training's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support 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. Timer for Workouts sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Surge Training sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Timer for Workouts versus Surge Training: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimer for WorkoutsSurge Training
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (82 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings82 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.116.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAral AtpulatJohn Portelli

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
1 purchases

Surge Training

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Timer for Workouts free?
Timer for Workouts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Surge Training free?
Surge Training is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Timer for Workouts or Surge Training have ads?
Surge Training shows ads; Timer for Workouts does not.

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