Onyx Timer vs Timer Plus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Onyx Timer
This app allows users to create and manage custom workouts combining time-based and rep-based exercises. Control your workout hands-free with voice commands and receive audio cues for each exercise. Workouts can be saved and shared, with options for visual and auditory customization.
- Voice-controlled timer
- Mix time and rep-based exercises
- Audio exercise announcements
- Background operation
- Workout saving and sharing
- Customizable commands
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Onyx is a talking timer app that lets you mix time-based and rep-based exercises in the same workout. Turn on listening mode to control the timer with your voice - after you're done with those pushups, simply say "next!" to go to the next exercise. Features: • Announces exercises in Siri's voice. • Customizable voice control commands for hands-free operation. • Runs in background, or with screen locked. • Listen to music while using the timer. • Optional beep and vibrate between exercises. • Workouts are saved to iCloud, or locally if iCloud is disabled. • Swipe screen to go forward or back. • Displays exercises as a running marquee. • Highly customizable. • Mix time-based and rep-based exercises in the same workout. • Add images and notes to exercises and color-code them. • In-depth help / operating manual. • Import and export workouts via email. • Dark and light skin.
Timer Plus
This interval training app supports HIIT, circuit, and Tabata workouts with customizable rounds and cycles. It offers background operation, screen flashing, and voice guidance for an enhanced fitness experience. An Apple Watch companion app is also available.
- Customizable rounds and cycles
- Interval stopwatch
- Background timer operation
- Informative screen flash
- Save and history of timers
- Voice guidance
- Apple Watch app
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Interval Training Timer perfect for HIIT Circuit and Tabata Workouts Timer Plus is an easy to use special app for high intensity interval Training. -Ability to display the number and duration of rounds and cycles. -Interval Stopwatch -Timer works in background mode -Informative screen flash -Create an infinite number of timers, save them in the history of workouts. -Voice guidance Use our Timer Plus app while training at home, at the gym, boxing, MMA, Bodyweight exercises or other fitness activities. Timer Plus comes also with an Apple Watch app that allows you to use your saved custom workouts from the iPhone on your Apple Watch. This app uses Apple Health Kit in order to run the Apple Watch app in the background. Terms of Use: https://argames.in/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://argames.in/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Timer Plus at 4.8 against Onyx Timer's 4.1. Timer Plus also leads on review sentiment (94% vs 65%) and ratings volume (60K vs 16). Onyx Timer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Onyx Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Timer Plus sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Timer Plus holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timer Plus has 60K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Onyx Timer's written reviews are positive against 94% of Timer Plus's.
Onyx Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, Timer Plus every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Onyx Timer | Timer Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (16 ratings) | 4.8 (60K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.2% of reviews | 93.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 60K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kirill Edelman | ArGames |
Customer experience
Onyx Timer
Timer Plus
Bugs and requests
Onyx Timer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Timer Plus
Reported bugs
3 issues- Timer stopping unexpectedly due to notifications or phone calls
- Inconsistent volume changes when using music
- Difficulty finding and loading saved timers
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to name and save custom workouts
- Option to turn off countdown sound
- Customizable alert sounds
- Ability to skip or pause rounds
- Connection to health/fitness tracking apps
In-app purchases
Onyx Timer
- Remove Ads$0.99
Timer Plus
- Timer Plus Pro$2.991 Month
- Premium Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Timer Plus Lifetime$9.99
- Lifetime Premium$19.99
