TimedTrainer | Workout Timer vs Custom Workout Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TimedTrainer | Workout Timer
This app provides a simple and flexible timer for various workout types, including HIIT, Crossfit, and Tabata. Easily create custom routines with intervals and rest periods, and receive notifications even when the app is locked or music is playing. Focus on your training without distractions.
- Customizable workout creation
- Interval and rest period timers
- Unlimited rounds and loops
- Background operation
- Simple and flexible interface
- Workout notifications
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Do you lose track of where you are in your workout? Or have to keep staring at a clock on the wall? And you don't have the patience to play with some fancy app with all the features you'll never use. Focus on the workout, and let TimedTrainer handle notifying you when to move onto the next exercise. Even while it's locked, and while you're playing music, TimedTrainer lets you track your Crossfit, HIT, or Tabata workouts. TimedTrainer is designed specifically to create your workout in just a few seconds, so you don't waste your time fiddling around with your phone instead. There are no frills, and the idea is very simple and flexible for all your workout needs. 1. You create a new workout, and add intervals/rounds. 2. Each round has a duration and an optional rest period. 3. You can have unlimited rounds in a workout, and then repeat/loop it unlimited number of times. For example, today I feel bloated, so I want to work on my core. How about I create a "Bloat Buster" workout that has: - A minute of crunches - 30 second plank, rest for 5 seconds cause planks hurt! - A minute of bicycle kicks Let's repeat that 5 times, and go! Swift, Sleek, and Smooth, that’s what we are aiming for, and I bet you are too. TimedTrainer is great for: Boxing High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) Crossfit Tabata Circuit Weight Lifting Stretching Martial arts drills Jogging Wrestling Fartlek
Custom Workout Timer
Design custom workout routines with timed exercises. This app provides spoken prompts for each exercise and countdowns for remaining time. Enjoy your music without interruption during your training sessions.
- Create custom workout routines
- Timed exercises
- Spoken exercise prompts
- Countdown timer
- Music player integration
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With this app, you create your own workouts of timed exercises. The app will speak to remind you which exercise to do next, and count down how much time you have left. It doesn't interfere with the music player, so you can listen to your music at the same time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TimedTrainer | Workout Timer at 4.6 against Custom Workout Timer's 3.7. TimedTrainer | Workout Timer also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (22 vs 6). Custom Workout Timer's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. TimedTrainer | Workout Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Custom Workout Timer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
TimedTrainer | Workout Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of TimedTrainer | Workout Timer's written reviews are positive against 88% of Custom Workout Timer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
TimedTrainer | Workout Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, Custom Workout Timer every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TimedTrainer | Workout Timer | Custom Workout Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (22 ratings) — better | 3.7 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KSI Technology, LLC | Encodia, LLC |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
TimedTrainer | Workout Timer
- No Banner$0.99
Custom Workout Timer
- 7-day TrialFree
- Full App$1.99
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