Comparison

Simple WOD Timer & Recorder vs CombatTimer

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

CombatTimer

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Combat Timer is a fast, no-distraction round timer built specifically for combat sports training. Designed for boxers, MMA fighters, kickboxers, Muay Thai practitioners, BJJ grapplers, and wrestlers who want a reliable timer that works as hard as they do. —— INSTANT PRESETS One tap to start training. Built-in presets cover every discipline and level: · Boxing Beginner — 3 × 2 min · Boxing Amateur — 6 × 3 min · Boxing Pro — 12 × 3 min · MMA Amateur & Pro — 3 × 5 min · Muay Thai — 5 × 3 min with 2 min rest · Kickboxing — 5 × 3 min K-1 format · BJJ Rolling — 5 × 6 min · Wrestling Drill — 6 × 2 min · Heavy Bag — 6 × 3 min · Tabata Combat — 8 × 20 sec · Endurance — 5 × 5 min —— FULL SESSION CONTROL · Set rounds, round time, and rest time · Add warm-up and cool-down phases · See elapsed time and total remaining time at a glance · Navigate between phases manually during your session —— AUDIO THAT WORKS · Classic boxing bell at every round start and end · Vibration feedback for when the music is loud · Full volume control independent from system volume —— SAVE YOUR WORKOUTS Create and save unlimited custom sessions. Name them, color code them, and start them with one tap. Your last session is always one tap away. —— DESIGNED FOR THE GYM · Large, high-contrast display readable from across the room · Screen stays on during your entire session · Lock the screen on start to prevent accidental taps · Dark interface that works in any lighting —— Combat Timer. Built for real training sessions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Simple WOD Timer & Recorder4 screens
CombatTimer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Simple WOD Timer & Recorder at none against CombatTimer's shown. CombatTimer's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support 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. 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, CombatTimer every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Simple WOD Timer & Recorder versus CombatTimer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple WOD Timer & RecorderCombatTimer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.315.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVD SOFTWAREDani�l Hommersom

In-app purchases

None

Simple WOD Timer & Recorder

No in-app purchases

None

CombatTimer

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 CombatTimer free?
CombatTimer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Simple WOD Timer & Recorder or CombatTimer have ads?
CombatTimer shows ads; Simple WOD Timer & Recorder does not.
Which is updated more often, Simple WOD Timer & Recorder or CombatTimer?
Simple WOD Timer & Recorder ships an update every 3 months, and CombatTimer every 9 days. Most recently, Simple WOD Timer & Recorder was updated on October 25, 2026 and CombatTimer on October 28, 2026.

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