Comparison

BJJ Stopwatch vs Roll Time

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

Head to head
About

BJJ Stopwatch

This specialized timer app provides clear audio cues for training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. It features a user-friendly interface with large displays and dark mode, along with quick actions for pausing, resetting, and adjusting rounds. Ideal for practitioners, coaches, and academies seeking structured training sessions.

Highlights
  • Clear audio signals for round start/end
  • Configurable warning signals
  • Rest period indicators
  • Large, easy-to-read display
  • Dark mode support
  • Pause/Resume functionality
  • Quick round reset
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BJJ Stopwatch is a specialized timer application designed specifically for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioners. Whether you're training for competition, drilling techniques, or enjoying an open mat session, this app has you covered. FEATURES: • Clear Audio Signals: Start/end round notifications Warning signals at configurable intervals Rest period indicators to prepare for the next round • User-Friendly Interface: Large, easy-to-read display Simple, intuitive controls Dark mode support for low-light training environments • Quick Actions: Pause/Resume functionality Quick round reset Easy timer adjustments Perfect for BJJ students, coaches, and academies looking to structure their training sessions efficiently.

About

Roll Time

This app is a professional round timer designed for coaches in combat sports like BJJ, MMA, and boxing. It features a large, high-contrast display, customizable sound alerts, and the ability to mirror the timer to a TV for a wall-timer experience. Coaches can save unlimited presets for different training formats and even display their gym's logo.

Highlights
  • Customizable work, warning, and rest intervals
  • Optional prepare and cooldown phases
  • Unlimited saved presets for classes and drills
  • Loud sound and voice alerts
  • Smart Volume for music adjustment
  • High-contrast, large timer display
  • TV mirroring for wall-timer setup
  • Gym logo display
Features
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Roll Time is a professional gym round timer and TV display built for coaches running real classes — not just a workout timer. Designed for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, MMA, boxing, and other combat sports, Roll Time helps you run rounds, drills, sparring, in-house matches, and full class blocks with a big, high-contrast display your entire room can see. Connect Roll Time to your gym TV for a dedicated big-screen experience. While no timer is running, Gym Display turns the screen into a branded hub for announcements, seminars, open mats, promotions, schedules, and more. When it’s time to train, the timer takes over automatically. Create custom Gym Display cards with your own images, colors, text, and highlights. Schedule when they appear, rotate through multiple cards, and feature important announcements full-screen. Show your gym logo on the timer, run in-house tournaments with competition-style match presets, and start classes quickly with saved timers. Built for combat sports: • BJJ academies, MMA and boxing gyms, wrestling rooms, and martial arts dojos • Sparring rounds, positional rounds, competition matches with score tracking, HIIT intervals, open mats, and solo training Key features: • Flexible round timing with Work, Warning, Rest, Prepare, and Cooldown phases • Saved timers for classes, sparring rounds, drills, and matches • Competition-style match timers with score tracking • Gym Display for announcements, seminars, promotions, schedules, and more • Custom display cards with your own images, colors, text, and scheduling • Dedicated TV experience for the timer and Gym Display • Loud sound and voice alerts built for noisy gyms • Custom sounds and announcements — record your own timer alerts • Smart Volume lowers music while you coach, then brings it back during rolls • Big, high-contrast timer display visible across the mats • Simple touch controls — start, pause, reset, and adjust rounds quickly • Gym logo display — showcase your academy brand on the timer and TV • iCloud Backup — restore your timers later or move them to another device • Built for class. Free from unnecessary distractions.

Screenshots

BJJ Stopwatch4 screens
Roll Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Roll Time at 32 against BJJ Stopwatch's 1. BJJ Stopwatch's advantage is iOS requirement (16.2 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. BJJ Stopwatch sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Roll Time sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BJJ Stopwatch against 5.0 for Roll Time. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Roll Time has 32 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
BJJ Stopwatch versus Roll Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBJJ StopwatchRoll Time
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (32 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings132 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.2 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDIOGO AUGUSTO OLIVEIRAAlexander Tsapaev

Customer experience

BJJ Stopwatch

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Roll Time

All ratings33 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

BJJ Stopwatch

One-time1
  • BJJ Stopwatch PRO Unlock$4.99
1 purchases

Roll Time

One-time1
  • PRO Edition$9.99

Questions

Is BJJ Stopwatch free?
BJJ Stopwatch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Roll Time free?
Roll Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BJJ Stopwatch or Roll Time?
BJJ Stopwatch and Roll Time are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 32 ratings respectively.
Do BJJ Stopwatch or Roll Time have ads?
Neither BJJ Stopwatch nor Roll Time shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BJJ Stopwatch or Roll Time?
BJJ Stopwatch ships an update weekly, and Roll Time weekly. Most recently, BJJ Stopwatch was updated on October 24, 2026 and Roll Time on October 25, 2026.

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