Comparison

Round Timer vs Boxing Timekeeper

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

Head to head
About

Round Timer

This app provides a simple and clear interval timer for various workout types like HIIT, Tabata, and boxing. It offers quick start options, large visual cues, and voice prompts to keep you focused during your training sessions.

Highlights
  • Quick start for last workout
  • Built-in workout presets
  • Custom workout builder
  • Large visual countdown
  • Voice cues
  • Lock Screen and Live Activity support
  • Workout history tracking
Features
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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

About

Boxing Timekeeper

Features
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Boxing TimeKeeperは、ボクシングや格闘技のトレーニングに使えるシンプルなラウンドタイマーです。 大きく見やすいタイマー表示と、グローブを着けたままでも操作しやすい画面設計を採用。縦向き・横向きの両方に対応し、iPhoneとiPadで利用できます。 主な機能 ・ラウンド数、ラウンド時間、休憩時間、開始前カウントダウンの設定 ・ラウンド開始・終了時のベル音 ・ラウンド終了10秒前のクラップ音 ・リングベルとクラップ音の個別音量調整 ・好きな音声ファイルをクラップ音として設定 ・端末で録音した音をクラップ音として設定 ・録音開始前の3秒カウントダウン ・画面タップによる開始と一時停止 ・停止中の状態が分かりやすいグレー表示 ・縦向き・横向き表示への対応 録音した音声や読み込んだ音声、タイマー設定は端末内にのみ保存されます。アカウント登録、広告、個人情報の収集はありません。 Sound Credits: https://tarohida.github.io/boxing-timekeeper-support/credits.html

Screenshots

Round Timer4 screens
Boxing Timekeeper1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Boxing Timekeeper at none against Round Timer's 3. Boxing Timekeeper also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months). On price 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. Round Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Boxing Timekeeper asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Round Timer ships an update every 2 months, Boxing Timekeeper every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Round Timer versus Boxing Timekeeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRound TimerBoxing Timekeeper
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSandeep BhandariTaro Hida

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
None

Boxing Timekeeper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Round Timer free?
Round Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Boxing Timekeeper free?
Boxing Timekeeper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Round Timer or Boxing Timekeeper have ads?
Round Timer shows ads; Boxing Timekeeper does not.
Which is updated more often, Round Timer or Boxing Timekeeper?
Round Timer ships an update every 2 months, and Boxing Timekeeper every 4 weeks. Most recently, Round Timer was updated on October 25, 2026 and Boxing Timekeeper on October 5, 2026.

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