Comparison

Boxers Timer vs BasicPlate

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

Head to head
About

Boxers Timer

This application provides a customizable round timer designed for boxing and MMA training. It offers preset workouts, audio and haptic alerts, and keeps the screen active during sessions. It's built for athletes and trainers without ads or subscriptions.

Highlights
  • Customizable rounds, breaks, and warnings
  • Preset workouts for boxing, intervals, jump rope
  • Audio bells and haptic alerts
  • Screen stays awake during active rounds
  • No ads or subscriptions
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Free boxing timer built for real training. No ads, no subscriptions, no account required. Set your rounds, breaks, and warnings — or pick from preset workouts and start hitting. Clean countdown display with audio bells so you never miss a round. Features: Customizable rounds, breaks, and end-of-round warnings Preset workouts for boxing, intervals, and jump rope Audio bells and haptic alerts Screen stays awake during active rounds Donate-supported — no ads, ever Built for boxers, MMA fighters, and anyone who trains on a timer.

About

BasicPlate

Easily track your meals and nutrition with AI-powered logging. Snap a photo, record a voice note, or type a quick description to get accurate calorie and macro estimates. Build mindful eating habits without the frustration of tedious logging.

Highlights
  • AI food logging by photo, voice, or text
  • Barcode scanner for packaged foods
  • Daily calorie and macro tracking
  • Custom recipe creation and import
  • Workout logging with calorie burn estimates
  • Apple Health sync
  • Progress tracking (weight, measurements, photos)
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Track a meal in less than 10 seconds, then get back to your day. BasicPlate is a calorie and macro tracker for people who've downloaded every other calorie counter, used it for a week, and deleted it. The problem was never willpower — it's that logging food is tedious. So we made it simpler. BasicPlate is the calorie tracking app that includes everything you need and nothing you don't. Building mindful eating habits shouldn't be frustrating. Your tools should help you get the job done without getting in the way, and that's why we built BasicPlate. Snap a photo, leave a voice note, or type a quick line — "about two cups, cooked in olive oil" — and combine any of them before the AI estimates your meal. A photo alone can't tell you how something was cooked or how big that serving actually was. That context is what makes the number accurate, and it's the part most AI food trackers skip. --- What's Inside: - AI food logging by photo, voice, or text, in any combination - Barcode scanner for packaged foods - Daily calorie and macro tracking — protein, carbs, fat, against your targets - Custom recipes: describe them out loud, build them by hand, or paste a URL to import the whole thing in a few seconds - Recipes remember their serving size, so logging a half portion is one tap - Workout logging that turns a description of your session into a calorie-burn estimate - Apple Health sync to track your activity data against your goals - One-tap water tracking - Weight, measurements, and progress photos, so you're watching a trend, not just today's number Whether you're cutting, building muscle, holding steady, or just trying to eat with a little more awareness, BasicPlate is built to be the food diary you're still using in six months — not the one buried on page three of your home screen. Free to download, with a free trial included. After the trial, a subscription unlocks unlimited AI logging, unlimited recipes, and full progress history. Monthly and annual plans available. Terms: https://basicplate.com/terms Privacy: https://basicplate.com/privacy Questions or ideas? support@basicplate.com — a real person reads every message. Barcode Scanning Powered by fatsecret nutrition API (www.fatsecret.com) BasicPlate does not provide medical advice. Talk to a qualified professional before starting any nutrition or exercise program.

Screenshots

Boxers Timer4 screens
BasicPlate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BasicPlate at weekly against Boxers Timer's every 2 months. BasicPlate also leads on ratings volume (9 vs 1). Boxers Timer's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, 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. Boxers Timer sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and BasicPlate sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Boxers Timer against 5.0 for BasicPlate. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BasicPlate has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Boxers Timer ships an update every 2 months, BasicPlate weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Boxers Timer versus BasicPlate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoxers TimerBasicPlate
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings19 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB65 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperDevAppStudios LLCBasicPlate, LLC

Customer experience

Boxers Timer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

BasicPlate

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Boxers Timer

One-time3
  • Stepping In Tip$0.99
  • Corner Support Tip$1.99
  • Undisputed Tip$4.99
2 purchases

BasicPlate

Subscriptions2
  • BasicPlate Premium - Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • BasicPlate Premium - Yearly7 Days trial$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Boxers Timer free?
Boxers Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BasicPlate free?
BasicPlate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Boxers Timer or BasicPlate?
Boxers Timer and BasicPlate are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 9 ratings respectively.
Do Boxers Timer or BasicPlate have ads?
Neither Boxers Timer nor BasicPlate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Boxers Timer or BasicPlate?
Boxers Timer ships an update every 2 months, and BasicPlate weekly. Most recently, Boxers Timer was updated on October 5, 2026 and BasicPlate on October 10, 2026.

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