Comparison

AmpHIIT vs Rondo

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

Head to head
About

AmpHIIT

Features
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AmpHIIT is a simple, focused HIIT and Tabata interval timer built for fast workouts, circuit training, cardio sessions, and at-home exercise. Set your prepare, work, and rest times, choose the number of exercises, and let AmpHIIT guide your workout with clear visual phases, optional voice coaching, and countdown beeps. Whether you are doing Tabata rounds, bodyweight circuits, cardio intervals, stretching routines, or quick daily workouts, AmpHIIT keeps the timing easy so you can focus on moving. Features: • Custom prepare, work, and rest timers • Adjustable number of exercises • Clear workout phase display • Optional voice coaching • Optional countdown beeps • Clean, distraction-free interface • Simon Says workout mode • Screen-awake support during active workouts • Local settings saved on your device • No account required • No ads • No tracking • Optional Tip Jar using Apple In-App Purchase AmpHIIT is designed to be lightweight, private, and easy to use. There are no accounts, no subscriptions, no ads, and no third-party analytics. Your workout settings stay on your device. AmpHIIT is a fitness timer, not medical advice. Exercise within your limits and consult a qualified professional before starting a new workout program.

About

Rondo

This app provides a hands-free, spoken interval timer for workouts, ensuring accuracy and clear cues for each phase. It offers customizable timers for various training formats and keeps your screen awake during sessions. Your workout history is saved locally, with an option for premium features like unlimited timer saves and advanced stats.

Highlights
  • Hands-free spoken cues for work and rest
  • Large, readable countdown display
  • Haptic feedback for phase changes
  • Accurate wall-clock timing
  • Music integration with volume softening
  • Support for Tabata, EMOM, and custom timers
  • Workout history tracking
Features
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Rondo — the interval workout timer that runs your workout so you don't have to You already know your workout. Rondo just makes sure it runs perfectly — hands-free, out loud, and dead accurate. Build your timer once, hit start, and put the phone down. Rondo calls every round for you. THE RUNNING TIMER IS THE WHOLE POINT - A countdown big enough to read from across the gym, mid-burpee. - Spoken cues call out work, rest, and the final round — backed by a beep on every change, so you never have to look. - A haptic buzz on every phase change, so you feel the switch even with music blasting. - Color-blind-safe by design: work and rest flip the whole screen light-to-dark, not just red-to-green. - Keeps your screen awake — and can push brightness to full — while you train. TIMING THAT DOESN'T DRIFT Rondo tracks real wall-clock time, not ticks. Lock your phone, take a call, drop it in your pocket for two minutes — come back and the timer is exactly where it should be, to the second. Most timers quietly fall behind when the screen sleeps. Rondo doesn't. Ever. PLAYS NICE WITH YOUR MUSIC Cues soften your playlist for a beat, then let it come right back. Rondo never pauses your music or hijacks playback — it talks over your track, it doesn't replace it. BUILT FOR THE FORMATS YOU ACTUALLY TRAIN Tabata, EMOM, and a blank builder — free, out of the box. Rounds, sets, lead-in, rest, set-rest, and cooldown, each set with simple steppers. Name your intervals and see the exact breakdown before you start — so a "4-minute Tabata" really is 4 minutes, honestly labelled. WATCH YOUR TRAINING ADD UP Every finished workout lands in your history with a stat strip, a streak, and a month calendar — proof of the work, one session at a time. Free keeps your last seven days; Premium opens all of it, with all-time stats and CSV export. Either way, it stays on your device. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No account. No sign-up. No ads. No analytics profile. Your timers and your history live on your phone and go nowhere. (Purchases are handled through the App Store) FREE, AND ACTUALLY GENEROUS Unlimited runs — never capped. The whole builder, every interval type, beeps, spoken cues, vibration, keep-awake, and your last 5 timers kept automatically, nothing to remember to save. Light, dark, and system themes included. RONDO PREMIUM — WHEN YOU WANT MORE - Save your timers — as many as you like, named and kept for good. - Custom colors for every interval. - Your whole training history, all-time stats, and CSV export. - Every workout format — AMRAP, For Time, Round for Time, Fight Gone Bad, and multi-block templates. - The full theme gallery and every accent color. Try Premium free for 3 days. Then it's one plan, $1.99 a year — cancel anytime in Settings. Yes, that price is real: a full year for less than a soda, no catch, and no pricier plan hiding behind it. WHY "RONDO"? In music, a rondo is the form where the main theme keeps returning between contrasting episodes. Work, rest, work again — the theme always comes back. Sound familiar? Your workout has been a rondo all along. Now it has a timer that keeps time like one. Terms of Use: https://deecode.io/rondo/terms Privacy Policy: https://deecode.io/rondo/privacy EULA: https://deecode.io/rondo/eula Made by DeeCode LLC.

Screenshots

AmpHIIT4 screens
Rondo4 screens

Verdict

The call

AmpHIIT and Rondo 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 · 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. AmpHIIT sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Rondo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
AmpHIIT versus Rondo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAmpHIITRondo
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB12 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSteven MayerDeeCode LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

AmpHIIT

One-time3
  • AmpHIIT$0.99
  • AmpHIIT$1.99
  • AmpHIIT$3.99
1 purchases

Rondo

One-time1
  • Rondo Premium Lifetime$4.99

Questions

Is AmpHIIT free?
AmpHIIT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rondo free?
Rondo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AmpHIIT or Rondo have ads?
Neither AmpHIIT nor Rondo shows ads.

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