Burst vs Explosive Athlete
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Burst
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Burst is an interval timer and a field-test logbook. Free, no account, in 10 languages. EVERY INTERVAL FORMAT Work/rest intervals, pyramids, distance sessions, Tabata, HIIT, boxing rounds, circuits. Set durations on a wheel, name the exercises of each round, add a warm-up, and see the total time before you start. RANDOM BEEPS Random-cue mode drops unpredictable signals into each work phase, at three intensities. Train reaction: strike on the beep, sprint on the beep, change direction on the beep. A feature you will not find in a standard interval timer. FIELD TESTS, WITH THE MATH LΓ©ger 20 m shuttle run (beep test), 30-15 Intermittent Fitness Test, Gacon 45/15, Yo-Yo IR1 and IR2, Cooper and half-Cooper, 2 km, T-Test, repeated sprints, BOLT, FTP. Burst runs the exact protocol, then computes your aerobic speed and estimated VOβmax and places you on a benchmark by sex and age. ONE PHONE FOR THE WHOLE TEAM In team mode you enter up to 40 names before the test. During the run, tap the name of whoever stops: each athlete gets their own level and aerobic speed, and the ranking goes into the history. Built for PE classes, clubs and strength coaches. YOUR SESSIONS WITHIN REACH 90 ready-made sessions, sorted by sport and by energy system (VOβmax, threshold, anaerobic, recovery), search, filters, and favorites to bring back your own intervals in one tap. PROGRESS The history keeps every session, every test result and how it felt. Your aerobic speed and training paces update with each test. SIMPLE One screen per task, digits you can read from three meters, clean sounds, a timer that keeps running with the screen locked. Works offline. Burst is free and supported by ads. No account, no session data sent anywhere: everything stays on your phone.
Explosive Athlete
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Explosive Athlete turns your Explosive Belt sensor into a complete jump-testing and velocity-based-training lab. JUMP TESTING Jump height, flight time, takeoff velocity, peak force, mRSI, eccentric & concentric velocity and the shape of every jump - measured at 500 samples per second. CMJ, squat jump, Abalakov, approach jumps and your own custom types. Wear it in practice: every jump counted and measured automatically. BAR VELOCITY Auto-detected reps with peak and mean concentric velocity, range of motion, velocity-loss tracking with configurable set-stop alerts, training zones, bar path and full velocity/power curves - plus explosive-profile metrics like time-to-peak-velocity, POP-100 and the eccentric acceleration index. GYM MODE Huge numbers readable from across the floor, with instant sound feedback on every rep and jump. TEAM Rosters, athlete profiles with bests and trends, readiness flags, Force-Velocity profiling, session history, PDF reports, CSV export. Everything stays on your device - no accounts, no subscriptions. Requires an Explosive Belt sensor (Bluetooth) for live measurement. Browsing, team management, history and manual records work without hardware.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Explosive Athlete at none against Burst's shown. Explosive Athlete also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Burst ships an update weekly, Explosive Athlete every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Burst | Explosive Athlete |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days β better |
| Ads | Yes | No β better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 β better | 16.4 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sebastian Orlowski | YAVOR STEFANOV BELAKOV |
In-app purchases
Burst
No in-app purchases
Explosive Athlete
No in-app purchases









