mWOD Timer vs Ben’s Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
mWOD Timer
This app provides a fast, distraction-free timer for high-intensity functional fitness workouts. It offers clear audio cues and a simple interface designed for easy use during intense training sessions. Supports various workout formats like AMRAP, EMOM, and Tabata.
- Clean and fast interface
- Zero ads
- Crystal clear audio cues
- AMRAP, EMOM, For Time support
- Easy to read and use design
- Instant workout start
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mWOD Timer is the clean, fast, no-BS WOD timer for functional fitness. No ads. No account. No setup — pick a mode and go. Training alone? Prop the phone up, go full screen, and read your time from the other end of the gym. Your own clock, not the one on the wall. Brutal AMRAP? Grinding EMOM? Chasing a PR? The cues fire on the second, every second, so you can stay locked in instead of glued to your phone. TRAINS THE WAY YOU TRAIN • AMRAP — as many rounds as possible • EMOM — every minute on the minute • For Time — race the clock • For Time with Rest — work hard, rest on a timer • Tabata — the classic 20/10, with the option to finish on work instead of rest BUILT FOR REAL SESSIONS • Full-screen landscape turns a phone or tablet into a wall clock — for you training alone, or for a whole class. • Log rounds with one tap. The count stays on screen, and a sweaty double-tap still counts as one. • Plays over your music instead of stopping it. • Big, high-contrast digits, readable from across the box — with sweaty eyes and sweaty hands. • Keeps running when you lock the phone or switch apps. The cues keep firing. • Round splits after AMRAP, For Time and For Time with Rest, so you can see which round fell apart. SPEAKS YOUR LANGUAGE Voice cues in English, Spanish and Catalan — recorded by a human, not read by a robot. Set it once in Settings. NO ADS. EVER. No banners mid-workout. No account to create. Nothing between you and the clock. Pick a mode. Hit start. Go.
Ben’s Timer
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Ben's Timer is a simple interval timer for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch – no ads, no account, no tracking. Set up work, rest, rounds and sets in seconds, then train right on your Apple Watch: a big countdown, a colored progress ring and noticeable haptics on your wrist – even with your wrist down. Or turn your iPhone or iPad sideways: the remaining time fills the screen and is easy to read from a few meters away. FEATURES • Fully adjustable: get ready, warm-up, work, rest, rounds, sets, set rest, cool-down • Custom sections: build each round from your own work and rest sections, each with its own duration and name, e.g. sprint 30 s, rest 15 s, push-ups 45 s • Choose the figure per phase and section: e.g. squat, burpee, running, walking or riding at a walk, trot and canter • Large round counter, countdown for the last seconds and an optional end-of-round warning (e.g. 10 s in boxing) • Elapsed and remaining total time at a glance • Signals per phase: sound and countdown adjustable for each phase • Phase names that match your sport (“Fight”, “Relaxation”, “Exercise” …) – or your own, like “Sparring” • Sounds: real recordings of a boxing bell, gong, wind chimes, singing bowl, tubular bells, hand bells, metallophone and kalimba, synthesized tones or vibration only • 22 themes, e.g. the flip clock with flipping digits (in color or all black, optionally with a soft flip sound), Zen, Dojo, Neon, Ocean, Retro, High Contrast or Night Vision (red on black) – per preset • Full screen: hide the controls – the remaining time fills the screen, tap to pause • Animated stick figure for your sport during the work phase – with a rope for jump rope, a bike for indoor cycling and a rowing machine for rowing and a horse at a rising trot for riding • Ready-made presets: Tabata-style intervals (20/10), HIIT 40/20, Yoga final relaxation, Kumite, Boxing, Mobility, Run & Walk, Stretching / Physio, Norwegian 4×4, Jump Rope, Indoor Cycling, Rowing, Riding intervals • Start now without the get-ready phase • iPad: presets and editor side by side, full-screen timer in any window size • Mac: its own app with the timer in a window or full screen and keyboard shortcuts • Apple Watch: runs on its own, shows phase, round and heart rate; tap the center to pause, end on a separate page to avoid accidental taps • iPhone and Apple Watch together: one workout, controllable on both devices • iCloud sync (optional): keep presets the same on iPhone, iPad and Mac • Apple Health: saves workouts with the matching workout type, e.g. jump rope, indoor cycling, rowing or equestrian sports (can be turned off) • English, German, Spanish and French PRIVACY Your presets stay on your devices – and, if you turn on sync, in your own iCloud. Health data is only read from or written to Apple Health with your permission and is never sent to the developer. Requires iOS or iPadOS 17, macOS 26 for the Mac app and – for the Watch app – watchOS 10 or later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Ben’s Timer at daily against mWOD Timer's every 3 weeks. Ben’s Timer also leads on device support (4 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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.
mWOD Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, Ben’s Timer daily. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | mWOD Timer | Ben’s Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Emabah LLC | Benjamin Hargarten |
In-app purchases
mWOD Timer
No in-app purchases
Ben’s Timer
No in-app purchases
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