Comparison

Session vs SMARTFIGHT 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
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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.

About

SMARTFIGHT TIMER

Features
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Train every round with purpose. SmartFight Timer is a combat sports round timer and circuit training app for fighters, coaches, gyms, and solo athletes. Build structured sessions with custom round times, rest periods, warm-ups, bell alerts, and random voice cues — or create full circuit workouts exercise by exercise. ROUND TIMER FOR: Boxing • Muay Thai • Kickboxing • MMA • BJJ • Wrestling • Sparring • Bag/pad work • Strength & conditioning • HIIT CUSTOMIZE: Round & rest duration, number of rounds, warm-up time, voice cue frequency, bell/sound settings. RANDOM VOICE CUES: Numbers, movements, combinations, submissions and drills called at unpredictable intervals — so you react instead of watch the clock. Adjust min/max intervals for technical work or high-speed conditioning. VOICE PACKS: Number packs (assign your own meaning to 1–10), Boxing/Striking packs (combos, kicks, footwork, counters), BJJ packs (submissions, escapes, transitions), Wrestling packs (takedowns, sprawls, stand-ups). CIRCUIT TRAINER: Add exercises and specific variations (standard/diamond/explosive push-ups, bodyweight/jump squats, and more), set duration per movement, arrange order, and add recovery periods. Built for solo athletes, coaches running classes, and gyms managing group sessions. Tutorials available on the SmartFight Timer YouTube channel. Train smarter. React faster. Fight ready.

Screenshots

Session4 screens
SMARTFIGHT TIMER4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SMARTFIGHT TIMER at every 2 weeks against Session's every 2 months. Session's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). 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, SMARTFIGHT TIMER every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Session versus SMARTFIGHT TIMER: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSessionSMARTFIGHT TIMER
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShane LandryBuzzware Tech Pvt Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Session

No in-app purchases

None

SMARTFIGHT TIMER

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Session free?
Session is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SMARTFIGHT TIMER free?
SMARTFIGHT TIMER is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Session or SMARTFIGHT TIMER have ads?
Neither Session nor SMARTFIGHT TIMER shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Session or SMARTFIGHT TIMER?
Session ships an update every 2 months, and SMARTFIGHT TIMER every 2 weeks. Most recently, Session was updated on October 11, 2026 and SMARTFIGHT TIMER on October 23, 2026.

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