Comparison

Gustav Workout Timer vs Allez

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

Head to head
About

Gustav Workout Timer

This app helps you manage your workout intervals for various training types like HIIT, circuits, and strength. It offers customizable timers, built-in options, and personalized interval naming for a focused and comfortable training experience.

Highlights
  • Customizable intervals up to 10 minutes
  • Ready-made built-in timers
  • Save custom timers to Favourites
  • Custom interval naming
  • New sound and audio cue options
  • Haptic feedback for interval changes
  • Modern Liquid Glass design
Features
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Gustav Workout Timer is a free interval timer for HIIT, Tabata, EMOM, CrossFit, circuit training and any workout with work and rest. No subscription, no paywall, no limits. Perfect for HIIT, cardio, strength training, calisthenics, yoga and circuit training. WHAT YOU GET - Custom intervals: up to 10 intervals, each up to 10 minutes, with a countdown before the first one. - Ready-made timers: start a workout instantly, no setup needed. - Favorites: save your own timers and share them with your team. - Named intervals: label each interval to match your workout. - Big countdown controls: tap to start, double-tap to skip, swipe to switch the time format. - Sounds and audio alerts: choose what marks the end of each interval, with optional ticking in the last three seconds. - Haptic feedback: feel the changes without looking at the screen. - Liquid Glass design: clean and modern, with smooth transitions and animations. - Backgrounds: pick a preset or use your own photo. WHY "GUSTAV"? Named after Gustav Frištenský, the legendary strongman from Haná, Czechia. Built by a solo developer who trained outdoors and couldn't find a timer without paywalls, so he made one. Whether you're pushing through short sprints or keeping a steady pace, Gustav keeps the rhythm so you can focus on your technique.

About

Allez

Features
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An interval timer for HIIT, Tabata, boxing rounds and circuit training. THE TIMER • Work, rest, sets, recovery and cycles, each set in seconds • Get ready, warm-up and cooldown, all optional • Total time shown before you start, and the next interval always on screen • Skip forward, skip back, pause and resume mid-workout START IN ONE TAP • Six templates: Classic Tabata, EMOM, 30/30, 40/20, Boxing rounds, Beginner • The classic 20/10 × 8 Tabata without setting anything up SOUND • Four beep styles: Classic, Wood, Digital and Chime • Or a voice that says the words out loud: Get ready, Work, Rest, Done • Choose any English voice on your iPhone, and hear it before you pick • A 3-2-1 countdown before every change, and a cue volume of your own • Plays over Apple Music and Spotify, and still sounds with the ring switch silenced ON THE LOCK SCREEN • The interval and its countdown live in the Dynamic Island • The Lock Screen shows the same, so a glance is enough • Cues keep playing with the screen off or another app in front IT NEVER DRIFTS • The timer reads the clock instead of counting ticks • A thirty-minute routine finishes within a tenth of a second YOURS, AND PRIVATE • No account and no ads • Routines, history and settings stay on your iPhone • Light, dark, or follow the system FREE • The whole timer, three saved routines, your last five workouts PRO, ONE PAYMENT • Unlimited saved routines • Named exercises: "Burpees" on the timer instead of "Work" • Blocks: several exercises in one routine, each with its own work, rest and sets • Full history with weekly stats • No subscription, nothing to cancel Questions or ideas? Tap Send Feedback in Settings. A real person reads every message.

Screenshots

Gustav Workout Timer4 screens
Allez4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gustav Workout Timer at none against Allez's 1. Allez's advantage is iOS requirement (16.2 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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. Allez sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gustav Workout Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Gustav Workout Timer versus Allez: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGustav Workout TimerAllez
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.016.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDalibor JanecekJoao Gomes

In-app purchases

None

Gustav Workout Timer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Allez

One-time1
  • Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Gustav Workout Timer free?
Gustav Workout Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Allez free?
Allez is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Gustav Workout Timer or Allez have ads?
Neither Gustav Workout Timer nor Allez shows ads.

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