Comparison

Box Interval Timer vs BoxBell

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

Head to head
About

Box Interval Timer

This app provides customizable timers for combat sports and interval training. Track your progress with saved workouts and statistics. Supports multiple languages and offers live activity on the lock screen.

Highlights
  • Combat sports presets
  • Customizable interval training
  • Workout history and statistics
  • 10-second warning sound
  • Live activity on lock screen
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Box Interval Timer is the professional timer for combat sports athletes and fitness enthusiasts. FIGHT TIMER Presets for Boxing, MMA, K1, Muay Thai, BJJ, Judo, Wrestling and Taekwondo. Or create custom profiles with your own round times and rest periods. INTERVAL TRAINING Intense HIIT training for running, treadmill, air bike and bag work - for beginners, intermediate and advanced athletes. Fully customizable. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS All workouts are saved automatically. Follow your progress in History and Statistics. FEATURES - 8 Combat Sports Presets - Create Custom Profiles - Interval Training with Presets - Workout History and Statistics - 10-Second Warning Sound - Live Activity on Lock Screen - 6 Languages: German, English, Arabic, Spanish, French, Russian The app is free. If you enjoy it, you can optionally leave a tip to support development.

About

BoxBell

Features
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Pay once. No ads. No subscription. No account. Ever. BoxBell is a boxing round timer that does one job properly. Set three numbers — rounds, round length, rest length — hit START, and train. The countdown fills the screen so you can read it from across the gym: green for work, red for rest. A real boxing bell rings every round in and every round out, and a wooden clacker warns you at the last 10 seconds. FREE, FOREVER · Classic 3:00 rounds with 1:00 rest, any number of rounds · The full-screen countdown, the real bell, the 10-second warning · A 10-second prep countdown before round one · Bell volume, haptics, sounds on or off · No ads. Not now, not later. BOXBELL PRO — ONE PAYMENT, US$5.99 · Custom round and rest lengths · Saved presets · Sound packs — Deep and Bright bells alongside Classic · Voice round announcements One payment. Yours forever. No subscription, no renewal, nothing to cancel. (US price; your store shows your local price.) IT DOESN'T DIE MID-ROUND Keeps running with the screen locked, in the background, with your music playing. The bell ducks your music for a moment, then hands it straight back. The bell rings even with the silent switch on. The clock is built on elapsed time, not ticks, so it can't drift or skip while your phone sleeps. WHO IT'S FOR Boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, MMA. Shadowboxing, heavy bag, pad work, sparring rounds. HIIT and circuit work too — any interval that needs a bell and a number you can read from the floor. WHAT IT DOESN'T DO No workout logging. No coaching content. No social feed. No account, no sign-up, no email. No ads, and no ad identifiers in the app at all. It sends crash reports and basic usage counts so I can fix what breaks — that's the whole list, and it's in the privacy policy. Built by one person who got tired of paying for a timer twice.

Screenshots

Box Interval Timer4 screens
BoxBell4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BoxBell at fortnightly against Box Interval Timer's monthly. 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. Box Interval Timer sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and BoxBell sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Box Interval Timer ships an update monthly, BoxBell fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Box Interval Timer versus BoxBell: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBox Interval TimerBoxBell
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDiyar KaymazNurshat Bakytzhan

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Box Interval Timer

One-time3
  • Small Coffee$0.99
  • Sponsor a Training$2.99
  • Big Thank You$12.99
1 purchases

BoxBell

One-time1
  • BoxBell Pro$5.99

Questions

Is Box Interval Timer free?
Box Interval Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BoxBell free?
BoxBell is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Box Interval Timer or BoxBell have ads?
Neither Box Interval Timer nor BoxBell shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Box Interval Timer or BoxBell?
Box Interval Timer ships an update monthly, and BoxBell fortnightly. Most recently, Box Interval Timer was updated on November 5, 2026 and BoxBell on November 12, 2026.

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