Comparison

Gym Workout Timer vs Heft

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

Head to head
About

Gym Workout Timer

This app helps you time your workouts by breaking them down into sets and repetitions. It provides visual progress tracking and alerts for the start of each new exercise, allowing for better control over your training sessions.

Highlights
  • Customizable exercise sequences and durations
  • Visual progress tracking
  • Alarms for exercise completion
  • Skip forward/backward through exercises
  • Background operation
  • Adjustable alarm volume
Features
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Enter your data with the convenience of a desktop keyboard via: www.ddkmobile.com/gwt Time your gym workouts with ease and convenience. Break down your training into sets and repetitions and have Gym Workout Timer show your progress and alert when the next exercise starts. Gym Workout Timer is for anyone who exercises at home, at the gym, or leads sports classes: * Do you find yourself running out of time at the end of a training? * Do you find yourself looking at a clock and not remembering when should you finish the exercise? * Would you like more control in knowing exactly where you are in your training? Gym Workout Timer allows you to feel in control throughout your training and accomplish your goals on time. Before starting the training, you define a sequence of exercises, and allocate time for each exercise. As you are exercising, you know at all times exactly where you are and whether you are pacing too fast, too slow, or just right. * View progress in each exercise and in the overall training, at a glance and from a distance. * Set each exercise of the training according to the length you want. Set an alarm to alert you at the end of each exercise. Skip forward and backward if you finish an exercise early or late. You can use Gym Workout Timer for gym, obviously. You can also use it for: Meditation Stretching Workout routines, including: Kettlebells, Circuit, Tabata, Round, Crossfit training Timed Exercises High-intensity interval training (HIIT) High-Intensity Intermittent Exercise (HIIE) Sprint Interval Training (SIT) Indoor Cycling Or any other type of activity where you have to break down your time into sections and finish the entire activity within a limited time. Features: Visual interface you can see from a distance as you walk around the room Visual representation of your planned schedule on a clock dial * Show exercise and overall time progress * Progress through exercises automatically or by tapping an exercise Visual cues for slack and crunch time (lag/negative slack) Share a training by email Easy to figure out and configure Prevent device from sleeping Screen lock to prevent accidental gesture Three alarm sounds: Tiny Ding, Medium Beep, Loud Siren Alarm volume is adjustable Runs in background Alarm is heard with music in background, music is muted during alarm playback Configurable training finish time, makes the training to automatically start No Ads DDK Mobile may anonymously track the usage of this application in order to improve the application and user experience. No personal data is recorded or stored.

About

Heft

Log and analyze your workouts with this comprehensive fitness diary. Track exercises, sets, reps, and weights, create custom routines, and gain insights into your progress. Connect with a supportive community and integrate with wearables for a complete fitness overview.

Highlights
  • Workout logging
  • Customizable routines
  • Progress analysis
  • Exercise library with instructions
  • Wearable integration
  • Community support
Features
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Heft: Train. Track. Grow. Heft is a workout tracker for people who take strength training seriously. Log your work, see what changed, and know what to train next. Build the workout you want Choose from nearly 500 exercises with clear instructions, or add your own. Create plans for the gym, home, or outdoors, whether you train for strength, muscle, cardio, or mobility. Log without losing your flow Record sets, reps, weight, timed holds, and mobility rounds as you train. Rest timers and previous values keep you moving, while your full training history stays close. See your strength change Follow exercise progress, estimated one-rep max, personal records, muscle coverage, and training volume. Strength rankings take each exercise from Bronze to Platinum, so your next milestone is always clear. Get advice from your own training Heft turns the workouts you log into personal coach advice. Each insight shows the data behind it, then lets you adjust your current challenge or save the focus for the next one. Train from your wrist Use Heft on Apple Watch to track workouts, sets, timers, and holds without reaching for your phone. Review the work Workout summaries and challenge recaps show what improved, what stalled, and where your next sessions can make a difference. Terms of Use: https://heft-app.com/terms/

Screenshots

Gym Workout Timer4 screens
Heft4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Heft at every 10 days against Gym Workout Timer's every 4 months. Heft also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 1). Gym Workout Timer's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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. Gym Workout Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Heft sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gym Workout Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Heft has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Gym Workout Timer's written reviews are positive against 88% of Heft's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gym Workout Timer ships an update every 4 months, Heft every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Gym Workout Timer versus Heft: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGym Workout TimerHeft
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.6 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better88.2% of reviews
Number of ratings17 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS7.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB142 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDenis KrivitskiKubasov, Kumbartzky & Vinnbruch GbR

Customer experience

Gym Workout Timer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Heft

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral5.9%
Negative5.9%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Gym Workout Timer

One-time1
  • Unlimited Workouts$4.99
4 purchases

Heft

Subscriptions2
  • Heft Premium Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Heft Premium 1 Year7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • Heft - One Time Payment$44.99
  • Heft - One Time Payment$99.99

Questions

Is Gym Workout Timer free?
Gym Workout Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Heft free?
Heft is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Gym Workout Timer or Heft?
Gym Workout Timer is rated higher. Gym Workout Timer averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Heft averages 4.6 from 7 ratings.
Do Gym Workout Timer or Heft have ads?
Neither Gym Workout Timer nor Heft shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gym Workout Timer or Heft?
Gym Workout Timer ships an update every 4 months, and Heft every 10 days. Most recently, Gym Workout Timer was updated on September 26, 2026 and Heft on October 9, 2026.

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