Comparison

Round Timer vs Steady Rounds

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

Head to head
About

Round Timer

This interval timer offers extensive customization for workouts, training, or any timed activity. Features include custom presets, sound libraries, voice announcements, and detailed session tracking. Enjoy an intuitive, ad-free experience designed for flexibility.

Highlights
  • Customizable colors
  • Custom presets
  • Rich sound library
  • Voice announcements
  • Proximity sensor support
  • Shake-to-pause
  • Detailed session summaries
Features
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Round is the ultra-customizable interval timer designed to supercharge anything you do. It’s packed with features like customizable colors, custom presets, a rich library of sounds, voice announcements, proximity sensor support, shake-to-pause, and precise time entry. Track your sessions with detailed summaries, enable tick sounds, and enjoy an intuitive, ad-free interface. Perfect for any activity, from sports to work.

About

Steady Rounds

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Train at your pace with Steady Rounds, a simple boxing round timer for bag work, pads, shadowboxing and conditioning. Set your rounds, work, rest and preparation. Follow large countdowns, clear work/rest screens, bell cues and optional warnings. Pause, resume or skip rest when you need to. There is no rest after the final round. Free includes unlimited timer sessions, adjustable timings, standard sounds and one saved routine. Steady Rounds Pro is an optional one-time purchase for unlimited saved routines, sound preferences for each routine, extra bells and accent colors. No subscription. Hear a short beep each second during the final 10 seconds of a work round and a victory chime when your session finishes. Keep the app open for the per-second countdown. Selecting a sound plays it immediately. With Pro, set different work and rest durations for each round and choose separate preparation, round-start, rest and finish sounds. Your routines stay on your iPhone or iPad. No account or ads. Optional usage analytics is off by default. Optional lock-screen cues use iPhone or iPad notifications. Focus, Silent mode and notification settings may silence them. Preview sounds and test your setup before training.

Screenshots

Round Timer4 screens
Steady Rounds4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Steady Rounds at every 2 days against Round Timer's every 2 weeks. Round Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, 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. Round Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Steady Rounds sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Round Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, Steady Rounds every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Round Timer versus Steady Rounds: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRound TimerSteady Rounds
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYauhen BahdanovichAldo Leka

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Round Timer

One-time1
  • Round Pro$0.99
1 purchases

Steady Rounds

One-time1
  • Steady Rounds Pro$5.99

Questions

Is Round Timer free?
Round Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Steady Rounds free?
Steady Rounds is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Round Timer or Steady Rounds have ads?
Neither Round Timer nor Steady Rounds shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Round Timer or Steady Rounds?
Round Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, and Steady Rounds every 2 days. Most recently, Round Timer was updated on October 7, 2026 and Steady Rounds on October 13, 2026.

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