Comparison

Gym Timer vs FulwaveTimer

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

Head to head
About

Gym Timer

Features
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The only gym timer that warns you BEFORE time is up. Get in position, refocus, and start your next set fully ready — not scrambling. Most timers beep when rest is already over. You're distracted. Out of position. The next set starts badly. Gym Timer: Rest & Get Ready fixes that with smart pre-alerts — a warning sound and vibration BEFORE your rest ends, so you're always ready when it counts. KEY FEATURES • Smart Pre-Alerts — Get warned 5–60s before the timer ends. Never get caught off guard again. • Live Activity — Timer always visible on Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. No need to unlock. • Apple Watch — Dedicated app, works standalone or synced. Your timer, always on your wrist. • One-Tap Start — Predefined presets, zero setup. Tap and rest. • Rep Counter — Auto-tracks your sets. One tap to repeat. • Custom Sounds — Pick your own warning and completion audio. • Themes — Personalize colors and look. • Minimal Design — No ads cluttering your rest. No distractions. Just your timer. WHY GYM TIMER? This isn't another interval timer. It's a training rhythm tool. The pre-alert is the difference: you know it's almost time BEFORE the beep, so you're always in position and mentally ready. • Never miss another set • Stay locked in between sets • Built for lifting, bodybuilding, CrossFit, and functional training Know before it ends. Stay ready. Train in flow. Terms of Use: https://gym-timer-app-ads.web.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://gym-timer-app-ads.web.app/privacy.html

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FulwaveTimer

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Most timers count to zero. FulwaveTimer runs your whole routine — built from stages, each with its own length, color, and most important sound. Intervals, Pomodoro focus blocks, breathing exercises, a speech you're rehearsing, a sleep wind-down: set the structure once, press play, and follow along by sound, on your Lock Screen, or from your wrist. BUILD IT YOUR WAY • Multistage timers — add as many stages as you like, each with its own duration and color. • Per-stage sound — play an audio track you own, or have the app read text aloud with a voice and speed you choose. • Independent transitions — set how each stage's audio starts and ends on its own: Cut, Fade, or Crossfade into the next stage. • Per-stage haptics and alert tones, plus a spoken 10-second warning or 3-2-1 countdown. • Repeat a single stage, or loop the whole playlist — perfect for HIIT rounds, Pomodoro cycles, and breathing sets. • Start fast from built-in templates: Pomodoro, HIIT, Box Breathing, Meditation, and more. ON-SCREEN TEXT FOR SPEECHES • Show a stage's text on the Player and scroll it in time with the reading — a simple teleprompter for practicing a talk. VOICE-OVERS, IN YOUR VOICE • A session can carry its spoken words as text rather than baked-in audio, so your device reads them over the stage's music in any voice you have installed — including another language. • Set the voice and the speed, or turn speaking off and read along on screen. Yours to adjust even in a locked session. STAY IN CONTROL, EVERYWHERE • Live Activity and Dynamic Island show your session on the Lock Screen with a glanceable countdown. • A Quick Start Home Screen widget launches a playlist with one tap. • On-time stage notifications announce each new stage by name. • Lock Screen and headphone controls to play, pause, and skip. APPLE WATCH + APPLE HEALTH • A live timer on your wrist with stage, countdown, and controls. • Record your session as a workout in Apple Health — with heart rate, active energy, and the workout type you set on the playlist. • Wrist haptics fire at every stage change, even with the screen off. YOUR LIBRARY, SAFE AND IN SYNC • iCloud keeps your playlists in sync across your devices, privately. • Color-tag playlists to organize your library. • Export and import playlists. • Automatic backups with one-tap restore — the newest also kept in your own iCloud account, so it survives a reinstall. • A shared session puts its own audio back on your other devices, or after a reinstall. MADE TO FIT YOU • Custom accent, background, and text colors; Dynamic Type and VoiceOver throughout. • A simplified Playback-Only view when you just want to press play. • Works on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Silicon Mac. FULWAVE PRO FulwaveTimer is free to use, and keeps a small library at no cost. Fulwave Pro unlocks an unlimited playlist library and session export. Pro is available as a monthly subscription with a 7-day free trial, or a one-time lifetime purchase. SHARE COMPLETE SESSIONS Bundle a playlist together with its audio into a single .fws session file and share it. Anyone can open and play a session they receive; Fulwave Pro keeps imported sessions in your library permanently. FULWAVE DESIGNER FOR MAC Fulwave Designer is a free companion app on the Mac App Store. Build a session on a big screen: layer several audio tracks and spoken-text cues on a single stage, set each layer's start delay, gain, and pan, choose haptics and stage colors, add session artwork, and audition it all on a transport. Export a .fws session — optionally locked, so it plays exactly as you built it — to play or share here. Sessions you receive open and play for free; Fulwave Pro keeps them in your library. No accounts. No ads. No tracking. Your data stays on your devices. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://fulwave.com/FulwaveTimer/PrivacyPolicy.html

Screenshots

Gym Timer4 screens
FulwaveTimer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: FulwaveTimer at every 2 days against Gym Timer's fortnightly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Gym Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year and FulwaveTimer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gym Timer ships an update fortnightly, FulwaveTimer every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Gym Timer versus FulwaveTimer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGym TimerFulwaveTimer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.1 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJustCodeMobilePhillip Fuller

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Gym Timer

Subscriptions1
  • Annual Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$22.99
2 purchases

FulwaveTimer

Subscriptions1
  • Fulwave Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Fulwave Pro (Lifetime)$29.99

Questions

Is Gym Timer free?
Gym Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FulwaveTimer free?
FulwaveTimer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Gym Timer or FulwaveTimer have ads?
Neither Gym Timer nor FulwaveTimer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gym Timer or FulwaveTimer?
Gym Timer ships an update fortnightly, and FulwaveTimer every 2 days. Most recently, Gym Timer was updated on September 27, 2026 and FulwaveTimer on September 15, 2026.

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