Workrate

Write the session
how you'd say it

A workout timer for station-based training. Type your session in plain English, get paced through it without touching your phone, and see exactly where the time went afterwards.

Get the beta link Free · iPhone · no account
01 — Build

No dropdowns.
No exercise library.

Every other timer makes you assemble a session one picker at a time. Type it the way you'd say it to a training partner and Workrate works out the rest.

3 rounds: 500m run, 50m sled push at 100kg,
20 burpees, 200m farmers carry
  • Reads rounds, distances, weights, reps, calories and rest between sets
  • Paste one straight out of your notes app
  • Handles circuits, EMOMs, E2MOMs and AMRAPs
WRITE IT HOW YOU'D SAY IT 3 rounds: 500m run, 50m sled push at 100kg, 20 burpees, 200m farmers carry 3 ROUNDS · 4 STATIONS Run 500m Sled push 50m · 100kg Burpees 20 reps Farmers carry 200m Save workout
02 — Run

Never lose your place mid-session

One screen you can read at arm's length, out of breath, from two metres away. Where you are, what you're doing, the clock, and what's coming next. Nothing else competing for your attention.

  • Circuit — tap through at your own pace
  • EMOM / E2MOM / E5MOM — the window moves you on whether you're ready or not
  • AMRAP — one clock, as many rounds as you get through
  • Spoken cues, so you can pocket the phone entirely
  • Pair a heart-rate strap over Bluetooth and see it live
↺ Undo Round 2/3 12:04 STATION 2 OF 4 Sled Push 50m · 100kg 1:24 STATION ♥ 168 NEXT 20 Burpee broad jumps Done
03 — Review

Where the time
actually went

Not just the total — the bit between stations that nobody tracks. Run the same session again and you get the delta on every individual station, so you can see exactly where you gave it away.

  • Every split, plus your transition time
  • Compared station by station against your last attempt
  • Heart rate per station, not just per session
  • Dropped the sled to 80kg halfway through? Correct it afterwards so your history stays honest
Thursday session 18:42 −0:34 vs last SPLITS Run ♥ 162 avg · 171 peak 2:14 −0:06 Sled push ♥ 178 avg · 184 peak 1:24 +0:11 Burpees ♥ 174 avg · 181 peak 1:58 −0:03 Farmers carry 1:36 +0:04 Transitions between stations 2:12
The deal

Free, and it stays on your phone

Built by one person who got sick of tracking sessions on a stopwatch and a notes app. Not a subscription business with a timer attached.

No account

Open it and use it. There is nothing to sign up for and no email to hand over.

No servers

Your workouts and history live on your device. There is nowhere else for them to be.

No tracking

No analytics, no crash reporting, no advertising SDKs. Nothing is collected, so there is nothing to opt out of.

Works offline

No connection required. The gym basement is fine.

Beta

It's open now

Workrate is in beta on iPhone. Email me and I'll send you the TestFlight link. It works and I use it every session — but it is early, and what I want most is to hear what is broken or missing.

Get the beta link Installs through TestFlight

Found something wrong, or something you wish it did? Tell me directly — hello@trainworkrate.com or @trainworkrate.