Comparison

Rounds vs FerroVox

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

Head to head
About

Rounds

Features
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Level up your training with Rounds, the ultimate interval and round timer designed for focus and intensity! Whether you're hitting the bag, sparring, grappling, or pushing through a HIIT session, Rounds keeps you locked in. Why Choose Rounds? * Extensive Presets: Jumpstart your workout with ready-to-go timers for Boxing, MMA, Muay Thai, Kickboxing, HIIT, and Tabata – including Pro, Amateur, Sparring, and Training variations. * Fully Customizable: Tailor every detail! Create and save unlimited custom timers with specific rounds, work/rest durations, warmup, and cooldown periods. * Crystal Clear Display: Stay focused with a large, easy-to-read timer optimized for both portrait and landscape modes, including extra-large fonts for tablets. Clean, minimalist design keeps distractions away. * Immersive Experience: Dynamic background color transitions and distinct audio cues (start, end, interval, tick) keep you motivated and aware. Fine-tune sound and visual settings to your preference. * Track Your Progress: Automatically logs every workout. Review your history with details on duration, rounds completed, status (including pauses and skips), and workout configuration. * Modern & Sleek: Train with a beautifully designed, intuitive interface that performs as good as it looks. Perfect for combat sports athletes, HIIT enthusiasts, coaches, personal trainers, or anyone needing a reliable, customizable workout timer. Download Rounds now and conquer your next workout!

About

FerroVox

Log your workouts using your voice with this private, on-device tracker. Customize your gym, track every machine variation, and visualize your training with a muscle group heat map. Includes a plate math calculator and Apple Watch integration for hands-free logging.

Highlights
  • Voice logging
  • Custom gyms
  • Muscle group heat map
  • Plate math calculator
  • Apple Watch companion
  • Data export
Features
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Last set hit you like a stun grenade? • Voice Logging. Offline, on-device, private. Member of multiple gyms with different equipment? • Custom Gyms with your specific bars, racks, and machines. Different machines and variations getting lumped together? • Track every machine and variation separately. Each variation has significant differences. Ensure progressive overload. Not sure what to add or cut from your split? • Muscle Group Heat Map. See what's overworked and what's neglected. Need to know what weight to load next? • Quick set history on every exercise. Don't like doing math in public? • Plate Math Calculator. Tells you what to grab. Want a hands-free lift tracker? • Apple Watch companion. Voice or quick-tap from your wrist. We cover the basics too: • Workout routines • Drop set logging • Timed exercise logging (planks, dead hangs, stretches) • Share gyms with other lifters • iCloud backup, 100% private to you • "Big Three" tracking (Squat, Bench, Deadlift) • Consistency heat map with opacity tied to volume lifted that day • Data export so you can share with your trainer or analyze on your own • Estimated 1RM with progression charts • Personal record detection • Rest timer with configurable defaults • Dynamic Island integration during workouts • 80+ built-in exercises with fuzzy matching • Manual entry with gym-aware exercise picker • Light and dark mode • Left-handed mode • Home screen widget One price. $14.99. No subscriptions, no monthly fees. You keep it forever.

Screenshots

Rounds4 screens
FerroVox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: FerroVox at none against Rounds's shown. Rounds's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and in-app purchases 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. Rounds sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and FerroVox sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rounds ships an update weekly, FerroVox every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and July 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Rounds versus FerroVox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoundsFerroVox
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB9 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperKyle OrinThomas Hoffman

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Rounds

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99
1 purchases

FerroVox

One-time1
  • Unlock FerroVox$14.99

Questions

Is Rounds free?
Rounds is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FerroVox free?
FerroVox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Rounds or FerroVox have ads?
Rounds shows ads; FerroVox does not.
Which is updated more often, Rounds or FerroVox?
Rounds ships an update weekly, and FerroVox every 3 weeks. Most recently, Rounds was updated on September 10, 2026 and FerroVox on July 8, 2026.

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