Comparison

Round Timer vs Rounds

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

Head to head
About

Round Timer

Features
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Round Timer is an interval timer for boxing, MMA, Muay Thai, kickboxing, HIIT, Tabata and circuit training. FLEXIBLE ROUND TIMER - Set work time, rest time, preparation time and number of rounds - Choose quick presets or enter exact intervals - Follow each phase with a large, high-contrast timer CLEAR TRAINING CUES - Boxing bell at round changes - Background audio alerts when the app is not open - Separate sound and vibration controls - Countdown alerts for preparation, work and rest MADE FOR - Boxing and sparring - MMA, kickboxing and Muay Thai - HIIT and Tabata - CrossFit, circuits and EMOM workouts 16 LANGUAGES English, Korean, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, Hindi, Portuguese, Russian, Vietnamese, Thai, Turkish, Indonesian and Polish. Set your intervals, start the round and focus on training.

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Rounds

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A boxing round timer that just works. Set your rounds, hit start, train to the bell โ€” even with the screen locked. No account, no ads, nothing tracked. Rounds is a boxing-style interval timer, stripped to what matters: set it, start it, train to the bell. Dial in your round count, round length and rest, then hit Start. A short countdown gives you a moment to get in stance, then a bell rings at the start and end of every round, with a wooden clap ten seconds before each bell โ€” so you always know when to dig in for the finish. The whole screen washes between the work and rest colours, readable from across the gym. FEATURES - Rounds, round length and rest: set your own, or tap a preset like Full Card (12 x 3:00). - Non-Stop mode for continuous rounds with no fixed end. - The bell keeps ringing with your phone locked or in your pocket โ€” the timer runs in the background. - A 5-second "get ready" countdown before the first bell, and a 10-second clap before every bell after that. - Silent Workout mode โ€” vibration only, no bell or clap, for a quiet room or a crowded gym. - Vibration on every cue, so you feel the round change even when it's loud. - Plays over your music, dipping it just for the moment a bell or clap sounds โ€” never for the whole round. - A phone call pauses the workout automatically; resume whenever you're back. - Light and dark, following your system setting. - Large, glanceable countdown and a round tally. PRIVACY No account. No ads. No analytics. Nothing you enter leaves your phone โ€” your last setup is remembered on the device and that's it. Built for boxing, but it works for kickboxing, Muay Thai, MMA, circuit training, HIIT and Tabata โ€” anything that runs on rounds.

Screenshots

Round Timer4 screens
Rounds4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Rounds at none against Round Timer's shown. Round Timer's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly) and device support (3 vs 1). 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Round Timer ships an update weekly, Rounds fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 2 level
Round Timer versus Rounds: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRound TimerRounds
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly โ€” betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size55 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYongsu JungTomas Padilla

In-app purchases

None

Round Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Rounds

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Round Timer free?
Round Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rounds free?
Rounds is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Round Timer or Rounds have ads?
Round Timer shows ads; Rounds does not.
Which is updated more often, Round Timer or Rounds?
Round Timer ships an update weekly, and Rounds fortnightly. Most recently, Round Timer was updated on October 31, 2026 and Rounds on October 31, 2026.

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