Comparison

Round vs Fit Chronos

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

Head to head
About

Round

This interval timer is designed for high-intensity interval training (HIIT), Tabata, and circuit workouts. It allows users to create custom routines with multiple exercises and track their progress. The app offers haptic alerts and can be controlled from an Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Customizable interval routines
  • HIIT, Tabata, and circuit training support
  • Apple Watch control
  • Haptic alerts for round changes
  • Visual arc timer
  • Workout progress tracking
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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Round is a visual interval timer for HIIT, Tabata, circuit training, strength workouts, mobility, and stretching. TRAIN WITH 3D MOVEMENT GUIDES Choose from 71 exercises and see each movement in 3D while building your routine and while the timer runs. Side-specific and alternating exercises are handled clearly, so you always know what comes next. BUILD A ROUTINE IN SECONDS • Start with a ready-made template or build from the exercise catalog • Reorder, duplicate, edit, and delete steps directly • Add custom exercises with your own name and emoji • Set work, step rest, set rest, preparation, and number of sets STAY FOCUSED • Follow the 3D animation or switch to a larger remaining-time display • See your current step, progress, and upcoming lineup at a glance • Audio and haptic cues announce every transition WORKS WITH WATCH Control your workout from your wrist and receive haptic cues without reaching for your iPhone. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS • Sessions are logged automatically • Review total training time, streaks, and your most-used routines • Save workouts to Apple Health • Delete individual history entries whenever needed No account. No ads. Fully offline.

About

Fit Chronos

Features
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Fit Chronos is a simple gym timer: a rest timer between your sets, and adjustable work/rest cycles for HIIT, intervals or stretching. Start your session in one tap, the app counts your sets and tells you when to go again with a sound, a vibration or a flash. Stop checking your watch between sets: stay focused on what matters, getting better. TWO WAYS TO TRAIN • Free sets: activity stopwatch, rest started whenever you want with a countdown, sets counted • Cycle sets: fixed work and rest durations, automatic switching, cycles counted • Countdown from 5 seconds to 10 minutes • Rest duration adjustable on the fly, for the current cycle or the next one THE GO SIGNAL • Sound, vibration and flash, each one on or off • Separate settings for rest and for the stopwatch YOUR TRACKING • Every session saved: total time, activity time, rest time • Session history with charts • Notes on each session FREE, WITH A ONE-TIME PREMIUM • Free version: 5 saved sessions • Premium: unlimited sessions and custom rest times BUILT FOR THE GYM • Dark, readable interface, easy to use even with sweaty hands • In English and French Strength training, HIIT, intervals or stretching: Fit Chronos, your training bro.

Screenshots

Round4 screens
Fit Chronos4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Round at none against Fit Chronos's 1. Round also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). Fit Chronos's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.2). On price, ads and device support 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. Fit Chronos sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Round asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Round ships an update every 8 days, Fit Chronos every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Round versus Fit Chronos: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoundFit Chronos
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.215.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyosuke NakayamaMathieu Dupleix

In-app purchases

None

Round

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Fit Chronos

One-time1
  • Premium$3.99

Questions

Is Round free?
Round is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fit Chronos free?
Fit Chronos is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Round or Fit Chronos have ads?
Neither Round nor Fit Chronos shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Round or Fit Chronos?
Round ships an update every 8 days, and Fit Chronos every 3 weeks. Most recently, Round was updated on October 24, 2026 and Fit Chronos on October 24, 2026.

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