Comparison

Ova vs Lockout

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

Head to head
About

Ova

Features
Read full description

WorkoutTimer is a straightforward interval timer for workouts. You choose how long to exercise, how long to rest, and how many rounds. A single circular countdown shows the current phase and remaining time. How it works Pick your exercise time, rest time, and rounds. Tap Start. The timer counts down the exercise phase, then the rest phase, and repeats until the round count is done. You can pause or reset anytime. No accounts, no ads, no clutter—just a timer for your intervals.

About

Lockout

This app helps you focus during workouts by blocking distracting apps and providing loud audio cues if you exceed rest periods. It offers structured workout plans, automatic PR detection, and running coaching with pace cues. Your data is stored privately in iCloud, with no ads or tracking.

Highlights
  • App blocking during workouts
  • Loud rest period interruptions
  • Structured sets and rest plans
  • Automatic PR detection
  • Running pace coaching
  • Music integration (Apple Music/Spotify)
  • Live Activities and Apple Watch support
Features
Read full description

Stop scrolling. Start lifting. Lockout is a workout timer that fights for your attention span. Run long on a rest period and it interrupts you instantly with a siren, an air horn, or an aggressive music switch, because you don't want it to. Turn on Total Lockout and every other app is blocked for the length of your workout. Phone down, head up, no Instagram between sets. LIFT • Structured sets-and-rest plans, or a one-tap freeform rest timer • Loud interruptions when you run over on rest, and you choose how loud • Total Lockout blocks distracting apps until your workout ends • A plate calculator and "same as last" make logging a set take seconds • Automatic PR detection. Beat your number and the trophy just lands • Progress charts that zoom to your real range RUN • Run Mode coaches your pace out loud with live "pick it up" and "ease off" cues • Choose a distance, a goal time, a race target, or HIIT intervals • Outdoor or treadmill, with incline you set up front or change mid-run • Live mile splits, a finish prediction, and your route on the map • RunLock blocks TikTok, texts, and the rest for the whole run. Emergency calls always get through • Forgot to track one? Log it by hand. Run history keeps your PRs YOUR MUSIC, YOUR SERVICE • Apple Music or Spotify, whichever you already pay for • Auto-plays when you start, ducks for voice cues, reacts to interruptions • Spotify control requires Spotify Premium and the Spotify app EVERYWHERE YOU TRAIN • Live Activities on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • An Apple Watch timer with one-tap set ends, and auto-pause when you pull your AirPods • Streaks, history, and one-tap resume of your last routine • Light, dark, and bold themes, including Charged Built for the people behind you. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your workouts live in your iCloud. No accounts. No servers. No ads. We don't track you. We don't sell your data. We don't have your data. LOCKOUT IS A SUBSCRIPTION No tiers. No upsells. No "premium features unlocked." You get everything above, every update we ship, and an app that respects your training time. Try it free, keep it if you keep lifting. Terms of Use: https://www.castleground.co/lockout-workout-timer-terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://www.castleground.co/lockout-workout-timer-privacy-policy

Screenshots

Ova4 screens
Lockout4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ova at none against Lockout's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Lockout sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Ova asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Ova versus Lockout: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOvaLockout
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Subscription
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEMIR MATIKCastleground LLC

In-app purchases

None

Ova

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Lockout

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Premium Plan3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Premium Plan Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Annual Premium Plan7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Ova free?
Ova is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lockout free?
Lockout is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ova or Lockout have ads?
Neither Ova nor Lockout shows ads.

Other comparisons