Comparison

Boxing Timer vs Anka

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

Head to head
About

Boxing Timer

Features
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Boxing Timer: For Training is a premium boxing timer, round timer, and interval timer built for real training. Whether you train in boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, MMA, HIIT, or general interval training, BoxingTimer gives you a fast, reliable workout timer for every session. Set your round timer exactly the way you want. Adjust round time, rest time, prep time, warning alerts, and total rounds for bag work, sparring, pad work, conditioning, cardio rounds, and fight camp sessions. If you need a flexible boxing round timer or a precise HIIT timer, BoxingTimer is built to handle both. Beyond a basic timer app, BoxingTimer helps you create repeatable workouts with saved presets and custom training plans. Save your favorite boxing timer setups, reuse proven workout timer configurations, and build structured sessions with rounds, intervals, and rest stages in one place. BoxingTimer is designed for fighters, coaches, and athletes who want a clean, premium experience without unnecessary friction. The interface stays focused, readable, and fast, so you can concentrate on training instead of managing your timer. Key Features - Professional boxing timer for training, sparring, and fight prep - Custom round timer with prep, round, rest, and warning settings - Flexible interval timer for HIIT and conditioning workouts - Built-in presets for boxing and combat sports - Save, edit, and reuse custom presets - Create multi-stage workout plans with rounds, intervals, and rest - Audio alerts for countdown, warnings, round start, and round end - Clear, distraction-free workout timer interface - Automatically saves completed workouts - Track workout history and total training time - Progress tracking with ranks and achievements - Multi-language support Perfect For - Boxing - Kickboxing - Muay Thai - MMA - Sparring - Bag work - Pad work - HIIT - Interval training - Conditioning workouts Why Boxing Timer: For Training Many apps offer a basic round timer or simple interval timer. Most are too limited for serious training. Boxing Timer: For Training combines a professional boxing timer, a customizable workout timer, and a structured training timer in one premium app. Use it for quick heavy bag rounds, technical sparring sessions, coach-led pad work, or full fight camp training plans. From short HIIT blocks to long combat sports workouts, Boxing Timer: For Training gives you the control, clarity, and consistency that serious training demands. If you want a polished boxing timer with the flexibility of a powerful interval timer and the structure of a dedicated workout timer, Boxing Timer: For Training is built for you. Train with focus. Stay consistent. Make every round count.

About

Anka

Features
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Anka is a professional interval and boxing timer built for high-intensity training. It delivers second-perfect timing for HIIT, Tabata, EMOM and boxing rounds, so you can focus on the work instead of your phone — guided by voice cues and vibration. WORKOUT TYPES • HIIT — Set work and rest periods exactly how you want them • Tabata — The classic 20 seconds work / 10 seconds rest protocol • EMOM — Every Minute on the Minute • Boxing — Ring timing with adjustable round and break lengths READY-MADE TEMPLATES Start with one tap. Tabata Classic, Classic HIIT, EMOM 10 and Boxing Round are included. Search templates by name or category and turn any of them into your own editable workout instantly. BUILD YOUR OWN WORKOUT Control every detail with the visual workout builder: • Work and rest durations • Round and set counts • Rest between sets • Optional warm-up and cool-down phases A live structure preview and total duration let you see the whole session before you save it. VOICE AND VIBRATION FEEDBACK • Voice guidance — Hear every phase change in English or Turkish (Warm-up, Work, Rest, Set Break, Cool-down) • Countdown beeps — Never miss the final seconds • Vibration — Feel phase changes and the finish • Start and pause feedback — Hear and feel every button press Keep your eyes off the screen and your head in the workout. RUNS IN THE BACKGROUND The timer keeps running while your screen is locked and plays cues over your own music. Even if you leave the app, every phase change and the finish reach you as a notification. There is also a keep-screen-on option for the whole session. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS • Current streak and record streak • Weekly training chart with minutes per day • Recent workout history: duration, estimated calories and time of day All of your data stays local on your device — no account required. FEATURES • Four workout types: HIIT, Tabata, EMOM, Boxing • Unlimited custom workouts you can create and edit • Ready-made interval templates with search • Voice guidance, countdown beeps and vibration • Background operation with notifications while locked • Keep-screen-on option • Streaks, weekly stats and workout history • English and Turkish language support • No account needed, data stays on device • Clean, distraction-free dark theme Make every second count with Anka. CrossFit, boxing or HIIT at home — the interval timer your training deserves.

Screenshots

Boxing Timer4 screens
Anka4 screens

Verdict

The call

Boxing Timer and Anka 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 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Boxing Timer versus Anka: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoxing TimerAnka
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Daily
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFatih CeylanKadir BARC IN

In-app purchases

None

Boxing Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Anka

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Boxing Timer free?
Boxing Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Anka free?
Anka is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Boxing Timer or Anka have ads?
Neither Boxing Timer nor Anka shows ads.

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