Comparison

BoxRound vs Round Timer

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

Head to head
About

BoxRound

This app provides a customizable timer for boxing and HIIT workouts, featuring clear visual cues, authentic bell sounds, and haptic feedback. It automatically tracks your workout history with detailed stats and streaks, and includes a built-in stopwatch for freestyle timing. Train effectively with its intuitive interface and offline functionality.

Highlights
  • Customizable round and rest timers
  • Authentic boxing bell and warning sounds
  • Haptic feedback for alerts
  • Workout history and stats tracking
  • Built-in stopwatch
  • Offline functionality
  • Dark UI mode
Features
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BoxRound is a modern boxing round timer and workout tracker built for fighters and fitness fans. Pick a preset or dial-in your own rounds, rest, prep, and warning times—then tap Start and focus on training while BoxRound handles the bell, haptics, and countdowns. Why you’ll love it • One-tap presets: Amateur, Professional, Championship • Fully customizable round, rest, prep, warning, and total-round settings • Clear visual timer with animated bell and easy-to-read digits • Authentic boxing-bell + 10-second warning sound with haptic feedback • Skip, pause, and reset controls at your fingertips • Automatic workout history with charts, stats, and streak tracking • Built-in stopwatch for free-style timing • Clean dark UI that looks great in the gym and saves battery • Works offline and plays nicely with your music or podcasts Train smarter, push harder, and step into every round with confidence—download BoxRound today!

About

Round Timer

Features
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Round Timer is an interval timer for boxing, MMA, Muay Thai, kickboxing, HIIT, Tabata and circuit training. FLEXIBLE ROUND TIMER - Set work time, rest time, preparation time and number of rounds - Choose quick presets or enter exact intervals - Follow each phase with a large, high-contrast timer CLEAR TRAINING CUES - Boxing bell at round changes - Background audio alerts when the app is not open - Separate sound and vibration controls - Countdown alerts for preparation, work and rest MADE FOR - Boxing and sparring - MMA, kickboxing and Muay Thai - HIIT and Tabata - CrossFit, circuits and EMOM workouts 16 LANGUAGES English, Korean, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, Hindi, Portuguese, Russian, Vietnamese, Thai, Turkish, Indonesian and Polish. Set your intervals, start the round and focus on training.

Screenshots

BoxRound3 screens
Round Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: BoxRound at none against Round Timer's shown. Round Timer's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.2). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BoxRound ships an update fortnightly, Round Timer weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
BoxRound versus Round Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoxRoundRound Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.215.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNomadic Spaces Inc.Yongsu Jung

In-app purchases

None

BoxRound

No in-app purchases

None

Round Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BoxRound free?
BoxRound is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Round Timer free?
Round Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BoxRound or Round Timer have ads?
Round Timer shows ads; BoxRound does not.
Which is updated more often, BoxRound or Round Timer?
BoxRound ships an update fortnightly, and Round Timer weekly. Most recently, BoxRound was updated on October 26, 2026 and Round Timer on October 31, 2026.

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