Comparison

Grofittine vs Pulse

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

Head to head
About

Grofittine

Features
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Grofittine — Routines, Habits & Interval Timer Build the life you want, one routine at a time. Grofittine brings your daily routines, habits, to-dos, and interval workouts together in one focused, distraction-free app — on your iPhone and Apple Watch. PLAN YOUR ROUTINES • Daily, weekly, or frequency-based routines (e.g., 3× a week) • Organize routines into color-coded groups • Per-slot reminder times so nothing slips • Multi-step and counted routines (reps, minutes, ml, and more) KEEP YOUR STREAKS • Check off with a tap and watch your streak grow • Rest days keep a streak alive without breaking it • Calendar and full-year grids show your consistency at a glance TRACK TO-DOS • Add quick to-dos to any day — today or ahead • Set a reminder time and get nudged exactly when you planned • See what's next at a glance INTERVAL TIMER • HIIT, Tabata, circuit, and strength intervals • Circular countdown with color-coded phases (warm-up · work · rest) • Large, glanceable digits and clear phase prompts • Save favorite workouts as reusable presets APPLE WATCH • Check off routines and to-dos right from your wrist • Complications: streaks, to-dos left, and your next reminder • Stays in sync with your iPhone MORE • Home Screen widgets for today's progress • Track supplements and refills — get a reorder reminder before you run out • Save notes and clips with Scraps • iCloud folder backup, plus export/import — your data is yours PRIVATE BY DESIGN • All your data stays on your device • No ads. No tracking. Nothing shared with third parties. SPEAKS YOUR LANGUAGE • English, 한국어, 日本語, Deutsch, Français, Español FREE + PRO Grofittine is free to use. Unlock Grofittine Pro once to remove limits and enable Home Screen widgets and the Apple Watch app — a single purchase, no subscription. Start today. Small steps, every day.

About

Pulse

This customizable interval timer offers a vibrant and personalized experience for various timed activities. With extensive color options and quick setup templates, it's designed to be glanceable and non-intrusive. Enjoy features like Live Activity and an Apple Watch app for seamless tracking.

Highlights
  • Full color customization with 136 palettes
  • Quick start templates (Tabata, Pomodoro, Boxing)
  • Live Activity and Dynamic Island support
  • Apple Watch app for wrist-based control
  • Beeps and haptics for interval cues
  • Save and name custom timer sequences
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A fast, colorful timer for the things you do in chunks — and the things you do until you're done. Intervals, Pomodoro, and open-ended flow sessions. 168 palettes. WHY PULSE Every interval timer looks the same — red background, green active state, none of it yours. And they all only count down, so when the work doesn't fit a fixed box you fight the timer. Pulse counts both directions, brightly, and gets out of your way. Big numbers. Live Activity. Apple Watch. $3.99 once unlocks it all. FLOW MODE (NEW) A flow session counts UP. Focus until you decide to stop; the break you earn is proportional to the focus you put in. • Tap START and go — no countdown, no cap • Tap BREAK for focus ÷ 5 (or ÷ 4, or ÷ 3). 50 minutes of focus earns a 10-minute break • Optional target: a chime when you reach it, then it keeps counting — it never stops you • Optional reminders every 5, 10, 15, 20 or 30 minutes: a soft tick and a haptic • Works locked: the count-up rides your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, cues still fire 168 PALETTES, SEARCHABLE • Coral — bright red + lime + black (the classic) …and 167 more. Search by color ("orange"), vibe ("neon", "calm"), or era ("70s"). Eight ship free; the one-time unlock opens all 168 and repaints the whole app instantly. TWO TAPS TO START Pick Interval or Flow, set three simple controls, tap Start. Or open the Library for a template: • Flow Session, Flowmodoro 25, Deep Work 90 — the new flow templates • Tabata — 8 × 20s work / 10s rest • Pomodoro — 25/5 focus cycle • Boxing Rounds — 3 min / 1 min corner Save any setup as a named timer — one tap next time. WHAT'S INSIDE • Big-number timer inside one countdown ring — glanceable across the room, color-coded: focus, work, rest, done • Liquid Glass — rebuilt for iOS 26 • Live Activity — Lock Screen + Dynamic Island keep ticking in other apps: down in intervals, up in flow • Beeps + haptics — 3-2-1 countdown and interval cues that fire with the screen locked • Your timers — save, name, edit, reuse (three free; Pro unlimited) HISTORY & LABELS • Label a timer Work, Study, Gym, Boxing — or anything you type • Every session logged: timer, label, duration, rounds, outcome, grouped by day. Tap any row • Streak — days in a row with a finished session. No shame, no confetti • This week's focus time, six stat cards, an activity grid, time by label • Export CSV (Pro) — your whole history in one file Free keeps the last 7 days. Pro keeps everything. SHORTCUTS & CONTROL CENTER • Ask Siri: "Start a flow in Pulse" — or "Start my Boxing Rounds in Pulse" • Add "Start Flow" to Control Center or your Lock Screen • Both actions work in the Shortcuts app for your automations ON YOUR WRIST • Apple Watch app — start any saved interval timer, or Quick Start, from the watch • Palette-matched work/rest states, haptic taps at every transition • The watch runs its own timer — it can't drift or freeze • Flow sessions are iPhone-only for now WHO IT'S FOR • Writing, coding and studying — flow sessions, deep work • HIIT and Tabata circuits, boxing rounds, EMOM • Pomodoro sprints and focus blocks • Meditation, breathwork, yoga, cooking, music practice WHO IT'S NOT FOR • People who want a workout video library (this is a timer, not a fitness app) • People who want an app that blocks other apps — Pulse gets out of the way instead • Anyone looking for a subscription — Pulse is one payment, forever PRICING • Pulse Pro — $3.99 one-time: all 168 palettes, unlimited timers, unlimited history + CSV export • Supporter unlock — $9.99 one-time: same features, bigger thank-you Flow, labels, reminders, Shortcuts and Control Center are free. No subscription. No auto-renew. No ads. Ever. PRIVACY Pulse runs entirely on-device. No account, no analytics, no tracking, no ad SDKs. Your timers and history stay on your phone. Privacy Policy: https://trypulsetimer.com/privacy. SUPPORT support@trypulsetimer.com · https://trypulsetimer.com/support Time things in chunks. Or go until you're done. $3.99.

Screenshots

Grofittine4 screens
Pulse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Grofittine at none against Pulse's 2. Grofittine also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (4 vs 2). On price and ads 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. Pulse sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Grofittine asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grofittine ships an update every 5 days, Pulse every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Grofittine versus Pulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrofittinePulse
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerhyoseung seoLance Merrill

In-app purchases

None

Grofittine

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Pulse

One-time2
  • Pulse — Standard$3.99
  • Pulse — Supporter$9.99

Questions

Is Grofittine free?
Grofittine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pulse free?
Pulse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Grofittine or Pulse have ads?
Neither Grofittine nor Pulse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grofittine or Pulse?
Grofittine ships an update every 5 days, and Pulse every 3 weeks. Most recently, Grofittine was updated on October 7, 2026 and Pulse on October 6, 2026.

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