Comparison

Boxa vs Ippon Timer

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

Head to head
About

Boxa

This app calls out boxing combinations in real-time to guide your shadowboxing or bag work. It offers customizable workouts, combo generation, and support for various disciplines like boxing, kickboxing, and Muay Thai, all without distractions.

Highlights
  • Real-time combo calling
  • Customizable workouts
  • Combo generator
  • Support for boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai
  • Timed rounds and custom moves
  • No equipment or partner needed
Features
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Shows up. Calls your combos. Disappears. Tap start and go. Combos called out as you shadow box solo or hit the bag. Stay in the workout, not in your head. "Great shadowboxing app with the right features to get going." - Ara Keeps up as you get serious. It's all in there. Boxing, kickboxing, and Muay Thai. Ready-made workouts and training drills from cardio to fight simulation. Punches, kicks, elbows, knees, defense, and footwork. Never run out of combos. The combo generator builds a fresh set in seconds. Pick your moves, set the length, and go. Make it yours. Build your own combos, custom moves and timed rounds. Set your pace, pick your discipline, train exactly how you want. No equipment or partner needed. "It gives you thousands of combo options. If you don't know how to create one, it will do it for you… It has everything: kicks, dodges, punches, elbows… it's insane." - M.C.E.L.P Forget it until you need it. No subscription hanging over you. No notifications pulling you back in. No ads. Use it free or pay once. Either way, the app stays out of your life until you want it. "Simple and easy to use, it limits all distractions." - Chutong

About

Ippon Timer

Features
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Free round and interval timer for martial arts, HIIT, strength training, and any timed workout. No account, no ads, no data collection. JUST SAY WHAT YOU WANT Type or speak your workout in plain language — "tabata squats", "5 rounds 3 min with 1 min rest", "30s sprawls 30s clinch knees 20s rest x 3". On-device AI figures out the rest. ROUNDS & INTERVALS - Configurable round timer with work, rest, and round count - Interval timer for complex multi-segment workouts - Until Stop mode for open-ended sparring and drilling - Multiple sets with automatic rest between each - Tabata, EMOM, pyramid, and ladder patterns READY-TO-GO PRESETS Boxing, Muay Thai, MMA, Judo Randori, Tabata, Circuit Drill, and more. Save your own and organize by category. APPLE WATCH Start timers on your wrist or mirror your phone. Presets sync automatically. HealthKit workout tracking included. HEAR IT ACROSS THE ROOM Three sound themes — Classic, Gym Gong, Boxing Bell. Adjustable volume and beep counts. Background sound modes so you never miss a transition with the screen off. LOCK SCREEN & WIDGETS Live Activity on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Pin presets to home screen widgets for one-tap starts. MUSIC Link Apple Music playlists, albums, or songs to any preset. Music starts automatically with your workout.

Screenshots

Boxa4 screens
Ippon Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ippon Timer at none against Boxa's 3. Ippon Timer also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads 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. Boxa sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Ippon Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Boxa versus Ippon Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoxaIppon Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThomas FaveyZGuy Software Solutions

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Boxa

One-time3
  • Shadowboxing.pro Special Offer$3.99
  • Shadowboxing.pro lifetime$8.99
  • Boxa Plus$19.99
None

Ippon Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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