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Captime: CrossFit timer, $1K a month, self-reported in 2022, voice control
Captime is a timer app for CrossFit and high-intensity interval training workouts. Its $1K a month was founder-reported on the Indie Hackers product page (not independently verified), as of April 2022.
What it actually sells
Captime offers workout timers for CrossFit and high-intensity interval training workouts. It includes presets for HIIT, AMRAP, TABATA, EMOM, and other advanced timers.
The app provides templates for common training formats and a custom interval timer. It also supports video recording for CrossFit competitions and challenges.
How it charges
The pages we read show no price.
Where customers come from
The site promotes downloading Captime and offers a free trial. It provides an FAQ explaining where to get the app and where to use it.
What stands out
Captime supports hands-free timer control: athletes can shout “TIME” or “STOP” when they finish a workout. It also includes video recording for CrossFit competitions and challenges.
The site says the app is trusted by athletes from over 80 countries. Captime covers training at home or in the gym and includes presets, templates, and a custom interval timer.
From the official site
It makes no difference if you workout at home or in the gym.
Which enables you to record videos for your CrossFit competitions and challenges.
Excerpts from the official website, fetched October 1, 2026.
Where it sits in the data
Captime | CrossFit Timer's $1K a month is higher than 40% of the 6,604 projects with founder-reported monthly revenue in our dataset; the median across them is $2K. Snapshot: 2026-09-30. The dataset only covers founders who chose to publish their numbers, so it leans toward businesses that work; use it for scale, not as an average.
Currency
All figures are in US dollars as published. A rough yuan or euro conversion is not applied here because prices, taxes and acquisition costs differ by country.
Could you build something like this?
In my view, the buyer is an athlete who trains at home or in the gym, including a CrossFit participant. Distribution would need to reach workout communities and the places where athletes search for training tools.
The hard parts are matching many training formats, supporting dependable timer controls, and handling video recording. Competition, platform requirements, privacy concerns around recorded workouts, and support for workout-specific questions would also need attention.
Verdict: Needs real work.
One thing to take from it
Captime combines presets, templates, a custom interval timer, voice control, and video recording in one app for CrossFit and high-intensity interval training workouts.
Sources
- Captime | CrossFit Timer official website, fetched October 1, 2026
- Indie Hackers product page: revenue founder-reported on the Indie Hackers product page (not independently verified), as of April 2022
Revenue, team and start-cost figures are what the founder reported at the interview date, not current figures and not a prediction of what you will earn. Product and pricing facts come from the business's own website as checked on 30 September 2026. Method & sources · Disclosure