Comparison

BareTimer vs Bubl Timer

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

Head to head
About

BareTimer

Features
Read full description

Set the timer. Do the work. BareTimer is a bare-essentials workout timer for any sport. No ads, no account, no sign-up, and no internet required. Just open it and go. Most workout timer apps are buried in ads, logins, subscriptions, and clutter you never use. BareTimer is the opposite: a clean, fast gym timer with big readable numbers, clear audio cues, and only the timer modes you actually need. It is a free interval timer, AMRAP timer, EMOM timer, and Tabata timer in one simple app. FIVE WAYS TO TIME A WORKOUT • Countdown: Set the time, hit go, count down to zero. • For Time: Count up to a target. See how long it took, or race a cap. • AMRAP: As Many Rounds As Possible. Set a cap, hit go, work. • EMOM: Every Minute On the Minute, with an audible cue at every interval. • Intervals: Repeating work and rest, a classic Tabata-style interval timer. BUILT FOR THE GYM FLOOR • Big, high-contrast numbers you can read mid-set and across the room. • Distinct beeps for warnings versus transitions, so you never miss a cue. • The screen stays awake while the timer runs. • Choose a timer face you love: Rounded, Heavy, Serif, Digital, Pixel, or Neon. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT • No account needed. Just download and start. • Works fully offline. No connection required. • Your data stays put. Nothing ever leaves your device. EVERYTHING IS CONFIGURABLE Work, rest, rounds, and sounds, all yours to tweak. A workout timer for CrossFit, boxing, lifting, running, climbing, HIIT, and functional training. Whether you are timing a WOD, a round, or a rest, BareTimer keeps it simple.

About

Bubl Timer

This app provides a unique interval timer experience using interactive bubbles. Customize your timers with various visual fills and track your time with live activities and widgets. It offers a simple, intuitive interface for pacing activities without constant attention.

Highlights
  • Bubble-based interval timers
  • Customizable visual fills (Liquid, Smoke, Snow, Crystals)
  • Live Activities for Lock Screen and Dynamic Island
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
  • Customizable timer symbols, colors, and durations
  • Historical data visualization (List, Lanes, Cloud)
  • Haptic feedback options
Read full description

Bubl Timer is an interval timer for moments when you don't want to think. Each timer is a bubble. Tap it to start, tap again to stop, hold it for its history. That's the whole interface. Everything a timer needs is free. Bubl Pro is a one-time purchase that adds more fills, colours, symbols and alarm sounds. No subscription. MADE FOR SPACING THINGS OUT Set a bubble to the gap you want to keep, whether that's between coffees, breaks, feeds, sets at the gym, or anything else you'd rather not do too soon. The bubble fills as time passes and tells you when the wait is over, with a notification even if the app is closed. LIVING FILLS Choose what's inside each bubble: Liquid, Smoke, Snow or Crystals. Liquid drains as the time runs down; smoke thickens, snow piles up and crystals fall in one by one as it passes. They move when you move and squish against the edge of the screen like something real. THREE WAYS TO SEE YOUR BUBBLES Single shows one big bubble at a time. Pair lines them up two by two. Trio stacks three. Roll through them with a flick; the ones you park stay out of the way in the dock. ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN AND HOME SCREEN Every running bubble counts down in one Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. Home Screen widgets show up to four bubbles in the small size and six in the medium, each with its ring and time left, plus Lock Screen widgets. YOUR OWN BUBBLES Add bubbles with any symbol, colour, time and fill. Hours with two buttons, minutes on a rail, from one minute to a full day. Hold a bubble in Edit to move it, park the ones you don't need, bring them back later. A HISTORY THAT SHOWS THE SHAPE OF YOUR DAY Every start is remembered. See it as a list, as Lanes (a 24-hour strip for each day), as a month of glowing days, or as a cloud of bubbles you can push around. MADE TO BE FELT A tick on every control, detents as you scroll, a pop when a timer ends. Set haptics to Full, Soft or Off in Settings. YOURS, AND ONLY YOURS No account, no sign-up, no analytics, no ads, no third-party code. Timers, history and preferences live on your phone, backed up only to your own iCloud so a new phone picks up where you left off. Alerts are local notifications scheduled on the device.

Screenshots

BareTimer4 screens
Bubl Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bubl Timer at none against BareTimer's 1. BareTimer's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. BareTimer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bubl Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BareTimer ships an update every 5 days, Bubl Timer every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BareTimer versus Bubl Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBareTimerBubl Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB6 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDaniel SierraFEEL THE ENERGY LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

BareTimer

One-time1
  • Pro$5.99
None

Bubl Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BareTimer free?
BareTimer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bubl Timer free?
Bubl Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BareTimer or Bubl Timer have ads?
Neither BareTimer nor Bubl Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BareTimer or Bubl Timer?
BareTimer ships an update every 5 days, and Bubl Timer every 4 days. Most recently, BareTimer was updated on October 14, 2026 and Bubl Timer on October 22, 2026.

Other comparisons