Comparison

Rounds vs Gong

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

Head to head
About

Rounds

Read full description

Rounds is a precision interval timer built for boxing, MMA, Muay Thai, kickboxing, and high-intensity training. Designed to stay out of your way so you can focus on your training. Built for the ring - Configure rounds, rest periods, warm-up time, and end-of-round warnings. Save unlimited presets for different training styles โ€” from classic 3-minute boxing rounds to quick HIIT circuits. Hear every transition - Choose from bell, gong, whistle, and digital beep sounds for round starts, endings, and warnings. Enable haptic feedback so you never miss a cue, even in a loud gym. Voice announcements call out each round number so you always know where you are. Stay focused, screen off - Live Activities put your countdown on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Notifications fire on every phase change, even when the app is in the background. Your screen stays awake during sessions - no tapping to check the clock. Track your sessions - Every completed and interrupted session is logged with date, duration, and rounds completed. Review your training history at a glance. Clean, minimal design - Color-coded phases โ€” warm-up, round, rest โ€” with customizable theme colors. Dark mode by default. Designed with Liquid Glass for iOS 26.

About

Gong

Features
Read full description

Boxing Timer is a clean, distraction-free round timer built for boxing, MMA, Muay Thai, kickboxing, and any round-based interval training. No ads. No subscriptions. No account. No tracking โ€” just a timer that works. HOW IT WORKS Set your prepare time, number of rounds, round duration, and rest time. Start the timer and the screen tells you everything at a glance: black for prepare and rest, green for an active round, red for the final 10 seconds, gold when your workout is complete. Real bell sounds mark the start and end of every round, with a warning rattle 10 seconds before time's up. SWITCH & RANDOM SIGNALS Split each round into equal segments with a short signal at every switch point โ€” perfect for rotating combos, partners, or positions. Or turn on Random signals for unpredictable cues during the round, great for reaction training and keeping your focus sharp. BUILT FOR THE GYM - Fully customizable prepare, round, rest, and round-count values - Color-coded phases you can read from across the room - Real bell and gong sounds, not synthetic beeps - Keeps your screen awake during your session - English and Ukrainian, switchable in one tap - Simple, minimal, dark interface โ€” nothing to fumble with in gloves Whether you're shadowboxing, hitting the heavy bag, sparring, or running HIIT/Tabata-style intervals, Boxing Timer keeps your rounds honest without getting in your way.

Screenshots

Gong2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Gong at 2 against Rounds's โ€”. Gong also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Rounds versus Gong: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoundsGong
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 9 days
Adsโ€”No
In-app purchasesNoNo
Devicesโ€”iPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS26.217.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size5 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSimon LuoIaroslav Grytsyna

In-app purchases

None

Rounds

No in-app purchases

None

Gong

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rounds free?
Rounds is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gong free?
Gong is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Other comparisons