Rest vs PausePump
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rest
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Your phone's timer doesn't know the difference between a deadlift and a bicep curl. Rest does. Rest is the gym timer that thinks so you don't have to. It auto-adjusts your rest periods based on what you're actually lifting — heavy compounds get more time, isolation moves get less. No fumbling, no thinking, no forgetting to start the timer. YOUR REST PERIODS, SORTED 5 tiers of smart rest. Heavy compound (4 min), compound (3 min), accessory (2 min), isolation (90s), light isolation (60s). Every exercise in the database comes pre-categorized. Override any exercise's rest time and it remembers forever. LOCK SCREEN & DYNAMIC ISLAND Your timer lives on the lock screen via Live Activities and in the Dynamic Island. See your countdown, exercise name, and set info without touching your phone. Adjust +/- 30s right from the lock screen. Hands stay chalked. LOG FAST, GET BACK TO LIFTING Weight and reps — that's it. No RPE scales, no tempo fields, no 47-step wizard. Last session's numbers are pre-filled so you just tap the checkmark. Set logged. Timer started. Done. MARKDOWN EXPORT One tap copies your entire session as clean Markdown. Paste into Notion, Obsidian, Notes, wherever you keep your training log. No CSV gymnastics, no third-party integrations. ROUTINES Save your splits as templates. Push Day, Pull Day, Legs — tap and go. Or start an empty workout and build as you lift. BUILT FOR PRIVACY No account. No cloud. No tracking. Your data lives on your device and nowhere else. We don't know your name, your PRs, or your gym crush. Apple's "No Data Collected" privacy badge — because we actually mean it. ONE PRICE. FOREVER. Free tier: 5 exercises per session with full timer + Live Activities. Pro: unlimited everything for $19.99. One time. No subscription. No "annual plan that's actually monthly." Buy it like a pair of lifting straps — once. WHAT'S INSIDE - Auto-adjusting rest timer (5 tiers by exercise type) - Live Activities on lock screen + Dynamic Island - 100+ pre-categorized exercises - Custom rest times per exercise - Set logging with auto-fill from last session - Routines & templates - Session history with stats - Markdown export (Pro) - Haptic alerts at rest start, 10s warning, and timer done - Dark mode - kg/lbs auto-detection - English & French - 100% offline — works in airplane mode, in the basement gym, everywhere Built by a lifter, for lifters. No social feeds. No AI coaches. No before/after photos. Just a timer that gets out of your way.
PausePump
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PausePump chronomètre tes temps de repos à la salle. Pas de compte, pas de pub, pas de connexion : tu ouvres, tu lances, tu soulèves. DEUX MODES • Pause seule : tu fais ta série, tu valides, la pause démarre. • Effort + Pause : l'effort ET la pause sont chronométrés, en enchaînement automatique ou étape par étape. PENSÉ POUR LES MAINS CHARGÉES Un double tap n'importe où sur l'écran enchaîne : valide ta série ou relance la dernière durée utilisée. Pas besoin de viser un bouton entre deux séries. Avec un clavier ou une télécommande Bluetooth, la touche Espace fait la même chose. LE BIP SONNE VRAIMENT Le décompte continue quand tu quittes l'app, avec le temps restant affiché sur l'écran verrouillé et dans la Dynamic Island. Le signal de fin sort dans tes écouteurs s'ils sont branchés. SUR TON POIGNET L'app Apple Watch reprend le minuteur en entier : lance ta pause et valide tes séries sans sortir ton téléphone de ta poche. RÉGLABLE • Durées préréglées et personnalisables • 5 sons de bip au choix, volume réglable, vibration • Décompte de préparation « 3, 2, 1, GO » avant l'effort • Écran maintenu allumé pendant le décompte • Compteur de séries avec barre de progression AUCUNE DONNÉE COLLECTÉE Tout reste sur ton appareil. Pas de compte, pas de tracker, pas de publicité. Fonctionne à 100 % hors ligne. Existe aussi en version web.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PausePump at none against Rest's 2. PausePump also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price and ads 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. Rest sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per year. PausePump asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Rest | PausePump |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Veil-it | Steven Dieu |
In-app purchases
Rest
- Pro Annual7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Rest Pro$19.99
PausePump
No in-app purchases









