Comparison

Ova vs Lido

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

Head to head
About

Ova

Features
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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

Lido

This app provides a hands-free workout timer with spoken cues and alerts, even when the screen is locked. It also features a unique visual log where a toy floats in a pool after each completed workout, with rare gilded toys appearing occasionally.

Highlights
  • Hands-free spoken exercise cues
  • Halfway and 5-second alerts
  • Workout log with collectible toys
  • Untimed checklists with rest clock
  • Control Center/Lock Screen integration
  • Screen lock and background operation
Features
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Lido is a workout timer with a pool. Build your workout, press play, and put the phone down. Lido speaks — it announces each exercise, calls halfway so you know when to switch sides, and counts down the last five seconds, even with the screen locked. Finish a workout and a toy floats in your pool: a rubber duck, a beach ball, an orca, a flamingo. One toy per workout, a fresh pool every month. It's a workout log you'll actually want to look at — and every so often, a gilded toy turns up. THE TIMER • Timed circuits with spoken cues — hands-free from first exercise to last • Untimed checklists for gym days: sets, reps, and a rest clock • Halfway and five-second alerts, per exercise • Keeps talking with the screen locked or the app in the background SETS • A standalone rest clock for the bench — tap when you rack the bar, lift when it says go • Start it from Control Center or the Lock Screen without opening the app THE POOL • One toy per finished workout, in your workout's color • Monthly pools you can swim back through • Rare gilded toys, if you're lucky SHARE • Send a workout to a friend as a link — it opens in their Lido, ready to add • No account needed on either end EVERYWHERE • Home Screen widgets for your week and your pool • Lock Screen accessories • Night Swim — a dark mode that lights the pool after sundown PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no ads, no tracking, no subscription • Everything stays on your phone • Shared workouts travel inside the link itself — no server ever sees them Free. Made by one person and a rubber duck.

Screenshots

Ova4 screens
Lido4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Ova at 18.0 against Lido's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Ova versus Lido: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOvaLido
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEMIR MATIKBrandon Lukas

In-app purchases

None

Ova

No in-app purchases

None

Lido

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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