Comparison

RoundFlow vs RoundBell

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

Head to head
About

RoundFlow

This app provides a customizable interval timer for various combat sports and fitness routines. It seamlessly integrates with music apps, allowing your playlist to continue uninterrupted during workouts. Features include coach voice prompts, combo calls, and workout tracking.

Highlights
  • Music integration with Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music
  • Customizable round, rest, and warm-up/cool-down timers
  • Recorded coach voice and combo callouts
  • Workout tracking with calendar and streaks
  • Apple Watch companion app with haptic feedback
  • Workout art generation for social sharing
  • Group session synchronization
Features
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RoundFlow is the round timer you can pay for once and keep forever, and it doesn't kill your music. It keeps timing with the screen locked, ducks your music for the bell, then hands the volume straight back. Start Spotify, Apple Music or YouTube Music, hit START, lock the phone and train. Your playlist never stops. A COACH IN YOUR CORNER • A real recorded coach voice calls your rounds, rests and the final "3-2-1" • Combo calls shout live combinations — "Jab, cross, hook!" • Bell, coach voice and haptics — or switch to a built-in system voice BUILT FOR EVERY ROUND • Boxing, Muay Thai, MMA, kickboxing, taekwondo, karate, CrossFit, HIIT, Tabata, sprints & running • Two custom profiles free, unlimited with Pro: rounds, round time, rest, warm-up, cool-down and warning • A big, glanceable timer ring you can read from across the gym RUN & SPRINT • Roadwork — a GPS run tracker built for fighters: distance, pace, kilometre splits and a goal for the session • Sprints — interval sprint sessions with the same bell, coach voice and rest countdown as your rounds • Every run lands in the same training log as your rounds MADE TO SHARE • Workout DNA — every session draws a one-of-a-kind piece of art from your training, ready for Instagram Stories • Your RoundFlow Year — a Wrapped-style recap of everything you've put in • Challenge a friend — send any workout as a link, then compare your scores TRAIN TOGETHER • Group sessions in perfect sync — everyone hears the bell at the same moment • Present mode — mirror the timer to a TV or projector for the whole class TRAIN WITHOUT LOOKING • Live Activity & Dynamic Island keep the round live on your Lock Screen • Apple Watch companion — a haptic on every bell, plus live heart rate, punch count and Effort Score. Leave the phone in your bag • Runs in the background with the screen off TRACK YOUR WORK • An automatic training log of every session, with a calendar and streaks • Stats: total workouts, time on the mat, weekly activity and trends • Earn belts and badges as you put in the rounds RoundFlow Pro unlocks unlimited profiles, the recorded coach voice and combo calls, the full Apple Watch experience (heart rate, punch tracking and Effort Score), group hosting, and complete stats and trends. Try Pro free for 7 days, or unlock everything forever with a one-time Lifetime purchase. The only timer that lets your music play. Ring the bell. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://zakin02.github.io/roundflow/privacy.html

About

RoundBell

Features
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RoundBell is a gym-grade round and interval timer for boxing, HIIT, and everything with a work and rest rhythm. Big numbers, loud bells, and a warning before every round ends, so your hands stay up and your eyes stay off the clock. Start in seconds with a real built-in library: - Classic boxing, 12 rounds of 3:00 work and 1:00 rest, plus amateur, speed, and heavy-bag variants - HIIT intervals like 40/20 and 30/30 - Tabata, the classic 20/10 by eight, and a double round - EMOM, every minute on the minute - Bodyweight and core circuits, plus mobility and cooldown flows Build your own timer: - Set prepare, rounds, work and rest phases, cooldown, and the bell - Add as many phases per round as you want for real circuits - Pick from six bells and a configurable end-of-round warning During a workout: - A full-bleed display that scales up on iPad and Mac - Bell at every change, a warning beep before work ends, and a 3 2 1 countdown - Haptics and a keep-awake screen, so it works from across the room Keep going and it adds up: - Every session is logged with your day streak, totals, and a weekly-minutes chart - Personal records for best rounds and longest session - A boxing combo of the day with a coaching tip Free and Lifetime: - Free includes the whole built-in library, the full timer, every cue, the log, and up to three saved custom timers - Lifetime is a one-time $9.99 USD purchase that lifts the cap to unlimited custom timers and unlocks training-log exports to CSV and PDF Your custom timers and workout history sync across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac with your private iCloud. No account to create, no ads, and no tracking.

Screenshots

RoundFlow4 screens
RoundBell4 screens

Verdict

The call

RoundFlow and RoundBell 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 · 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. RoundFlow sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and RoundBell sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RoundFlow ships an update weekly, RoundBell every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
RoundFlow versus RoundBell: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoundFlowRoundBell
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZakaria ElkassmiInnovaLabWorks

In-app purchases

3 purchases

RoundFlow

Subscriptions2
  • RoundFlow Pro (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • RoundFlow Pro (Yearly)$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • RoundFlow Pro (Lifetime)$24.99
1 purchases

RoundBell

One-time1
  • RoundBell Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is RoundFlow free?
RoundFlow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RoundBell free?
RoundBell is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do RoundFlow or RoundBell have ads?
Neither RoundFlow nor RoundBell shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RoundFlow or RoundBell?
RoundFlow ships an update weekly, and RoundBell every 9 days. Most recently, RoundFlow was updated on September 24, 2026 and RoundBell on September 30, 2026.

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