Comparison

Roller BJJ vs Tempo Interval

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

Head to head
About

Roller BJJ

This app serves as a journal for your Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu journey, allowing you to meticulously track classes, rounds, and submissions. Gain insights into your progress, identify strengths and weaknesses, and optimize your training regimen.

Highlights
  • Track BJJ classes and learned moves
  • Monitor comfort level over time
  • Log drilling frequency
  • Record mat time and opponent belt analysis
  • Identify submission strengths and weaknesses
  • Analyze submission success rates
Features
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Roller is an app to server as a journal for your Brazilian Jujitsu journey. There are 3 main things you should track. Classes, Rounds, and Submissions! Tracking them right after class is the best way to get accurate data. Use Classes to keep track of the moves you learned, track your comfort over time, and keep track of how many times you've drilled. Use Rounds to keep track of mat time, know that you're going to do differently against different belts. View rounds over time and see the difference between day one and today. Use Submissions to find your strengths and your weaknesses, find which submission you're caught in the most and which you land the most.

About

Tempo Interval

This interval timer app offers guided routines for mobility, breathwork, and automatic training logs. It features lock screen control and subtle haptic feedback for seamless workouts. Enjoy customizable sound modes and privacy with no account or data collection.

Highlights
  • Interval timer with customizable cycles
  • Built-in mobility and breathwork routines
  • Automatic training log with streak tracking
  • Lock screen and Dynamic Island controls
  • Haptic feedback for phase changes
  • Multiple sound modes for different environments
Features
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Tempo is an interval timer with built-in mobility routines, breathwork, and an automatic training log. Set up a session in seconds, lock your phone, and let the timer run. WHAT'S INSIDE - Super Cycle — one interval repeated for N rounds - Cycle — work + rest, looped - Workout — guided bodyweight sequence - Flexibility + Mobility — joint mobility and recovery routines - Wind Down — a short breathing routine before sleep LOCK SCREEN + DYNAMIC ISLAND The timer runs as a Live Activity. Pause and resume from the lock screen or Dynamic Island without unlocking the phone or opening the app. SOUND + HAPTICS Subtle haptics on every phase change so you can train without looking at the screen. Three sound modes — Studio, Gym, Boxing — for different environments. Plays alongside Spotify and Apple Music without interrupting them. TRAINING LOG Every session you complete is logged automatically. Track your streak, see your last 28 days at a glance, and add workouts you did outside the app manually. DARK MODE Toggle in Settings. PRIVACY No accounts. No analytics. No data collection. Everything you log stays on your device. Tempo Interval — by Mehdi Naqvi.

Screenshots

Roller BJJ4 screens
Tempo Interval4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tempo Interval at every 4 days against Roller BJJ's monthly. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Roller BJJ against 5.0 for Tempo Interval. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Roller BJJ ships an update monthly, Tempo Interval every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Roller BJJ versus Tempo Interval: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoller BJJTempo Interval
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPatrick DornanMehdi Akbar Naqvi

In-app purchases

None

Roller BJJ

No in-app purchases

None

Tempo Interval

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Roller BJJ free?
Roller BJJ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tempo Interval free?
Tempo Interval is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Roller BJJ or Tempo Interval?
Roller BJJ and Tempo Interval are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Roller BJJ or Tempo Interval have ads?
Neither Roller BJJ nor Tempo Interval shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Roller BJJ or Tempo Interval?
Roller BJJ ships an update monthly, and Tempo Interval every 4 days. Most recently, Roller BJJ was updated on October 31, 2026 and Tempo Interval on October 31, 2026.

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