Comparison

CaliTimer vs Monk

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

Head to head
About

CaliTimer

Features
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You already film your training. CaliTimer gets the real hold time out of that footage, keeps every set in a training log, and exports a clip with the measured time burned in. TIME IT • Record a set in the app, or bring in a clip you filmed earlier with Time a Clip. • Review it on a marked timeline: drag the handles to the exact frame a hold starts and breaks, add a hold, or delete one that isn't real. • On handstand, front lever and tuck front lever, CaliTimer fills the hold time in for you. On everything else you mark it, a couple of seconds either way. Imported clips are always marked by hand. LOG IT • 78 exercises in ten families: front lever, back lever, planche and handstand variations, plus core, legs, push, pull and grip work. Timed holds and counted reps in one place. Can't find yours? Create it. • Build a session from several exercises. Log each set as hold time or reps, with added weight, resistance bands (use several at once) and RPE. Add a note to any exercise. • A rest timer counts down between sets. • Every session is a card in your log that opens into full detail, with your personal bests starred. Your week, time trained, sets and sessions is on the Train screen. • Kilograms or pounds, your choice. SHARE IT • Clip It exports a set as a clip trimmed to the hold, with the real measured time burned into the footage. Choose the typeface, colour, size, background and position, then save it or share it. • Filmed a hold months ago? Bring it in with Time a Clip, mark the hold on the timeline, and log it if it belongs in your record. PRIVACY • Your training data never leaves your phone. • Pose analysis, used for auto-detect, runs on-device with Apple's Vision framework, which returns joint positions — not images. • No account. No sign-up. No analytics. No ads. No third-party SDKs. • Recordings stay on your device and are deleted when a session ends unless you save them to your camera roll. CALITIMER PRO CaliTimer requires a subscription: Ā£4.99/month or Ā£44.99/year, each starting with a 7-day free trial. One subscription covers the whole app, and new skills arrive as their detection is finished. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Subscription Terms: https://calitimer.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://calitimer.app/privacy CaliTimer is built and maintained by one developer. Feedback is welcome, there's a "Contact support" link in the app's Account screen.

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Monk

Features
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100% free. 100% on your phone. Monk is a complete workout tracker with no subscription, no paywall, no ads and no account. Every feature is free, including the ones other gym apps charge for. Your training data never leaves your iPhone: there's no sign-up, no server and no tracking. WHY MONK • Free forever: unlimited routines, full stats, PRs, charts and calculators • Local-only: your workouts are stored on your device, not in someone's cloud • Works offline: in a basement gym with no signal, everything still works • No account: open the app and start lifting LOG A SET IN ONE TAP • Last session's weights and reps are filled in, so most sets take one tap • Progressive overload built in: each workout is pre-filled with your next target, one more rep or the next weight step, with an automatic deload when you stall • Warm-up, drop and failure sets, plus optional RPE • Supersets, exercise notes and sticky notes that show up every session • Add a belt or vest to dips, pull-ups and any bodyweight exercise • Rest timer that starts automatically, with a Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Choose your rest-timer sound; it plays over your music without pausing it • Kilograms or pounds, kilometres or miles, switchable at any time UNLIMITED ROUTINES • As many routines and folders as you want • Ready-made programs: 5Ɨ5, Push/Pull/Legs, Upper/Lower, Full Body • After a workout, save what you actually did back to the routine PROGRESS YOU CAN SEE • Body map showing which muscles you've trained • Estimated 1RM, heaviest weight, best set volume and rep records for every exercise • PR alerts mid-workout, and a feed of every record you've set • Weekly volume, sets per muscle group, muscle distribution and streaks • Monthly reports and a training calendar • Body weight, body fat and measurement tracking with charts APPLE HEALTH • Optional: save finished workouts to Apple Health, with estimated calories • Sync body weight both ways with the Health app 660+ EXERCISES • Illustrated exercise library with instructions • Filter by body part or equipment, or add your own BUILT-IN TOOLS • Plate calculator for any bar and plate set • Warm-up set generator • 1RM and rep-max calculator YOUR DATA, YOUR FILES • Import your history from a CSV export of your old workout app • Export to CSV, or back up everything to a single file you keep in Files or iCloud Drive • Delete the app and your data goes with it, so take a backup first No subscription. No in-app purchases. No ads. No account. Just lifting.

Screenshots

CaliTimer4 screens
Monk4 screens

Verdict

The call

CaliTimer and Monk are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CaliTimer ships an update every 9 days, Monk every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
CaliTimer versus Monk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCaliTimerMonk
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB30 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperLSQUARED LABS LTDJashith Vanam

In-app purchases

None

CaliTimer

No in-app purchases

None

Monk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CaliTimer free?
CaliTimer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Monk free?
Monk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CaliTimer or Monk have ads?
Neither CaliTimer nor Monk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CaliTimer or Monk?
CaliTimer ships an update every 9 days, and Monk every 6 days. Most recently, CaliTimer was updated on October 31, 2026 and Monk on November 10, 2026.

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