BoxClock vs Lockout
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BoxClock
This app provides a customizable gym clock with various timer modes like EMOM, AMRAP, and Tabata. It features a clear, large display designed for visibility across a room and offers audio cues for transitions. Save your favorite workout configurations for quick access.
- Multiple timer modes (EMOM, AMRAP, Tabata, Custom)
- Large, clear LED-style display
- Customizable audio cues
- Lock Screen and Dynamic Island integration
- Save up to 10 workout configurations
- No ads or subscriptions
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EMOM, AMRAP, Tabata, Custom Intervals. The gym clock on your wall, but on your phone. No ads. No recipes. No workout videos. No social feed. No account to create. No subscription to forget about. Just a gym clock that does one thing extremely well. Designed to look and feel like the LED timers mounted on gym walls, BoxClock turns your iPhone or iPad into the clock you already know how to use. Glance up, read the time, get back to work. 7 TIMER MODES - EMOM (Every Minute on the Minute) — Set your rounds and interval length. Audio beeps at every minute. - AMRAP (As Many Rounds as Possible) — Countdown timer with a swipe-up round counter. - Tabata — Classic 20/10 or fully configurable work/rest intervals. Red for work, amber for rest. - Custom Intervals — Configure sets, rounds, work time, rest time, and rest between sets. Your workout, your rules. - Countdown — Set a duration and go. Big LED digits count down to zero. - Stopwatch — Count up from zero. Simple and reliable. - Clock — Real-time display in 12h or 24h format. Mount your phone on the wall. LIVE ACTIVITIES ON THE LOCK SCREEN - See your timer ticking on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island - Round count, phase (WORK / REST), and big digits — no need to unlock - Pre-countdown "GET READY" view so you never miss the start - Pause directly from the Lock Screen and resume without opening the app LOOKS LIKE A REAL GYM CLOCK - 7-segment LED digits with visible unlit segment traces - Green digits for rounds, red for time, amber for rest - Black background, high contrast, readable from across the room - Landscape display fills your screen edge to edge AUDIO CUES - 3-2-1 beeps before every workout starts - Beeps at work/rest transitions and round changes - Alert when the workout is done - Mixes with Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and your own music — no pausing your playlist - Keeps playing with the phone face-down, in background, or with the screen locked - Plays even when your phone is on silent SAVE YOUR WORKOUTS - Bookmark up to 10 timer configurations - Tap a saved workout and go — no re-entering settings - Each mode remembers its own settings between sessions CONFIGURABLE START COUNTDOWN - Set your pre-workout countdown anywhere from 0 to 60 seconds - Set it to 0 to skip the countdown entirely and start instantly JUST A CLOCK - Screen stays on during active timers - No dimming, no interruptions - Works on iPhone and iPad - No account. No ads. No tracking. No bloat. PRICING Clock, Stopwatch, and Countdown are free forever. Unlock EMOM, AMRAP, Tabata, Custom Intervals, saved workouts, and the configurable countdown for $4.99. One time. No subscription. No "premium tier". Pay once, train forever. BoxClock is made by Tiny Delights. One app. One job. Done well.
Lockout
This app helps you focus during workouts by blocking distracting apps and providing loud audio cues if you exceed rest periods. It offers structured workout plans, automatic PR detection, and running coaching with pace cues. Your data is stored privately in iCloud, with no ads or tracking.
- App blocking during workouts
- Loud rest period interruptions
- Structured sets and rest plans
- Automatic PR detection
- Running pace coaching
- Music integration (Apple Music/Spotify)
- Live Activities and Apple Watch support
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Stop scrolling. Start lifting. Lockout is a workout timer that fights for your attention span. Run long on a rest period and it interrupts you instantly with a siren, an air horn, or an aggressive music switch, because you don't want it to. Turn on Total Lockout and every other app is blocked for the length of your workout. Phone down, head up, no Instagram between sets. LIFT • Structured sets-and-rest plans, or a one-tap freeform rest timer • Loud interruptions when you run over on rest, and you choose how loud • Total Lockout blocks distracting apps until your workout ends • A plate calculator and "same as last" make logging a set take seconds • Automatic PR detection. Beat your number and the trophy just lands • Progress charts that zoom to your real range RUN • Run Mode coaches your pace out loud with live "pick it up" and "ease off" cues • Choose a distance, a goal time, a race target, or HIIT intervals • Outdoor or treadmill, with incline you set up front or change mid-run • Live mile splits, a finish prediction, and your route on the map • RunLock blocks TikTok, texts, and the rest for the whole run. Emergency calls always get through • Forgot to track one? Log it by hand. Run history keeps your PRs YOUR MUSIC, YOUR SERVICE • Apple Music or Spotify, whichever you already pay for • Auto-plays when you start, ducks for voice cues, reacts to interruptions • Spotify control requires Spotify Premium and the Spotify app EVERYWHERE YOU TRAIN • Live Activities on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • An Apple Watch timer with one-tap set ends, and auto-pause when you pull your AirPods • Streaks, history, and one-tap resume of your last routine • Light, dark, and bold themes, including Charged Built for the people behind you. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your workouts live in your iCloud. No accounts. No servers. No ads. We don't track you. We don't sell your data. We don't have your data. LOCKOUT IS A SUBSCRIPTION No tiers. No upsells. No "premium features unlocked." You get everything above, every update we ship, and an app that respects your training time. Try it free, keep it if you keep lifting. Terms of Use: https://www.castleground.co/lockout-workout-timer-terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://www.castleground.co/lockout-workout-timer-privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Lockout at 5.0 against BoxClock's 4.0. Lockout also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). BoxClock's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. BoxClock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Lockout sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Lockout holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
BoxClock ships an update every 2 weeks, Lockout fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BoxClock | Lockout |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Carlos Manuel Gomes Vilhena | Castleground LLC |
In-app purchases
BoxClock
- BoxClock Premium$4.99
Lockout
- Weekly Premium Plan3 Days trial$1.997 Days
- Premium Plan Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Annual Premium Plan7 Days trial$29.991 Year









