Comparison

Rounds vs Boxing Timer

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

Boxing Timer

This app provides a customizable round timer for combat sports and HIIT workouts. It features hands-free voice control, randomized combo callouts from a virtual coach, and adjustable settings for rounds, rest, and alerts. The app is designed for use during intense training sessions.

Highlights
  • Hands-free voice control
  • Randomized coach combo callouts
  • Customizable round and rest times
  • Adjustable alerts and sounds
  • Full-screen color options
  • Pre-set workout modes
Features
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Shadow is the boxing round timer built for one truth: once your wraps are on, your phone is off-limits. YOUR CORNERMAN, BUILT IN Turn on coach mode and a voice calls out real combos during your rounds — "one, two, slip, two", "jab, cross, switch kick". Boxing and Muay Thai, three difficulty levels (beginner, intermediate, pro), with callouts researched from real coaching practice. Combos are random every round, so no two sessions are ever the same. Pick any voice installed on your iPhone. HANDS-FREE VOICE CONTROL Say "pause", "go" or "skip" and the timer obeys. Speech recognition listens for the whole workout — no buttons to press, no gloves to take off. THE BELL NEVER STOPS Lock your screen, drop your phone in your bag, walk to the other side of the gym: rounds keep turning and the bell keeps ringing. No more silent timers. YOUR ROUNDS, YOUR RULES - Rounds, round length, rest and warm-up — fully adjustable - End-of-round warning (the classic 10-second wood clack) with custom timing and sound - Repeating inner-round alerts (e.g. every 30 seconds) to switch pace or technique - Rest-end countdown so you're up before the bell - 15 full-screen colors per phase, readable from across the gym - 29 sounds, all free: classic bell, gong, air horn, war horn… and a meme pack your gym will hear about READY OUT OF THE BOX Boxing (12x3:00), Muay Thai (5x3:00), Beginner, Tabata, plus coach presets — one tap and you're working. Shadow PRO (optional, one-time purchase) - Unlimited custom presets - Zero ads, forever - No subscription. Pay once, own it for life. Everything else — every sound, every color, the voice coach, voice control — is free. Built dark, loud and legible, for boxers, kickboxers, Muay Thai athletes, and anyone who trains in rounds.

Screenshots

Rounds4 screens
Boxing Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Rounds at 3 against Boxing Timer's 1. Rounds also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, update cadence, ads 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 Boxing Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Rounds versus Boxing Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoundsBoxing Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB59 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperKyle OrinYacine Kahlis

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Rounds

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99
1 purchases

Boxing Timer

One-time1
  • Punch Clock Pro$6.99

Questions

Is Rounds free?
Rounds is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Boxing Timer free?
Boxing Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Rounds or Boxing Timer have ads?
Both Rounds and Boxing Timer show ads.
Which is updated more often, Rounds or Boxing Timer?
Rounds ships an update weekly, and Boxing Timer weekly. Most recently, Rounds was updated on September 10, 2026 and Boxing Timer on September 6, 2026.

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