Comparison

Timer vs BUSHIDO Timer

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

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About

Timer

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A timer for training that alternates between work and rest. Set your times, hit start, and watch the countdown in large, easy-to-read numbers with audio cues at every switch. ā–  Ready-made presets Tabata, HIIT, stretching, interval walking, and strength training are set up and ready. Pick one and start. ā–  Build your own workouts Set work time, rest time, and sets for each exercise, then save them together as one routine. Name it "Morning Full Body" or "Lower Body" and start it with a single tap next time. ā–  Easy to read while moving The remaining time fills the screen, so you can read it from across the room. The next phase and your set count stay visible at the same time. ā–  Audio guide A voice counts down the last three seconds, so you know when the phase changes without looking at your phone. Volume is adjustable and can be turned off. ā–  Automatic history Every finished workout is saved automatically. See your active days on a calendar, and check total time, sets, and streaks by week, month, or year. Nothing to type in. ā–  Keeps running with the screen off The timer keeps counting in the background, and voice cues let you know when each phase changes. Keep-screen-on is also supported. ā–  Reminders Pick the days and time, and the app will remind you. Set up to three reminders to help you keep going. ā–  Dark theme A dark theme is the default. You can switch to light or follow your device setting. ā–  Great for - Pushing through Tabata and HIIT sessions - Keeping rest periods consistent during strength training - Timing stretching and yoga - Building an interval walking habit - Looking back on what you've done No account needed. Your workout history is stored on your device.

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BUSHIDO Timer

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A training timer with its own war drums. Interval timer for Tabata, HIIT, boxing rounds and strength sets — plus a 25/5 focus timer — scored with original Japanese-style music built right in. No ads. No subscription. Works offline. BUSHIDO Timer counts your rounds with taiko, bell and gong, and plays original war-drum and phonk tracks made for training. Prefer your own playlist? Keep Spotify or Apple Music playing — BUSHIDO only adds the cues on top. FIVE WAYS TO TRAIN • ē–¾ TABATA — 20 sec all-out, 10 sec rest, 8 rounds • 烈 HIIT — 40 sec work, 20 sec rest, 10 rounds • 闘 ROUNDS — 3-minute rounds with 1 minute between, for boxing, kickboxing, MMA and sparring • 鍛 SETS — no clock on the lift: tap when your set is done, then a 60-sec rest, 5 sets • 禅 ZEN — 25 min focus, 5 min break, 4 rounds, with calm deep-focus music for work or study Change the seconds, rounds and get-ready time of each one. Each workout remembers its own settings, and you can reset to the defaults any time. MUSIC THAT FIGHTS WITH YOU • 40 original tracks free: 32 war-drum & phonk tracks for training, 8 deep-focus tracks for ZEN • BUILT-IN plays our tracks. MY MUSIC keeps your Spotify or Apple Music playing and lays the cues on top. OFF gives you cues only • Taiko starts the round, the bell calls rest, beeps count the last 3 seconds, the gong ends it • Music dips for a moment on each cue so you always hear it — adjust cue and music volume separately CUES YOU CAN'T MISS • Keeps counting with the screen locked • Live Activity on the lock screen and in the Dynamic Island shows the round and the countdown • Big controls that are easy to hit with sweaty hands: START, PAUSE, SKIP, RESET APPLE WATCH • Runs on its own on your wrist • Haptics: a strong double tap for GO, a soft tap for rest, clicks in the last 3 seconds • Heart rate on screen, keeps running with your wrist down, saves each session as a workout in Apple Health • Uses the numbers you set on your iPhone and keeps its own streak RECORD & STREAK • Calendar marks each day with the kanji of what you trained • Day streak, sessions and minutes at a glance • Home Screen widgets: streak and today (small), this week plus one-tap TABATA / HIIT / ROUNDS (medium) MUSIC PACKS — BUY ONCE Every feature and 40 tracks are free. Want more music? • TRAINING PACK Vol.1 — 20 more war-drum & phonk tracks for TABATA, HIIT, ROUNDS and SETS • FOCUS PACK Vol.1 — 5 more deep-focus tracks for ZEN Buy once and it's yours forever. Every track is bundled in the app and plays offline. No ads. No subscription. PRIVACY No account, no sign-in. Your records and settings stay on your device. We don't collect any data, and there are no ads or tracking. On Apple Watch, heart rate is shown on screen and workouts are saved to Apple Health only — never sent to us. REQUIREMENTS iPhone with iOS 18 or later. Apple Watch app requires watchOS 11 or later. Live Activity in the Dynamic Island on supported iPhone models. The way of the warrior starts with round one.

Screenshots

Timer4 screens
BUSHIDO Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Timer at none against BUSHIDO Timer's 2. Timer also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). BUSHIDO Timer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. BUSHIDO Timer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences Ā· 2 level
Timer versus BUSHIDO Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimerBUSHIDO Timer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB201 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFumiki HashimotoMASAHIRO YAMAMOTO

In-app purchases

None

Timer

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

BUSHIDO Timer

One-time2
  • FOCUS PACK Vol.1$1.99
  • TRAINING PACK Vol.1$2.99

Questions

Is Timer free?
Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BUSHIDO Timer free?
BUSHIDO Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Timer or BUSHIDO Timer have ads?
Timer shows ads; BUSHIDO Timer does not.

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