Comparison

Peekaboo Timer vs Box Timer

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

Head to head
About

Peekaboo Timer

This boxing timer app allows users to customize rounds, work, and rest durations for various training styles. It offers presets for different martial arts and fitness routines, ensuring a simple, fast, and reliable workout experience.

Highlights
  • Customizable rounds, work, and rest durations
  • Multiple training presets (Boxing, MMA, HIIT, Tabata)
  • Works on lock screen and with screen off
  • Live Activities support
  • Landscape mode
  • Motivational quotes
Features
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Peekaboo Timer is a boxing timer built for fighters, athletes and anyone who trains hard. You can set rounds, work duration, rest duration and customize everything to your needs in settings. Why choose Peekaboo? - 100% Free - Apple's native Liquid Glass interface - Works on lock screen and with screen off - Live Activities included - Custom Timer Styles - Landscape mode support - Motivational quotes Presets for every athlete Choose from Default, Pro Boxing, Amateur Boxing, MMA, Muay Thai, HIIT, Tabata — or build your own custom session from scratch. It is simple, fast and reliable. Built by an amateur boxer

About

Box Timer

Features
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Box Timer is a customizable interval and round timer for boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, MMA, BJJ, karate, taekwondo, and judo. Use it for shadowboxing, bag work, technique drills, HIIT, or your own training routine. Set the exercises, work intervals, rest periods, and repeats to fit your session. No ads. No paywall. No subscriptions. A QUICK TIMER THAT REMEMBERS YOUR SETTINGS Configure your everyday session once and return to it whenever you train. Set preparation time, boxing rounds, rest, and repetitions, then press Start. You do not need to create a saved workout to use the timer. BUILD AND SAVE YOUR OWN WORKOUTS Create separate presets for different training days, disciplines, or goals. Combine exercises, preparation, rest, cooldowns, and repeat blocks in your own sequence. Adjust each step's duration and repeat groups of steps instead of adding them individually. Save your routines and reuse them for your next session. CHOOSE FROM MORE THAN 1,000 EXERCISES — OR CREATE YOUR OWN Browse exercises for striking, grappling, warm-ups, and cooldowns. Search for a drill and add it to your workout. Create custom exercises when you need something different, with your own name, description, and optional photo or video link. CUSTOMIZE EACH EXERCISE Change exercise names to match your drills and combinations. Choose an icon and color for each exercise so you can recognize it during training. Set individual durations and arrange the sequence around the way you train. Give saved workouts their own icons and colors to distinguish your routines. MANAGE YOUR SESSION WITH A TAP Tap an exercise icon to open its actions. View exercise details, move a step, duplicate it, or copy and paste it into your session. Build longer routines from the drills you already configured. FOLLOW EVERY ROUND The active timer shows your current exercise, its remaining time, the next step, and the time left in the session. See your progress through the workout and use sound assistance with your chosen round bell. Pause and resume, restart, or move forward and back through the sequence when your session changes. KEEP YOUR TIMER IN VIEW Follow an active workout with Live Activities on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Use Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets to access and control your session. CHOOSE YOUR APP'S APPEARANCE Use light mode, dark mode, or follow your system appearance. Pick an accent color for the main action buttons. Customize exercise and workout icons separately, and unlock alternative app icons as you train. REVIEW YOUR COMPLETED SESSION See completed rounds and segments, active time, rest time, total duration, and skipped time. The workout summary also includes an estimated calorie burn. Use the quick timer for your regular rounds or build a saved workout with different drills and intervals. Box Timer gives you control over the sequence, timing, names, icons, and colors in one app.

Screenshots

Peekaboo Timer4 screens
Box Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

Peekaboo Timer and Box Timer 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 · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Peekaboo Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, Box Timer every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Peekaboo Timer versus Box Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPeekaboo TimerBox Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnton PalchykSvyatoslav Boiko

In-app purchases

None

Peekaboo Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Box Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Peekaboo Timer free?
Peekaboo Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Box Timer free?
Box Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Peekaboo Timer or Box Timer have ads?
Neither Peekaboo Timer nor Box Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Peekaboo Timer or Box Timer?
Peekaboo Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, and Box Timer every 9 days. Most recently, Peekaboo Timer was updated on October 9, 2026 and Box Timer on October 24, 2026.

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