Boxing Timer Muay Thai round timer and kickboxing timer for iPhone
The 2-minute rest in Muay Thai surprises boxers expecting the usual one minute. Muay Thai 5×3 runs 5 rounds of 3:00 with 2:00 of rest, 23:10 total. For kickboxing, pick KB Pro, KB Amateur or K-1 Format; each rings a bell at every change and clacks 10 seconds before the round ends.
How long are Muay Thai rounds?
Commonly 5 rounds of 3 minutes, with a 2-minute rest — noticeably longer than the usual 1-minute boxing break. Many amateur and modern events use different lengths though, so check your own event's rules before copying any of this for a fight.
How long are kickboxing rounds?
Kickboxing formats vary with the rules and level; 2- or 3-minute rounds with a 1-minute rest are common. The app has three kickboxing formats and three Muay Thai formats.
| Preset | Rounds x round / rest | Prep | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muay Thai 5×3 | 5 x 3:00 / 2:00 | 10 s | 23:10 |
| MT Pad Work | 6 x 2:00 / 1:00 | 5 s | 17:05 |
| MT Clinch | 4 x 2:00 / 1:00 | 10 s | 11:10 |
| KB Amateur | 3 x 2:00 / 1:00 | 10 s | 8:10 |
| KB Pro | 5 x 3:00 / 1:00 | 10 s | 19:10 |
| K-1 Format | 3 x 3:00 / 1:00 | 10 s | 11:10 |
Every preset warns you 10 seconds before the round ends. Muay Thai 5×3 adds up as 10 s of prep, 15:00 of fighting and 4 rests of 2:00; there is no rest after round 5.
How to set the timer for Muay Thai or kickboxing
- Tap the list icon at the top left for Setup.
- Tap the Muay Thai chip or the Kickboxing chip and choose a preset. It gets a checkmark.
- Optional: under Bell Sound, tap Gong for a deeper sound (Pro) or keep the free Classic Bell.
- Close the sheet, check the ROUND and REST cards and tap Play.
- Train through the green round; the clacker at 0:10 is your last push. Rest while the ring is blue.
- The workout ends after the last round with DONE and a bell, and is saved to History.
Pad work, clinch and interval sessions
MT Pad Work fits a holder-and-striker session well: six 2-minute rounds with a minute to swap roles or just catch your breath. MT Clinch is four 2-minute rounds, which also works for clinch drilling or a shorter shoulder-tap sparring game when full rounds aren't needed. Want your own numbers? Custom Timer handles it — 3:00 rounds with 1:00 rest instead of 2:00, say, or 1:35 rounds with 0:45 rest, which comes to 11:05 over 5 rounds with a 10-second prep.
Tips and common mistakes
- The 2-minute rest in Muay Thai 5×3 is fixed. If you want 1 minute, build 5 x 3:00 / 1:00 in Custom Timer (19:10, the same as KB Pro).
- The bell plays over music and with the silent switch on, so the gym's playlist can keep going.
- An iPad works in any orientation, which helps if it sits on a shelf or a bench.
- Durations in Custom Timer move in 5-second steps; round length goes from 10 s up to 30:00.
Questions and answers
Is the Gong bell free?
Can I do 3-minute rounds with 1-minute rest for Muay Thai?
Does it call out kicks or knees?
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