Gym Timer vs Rounds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gym Timer
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Train with precision. This workout timer is designed for focused HIIT, strength, and interval training. Whether you prefer audible alerts or silent vibration, the experience adapts to your environment so you can stay fully engaged in every session. The interface is clean and distraction-free, with clear work and rest timing that supports consistent performance. Create custom intervals, save routines, and repeat workouts effortlessly. Features • Sound or vibration training alerts • Work and rest interval timing • Quick-start workout presets • Custom routine builder • Large, readable timer display • Save and reuse workouts • Clean, focused interface Pro Upgrade Unlock advanced flexibility: • Unlimited custom presets • Expanded interval options • Persistent workout storage • Additional visual themes A single upgrade — no subscription required. Built for HIIT sessions, strength training, circuit workouts, and cardio intervals. Designed to support focus, consistency, and progress.
Rounds
This interval timer app simplifies workout creation for various training styles like HIIT, Tabata, and circuits. Build custom routines by stacking work, rest, and prep blocks, grouping them into rounds, and saving them as presets for quick access. It's designed for gym use, ensuring it won't interrupt your music.
- Customizable workout builder
- Stackable work, rest, and prep blocks
- Round grouping and repetition
- Save and launch preset workouts
- Music interruption-free design
- Customizable sound profiles
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Rounds is an interval timer that does what you tell it to. Wether its HIIT, Tabata, boxing 3s and 1s, a 20 minute EMOM with a finisheror kettlebell circuits, a mobility flow Rounds make it easy. No ads. No accounts. No upsells mid workout. Build the workout you want • Stack work, rest, and prep blocks in any order • Group blocks into rounds and repeat them as many times as you need • Save any workout as a preset and launch it with one tap from the home screen • Start from a handful of starter timers if you don't feel like building from scratch Rounds is made to actually be used in a gym. It doesn't interrupt your music, and we allow for a highly customizable sound profile so you can stay in the zone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Rounds at none against Gym Timer's 2. On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Gym Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Rounds asks for nothing beyond the download.
Gym Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, Rounds every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Gym Timer | Rounds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Agustiyansyah Syam | Nightjar Labs LLC. |
In-app purchases
Gym Timer
- Gym Timer Pro$0.991 Month
- Gym Timer Pro$4.99
Rounds
No in-app purchases









