Slip Shadowboxing vs Rounds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Slip Shadowboxing
This app guides you through shadowboxing workouts using audio cues. It directs you to perform specific punches and defensive moves, sometimes indicating which side of your body to use.
- Audio-guided boxing moves
- Left/right ear cues for side-specific actions
- Simple, minimalist interface
- Headphone-based instruction
- Variety of boxing techniques
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Simple, minimal, shadowboxing app. Put in your headphones. Press Start. Box. Audio cues will tell you which move to perform (e.g. cross, hook, slip). Sometimes moves will be played in your left or right ear. Perform the move on that side. For example, "hook" in your left ear means left hook. "Slip" in your right ear means slip right.
Rounds
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A boxing round timer that just works. Set your rounds, hit start, train to the bell — even with the screen locked. No account, no ads, nothing tracked. Rounds is a boxing-style interval timer, stripped to what matters: set it, start it, train to the bell. Dial in your round count, round length and rest, then hit Start. A short countdown gives you a moment to get in stance, then a bell rings at the start and end of every round, with a wooden clap ten seconds before each bell — so you always know when to dig in for the finish. The whole screen washes between the work and rest colours, readable from across the gym. FEATURES - Rounds, round length and rest: set your own, or tap a preset like Full Card (12 x 3:00). - Non-Stop mode for continuous rounds with no fixed end. - The bell keeps ringing with your phone locked or in your pocket — the timer runs in the background. - A 5-second "get ready" countdown before the first bell, and a 10-second clap before every bell after that. - Silent Workout mode — vibration only, no bell or clap, for a quiet room or a crowded gym. - Vibration on every cue, so you feel the round change even when it's loud. - Plays over your music, dipping it just for the moment a bell or clap sounds — never for the whole round. - A phone call pauses the workout automatically; resume whenever you're back. - Light and dark, following your system setting. - Large, glanceable countdown and a round tally. PRIVACY No account. No ads. No analytics. Nothing you enter leaves your phone — your last setup is remembered on the device and that's it. Built for boxing, but it works for kickboxing, Muay Thai, MMA, circuit training, HIIT and Tabata — anything that runs on rounds.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Rounds at none against Slip Shadowboxing's 1. Slip Shadowboxing's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Slip Shadowboxing sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Rounds asks for nothing beyond the download.
Slip Shadowboxing ships an update every 5 days, Rounds fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Slip Shadowboxing | Rounds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hans Yadav | Tomas Padilla |
In-app purchases
Slip Shadowboxing
- Pro$9.99
Rounds
No in-app purchases









