Comparison

RollJournal Timer vs Round Timer

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

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About

RollJournal Timer

Features
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RollJournal Timer is a simple, powerful training timer built for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, grappling, MMA, and conditioning work. Use it for class rounds, competition prep, drilling intervals, shark tank sessions, EMOMs, open mat, or solo workouts. Choose a built-in template, create your own custom timer, and save your favorites for quick access before training. Features: Round timers for BJJ and grappling Interval, countdown, and count-up modes Fast custom timer builder Built-in templates for common training formats Saved timers and favorites Sound and haptic controls Clean portrait and landscape timer views RollJournal Timer works great on its own, and it also connects naturally with RollJournal. After training, use RollJournal to track rounds, log sessions, and build a better picture of your progress over time. Built for athletes who want a timer that is fast, reliable, and easy to use when they are tired, sweaty, and ready to train.

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Round Timer

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Stop fumbling with complicated timers and start your workout in seconds. Get clear interval cues, a big easy-to-read countdown, and a round timer that keeps pace without breaking your flow. Round Timer: HIIT & Tabata helps you start, run, and track interval workouts on iPhone. Built for people who want to drop the phone, glance once, and keep moving, this HIIT timer focuses on quick starts and clear feedback. The GO card always launches your most recent workout, so your usual Tabata timer or interval timer is never more than one tap away. When a workout is running, the Live Activity and Lock Screen card keep the current phase, time left, and controls in view, and you can pause, skip, or stop from there. If you train with music, voice cues speak over your audio and then your music returns to normal volume. That makes it handy for Tabata abs while watching TV, sprint repeats at the track, or boxing rounds in the gym. • Start your last workout instantly from the GO card on Quick Start. • Pick from built-in presets including Classic Tabata, Beginner HIIT, EMOM 10, AMRAP 20, Boxing Rounds, and Sprint Intervals. • Build custom workouts with your own work, rest, rounds, get ready, and cooldown times. • Choose a protocol like Tabata, HIIT, EMOM, AMRAP, Circuit, Rounds, Sprint, or Custom. • Add per-round labels so voice cues can say Burpees or Push-ups instead of a generic work prompt. • See a giant full-screen countdown with color changes for work, rest, prep, cooldown, and finish. • Keep the next step in view with the UP NEXT preview and the round counter. • Control a session with large Restart, Play or Pause, and Skip buttons. • Let a saved workout start a playlist from your music library automatically and stop it when the workout ends. • Keep cues going when the screen locks, with optional haptics on every phase change. • Check History for this week, total time, streak, and session details, then share or delete a session. • Start from Home Screen, Lock Screen, Control Center, or a shortcut for even faster access. It fits real training moments. Start Classic Tabata for a quick core set, throw together a Circuit for class, run EMOM 10 in a garage gym, use Sprint Intervals for repeats, or keep Boxing Rounds visible from across the room. If you want one clean workout record instead of a pile of tiny entries, Pro can save each completed session to Apple Health as a single workout. The free version lets you save up to 3 custom workouts. Pro removes that limit and adds Apple Health saving for completed sessions. Music access is only needed if you want to play a playlist from your library, and Health access is only needed if you choose to save workouts there. Pick a preset, tap GO, and turn your iPhone into a clear, dependable HIIT timer for Tabata, EMOM, AMRAP, boxing rounds, and more. Terms of Use (EULA) - http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

RollJournal Timer4 screens
Round Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RollJournal Timer at none against Round Timer's 3. RollJournal Timer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Round Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. RollJournal Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
RollJournal Timer versus Round Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRollJournal TimerRound Timer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMako Technology LabsSandeep Bhandari

In-app purchases

None

RollJournal Timer

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Round Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Forever Pro$99.99

Questions

Is RollJournal Timer free?
RollJournal Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Round Timer free?
Round Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do RollJournal Timer or Round Timer have ads?
Round Timer shows ads; RollJournal Timer does not.

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