Comparison

HybridWorkoutTimer vs Workout Timer

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

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About

HybridWorkoutTimer

Features
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Every workout on time. HybridWorkoutTimer is the interval timer for coaches and athletes, with five timers in one app. TABATA – Set work, rest and rounds, or pick a preset. EMOM – Every minute on the minute, with your own interval and duration. AMRAP – As many rounds as possible; tap to count each round. FOR TIME – Race the clock with a time cap. MIX – Build your own workout from work, rest and prepare segments and repeat it as often as you like. SEE YOUR PHASE AT A GLANCE Big digits and a ring in the color of your phase: green is work, orange is rest. The screen flashes at every phase change, so you never miss a switch. COACH FROM YOUR WRIST Your Apple Watch follows along. Pause, skip, add time or count a round without touching your phone. Start a workout from the Watch and it opens on your iPhone. GYM CLOCK ON YOUR IPAD Put an iPad in the middle of the gym. It shows the workout running on your iPhone full screen, with huge digits, phase colors and rounds, readable from across the room. iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch run on the same second, over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, without internet. No iPhone? Start the workout on the iPad itself. HEAR EVERY CUE Voice announcements, countdown beeps and call-outs like "Ten seconds!" and "Get ready!". Choose from horn, air horn, buzzer, boxing bell, whistle and more. Music from other apps is lowered during cues. ALWAYS IN VIEW Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, with pause and skip buttons. The screen stays awake during your workout. Your history keeps track of every workout you finish.

About

Workout Timer

Create and save custom interval timers for various workout routines like Tabata and HIIT. Features audio cues, haptics, and voice announcements for phase changes. Keeps running with the screen locked and offers Live Activities on iOS.

Highlights
  • Build custom interval timers
  • Save and reuse timer templates
  • Audio cues and haptic feedback
  • Voice announcements for phase changes
  • Live Activities on iOS Lock Screen
  • Runs with screen locked
Features
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A workout interval timer for Tabata, HIIT, and any work-and-rest routine. Build a timer once, save it, and run it again with one tap. It's free to use. No paywall. No ads. No tracking. No accounts. What it does: - Build interval timers with warm-up, work, rest, recovery, and cool-down phases - Or build a custom sequence: name each interval, set its length and whether it is work or rest, and repeat the whole list as many rounds as you like - AMRAP mode: a countdown with a big tap-to-count round counter - For Time mode: a stopwatch with an optional time cap and the same round counter - Save timers as templates, run them again in one tap, and duplicate one to make a variation - Audio cues, haptics, and optional voice announcements at every phase change, including the name of each interval in a sequence - Watch the phase, set, and time left on a clear countdown screen - On iOS, a Live Activity shows your timer on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island - Keeps running with the screen locked, so the phone can sit in your pocket Made for any interval discipline: - Rock climbing: hangboard and fingerboard repeaters (try 7 seconds on, 3 seconds off, for 6 sets), plus campus-board and no-hang protocols - Boxing, MMA, and martial arts: timed rounds with rest between them - High-intensity interval training and functional fitness: Tabata, EMOM, and AMRAP - Running and cycling: sprint and interval training - Strength and calisthenics: timed sets and supersets - Yoga, mobility, and stretching: hold each pose for a set time - Physical therapy and rehab: timed holds and repetitions - Meditation and breathwork: steady, repeating intervals If it has a "work for a bit, rest for a bit, repeat" shape, you can build it here. Running a group class? The new class mode keeps everyone's phone in step: the room scans your code, and your pause and skip reach every phone. Your data stays with you. No accounts, no ads, no tracking. Your timers stay on your phone. The app only goes online for things that work for you, never for us: the check for app updates, and, during a class, pause and skip passing between phones. Class messages are end-to-end encrypted and travel through free public relays we don't run and can't read. Open source: https://github.com/Josh-Approved/workout-timer What it doesn't do: No paywall. No ads. No tracking. No accounts. No subscriptions. The whole app is the whole app: every feature is here, free. Josh Approved is supported by the people who use it. No ads, no subscriptions, no data harvest. What keeps this sustainable is whether it's worth a few dollars to you. If it is, there's an optional tip jar in the app. Send feedback: feedback@joshapproved.com

Screenshots

HybridWorkoutTimer4 screens
Workout Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HybridWorkoutTimer at none against Workout Timer's 5. Workout Timer's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 8 months) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Workout Timer sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. HybridWorkoutTimer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HybridWorkoutTimer ships an update every 8 months, Workout Timer weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
HybridWorkoutTimer versus Workout Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHybridWorkoutTimerWorkout Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthijs van DijkJosh Approved LLC

In-app purchases

None

HybridWorkoutTimer

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Workout Timer

One-time5
  • Tip$2.99
  • Tip$4.99
  • Tip$9.99
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  • Tip$19.99
  • Tip$49.99

Questions

Is HybridWorkoutTimer free?
HybridWorkoutTimer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Workout Timer free?
Workout Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do HybridWorkoutTimer or Workout Timer have ads?
Neither HybridWorkoutTimer nor Workout Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HybridWorkoutTimer or Workout Timer?
HybridWorkoutTimer ships an update every 8 months, and Workout Timer weekly. Most recently, HybridWorkoutTimer was updated on October 31, 2026 and Workout Timer on October 31, 2026.

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