Comparison

Workout Rest & Go vs Tempo

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

Head to head
About

Workout Rest & Go

This app helps you manage workout and rest periods without needing to set alarms. It integrates with your music to lower volume during countdowns and allows you to record notes to analyze your workout duration.

Highlights
  • Tap to start workout
  • Press to start rest
  • Swipe to record
  • Music volume reduction during countdown
  • Audio cues for rest completion
  • Record workout notes
  • Analyze work vs. rest time
Features
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Workout without interruptions. Start with a tap, rest with a press, and recored with a swipe. Workout Rest & Go eliminates the need to create and stop alarms. List to music without Interruptions: With a built in audio countdown, your music will reduce to 50% during the countdown and will signal when rest time is completed. Recored and Update Workout Notes: Create notes during and after any workout. In addition, Workout Rest & Go separates your working time and resting time, to help you analyze your workout duration.

About

Tempo

Features
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Tempo is an interval timer for people who actually train. Two tools in one app: a rest timer for between sets, and a routine builder for HIIT, Tabata, EMOM and circuits. FREE, FOREVER - Rest timer with 30s, 1:00, 1:30, 2:00 and 3:00 presets and a live progress ring - Set and round counters you tap as you go - Four built-in routines: Tabata 20/10, HIIT 30/30, EMOM 10 and a Pyramid - Build and save a routine of your own - Keeps running with the screen locked, and tells you when rest is over - Editing and deleting your routines is free, and always will be - Everything stays on your device. No account, no sign-up THE WORKOUT PLAYER Start a routine and the whole screen becomes the workout. A large ring counts the current interval down, the colour tells you whether you are working or resting, and the line underneath shows what is coming next and how far through the routine you are. Pause, skip an interval, or stop at any point. BUILD ANY INTERVAL PATTERN Work and rest from 5 seconds to 10 minutes, any number of rounds, and a separate break between rounds. Drag the intervals into the order you want. Tempo shows you the total workout time before you start. TEMPO PRO - Save as many routines as you want, instead of one - Every pattern you can build, kept: work, rest, rounds and round breaks - Restored on every iPhone and iPad signed into your Apple Account WHAT YOU WILL NOT FIND No ads. No account to create. No quiz before the app works. No coach selling you a programme. Tempo Pro is a subscription: 2.99 USD per month, or 19.99 USD per year with the first 14 days free. Prices are shown in local currency by region. Cancel any time during the free trial and you are not charged. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically for the same price and period unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://thedolceway.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://thedolceway.com/privacy

Screenshots

Workout Rest & Go4 screens
Tempo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Workout Rest & Go at 12.0 against Tempo's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Workout Rest & Go ships an update every 6 months, Tempo every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 6, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Workout Rest & Go versus Tempo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorkout Rest & GoTempo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperClayton SmithDt nova

In-app purchases

None

Workout Rest & Go

No in-app purchases

None

Tempo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Workout Rest & Go free?
Workout Rest & Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tempo free?
Tempo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Workout Rest & Go or Tempo have ads?
Neither Workout Rest & Go nor Tempo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Workout Rest & Go or Tempo?
Workout Rest & Go ships an update every 6 months, and Tempo every 5 months. Most recently, Workout Rest & Go was updated on October 6, 2026 and Tempo on October 6, 2026.

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