Comparison

Sit Timer vs Aika

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

Head to head
About

Sit Timer

Features
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Sit is a meditation timer for people who just want to sit. Set a duration, choose a bell, begin. A gentle sound marks the start and end of your practice. Nothing else gets in the way. Bells โ€” Eight resonant sounds including singing bowl, temple bell, gong, and crystal. Set different bells for the start, interval, and end of your session. Haptic โ€” Prefer silence? Switch to haptic mode and feel the bell instead of hearing it. Prep โ€” A brief countdown before your session so you can set the phone down before it begins. No accounts. No streaks. No distractions. Sit. That's it.

About

Aika

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Aika is a clean workout and interval timer designed for fast setup, clear timing, and focused training. Use it for HIIT, EMOM, AMRAP, Tabata, circuits, boxing rounds, MMA, mobility work, stretching, home workouts, and gym sessions. Start from built-in timers, adjust them to match your workout, build custom multi-block sessions, save your favorites, and train with a large, easy-to-read timer. Features: * Built-in workout timers for EMOM, AMRAP, Tabata, boxing rounds, countdown, and count up * Dedicated Rest Timer for tracking recovery between sets * Edit timer names, rounds, work, rest, and duration values * Build custom workouts from AMRAP, EMOM, interval, combat sports, work, and rest blocks * Reorder, duplicate, edit, and save workout blocks * Save favorites and custom workouts for quick reuse * Quick launch list with recently used workouts * Large, clear timer readout for at-a-glance use * Choose Sport, Sport Calm, Clean, Gym Digital or Gym Digital Classic timer themes * Sport themes show phase progress with a ring in portrait and a bar in landscape, following countdown or count-up * Next-up display for upcoming timer phases * Sound cues for phase changes and session completion, including a 10-second warning for combat sports rounds * Voice cues in English and Finnish, independently of the app language, with Leo available for free * Preview every voice in settings before choosing, including Pro voices * Hear timer cues in the background and with your screen locked when sounds are enabled * Undo set completions and skipped rests in Rest Timer, including the final set from the results screen * Swipe to finish For Time workouts without round tracking; see your finish time and save it to the workout log * Countdown and count-up modes * Portrait and landscape support * Timer preferences including warm-up, final rest, precision, sound, and orientation * Full-screen clock mode with 12h or 24h display * Track rounds and round times in AMRAP and For Time workouts * Workout history with results and round details stored on your device * Add notes to completed or stopped workouts * Give workout log entries custom names * Replay previous workouts from your log * Quick Edit offers more duration options and remembers your most recently used settings for each timer * English, Finnish, Swedish, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, German, French, and Italian language support Aika Pro unlocks Workout Builder, favorites, and custom time controls. Pro also adds the Maya and Nora voices, plus round numbers and extra time announcements for all voices, including Leo. Monthly and yearly subscription options are available, and purchases can be restored from the app. Aika keeps the experience straightforward: set up your timer, start your workout, and stay focused on training. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Sit Timer4 screens
Aika4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sit Timer at none against Aika's 2. Aika's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Aika sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Sit Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sit Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, Aika weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Sit Timer versus Aika: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSit TimerAika
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS15.115.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size48 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developercompletingthecycle LLCMikko Lehtinen

In-app purchases

None

Sit Timer

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Aika

Subscriptions2
  • Aika Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Aika Pro Yearly7 Days trial$12.991 Year

Questions

Is Sit Timer free?
Sit Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aika free?
Aika is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sit Timer or Aika have ads?
Neither Sit Timer nor Aika shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sit Timer or Aika?
Sit Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, and Aika weekly. Most recently, Sit Timer was updated on October 1, 2026 and Aika on October 10, 2026.

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