Comparison

Box Timer vs Banana Is Fit

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

Head to head
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 β€” 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.

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Banana Is Fit

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Banana Is Fit is your training sheet as an app: build the week your way, tick each exercise off as you go, and time your rest between sets. No account, no ads, and no internet required. FREE FOREVER β€’ A full training week, with as many exercises as you want β€’ Add, rename, reorder and remove exercises freely β€’ Tick off what you have done and watch the day's percentage fill β€’ Rest timer with six ready times and your own custom ones β€’ 1RM calculator with a percentage table from 70% to 95% β€’ Available in 11 languages PREMIUM β€’ The second week of the rotation, for an A/B split β€’ Notes on the plan and on each session, so cues are not lost β€’ Personal records with dates, updated on their own from your sets β€’ Weight and reps logged for every set β€’ Your last performance shown under each exercise β€’ Calendar history: pick a day and see that day's workout β€’ Progression charts for each exercise β€’ iCloud sync between your iPhone and your iPad WHAT YOU WILL NOT FIND HERE β€’ Sign-up: the app opens and simply works β€’ Ads: none, anywhere β€’ Trackers: no analytics SDK and no advertising identifier β€’ A server of ours: your training stays on your device If you are tired of workout apps that ask you to log in before showing you anything, or of a spreadsheet abandoned by the third week, Banana Is Fit was built for exactly that. Premium subscription, monthly or yearly, managed by the App Store and renewing automatically until you cancel. Cancellation is handled in your Apple Account settings. Nothing you wrote is deleted if the subscription ends: the second week, your notes and your records stay put and come back the moment you subscribe again. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.bananaisfit.com/app-privacy.html

Screenshots

Box Timer4 screens
Banana Is Fit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Box Timer at none against Banana Is Fit's 2. Banana Is Fit's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Banana Is Fit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Box Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Box Timer ships an update every 9 days, Banana Is Fit every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Box Timer versus Banana Is Fit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBox TimerBanana Is Fit
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 3 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad β€” better
Requires iOS26.017.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size39 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSvyatoslav BoikoFirenze ProgramaΓ§Γ£o de Sites e Aplicativos Ltda.

In-app purchases

None

Box Timer

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Banana Is Fit

Subscriptions2
  • Banana Is Fit Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Banana Is Fit Premium Annual$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Box Timer free?
Box Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Banana Is Fit free?
Banana Is Fit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Box Timer or Banana Is Fit have ads?
Neither Box Timer nor Banana Is Fit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Box Timer or Banana Is Fit?
Box Timer ships an update every 9 days, and Banana Is Fit every 3 days. Most recently, Box Timer was updated on October 24, 2026 and Banana Is Fit on October 9, 2026.

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