Session vs Ring 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.
Ring Timer
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Ring Timer is a round timer for boxing, MMA, kickboxing and any training that runs on rounds and rest. Set it once and put the phone down. The bell rings, the last five seconds tick, and the round number is called out, all with the screen locked and the phone in your bag. ROUNDS THAT SOUND RIGHT • A real bell to open and close every round • Countdown ticks over the last five seconds, so you feel the round ending • Optional spoken round numbers, so you never have to look • Everything is independently switchable — bell only, ticks only, silent BUILT FOR TRAINING, NOT FOR STARING AT • Runs with the screen off and the app in the background • A Lock Screen widget shows the round you're on without unlocking • Big, high-contrast digits that read across a gym YOUR ROUNDS, YOUR WAY • Five ready-made profiles: Classic Boxing, Amateur Boxing, MMA, Muay Thai and Kick Boxing • Or build your own, rounds, round length, rest length, warm-up and end warnings • Rename, duplicate and delete profiles freely ON YOUR WRIST • A full Apple Watch app, not a remote • Start, pause and stop from the watch, with or without your phone nearby • A tap on the wrist at every round boundary SYNCED, PRIVATELY • Your profiles and settings follow you to every device via your own iCloud account • Nothing is collected, nothing is tracked, no account to create • Ring Timer has no server, your data goes to your iCloud, not to us NO SUBSCRIPTION Ring Timer is free, complete, and stays that way. There is a tip jar for anyone who wants to support it, which unlocks a badge and a few alternate app icons. It unlocks nothing else, every timing feature is free for everyone, forever.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Session at none against Ring Timer's 4. Session also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). Ring Timer's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). 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
Both are free to download. Ring Timer sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Session asks for nothing beyond the download.
Session ships an update every 2 months, Ring Timer weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Session | Ring Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shane Landry | Bytegix, s.r.o. |
In-app purchases
Session
No in-app purchases
Ring Timer
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