Top Set Timer vs Rest

Top Set Timer is a no frills workout timer with one job: keeping your rest and intervals on track so you can focus on training. Unlike most timers on the App Store that are designed for HIIT programs and force fixed work and rest blocks, Top Set Timer is built for real strength sessions where sets take as long as they take. Finish your set, rack the bar, then tap once to start your rest. When the timer goes off, you are ready for the next set. When you want more structure, switch to HIIT or EMOM modes for classic interval work. Use it for barbell strength programs, powerlifting, bodyweight and calisthenics sessions, sprints and hill runs, or conditioning blocks in the gym. Top Set Timer includes three modes: Rest mode lets you start the timer only when you finish a set, ideal for longer 2 to 5 minute rests or any self paced work. HIIT mode runs repeated work and rest intervals for conditioning and finishers. EMOM mode keeps every minute on the minute, or any interval you choose, locked in for focused training blocks. Top Set Timer keeps track of your rests even when it's off the screen. If you navigate away the timer will continue to run in the background and will notify you when its time to get back to work. Top Set Timer keeps your rest honest and your intervals consistent so you can train harder, recover better, and stop staring at the clock.

Your phone's timer doesn't know the difference between a deadlift and a bicep curl. Rest does. Rest is the gym timer that thinks so you don't have to. It auto-adjusts your rest periods based on what you're actually lifting — heavy compounds get more time, isolation moves get less. No fumbling, no thinking, no forgetting to start the timer. YOUR REST PERIODS, SORTED 5 tiers of smart rest. Heavy compound (4 min), compound (3 min), accessory (2 min), isolation (90s), light isolation (60s). Every exercise in the database comes pre-categorized. Override any exercise's rest time and it remembers forever. LOCK SCREEN & DYNAMIC ISLAND Your timer lives on the lock screen via Live Activities and in the Dynamic Island. See your countdown, exercise name, and set info without touching your phone. Adjust +/- 30s right from the lock screen. Hands stay chalked. LOG FAST, GET BACK TO LIFTING Weight and reps — that's it. No RPE scales, no tempo fields, no 47-step wizard. Last session's numbers are pre-filled so you just tap the checkmark. Set logged. Timer started. Done. MARKDOWN EXPORT One tap copies your entire session as clean Markdown. Paste into Notion, Obsidian, Notes, wherever you keep your training log. No CSV gymnastics, no third-party integrations. ROUTINES Save your splits as templates. Push Day, Pull Day, Legs — tap and go. Or start an empty workout and build as you lift. BUILT FOR PRIVACY No account. No cloud. No tracking. Your data lives on your device and nowhere else. We don't know your name, your PRs, or your gym crush. Apple's "No Data Collected" privacy badge — because we actually mean it. ONE PRICE. FOREVER. Free tier: 5 exercises per session with full timer + Live Activities. Pro: unlimited everything for $19.99. One time. No subscription. No "annual plan that's actually monthly." Buy it like a pair of lifting straps — once. WHAT'S INSIDE - Auto-adjusting rest timer (5 tiers by exercise type) - Live Activities on lock screen + Dynamic Island - 100+ pre-categorized exercises - Custom rest times per exercise - Set logging with auto-fill from last session - Routines & templates - Session history with stats - Markdown export (Pro) - Haptic alerts at rest start, 10s warning, and timer done - Dark mode - kg/lbs auto-detection - English & French - 100% offline — works in airplane mode, in the basement gym, everywhere Built by a lifter, for lifters. No social feeds. No AI coaches. No before/after photos. Just a timer that gets out of your way.