Comparison

Corner Timer vs BoxBell

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

Head to head
About

Corner Timer

Features
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Corner Timer is a focused round timer that helps boxers stay with the rhythm of each session and concentrate on movement and breathing. Train at your level, from beginners learning the fundamentals to experienced boxers building demanding routines. Keep your favorite music playing and move with a ring timer that signals every round. Adjust the session and its five-level intensity rating to match your condition, then review your training history and progress graphs at a glance. Large controls remain practical with gloves or sweaty hands. Oversized numbers make the time and current round readable when an iPhone or iPad is placed across the gym. Red identifies training, blue identifies rest, and a high-contrast pause state keeps every phase clear. Key features - Create and edit presets with up to 15 rounds - Set round, rest, preparation, and optional warning times - Keep external music playing and request system-controlled ducking for bells - Classic, double, and digital boxing bells with 1% volume adjustment - Lock Screen Live Activity and background bell alerts - Large portrait and landscape timer layouts for iPhone and iPad - On-device workout history, notes, and a five-level intensity slider - Read-only workout details, monthly progress graphs, and shareable 9:16 results - Private iCloud sync between supported devices using the same Apple Account - Premium weekly plans, round-by-round guidance, and progress reports No account, advertising, analytics, or tracking is included. Presets, notes, and workout records stay on your device and may sync through your private iCloud database. The developer does not operate a server that stores this workout data. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://corner-timer-support.netlify.app/privacy.html

About

BoxBell

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Pay once. No ads. No subscription. No account. Ever. BoxBell is a boxing round timer that does one job properly. Set three numbers — rounds, round length, rest length — hit START, and train. The countdown fills the screen so you can read it from across the gym: green for work, red for rest. A real boxing bell rings every round in and every round out, and a wooden clacker warns you at the last 10 seconds. FREE, FOREVER Ā· Classic 3:00 rounds with 1:00 rest, any number of rounds Ā· The full-screen countdown, the real bell, the 10-second warning Ā· A 10-second prep countdown before round one Ā· Bell volume, haptics, sounds on or off Ā· No ads. Not now, not later. BOXBELL PRO — ONE PAYMENT, US$5.99 Ā· Custom round and rest lengths Ā· Saved presets Ā· Sound packs — Deep and Bright bells alongside Classic Ā· Voice round announcements One payment. Yours forever. No subscription, no renewal, nothing to cancel. (US price; your store shows your local price.) IT DOESN'T DIE MID-ROUND Keeps running with the screen locked, in the background, with your music playing. The bell ducks your music for a moment, then hands it straight back. The bell rings even with the silent switch on. The clock is built on elapsed time, not ticks, so it can't drift or skip while your phone sleeps. WHO IT'S FOR Boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, MMA. Shadowboxing, heavy bag, pad work, sparring rounds. HIIT and circuit work too — any interval that needs a bell and a number you can read from the floor. WHAT IT DOESN'T DO No workout logging. No coaching content. No social feed. No account, no sign-up, no email. No ads, and no ad identifiers in the app at all. It sends crash reports and basic usage counts so I can fix what breaks — that's the whole list, and it's in the privacy policy. Built by one person who got tired of paying for a timer twice.

Screenshots

Corner Timer4 screens
BoxBell4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Corner Timer at every 2 days against BoxBell's weekly. BoxBell's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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. Corner Timer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month and BoxBell sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Corner Timer ships an update every 2 days, BoxBell weekly. Both last shipped on October 10, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Corner Timer versus BoxBell: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCorner TimerBoxBell
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMingyu KimNurshat Bakytzhan

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Corner Timer

Subscriptions1
  • Corner Timer Premium$0.991 Month
1 purchases

BoxBell

One-time1
  • BoxBell Pro$5.99

Questions

Is Corner Timer free?
Corner Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BoxBell free?
BoxBell is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Corner Timer or BoxBell have ads?
Neither Corner Timer nor BoxBell shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Corner Timer or BoxBell?
Corner Timer ships an update every 2 days, and BoxBell weekly. Most recently, Corner Timer was updated on October 10, 2026 and BoxBell on October 10, 2026.

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