Comparison

Gym Timer Pro vs Stoic

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

Head to head
About

Gym Timer Pro

Features
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The complete gym timer. Free, really free. Gym Timer Pro is a Tabata, EMOM, AMRAP and interval timer built for people who actually train. No ads. No account. No subscription. No feature locked behind a paywall. Every timer, every setting, free forever. EVERY FORMAT YOU ACTUALLY USE โ€ข Tabata: 20/10 x 8, or set your own work and rest โ€ข EMOM: every minute on the minute, any number of rounds โ€ข AMRAP: as many rounds as possible, with a running clock โ€ข Interval Timer: any work, any rest, any number of rounds โ€ข Round Timer: your own interval, repeated as many times as you like โ€ข Lifting Pro: warm-up, training with one-tap rest presets, and cool-down in one flow โ€ข Stretch Timer: quick stretch presets for before and after READABLE FROM ACROSS THE GYM A single full-screen ring and a huge remaining-time number. Round markers show where you are at a glance, so you never break form squinting at your phone. The clock scales up on iPad. LIGHT OR DARK Pick Light, Dark or System in Settings, and choose your own accent color. BUILT FOR A REAL SESSION โ€ข Save any timer as a preset and launch it in one tap from Saved Timers โ€ข Audio cues play alongside your music without stopping or lowering it โ€ข Leaving a running timer asks first, so you never lose a workout by accident โ€ข Type any time down to the second instead of fighting a picker EVERY WORKOUT, LOGGED History shows every session you finish. The Tracker adds a day streak, a 30-day activity graph, a monthly time goal and a full calendar view. Export it all to a spreadsheet whenever you like. APPLE HEALTH Finished workouts save to Apple Health, so your rings and training log stay honest. Gym Timer Pro only writes to Health; it never reads your health data. SYNCS ACROSS YOUR DEVICES iCloud sync is on by default. Build a preset on your iPhone and it's on your iPad before you get to the rack. iPhone and iPad. iOS 17 and later. No account needed: nothing to sign up for, nothing to cancel. Questions or a feature request? Get in touch from Settings. A real person reads every message.

About

Stoic

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Some minds don't stop. You replay the conversation, rehearse the argument, and carry a worry that isn't yours to carry. Stoic Control Journal is a calm place to put it down. Built on one Stoic idea โ€” the dichotomy of control โ€” the app guides you through four short steps: 1. Write the worry, exactly as it sits in your head. 2. Sort it: what here can I actually influence, and what can't I? 3. Name one next action โ€” small and concrete. 4. Close calmly, and set the rest down. No streaks to guilt you. No feed. No noise. Just a quiet, repeatable practice for overthinking, pressure, and letting go. What's inside: - A guided control-journal entry based on Marcus Aurelius' and Epictetus' practice of separating event from response - A short daily Stoic prompt, generated on your device - An optional wellness tab that can summarize Apple Health categories you permit (read-only), with a transparent daily score - Everything stored privately on your device โ€” no account, no ads, no tracking, no cloud upload Stoic Control Journal is for general reflection and calm. It is not medical advice and does not diagnose, treat, or predict any condition. Write the worry. Find your next step.

Screenshots

Gym Timer Pro4 screens
Stoic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Stoic at daily against Gym Timer Pro's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gym Timer Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, Stoic daily. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Gym Timer Pro versus Stoic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGym Timer ProStoic
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerstefen manageHardeep Pal

In-app purchases

None

Gym Timer Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Stoic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gym Timer Pro free?
Gym Timer Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stoic free?
Stoic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Gym Timer Pro or Stoic have ads?
Neither Gym Timer Pro nor Stoic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gym Timer Pro or Stoic?
Gym Timer Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, and Stoic daily. Most recently, Gym Timer Pro was updated on October 28, 2026 and Stoic on October 24, 2026.

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