Comparison

Boxing Combo Timer vs Notch

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

Head to head
About

Boxing Combo Timer

Features
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NEW: added Apple Watch support! Now you can control all timer modes from your wrist, making workouts more convenient. Whether you’re working on technique, conditioning, reaction drills, shadowboxing, heavy bag sessions, HIIT, or Tabata, Boxing Combo Timer helps you stay focused and keep every round structured with a customisable boxing timer. Why fighters love it: Custom combo callouts - Use library of combo-workouts or create your own punch combinations and hear them in real time while you train. Fully customisable timer - Set rounds, rest periods, warmups, and total workout length to match your style. Reaction training - Improve timing, focus, and decision-making with reactive callouts during shadowboxing, partner drills, or bag work. HIIT and Tabata modes - Use fast interval formats for conditioning, cardio, and fight training. Train with your music - Keep your playlists on while the app runs. Clean, modern interface - Simple, intuitive, and distraction-free, so you can stay focused on the work. Share combos with others - Send routines to friends, training partners, or coaches, and try combinations created by other athletes. Built by athletes for athletes, Boxing Combo Timer is more than a boxing timer. It’s a smarter way to train, learn new combos, and stay sharp round after round. Train solo. Train with your coach. Train with your crew. Create, call out, and share every combo.

About

Notch

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Stop forgetting to practice. Start notching reps. Notch is the Watch-first app built for Grease the Groove training, the proven method of doing small sets throughout your day to build strength without burning out. Raise your wrist. Tap. Hang. Tap when done. That's it. WHAT IS GREASE THE GROOVE? Coined by strength coach Pavel Tsatsouline, Grease the Groove (GTG) means doing frequent, sub-maximal sets of one movement throughout the day. Never to failure, always fresh. It's how you go from 3 pull-ups to 15. It's how desk workers build dead hang strength into their commute. It's how you get stronger without a gym membership. The catch is you have to remember to do the sets. That's where Notch comes in. ON YOUR APPLE WATCH - Timer-based logging for dead hangs, planks, L-sits, and any hold exercise - Rep-based logging for pull-ups, push-ups, squats. Tap to confirm a set - Live countdown with haptic ticks and a finish buzz - Optional heart rate capture during holds - Today count and streak right on your wrist - Daily reminder if you haven't logged anything yet ON YOUR IPHONE - History of every set you've ever logged - Progression charts so you can see strength build over weeks - Personal bests and longest streak - Settings, exercise library, reminder time - Watch and phone stay synced in the background FREE VS PRO Free forever: - Core watch logging (timer and reps) - Today's set count - Basic streak - Up to 3 exercises Pro, a $4.99 one-time purchase: - Full history with progression charts - Personal bests and longest streak - Unlimited exercises - Complication and Smart Stack widget No subscription. No ads. No upsells. You buy it once. PRIVACY Your sets, heart rate samples, and streaks live in a local database on your devices. No third-party analytics. No ad networks. No tracking SDKs. The watch reads heart rate via HealthKit only while a hold timer is running. The iPhone can save each finished set to Apple Health as a workout if you allow it. WHO IT'S FOR - Climbers training dead hangs between meetings - Desk workers building plank time - Calisthenics folks running pull-up GTG protocols - Anyone building a strength habit in 30 seconds at a time - People tired of fitness apps that bury logging behind four taps If you've ever stuck a pull-up bar in a doorway and forgotten about it for three weeks, Notch is for you. Built by one developer. Watch-first.

Screenshots

Boxing Combo Timer4 screens
Notch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Boxing Combo Timer at none against Notch's 1. Boxing Combo Timer also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Notch's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 11 days). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Notch sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Boxing Combo Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Boxing Combo Timer ships an update every 11 days, Notch every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences Β· 2 level
Boxing Combo Timer versus Notch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoxing Combo TimerNotch
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 3 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch β€” betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size57 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaksym AlieksieievCode to Muscle

In-app purchases

None

Boxing Combo Timer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Notch

One-time1
  • Notch Pro Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is Boxing Combo Timer free?
Boxing Combo Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Notch free?
Notch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Boxing Combo Timer or Notch have ads?
Neither Boxing Combo Timer nor Notch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Boxing Combo Timer or Notch?
Boxing Combo Timer ships an update every 11 days, and Notch every 3 days. Most recently, Boxing Combo Timer was updated on November 5, 2026 and Notch on November 5, 2026.

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