Comparison

GymNext Flex Timer vs Roll Time

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

Head to head
About

GymNext Flex Timer

This app offers advanced interval training timing with customizable modes and the ability to control an external LED display. It integrates with wearables and heart rate monitors for a comprehensive workout experience.

Highlights
  • Control external LED displays
  • Multiple customizable timer modes (Tabata, EMOM, etc.)
  • Save and recall favorite workouts
  • Apple Watch control
  • Audio sync with music
  • Heart rate monitor integration
  • Control multiple LED displays
Features
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Meet the future of interval training. GymNext Flex Timer is the only timer app that combines powerful workout programming with control of large, wall-mounted LED displays—giving you the best of both worlds. Traditional gym timers rely on clunky remotes and are difficult to use. Mobile apps are flexible, but hard to see across the room. Flex Timer solves both. Build and control your workouts from your phone while displaying them on bright, easy-to-read LED screens anywhere in your gym. Perfect for HIIT, CrossFit, circuits, bootcamps, boxing, MMA, strength training, and more. Features: • Use the app on its own or connect to GymNext LED displays for maximum visibility • Core timer modes include Count Up/Down, Round, Tabata, EMOM, Mixed Intervals, and Sets with Rest • Plan your personal workouts or full classes in advance—everything ready in one tap • Share timers with athletes and trainers instantly using simple links • Save workouts to your library for quick access • Control your timer from Apple Watch—completely hands-free • Smart audio sync keeps your music and timer cues perfectly aligned • Connect multiple Bluetooth heart rate monitors and track performance in real time • Set custom heart rate zones for better training feedback • Control multiple timers across your gym at the same time • Run different workouts simultaneously for group training • Reliable Bluetooth control with no line-of-sight limitations “This will eventually become the standard for all gyms” – Garage Gym Reviews “All our coaches love the clock” – CrossFit Barrie “We love it to death” – Wolverine Strength & Conditioning Download Flex Timer and upgrade the way you train. We’re always improving. Have feedback? Reach us at support@gymnext.com

About

Roll Time

This app is a professional round timer designed for coaches in combat sports like BJJ, MMA, and boxing. It features a large, high-contrast display, customizable sound alerts, and the ability to mirror the timer to a TV for a wall-timer experience. Coaches can save unlimited presets for different training formats and even display their gym's logo.

Highlights
  • Customizable work, warning, and rest intervals
  • Optional prepare and cooldown phases
  • Unlimited saved presets for classes and drills
  • Loud sound and voice alerts
  • Smart Volume for music adjustment
  • High-contrast, large timer display
  • TV mirroring for wall-timer setup
  • Gym logo display
Features
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Roll Time is a professional gym round timer and TV display built for coaches running real classes — not just a workout timer. Designed for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, MMA, boxing, and other combat sports, Roll Time helps you run rounds, drills, sparring, in-house matches, and full class blocks with a big, high-contrast display your entire room can see. Connect Roll Time to your gym TV for a dedicated big-screen experience. While no timer is running, Gym Display turns the screen into a branded hub for announcements, seminars, open mats, promotions, schedules, and more. When it’s time to train, the timer takes over automatically. Create custom Gym Display cards with your own images, colors, text, and highlights. Schedule when they appear, rotate through multiple cards, and feature important announcements full-screen. Show your gym logo on the timer, run in-house tournaments with competition-style match presets, and start classes quickly with saved timers. Built for combat sports: • BJJ academies, MMA and boxing gyms, wrestling rooms, and martial arts dojos • Sparring rounds, positional rounds, competition matches with score tracking, HIIT intervals, open mats, and solo training Key features: • Flexible round timing with Work, Warning, Rest, Prepare, and Cooldown phases • Saved timers for classes, sparring rounds, drills, and matches • Competition-style match timers with score tracking • Gym Display for announcements, seminars, promotions, schedules, and more • Custom display cards with your own images, colors, text, and scheduling • Dedicated TV experience for the timer and Gym Display • Loud sound and voice alerts built for noisy gyms • Custom sounds and announcements — record your own timer alerts • Smart Volume lowers music while you coach, then brings it back during rolls • Big, high-contrast timer display visible across the mats • Simple touch controls — start, pause, reset, and adjust rounds quickly • Gym logo display — showcase your academy brand on the timer and TV • iCloud Backup — restore your timers later or move them to another device • Built for class. Free from unnecessary distractions.

Screenshots

GymNext Flex Timer4 screens
Roll Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Roll Time at 100% against GymNext Flex Timer's 72%. Roll Time also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). GymNext Flex Timer's advantage is ratings volume (2.1K vs 25) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. GymNext Flex Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and Roll Time sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Roll Time holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GymNext Flex Timer has 2.1K ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of GymNext Flex Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Roll Time's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GymNext Flex Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, Roll Time weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
GymNext Flex Timer versus Roll Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGymNext Flex TimerRoll Time
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2.1K ratings)5.0 (25 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.1K — better25
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size185 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHomick EnterprisesAlexander Tsapaev

Customer experience

GymNext Flex Timer

All ratings2,119 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral1.1%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews170 reviews
Positive72.4%
Neutral5.9%
Negative21.8%

Roll Time

All ratings25 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

GymNext Flex Timer

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Saved timers not consistently loading
  • Segmented timers not saving properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Watch app integration for remote control
  • Background audio playback when app is closed
  • Customizable voice options
  • Lap timer functionality

Roll Time

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

GymNext Flex Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Flex Timer Pro Monthly7 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Flex Timer Pro Yearly1 Month trial$79.991 Year
1 purchases

Roll Time

One-time1
  • PRO Edition$9.99

Questions

Is GymNext Flex Timer free?
GymNext Flex Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Roll Time free?
Roll Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GymNext Flex Timer or Roll Time?
Roll Time is rated higher. GymNext Flex Timer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2.1K ratings, while Roll Time averages 5.0 from 25 ratings.
Do GymNext Flex Timer or Roll Time have ads?
Neither GymNext Flex Timer nor Roll Time shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GymNext Flex Timer or Roll Time?
GymNext Flex Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, and Roll Time weekly. Most recently, GymNext Flex Timer was updated on September 25, 2026 and Roll Time on September 21, 2026.

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