Comparison

Jab vs Boxing Timer

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

Head to head
About

Jab

This app guides you through boxing workouts with voice-called combos and a round timer. Track your punches per minute and progress through 15 distinct training sessions, from beginner basics to advanced camp routines. It's designed for effective training without distractions.

Highlights
  • Voice-guided combo callouts
  • 15 boxing workouts
  • Round timer with boxing bells
  • Punch tracking (punches per minute)
  • Offline functionality
  • Progress tracking and personal records
Features
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Real boxing combos, called out loud, round by round. Your phone calls it, you throw it. Jab feeds you combinations while you work the heavy bag or shadow box. Jabs, crosses, hooks, uppercuts, body shots, slips - up to six punches per combo. Eyes stay forward. Hands stay up. 15 workouts from day-one basics to 12-round camp sessions. Heavy bag rounds inspired by Kronk, Philly Shell, and Mexican style boxing. A round timer with real boxing bells. Punch tracking that tells you if you're actually getting faster - not just tired. Short combos come fast. Long combos give you room. The pacing adjusts so there's nowhere to hide. Free. No ads. No account. Works offline. Open it and go. WORKOUTS - 15 workouts from beginner to advanced - Real progressions: Boxing 101 through Camp Mode - Conditioning rounds with sustained bag work - Defense: slip, roll, pull counters built into combos TRAINING - Voice-guided combo callouts with dynamic pacing - Round timer with authentic boxing bells - Works with your music - audio ducks during callouts - Pacing: Slow, Medium, Fast, Progressive PROGRESS - Punches per minute tracking - Personal records: most punches, best intensity, longest streak - Training activity calendar - Shareable workout cards with full punch breakdown

About

Boxing Timer

This app provides a customizable round timer for combat sports and HIIT workouts. It features hands-free voice control, randomized combo callouts from a virtual coach, and adjustable settings for rounds, rest, and alerts. The app is designed for use during intense training sessions.

Highlights
  • Hands-free voice control
  • Randomized coach combo callouts
  • Customizable round and rest times
  • Adjustable alerts and sounds
  • Full-screen color options
  • Pre-set workout modes
Features
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Shadow is the boxing round timer built for one truth: once your wraps are on, your phone is off-limits. YOUR CORNERMAN, BUILT IN Turn on coach mode and a voice calls out real combos during your rounds — "one, two, slip, two", "jab, cross, switch kick". Boxing and Muay Thai, three difficulty levels (beginner, intermediate, pro), with callouts researched from real coaching practice. Combos are random every round, so no two sessions are ever the same. Pick any voice installed on your iPhone. HANDS-FREE VOICE CONTROL Say "pause", "go" or "skip" and the timer obeys. Speech recognition listens for the whole workout — no buttons to press, no gloves to take off. THE BELL NEVER STOPS Lock your screen, drop your phone in your bag, walk to the other side of the gym: rounds keep turning and the bell keeps ringing. No more silent timers. YOUR ROUNDS, YOUR RULES - Rounds, round length, rest and warm-up — fully adjustable - End-of-round warning (the classic 10-second wood clack) with custom timing and sound - Repeating inner-round alerts (e.g. every 30 seconds) to switch pace or technique - Rest-end countdown so you're up before the bell - 15 full-screen colors per phase, readable from across the gym - 29 sounds, all free: classic bell, gong, air horn, war horn… and a meme pack your gym will hear about READY OUT OF THE BOX Boxing (12x3:00), Muay Thai (5x3:00), Beginner, Tabata, plus coach presets — one tap and you're working. Shadow PRO (optional, one-time purchase) - Unlimited custom presets - Zero ads, forever - No subscription. Pay once, own it for life. Everything else — every sound, every color, the voice coach, voice control — is free. Built dark, loud and legible, for boxers, kickboxers, Muay Thai athletes, and anyone who trains in rounds.

Screenshots

Jab4 screens
Boxing Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Jab at none against Boxing Timer's 1. Jab also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). Boxing Timer's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and iOS requirement 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. Boxing Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Jab asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Jab against 5.0 for Boxing Timer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boxing Timer has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jab ships an update every 4 days, Boxing Timer weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Jab versus Boxing Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJabBoxing Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDuc Anh TranYacine Kahlis

Customer experience

Jab

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Boxing Timer

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Jab

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Boxing Timer

One-time1
  • Punch Clock Pro$6.99

Questions

Is Jab free?
Jab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Boxing Timer free?
Boxing Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Jab or Boxing Timer?
Jab and Boxing Timer are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 6 ratings respectively.
Do Jab or Boxing Timer have ads?
Boxing Timer shows ads; Jab does not.
Which is updated more often, Jab or Boxing Timer?
Jab ships an update every 4 days, and Boxing Timer weekly. Most recently, Jab was updated on October 6, 2026 and Boxing Timer on October 8, 2026.

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