Comparison

1Round vs Southpaw

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

Head to head
About

1Round

Features
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1Round is the training timer built for athletes who don't settle for basic. Whether you're hitting the heavy bag, grinding through HIIT intervals, or pushing through MMA rounds — 1Round keeps precise time so you can stay locked in. BUILT FOR YOUR SPORT Five professional presets ready out of the box: • Boxing — 12 Ɨ 3-minute rounds, 1-minute rest, 10-second warning • MMA — 5 Ɨ 5-minute rounds, championship format • HIIT — 8 rounds of 40-second work, 20-second rest • Tabata — classic 8-round 20/10 protocol • Custom — your starting point for anything else EVERY DETAIL CONFIGURABLE Set round duration, rest duration, and a warning countdown from the main screen. Need different durations for different rounds? Per-round variable timing has you covered. SOUNDS THAT MEAN SOMETHING Five independent sound cues — round start, final round, warning, rest start, and finish — each configurable separately. Choose from bells, warning tones, classic boxing bell, and digital beep. LIVE ACTIVITY & DYNAMIC ISLAND Your workout lives on your lock screen and in the Dynamic Island while you train. See the current phase, time remaining, and round count without unlocking your phone. LOCK SCREEN WIDGET Glance at your round and time remaining directly from the lock screen at any time. — 1ROUND PRO — Unlock the full toolkit: • Create unlimited custom presets • Edit all preset details — rounds, timing, sounds, icon, color • Per-round variable duration control • Import your own custom audio files • Live Activity & Dynamic Island Always free, no limits: • All 5 professional presets — fully functional • All built-in sounds and warning tones 1Round PRO is available as a yearly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Southpaw

Features
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The round timer that feels like pro fight equipment. Southpaw is a boxing, MMA, Muay Thai and HIIT interval timer built for the gym floor: giant digits you can read from across the room, a bell that rings even with your iPhone on silent, and zero clutter between you and the next round. TRAIN WITHOUT LOOKING • Huge high-contrast countdown, color-coded phases (get ready / work / rest) • Classic bell on round start and end, 10-second warning clacker • Countdown beeps and haptics so you feel the round coming • Sound keeps working in the background and on silent • Screen stays awake for the whole session SET UP IN SECONDS • Boxing, MMA, Muay Thai and HIIT presets, one tap to start • Quick config: round time, rest time, rounds • Pause, resume or reset with gloves on — huge touch targets SOUTHPAW PRO (one-time purchase, yours forever) • Save unlimited custom presets with your own name • Advanced round patterns: pyramids and ladders with per-round preview • All sound packs: Classic Bell, Air Horn, Beep • No subscriptions. No ads. No account. Ever. Whether you are on the heavy bag, sparring, doing pad work or grinding through a HIIT circuit, Southpaw keeps the rounds honest. Your fight. Your rounds.

Screenshots

1Round4 screens
Southpaw4 screens

Verdict

The call

1Round and Southpaw are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. 1Round sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year and Southpaw sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
1Round versus Southpaw: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter1RoundSouthpaw
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB11 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMarian KazimirSergio Diaz Marcos

In-app purchases

2 purchases

1Round

Subscriptions1
  • PRO Yearly$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • PRO Lifetime$14.99
1 purchases

Southpaw

One-time1
  • Southpaw Pro$4.99

Questions

Is 1Round free?
1Round is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Southpaw free?
Southpaw is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 1Round or Southpaw have ads?
Neither 1Round nor Southpaw shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 1Round or Southpaw?
1Round ships an update every 4 days, and Southpaw every 4 days. Most recently, 1Round was updated on October 24, 2026 and Southpaw on October 17, 2026.

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