Workout Set Timer vs Chime
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Workout Set Timer
This minimalist timer app is designed for set-based workouts, automatically managing your sets and rest periods. Focus on your form while the app handles the timing for exercises like HIIT and ab training.
- Set-based workout timer
- Automatic set and rest period management
- Minimalist design
- Ideal for HIIT and interval training
- Focus on workout form
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Workout Set Timer is the perfect companion for set-based workouts like ab training, HIIT, and interval training. Designed with minimalism in mind, this app automatically manages your sets and rest periods so you can focus entirely on your form.
Chime
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Chime gets you from zero to training in seconds. Pick a mode, tap start, and move. Run Tabata, EMOM, AMRAP, or any HIIT-style workout with clear audio cues and haptic feedback that keep pace with you, even when your phone is locked. WORKOUT MODES Tabata The classic 20-on / 10-off format. Eight rounds. AMRAP (As Many Rounds As Possible) Set the clock and chase as many rounds as possible. EMOM (Every Minute On the Minute) Set your rounds and move on the minute, every minute. Custom Dial in your own rounds, work time, and rest time for circuits, conditioning blocks, or strength intervals. FEATURES • Configurable pre-session countdown • Large progress ring, readable at a glance • Audio and haptic cues with independent controls • Timer and cues keep running with your phone locked • Play, pause, skip, and rewind controls during any session • Dark mode support • No ads, no login, no account, no tracking
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Workout Set Timer at every 5 days against Chime's monthly. Workout Set Timer also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Workout Set Timer ships an update every 5 days, Chime monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Workout Set Timer | Chime |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yusufhan Sacak | Kunal Parmar |
In-app purchases
Workout Set Timer
No in-app purchases
Chime
No in-app purchases
