Session vs Peekaboo Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Session
This minimalist timer is designed for focused interval training. Quickly set work, rest, and round durations for boxing, HIIT, and circuit workouts. Stay on track with clear countdowns and audio cues.
- Simple round timer interface
- Adjustable work, rest, and rounds
- Optional warm-up timer
- Audio bells for round cues
- Clear countdown display
- Distraction-free design
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SESSION is a minimalist interval timer designed for real training. No clutter. No complicated setup. Just start your rounds and focus on the workout. Perfect for: • Boxing • Muay Thai • HIIT • Circuit training • Strength intervals • Home workouts SESSION lets you quickly set work time, rest time, and rounds so you can stay focused inside the round. FEATURES • Simple round timer interface • Adjustable work, rest, and rounds • Optional warm-up timer • Audio cues for work and rest intervals • Clear countdown display • Clean, distraction-free design Whether you're training in the gym, garage, or at home, SESSION keeps your workout structured and focused. Start the round. Stay in the round.
Peekaboo Timer
This boxing timer app allows users to customize rounds, work, and rest durations for various training styles. It offers presets for different martial arts and fitness routines, ensuring a simple, fast, and reliable workout experience.
- Customizable rounds, work, and rest durations
- Multiple training presets (Boxing, MMA, HIIT, Tabata)
- Works on lock screen and with screen off
- Live Activities support
- Landscape mode
- Motivational quotes
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Peekaboo Timer is a boxing timer built for fighters, athletes and anyone who trains hard. You can set rounds, work duration, rest duration and customize everything to your needs in settings. Why choose Peekaboo? - 100% Free - Apple's native Liquid Glass interface - Works on lock screen and with screen off - Live Activities included - Custom Timer Styles - Landscape mode support - Motivational quotes Presets for every athlete Choose from Default, Pro Boxing, Amateur Boxing, MMA, Muay Thai, HIIT, Tabata — or build your own custom session from scratch. It is simple, fast and reliable. Built by an amateur boxer
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Peekaboo Timer at every 2 weeks against Session's every 2 months. Session's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Session against 5.0 for Peekaboo Timer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Session ships an update every 2 months, Peekaboo Timer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Session | Peekaboo Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shane Landry | Anton Palchyk |
Customer experience
Session
Peekaboo Timer
In-app purchases
Session
No in-app purchases
Peekaboo Timer
No in-app purchases
