Comparison

Simple WOD Timer & Recorder vs Throwdown Live

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

Head to head
About

Simple WOD Timer & Recorder

Features
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The timer built for the box. Pick a format, set it in seconds, and train. No account needed, no ads in your way, works offline. EVERY FORMAT YOU PROGRAM • AMRAP, with a round counter you tap as you go • For Time, with a time cap and a "Finish now" button • EMOM and Death By • Tabata and custom work / rest intervals • Ratio timer (3:1, 2:1…) • Stopwatch for everything else • Custom timers: chain as many blocks as your WOD needs MADE FOR THE MIDDLE OF A WORKOUT • Huge digits you can read from across the room • Clear beeps at 10 s, 3-2-1 and the end, even with the screen locked • Work and rest in different colors • Rotate the layout when your iPhone lies on the floor • Your splits and rounds are summarized at the end, ready to copy APPLE HEALTH With your permission, every finished workout is saved to Apple Health (HealthKit) as a Cross Training workout, with its real duration. The workout session also keeps the timer up to date on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, and keeps the Apple Watch beeping with your wrist down. The app only writes workouts and never reads your health data. WRITE OR SCAN YOUR WOD Type the workout or scan it straight from the whiteboard. The text is read on your iPhone, no photo ever leaves it. Your WOD stays on screen during the timer. RECORD YOUR QUALIFIERS Film your workout with the running timer burned into the video. Perfect for online qualifiers and competition submissions: judges see the clock and the movements in the same frame. Your video goes straight to your photo library. GO FURTHER WITH PREMIUM • Full history of every session, searchable, on all your devices • Saved timers with their WOD, ready to start again • Your timer on Apple Watch, running on its own on your wrist • Timer customization: colors, typeface, sound packs • Apple Music control without leaving the timer • Big-screen display for the box with AirPlay • Unlimited video links, backed up in the cloud and ready to paste on the qualifier's platform The core timer is free and always will be. Available in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian and Portuguese.

About

Throwdown Live

Discover and register for functional fitness competitions and hybrid races. Track live leaderboards, manage your schedule, and connect with organizers. Features for both athletes and event organizers.

Highlights
  • Browse and filter competitions by date, level, and location
  • Register solo or as a team
  • Follow live leaderboards and receive score notifications
  • Manage personal schedules and heat times
  • Create and manage competition pages
  • Automate heat generation and scheduling
  • In-app messaging with organizers
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Throwdown is the app for functional fitness competitions and hybrid races. Find your next competition, register in minutes and follow the leaderboard live. FOR ATHLETES • Browse every competition on a map and filter by date, level, discipline, team format and country • Register solo or as a team and pay online securely • Invite your teammates, everyone fills in their own details • Edit your registration for as long as the organizer allows it • Get your personal schedule with your time, your heat and your floor • Follow the leaderboard live, workout after workout • Get a notification the moment a time moves or a score lands • Check in with the QR code you received by email • Order your kit from the event shop and book your spectator seats • Message the organizing team straight from the app FOR ORGANIZERS • Build your competition page and open registrations the same day • Manage divisions, prices, capacity, waiting lists and promo codes • Generate your heats automatically and fine tune the schedule to the minute • Let your judges score from their phone with a single link • Publish the leaderboard when you decide, division by division • Show the live scores on the venue screens and on Chromecast • Run check in, bibs, volunteers and their shifts • Sell your merch and your spectator tickets in the same place • Track your revenue and export your accounting • Get paid straight to your own account Throwdown speaks English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Polish and Danish. Need a hand, write to us from the app or at www.throwdown.live

Screenshots

Simple WOD Timer & Recorder4 screens
Throwdown Live4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Throwdown Live at every 4 weeks against Simple WOD Timer & Recorder's every 3 months. On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple WOD Timer & Recorder ships an update every 3 months, Throwdown Live every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
Simple WOD Timer & Recorder versus Throwdown Live: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple WOD Timer & RecorderThrowdown Live
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.315.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVD SOFTWAREThrowdown, Inc

In-app purchases

None

Simple WOD Timer & Recorder

No in-app purchases

None

Throwdown Live

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple WOD Timer & Recorder free?
Simple WOD Timer & Recorder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Throwdown Live free?
Throwdown Live is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Simple WOD Timer & Recorder or Throwdown Live have ads?
Neither Simple WOD Timer & Recorder nor Throwdown Live shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple WOD Timer & Recorder or Throwdown Live?
Simple WOD Timer & Recorder ships an update every 3 months, and Throwdown Live every 4 weeks. Most recently, Simple WOD Timer & Recorder was updated on October 16, 2026 and Throwdown Live on October 8, 2026.

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