Comparison

Session vs Box Timer

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Simple round timer interface
  • Adjustable work, rest, and rounds
  • Optional warm-up timer
  • Audio bells for round cues
  • Clear countdown display
  • Distraction-free design
Features
Read full description

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.

About

Box Timer

Features
Read full description

FKN Timer is a training timer built around your own routine — from technical drills and conditioning to full rounds on the bag, pads or mat. Build a workout that matches how you train, start it in one tap, and keep your next move clear while you work. BUILD YOUR SESSION • Create and save workouts for boxing, Muay Thai, kickboxing, MMA, BJJ, wrestling and more • Combine warm-ups, drills, rounds, rest, cooldowns and repeat blocks • Browse exercises by discipline, set durations and repetitions, then arrange the session your way • Rename, duplicate and personalise workouts with your own icon and colour MAKE IT PERSONAL • Create custom exercises for your own drills and training methods • Add an icon, colour, description and optional photo or video link • Keep custom exercises alongside the built-in catalogue and reuse them in any workout STAY IN THE ROUND • See the current exercise, what comes next and the remaining workout time at a glance • Pause, resume, restart, skip forward or move back through a session • Use sound assistance and choose your preferred round bell • Keep an active workout visible on the Lock Screen, Live Activity and Dynamic Island • Control your session from Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets FINISH WITH THE NUMBERS • Review completed segments, total time and skipped time after each workout • Get an estimated calorie burn • Unlock and apply new timer styles as you train From shadowboxing and bag work to grappling drills and conditioning, FKN Timer gives your training a structure that is yours — then keeps you focused until the round is done.

Screenshots

Session4 screens
Box Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Box Timer at every 9 days against Session's every 2 months. Session's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Session ships an update every 2 months, Box Timer every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Session versus Box Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSessionBox Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShane LandrySvyatoslav Boiko

In-app purchases

None

Session

No in-app purchases

None

Box Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Session free?
Session is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Box Timer free?
Box Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Session or Box Timer have ads?
Neither Session nor Box Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Session or Box Timer?
Session ships an update every 2 months, and Box Timer every 9 days. Most recently, Session was updated on October 11, 2026 and Box Timer on October 17, 2026.

Other comparisons