Rohla Timer vs GRIT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rohla Timer
A straightforward interval timer designed for workouts without distractions. It offers essential features like work/rest intervals, circuit training, and visual cues, ensuring a seamless training experience.
- Interval timer with work, rest, and circuits
- Stopwatch mode
- Get Ready countdown
- Breathe moment between exercises
- Visual phase changes
- Haptic feedback
- Screen stays on during workout
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A timer for people who came to train, not to set up an app. Rohla Timer is a HIIT and circuit interval timer designed around one idea: get out of your way. No accounts. No subscriptions. No ads. No data collection. Open it, set your intervals, go. GROUP WORKOUT Train with someone who isn't in the room. Start a FaceTime call, tap the group icon, and you both run the same timer. Same work, same rest, same beep, same moment. WHAT'S INSIDE • Interval timer with work, rest, and circuits • Stopwatch mode • Group workouts over FaceTime • Apple Watch app • A short Get Ready countdown • A brief moment between exercises • Clear visual phase changes so you know where you are at a glance • Finished workouts appear in Apple Fitness WHO IT'S FOR Anyone who wants a clean, simple timer that just works. Train at home, at the gym, or with a friend three time zones away. Questions, feedback, feature requests: support@marohla.com
GRIT
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GRIT is a fast, focused WOD timer for functional fitness, garage gyms, coaches and athletes. Choose the format, set your workout and start. GRIT includes: • For Time • AMRAP • EMOM • Tabata • Custom work/rest intervals • Time-of-day clock BUILD COMPLETE WORKOUTS Combine For Time, AMRAP, EMOM, Tabata, Intervals and Rest blocks into one session. Reorder blocks, set each phase and run the complete workout without rebuilding the clock between sections. BUILT FOR THE GYM FLOOR Use GRIT on iPhone or iPad, or turn your device sideways for a large, high-contrast workout clock. Clear work, rest and countdown colors help you understand the phase while you are moving, and distinct audio cues keep the session on track. A connected AirPlay display can show a synchronized, read-only timer. FAST, FLEXIBLE SETUP Set the time cap, duration, rounds, work, rest and count-in for the workout in front of you. Fully custom sub-minute timers are supported, and the core timer modes are available without a subscription. GRIT WORKOUT LIBRARIES AND HISTORY Search GRIT Benchmarks and GRIT Tribute Workouts by workout or movement. Save your result, mark RX or scaled, add notes and keep your recent sessions on your phone. OPTIONAL APPLE HEALTH MATCHING If you choose to grant access, GRIT can match a saved result with a nearby Apple Health workout from your Apple Watch. Health access is optional. FREE AND PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No subscription. No advertising. Your saved results stay on your device. If you choose Send to a mate, the workout definition is uploaded to create a shareable link. Your personal result and session notes are not shared. Download GRIT, choose a mode and start the clock.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: GRIT at every 2 days against Rohla Timer's every 2 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Rohla Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, GRIT every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rohla Timer | GRIT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YUMNA MC CANN | Andrew Dunn |
In-app purchases
Rohla Timer
No in-app purchases
GRIT
No in-app purchases









