PunchMate vs Boxing Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PunchMate
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Stop checking the screen. PunchMate calls the combinations so you can keep your eyes up, move freely and focus on the workout. TRAIN WITH A COACH IN YOUR EARS Follow clear spoken preparation, technique, combination, interval, recovery and cooldown cues. Choose technique names or boxing numbers, set an orthodox or southpaw stance, and balance the coach, soundtrack and effects independently. THREE WAYS TO FIGHT FIT Build strong foundations across Boxing, Kickboxing and Muay Thai. Every session is founder-curated for safe, purposeful progression—never a random string of moves. ENTER A DIFFERENT WORLD Train inside three original audio and visual themes: • Afterburn — sharp boxing in a red-hot electronic atmosphere • Voltage — high-energy kickboxing in electric blue • Iron Temple — focused Muay Thai with a charcoal-and-gold edge TRAIN FOR THE TIME YOU HAVE Choose guided sessions from 8 to 60 minutes, or create a Pro workout around your discipline, duration, focus and experience. Custom sessions use reviewed movements and combinations from the PunchMate library. BUILT FOR BEGINNERS Start with foundational punches, movement, knees, elbows and controlled kicks. Warm-ups, technique rehearsals, recoveries and cooldowns are built into every workout. No equipment is required. SEE YOUR MOMENTUM Track completed sessions, minutes, rounds, streaks, discipline mix, completion rate and prescribed strikes. PunchMate never claims to detect your strikes or correct your form. START FREE Train with one complete introductory workout in each discipline, explore the technique library, preview every world and keep your basic workout history without creating an account. PunchMate Pro unlocks the complete workout library, custom sessions, programmes and detailed progress trends. Monthly and annual plans are available; eligible new annual subscribers can start with a seven-day free trial. Prices are shown in the app before purchase and vary by country or region. Optional Sign in with Apple lets you merge and sync workout history across your iPhones. Analytics and crash reporting remain off unless you choose to share pseudonymous usage data. PunchMate provides general fitness instruction, not medical advice, strike detection or form correction. Exercise within your ability, use a clear training space and stop if you feel pain, dizziness or unwell. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://punchmate-65533.web.app/privacy
Boxing Timer
This app provides a customizable round timer for combat sports and HIIT workouts. It features hands-free voice control, randomized combo callouts from a virtual coach, and adjustable settings for rounds, rest, and alerts. The app is designed for use during intense training sessions.
- Hands-free voice control
- Randomized coach combo callouts
- Customizable round and rest times
- Adjustable alerts and sounds
- Full-screen color options
- Pre-set workout modes
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Shadow is the round timer for boxing, Muay Thai and kickboxing, built for one rule: once your wraps are on, you don't touch your phone. A COACH IN YOUR CORNER Six coaches, each with their own voice, call your rounds out loud: "one-two, slip, two", "teep, one-two, body kick". Two coaches per sport: old-school boxing, power and defense, Muay Thai pads and clinch, fast kicks, Dutch-style kickboxing, cardio kickbox. Every coach has their own guided sessions, with a focus for each round, a tip during the rests and a word at the end. Combos are drawn at random, so no two rounds sound the same. VIRTUAL MITTS Put your phone at head height and step back. Like a pad holder in front of you, two mitts pop up for each punch the coach calls: flat for the jab and the cross, on their side for the hooks, facing down for the uppercuts, low for the body. A mitt flies at you: slip. One sweeps across: roll under it. SHADOWBOXING DRILLS Split a round into blocks and pick what the coach calls in each one: footwork only (shuffles, pivots, slips and rolls), lead hand only, everything, or switch stance. The ready-made Shadowboxing timer does exactly that: one minute of feet, one minute of lead hand, one minute of everything. EVERY MOVE, EXPLAINED The Moves tab shows every move the coaches call, from the jab to the switch kick, with a photo of a coach doing it and how to do it in a few short steps. A TIMER YOU CAN READ FROM ACROSS THE GYM - Giant digits and one full color per phase, in portrait or landscape - Rounds, round length, rest and warm-up, set in seconds - Named blocks inside a round: 20 s explosive, 10 s power - A last-10-seconds warning and a countdown before the next round - 34 sounds: ring bell, gong, air horn… and a meme pack - Ready-made timers: Boxing, Pro 12 rounds, Muay Thai, MMA, Cardio box, Shadowboxing, HIIT bag HANDS-FREE Say "pause", "go" or "skip" and the timer obeys. Lock your screen and drop your phone in your bag: the rounds keep turning and the bell keeps ringing. SHADOW PRO Shadow Pro unlocks the six coaches, their sessions, the mitts and the drills, and the coach on your own timers, with no ads. Yearly, monthly or lifetime. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel them in your App Store account settings. A one-time Remove Ads purchase is also available. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://yacinekahlis.github.io/punchclock/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: PunchMate at none against Boxing Timer's shown. Boxing Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. PunchMate sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Boxing Timer sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | PunchMate | Boxing Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Weekly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aaron Rockett | Yacine Kahlis |
In-app purchases
PunchMate
- PunchMate Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
- PunchMate Pro Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
Boxing Timer
- Shadow Pro Monthly$12.991 Month
- Shadow Pro Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Shadow Pro Yearly14 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Remove Ads$6.99
- Shadow Pro Lifetime$99.99









