Comparison

5 Seconds Rule Timer vs GLP

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

Head to head
About

5 Seconds Rule Timer

Features
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STOP OVERTHINKING. START DOING. Inspired by Mel Robbins' bestselling 5 Second Rule — the technique used by millions to crush procrastination and take action instantly. When doubt creeps in, open the app and count down: 5... 4... 3... 2... 1... GO! Then move. Before your brain talks you out of it. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LAUNCH IN AN INSTANT - "Hey Siri, five four three two one" — voice-activated countdown - Double-tap the back of your phone (Back Tap) - One tap from your Home Screen widget - Assign to your Action Button - Zero friction. Pure momentum. BACKED BY NEUROSCIENCE Counting backward interrupts your brain's habit loops and activates the prefrontal cortex — the area responsible for deliberate action. The countdown creates a window of initiative before anxiety wins. This is the same technique Mel Robbins used to transform her life and that millions now use daily — from getting out of bed to speaking up in meetings to finally starting that workout. TRACK EVERY WIN - Daily countdown count and weekly trends - Build streaks to stay consistent day after day - Track your action rate — how often you follow through - Earn 20+ collectible achievements across 4 categories - Review your full countdown history on a beautiful calendar DESIGNED TO BECOME A HABIT - Immersive 5-4-3-2-1 countdown with haptic feedback - Siri voice command for hands-free activation - Home Screen widget for one-tap access - Back Tap and Action Button integration - iOS Shortcuts for custom automations - Daily streak tracking and personal records - Motivational reminders to keep your momentum - Full accessibility: VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, Reduce Motion PREMIUM — UNLOCK EVERYTHING - Unlimited daily countdowns (free: 1 per day) - Widget, Siri, Back Tap, and Action Button access - Full stats: action rate, personal records, weekly and monthly trends - All 20+ achievements - Complete countdown history - 7-day free trial — cancel anytime - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - You've read the book. You've watched the TED Talk. Now put the 5 Second Rule in your pocket and use it when it matters most. Your next 5 seconds could change everything. 5-4-3-2-1-GO! This app offers auto-renewable subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA) apply: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

GLP

This app creates personalized strength training and movement plans that adapt to your GLP-1 medication schedule and daily energy levels. It offers various training options, from bodyweight to gym equipment, and adjusts session difficulty based on your feedback.

Highlights
  • Medication schedule-based workout planning
  • Adaptive session difficulty
  • Bodyweight, dumbbell, and gym workouts
  • Exercise form cues and modifications
  • Daily movement tracking integration
  • Short, time-efficient sessions
Features
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Weight loss on a GLP-1 can cost you muscle along with the fat. Pep Strength is built to protect it — short strength sessions and daily movement, scheduled around the week your medication actually creates. YOUR PLAN FOLLOWS YOUR SHOT Tell it which day you take your shot and the plan builds itself around that. Recovery the day after, when you feel worst. Movement days to keep you moving. Strength on days three through six, once your energy has come back and you can actually lift something. Change your shot day in Settings and the whole plan re-flows. Nothing to reset, nothing to migrate. On a daily pill instead? You get a steady Monday / Wednesday / Friday rhythm, with Sunday off. THREE WAYS TO TRAIN • Bodyweight at home — no equipment at all • Dumbbells at home — one or two dumbbells • Gym — machines, cables and benches 36 sessions across four weeks, built from 48 exercises. Every movement carries a form cue, the muscles it protects, the equipment it needs, a step-by-step how-to, and a modification for the days when full range simply isn't happening. Because on a GLP-1, some days it isn't. IT ADAPTS TO HOW YOU ACTUALLY FEEL Sessions get harder or easier based on how yours are going — not on a level you picked once during setup. Someone starting a GLP-1 is a moving target: energy and strength both change week to week, and a level chosen in onboarding is wrong within two weeks in one direction or the other. Tell it a session was too easy and it steps up. Tell it a session was too hard and it steps down right away. Skip a chunk of one and it notices without being told. Shot weeks are damped on purpose. "Too hard" in the first two days after your shot is usually the medication rather than the programming, so it takes more than one rough day to move you down a level — otherwise one rough Saturday drops you a level you never climb back. SHORT ENOUGH TO ACTUALLY DO Sessions start at about eight minutes and grow as you do. Work interval, rest interval, and a progress strip with one segment per exercise so you can see exactly what's left. Open the how-to sheet mid-session and the clock pauses while you read. Progression comes from added movements rather than longer intervals. The work-and-rest clock stays somewhere you can handle; by week four there is simply more of it. DAILY MOVEMENT, NOT JUST WORKOUTS Step goals read from Apple Health, with a manual check-in if you would rather not connect it. Movement days carry as much weight as strength days — on this medication, the walking is not the warm-up act. BUILT AROUND THE HARD DAYS Every exercise ships with a modification, because "do the easier version" needs to be on the screen at the moment it's needed, or the session gets skipped instead. Recovery days are scheduled, not earned. The plan expects you to have bad days and keeps going anyway. WORKS WITH PEP If you track your injections in Pep GLP-1 Tracker, the two apps stay in step — your shot day flows in, your workouts and steps flow back. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No account. No sign-up. No cloud. Everything stays on your iPhone.

Screenshots

5 Seconds Rule Timer4 screens
GLP4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GLP at none against 5 Seconds Rule Timer's 2. GLP also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). 5 Seconds Rule Timer's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). 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. 5 Seconds Rule Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. GLP asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

5 Seconds Rule Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, GLP every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
5 Seconds Rule Timer versus GLP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter5 Seconds Rule TimerGLP
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.6 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—8 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMax AppsShred Apps, LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

5 Seconds Rule Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
None

GLP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 5 Seconds Rule Timer free?
5 Seconds Rule Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GLP free?
GLP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 5 Seconds Rule Timer or GLP have ads?
Neither 5 Seconds Rule Timer nor GLP shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 5 Seconds Rule Timer or GLP?
5 Seconds Rule Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, and GLP every 5 weeks. Most recently, 5 Seconds Rule Timer was updated on October 24, 2026 and GLP on October 24, 2026.

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