Pocket Timer. vs Workout Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pocket Timer.
This interval timer app assists with various training routines like HIIT, Tabata, and MMA. It allows for custom timers with specific durations, sounds, and vibrations, supporting background operation and multiple tasks.
- Customizable interval timers
- Background operation support
- Large, clear time display
- Passcode and Touch ID protection
- iCloud and Dropbox backup
- Fifteen default workout templates
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Pocket Timer is a smart and simple app to help finishing interval activities. When you are doing interval trainings such as running, boxing, yoga, MMA, HIIT, cycling, stretching, tabata and 7- Minutes workout etc, Pocket Timer will assist you finishing them without worrying about time, all you need to do is starting the relevant timer, then you can exercise or rest based the interval schedule. Key Features: ⁃ Custom timers including activity name, duration, interval or rest time, background color and alert sound for each activity, and vibrate or not. ⁃ Large and clear time and task display. ⁃ Supports running in background and lock screen. ⁃ Support multiple tasks running, such as running with music or video play. ⁃ Slide to edit time easily. ⁃ Creates unlimited reminders. ⁃ Passcode protection. ⁃ Supports Touch ID as passcode. ⁃ iCloud backup and restore. ⁃ Dropbox backup and restore. ⁃ Supports iPhone and iPad version. ⁃ Fifteen default templates: HIIT Tabata Boxing MMA WOD Yoga Jogging Dumbbell Pushups Situps Pullups Squats Rope Skipping Reading plan Lesson Plan If you have any question, please email to linklinksapp@tom.com.
Workout Timer
This app provides a customizable interval timer for HIIT and Tabata workouts. It offers unlimited timer creation with extensive sound and voice reading options, background notifications, and dark mode. All features are free to use.
- Unlimited timer creation
- Folder classification
- High timer setting freedom
- Variety of sounds and voice readings
- Favorite color and reading text
- Background notifications
- Dark mode
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It's a workout timer app suitable for HIIT and Tabata training. All features are completely free to use. Features: - Unlimited timer creation, folder classification is also possible - High degree of freedom in timer setting (supports rep and unlimited time) - A wide variety of sounds and voice readings (about 100 types of sounds) - Favorite color, reading text - Background notifications - Dark mode - Free URL scheme: workouttimer://
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Workout Timer at 4.7 against Pocket Timer.'s 3.5. Workout Timer also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 41%) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Pocket Timer.'s advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On price and ads 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. Pocket Timer. sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 6 months. Workout Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Workout Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Workout Timer has 23 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Pocket Timer.'s written reviews are positive against 80% of Workout Timer's.
Pocket Timer. ships an update every 8 months, Workout Timer every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and August 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pocket Timer. | Workout Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (4 ratings) | 4.7 (23 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.2% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 23 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LINKLINKS LTD | FugaPiyo Inc. |
Customer experience
Pocket Timer.
Workout Timer
In-app purchases
Pocket Timer.
- Premium - 6 months7 Days trial$1.996 Months
- Remove Ads$49.99
Workout Timer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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