BarePace vs Workout Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BarePace
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BarePace is a free interval timer for runners, HIIT athletes, and anyone training with timed phases. No account. No subscription. No ads. Ever. — BUILD ANY WORKOUT — Create interval sequences in seconds. Run 5 minutes, walk 2 minutes, repeat 4 times — or any combination you need. Combine single phases and repeat groups in any order. — TABATA QUICK START — Jump straight into a Tabata session from the home screen. Set your Work time, Rest time, and Rounds, then go. — VOICE ANNOUNCEMENTS — Hear each phase spoken aloud at every transition. "Run." "Walk." "Rest." Your phone stays in your pocket. — COUNTDOWN BEEPS — 3-2-1 beeps count down before every phase transition so you're never caught off guard. — WORKS WHILE LOCKED — Audio cues fire reliably even when your iPhone screen is off. Your battery and your focus both thank you. — PROGRESS UPDATES — Optional time-remaining announcements every 30 seconds, 1 minute, 2 minutes, or 5 minutes — so you always know where you are in a long phase. — STOPWATCH — A clean count-up timer for open-ended sessions. Optional voice announcements at your chosen interval. — LANDSCAPE TIMER — Rotate to landscape for a larger countdown display during your workout. — START AGAIN INSTANTLY — Recent workouts are one tap away on the home screen. No searching, no rebuilding. FREE. FOREVER. No premium tier. No ads. No account required. Everything works offline. BarePace is built on the belief that a timer should be simple, reliable, and free.
Workout Timer
Create and save custom interval timers for various workout routines like Tabata and HIIT. Features audio cues, haptics, and voice announcements for phase changes. Keeps running with the screen locked and offers Live Activities on iOS.
- Build custom interval timers
- Save and reuse timer templates
- Audio cues and haptic feedback
- Voice announcements for phase changes
- Live Activities on iOS Lock Screen
- Runs with screen locked
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A workout interval timer for Tabata, HIIT, and any work-and-rest routine. Build a timer once, save it, and run it again with one tap. It's free to use. No paywall. No ads. No tracking. No accounts. What it does: - Build interval timers with warm-up, work, rest, recovery, and cool-down phases - Save timers as templates and run them again in one tap - Audio cues, haptics, and optional voice announcements at every phase change - Watch the phase, set, and time left on a clear countdown screen - On iOS, a Live Activity shows your timer on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island - Keeps running with the screen locked, so the phone can sit in your pocket Made for any interval discipline: - Rock climbing: hangboard and fingerboard repeaters (try 7 seconds on, 3 seconds off, for 6 sets), plus campus-board and no-hang protocols - Boxing, MMA, and martial arts: timed rounds with rest between them - High-intensity interval training and functional fitness: Tabata, EMOM, and AMRAP - Running and cycling: sprint and interval training - Strength and calisthenics: timed sets and supersets - Yoga, mobility, and stretching: hold each pose for a set time - Physical therapy and rehab: timed holds and repetitions - Meditation and breathwork: steady, repeating intervals If it has a "work for a bit, rest for a bit, repeat" shape, you can build it here. Your data stays with you. No accounts, no ads, no tracking. Your timers stay on your phone. The only network activity is the check for app updates, which carries no information about you. Open source: https://github.com/Josh-Approved/workout-timer What it doesn't do: No paywall. No ads. No tracking. No accounts. No subscriptions. The whole app is the whole app: every feature is here, free. Josh Approved is supported by the people who use it. No ads, no subscriptions, no data harvest. What keeps this sustainable is whether it's worth a few dollars to you. If it is, there's an optional tip jar in the app. Send feedback: feedback@joshapproved.com
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Verdict
BarePace and Workout Timer are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. BarePace sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Workout Timer sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | BarePace | Workout Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tim Smith | Josh Approved LLC |
In-app purchases
BarePace
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$2.99
- Large Tip$4.99
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- XL Tip$9.99
- XXL Tip$19.99
Workout Timer
- Tip$2.99
- Tip$4.99
- Tip$9.99
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- Tip$19.99
- Tip$49.99





