Rounds vs The Boxing eTimer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rounds
This interval timer app simplifies workout creation for various training styles like HIIT, Tabata, and circuits. Build custom routines by stacking work, rest, and prep blocks, grouping them into rounds, and saving them as presets for quick access. It's designed for gym use, ensuring it won't interrupt your music.
- Customizable workout builder
- Stackable work, rest, and prep blocks
- Round grouping and repetition
- Save and launch preset workouts
- Music interruption-free design
- Customizable sound profiles
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Rounds is an interval timer that does what you tell it to. Wether its HIIT, Tabata, boxing 3s and 1s, a 20 minute EMOM with a finisheror kettlebell circuits, a mobility flow Rounds make it easy. No ads. No accounts. No upsells mid workout. Build the workout you want • Stack work, rest, and prep blocks in any order • Group blocks into rounds and repeat them as many times as you need • Save any workout as a preset and launch it with one tap from the home screen • Start from a handful of starter timers if you don't feel like building from scratch Rounds is made to actually be used in a gym. It doesn't interrupt your music, and we allow for a highly customizable sound profile so you can stay in the zone.
The Boxing eTimer
This app serves as a workout companion for boxing training, offering precision for various exercises like heavy bag work, shadowboxing, and HIIT circuits. It's designed for fighters, fitness enthusiasts, and coaches.
- Professional boxing gym precision
- Heavy bag training support
- Shadowboxing drills
- HIIT circuit timer
- Workout companion for fighters
- Fitness enthusiast tool
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Step into the ring with The Boxing eTimer, the ultimate workout companion designed for fighters, fitness enthusiasts, and coaches. Whether you’re hitting the heavy bag, perfecting your shadowboxing, or crushing a high-intensity HIIT circuit, this app brings the precision of a professional boxing gym straight to your phone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Rounds at 5.0 against The Boxing eTimer's 4.0. Rounds also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Rounds holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rounds | The Boxing eTimer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nightjar Labs LLC. | Atech Operating LLC |
Customer experience
Rounds
The Boxing eTimer
In-app purchases
Rounds
No in-app purchases
The Boxing eTimer
No in-app purchases
