Rakoon vs PulsePro Interval Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Rakoon
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The gym tracker that respects your wallet and your privacy. One-time purchase. No subscriptions. No ads. No tracking. Just you and your workouts. Rakoon is a powerful workout tracker designed for lifters who take their training seriously. Track every rep, analyze your progress with real powerlifting metrics, and keep your data 100% private. WHY RAKOON? Unlike Strong ($79.99/yr), Hevy ($49.99/yr), or Fitbod ($79.99/yr), Rakoon has NO monthly subscription. Pay once ($24.99), own it forever. Every future update included. Your gym buddy for life. TRACK YOUR WORKOUTS - Log sets, reps, and weight for any exercise - 40+ pre-loaded exercises across all muscle groups - Track cardio with duration and distance - Add notes and RPE (effort level) to each set - Configurable rest timer between sets - Create unlimited custom exercises APPLE WATCH COMPANION - Real-time heart rate monitoring during workouts - 5 heart rate zones: Recovery, Fat Burn, Cardio, Hard, Peak - Live heart rate graph on your wrist - Zone-based haptic alerts when you enter a new zone - Works with Polar, Garmin, and any HR monitor synced to HealthKit LIVE ACTIVITIES & WIDGETS - Lock Screen Live Activity: timer, exercise, heart rate, sets completed - Dynamic Island support - Home Screen widgets: streak counter and weekly workout history - Track your progress at a glance without opening the app POWERLIFTING ANALYTICS Built for serious lifters with competition-grade metrics: - DOTS Score โ Modern bodyweight-adjusted strength rating - Wilks Score โ Classic relative strength formula (2020 coefficients) - IPF GL Points โ Official competition scoring - Estimated 1RM โ Calculate your max from any working set - Lift Ratios โ Analyze your squat/bench/deadlift balance - Strength Levels โ From Beginner to World Class - Big 3 Auto-Detection โ Tracks your SBD total automatically DETAILED STATISTICS - Volume progress charts over time - Muscle group distribution analysis - Personal records for every exercise - Weekly, monthly, yearly, and all-time views - Calorie burn estimates per workout - Average workout duration tracking HEALTHKIT INTEGRATION - Auto-sync workouts to Apple Health - Import heart rate from any connected device - Retroactive HR data capture (works even without Apple Watch) - Bodyweight sync for accurate strength calculations EXPORT YOUR DATA - CSV format for spreadsheets and coaches - JSON format for developers and data nerds - Custom date ranges - Your data, your control โ always PRIVACY BY DESIGN - All data stored locally on YOUR device - No account creation required - Zero tracking, zero analytics, zero telemetry - No ads โ not now, not ever - No server โ your data never leaves your phone - Optional iCloud backup for cross-device sync (Pro) We don't want your data. We just want to help you lift. PRO FEATURES (One-Time Purchase โ $24.99) - Data export (CSV + JSON) - iCloud backup and cross-device sync - Home Screen widgets - Siri Shortcuts ("Hey Siri, start my workout") - All future Pro features included Compare that to Strong ($79.99/yr), Hevy ($49.99/yr), or Fitbod ($79.99/yr). With Rakoon, you pay once and own it forever. No surprise charges. No renewal emails. No subscription guilt. --- Made with love by an indie developer. Questions? support@truebloom.app
PulsePro Interval Timer
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Leave your phone on the floor and still read the clock. PulsePro fills the screen with the number and paints the whole display a different color for work and rest. Tabata, HIIT, EMOM, AMRAP โ build any of them to the second. A plain stopwatch never tells you whether you are meant to be moving or resting, or how many rounds are left. PulsePro changes the entire screen color per phase and puts the countdown in the largest type that fits. From across the room, mid-burpee, one glance is enough. [Readable from a distance] - The whole screen changes color per phase (warm up / work / rest / cool down) - Full-screen countdown, with the round shown as "3/8" at all times - "Next" and "Then" sit under the clock, so nothing catches you off guard - Turn the phone sideways for a stripped-back layout built for the gym - The countdown also runs on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island [Built to the second] - Arrange warm up, work, rest and cool down in any order - Set a repeat count per group (20s work + 10s rest, eight rounds) - EMOM (start every minute) and AMRAP (as many rounds as you can) included - Templates for Tabata, HIIT 40/20 and a bodyweight circuit - Hit "try" while editing to run what you just built [Cues you can hear, or see] - Spoken cues (English or Japanese) or four sound effects - Separate halfway and last-ten-seconds cues - Music ducks only while a cue plays, then comes straight back - Screen flash and rear light cues for headphones and noisy gyms - Wave your hand over the phone to pause, for sweaty hands and gloves [Everything you finish adds up] - Log effort (RPE 1-10) and a note the moment you stop - Weekly, monthly and yearly totals, a twelve-week heat map, and an effort trend - Browse by calendar or list, and search by preset name or note - Set a weekly target and watch the streak build - Export the whole log to CSV for any spreadsheet [One tap from the Home Screen] - Start a favorite session from a widget or Control Center - Start it with Shortcuts or your voice assistant - Save finished sessions to Apple Health as HIIT workouts (optional) [About Pro] One purchase. No subscription. The core timer, Lock Screen countdown, history, insights and Health saving all stay available without it. Pro removes the preset and block limits and unlocks EMOM/AMRAP, iCloud sync, the flash and light cues, and hands-free pause. When you cannot hear and cannot get close, the clock still has to be right. PulsePro keeps time so you can keep moving.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PulsePro Interval Timer at every 3 weeks against Rakoon's every 2 months. PulsePro Interval Timer also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Rakoon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and PulsePro Interval Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Rakoon ships an update every 2 months, PulsePro Interval Timer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rakoon | PulsePro Interval Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch โ better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Denis Tronin | Toshihiro Nakao |
In-app purchases
Rakoon
- Pay Once - Use Forever$9.99
PulsePro Interval Timer
- PulsePro Premium (Lifetime)$3.99
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