Comparison

Dead Hang Timer vs Workout

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

Head to head
About

Dead Hang Timer

Track your grip strength training sessions with this app. It offers solo tracking, social hangouts with friends, and integration with Apple Watch and AirPods for automated timing and progress review. Personalize your goals and monitor your performance over time.

Highlights
  • Solo hang tracking
  • Social hangouts with friends
  • Apple Watch integration
  • AirPods gesture control
  • Progress and personal record tracking
  • Optional spoken cues
  • Data export
Features
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New: Hangouts. Hang with friends. Invite friends in Messages and see who hung today. Friends go gold when they hit their goal. Hosting is a one-time unlock; joining is free. START WITH YOUR IPHONE Choose a countdown, tap Start, then Stop and Save when you finish. No Watch or AirPods required. Solo tracking is free. APPLE WATCH: TAP, GRAB, HANG Tap to arm, then grab the bar. Motion-based detection times your hang. Your iPhone can show the live timer, and your Watch can record hangs when your phone is not nearby. AIRPODS: A NOD STARTS THE CLOCK With compatible AirPods, tap to arm on your iPhone, nod to start, and shake your head to finish. Optional spoken timing and breathing cues help you follow your hang without watching a screen. If head gestures are unavailable, use the manual timer. HANGOUTS: SEE WHO SHOWED UP - Tap Host a hangout to start a group, then send an invitation in Messages. - See who hung today and who hit their goal. - Hangouts show member and hangout names, plus hang and goal status. Hang durations are not shared automatically in Hangouts. You can choose to send a time in Messages. - Turn on a daily digest to see who hung and who hit their goal. - Hosting is a one-time unlock. Joining and solo tracking are free. - No separate Hang Habit account is needed. Hangouts require you to be signed in to iCloud. SEE YOUR PRACTICE ADD UP Review saved hangs, personal records, daily goals and weekly progress. See average and peak heart rate for supported Watch hangs when readings are available. Save supported Watch and AirPods workouts to Apple Health, with permission. Manual iPhone hangs stay in your app history and do not create Health workouts. YOUR PRACTICE, YOUR CHOICES Use Hang Habit without creating an account. Your hang history is saved on your devices, with import and export available. Optional app diagnostics and exercise analytics are separate choices, both off by default. You can use workout features without sharing analytics. WHY I BUILT HANG HABIT I hang for them, so I can hang with them. I'm Scott. Danny, Hank, and Josie are my kids, and they're my reason to keep making time for my health. Hanging is one small part of that. I built Hang Habit to help the practice stick. I hope it helps you make time for your own reasons, too. Make time to hang.

About

Workout

Features
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Plan your training, one week at a time. Workout Week is a weekly training planner for self-coached athletes. Runners, cyclists, swimmers, triathletes, lifters, anyone who plans their own training by feel. It is not a tracker. It does not sync with your watch. It does not analyze your power, heart rate, or VO2 max. It is a planner, and that is the point. WHO IT'S FOR . Athletes without a coach who plan their own week . People who train by feel, not by data . Anyone tired of dashboards full of charts they never read . Runners, cyclists, swimmers, triathletes, lifters, and everyone in between WHAT YOU GET . A clean Today view. What's on, what's done, what's next. . A focused Week view. Your seven days at a glance. . Month and Year views for the bigger picture. . 60+ training types built in, plus custom activities with your own icon and color. . Recovery weeks that automatically reduce session durations by your chosen percentage. . Recurring sessions: daily, weekly, every two or three weeks, or monthly. . Race countdowns. See how many weeks to your next event. . Rest days, health periods, recovery weeks. All built in. . Apple Calendar push. Send your week to Calendar in one tap. . Stats that mean something. Total time, completion rate, current streak, longest session. PRIVACY FIRST Your training data lives on your iPhone. Workout Week does not have a server. There is no cloud account, no analytics, no trackers. Sign in with Apple is optional and used only to greet you by name. PRICING 7-day free trial with full access. Then $4.99 per month. Cancel anytime in App Store settings. Terms of Use: https://workout-week.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://workout-week.com/privacy MADE BY MVCS ApS hello@workout-week.com

Screenshots

Dead Hang Timer4 screens
Workout2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Dead Hang Timer at 3 against Workout's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Dead Hang Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Workout sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dead Hang Timer ships an update every 10 days, Workout weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Dead Hang Timer versus Workout: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDead Hang TimerWorkout
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlliterate Labs LLCDefcon-App

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Dead Hang Timer

One-time1
  • Host a Hangout$0.99
1 purchases

Workout

Subscriptions1
  • workout week7 Days trial$4.991 Month

Questions

Is Dead Hang Timer free?
Dead Hang Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Workout free?
Workout is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dead Hang Timer or Workout have ads?
Neither Dead Hang Timer nor Workout shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dead Hang Timer or Workout?
Dead Hang Timer ships an update every 10 days, and Workout weekly. Most recently, Dead Hang Timer was updated on November 9, 2026 and Workout on November 5, 2026.

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