# Interval Timer - Bit Timer — user reviews > 184 indexed App Store user reviews of Interval Timer by Peiter Buick, rated 4.74/5 from 534 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/interval-timer-bit-timer/id505848680/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/interval-timer-bit-timer/id505848680.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 465 · 4★ 30 · 3★ 9 · 2★ 10 · 1★ 16 ## What do users think of Interval Timer? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🚀 Simple and easy to use - 👍 Elegant and intuitive design - ✨ Effective for interval training - 💯 Works great for the basics **Cons** - 🔒 Paid app now requires subscription - 💰 Asking users to pay again after initial purchase - 🔇 Audio cues too quiet - ⏱️ Limited to 4 minutes of work time **Commonly reported bugs** - Timer continues counting down even after app is closed - Issues with music volume reduction while app is in use **Most requested features** - Ability to save and load custom workout routines - Option to increase work interval duration beyond 4 minutes - Apple Watch app integration - More sound effect options ## Newest reviews (12 of 184) ### 4/5 — Ruined *2025-02-07* After paying for this app many years ago, they have now decided to go to a subscription model and previous purchases are not supported. Money grab. **Developer response:** Sorry to hear you’re having issues, if you previously purchased the app you should not be asked to pay again. Send us an email at info@bittimer.com and we’ll get things sorted out. ### 3/5 — Subscription? *2024-09-03* Has been my go to app for simplicity although I use others for more complex treatments. I just don’t see how a subscription model justifies a simple timer app. Paid before but I just can’t anymore. Best of luck to this new sub model but not for me. **Developer response:** Sorry to hear you’re having issues, send us an email at info@bittimer.com and we’ll get things sorted out. ### 4/5 — Really good *2024-05-09, version 3.2.0* Great app. Would be perfect for me if it had a beat tone for keeping a constant pace. Ideally it should pause during rests. ### 2/5 — Solid workout timer app *2023-09-06, version 3.1.0* Great update- thank you for listening to our feedback. My only issue is that I paid for this app I don't know how many years ago but now that the app has new functions and you're asking for an annual fee to access them. ### 5/5 — Solid workout timer app *2023-04-29* Great update- thank you for listening to our feedback. My only issue is that I paid for this app I don't know how many years ago but now that the app has new functions and you're asking for an annual fee to access them. **Developer response:** UPDATE: we quietly pushed v3.0.3 today that addresses your comment re the picker adjusting to the value when tapped open. :) UPDATE: v3.0.2 went live today and it should address this. If not, please let us know so we gan figure out whats going on. https://www.bittimer.com/frequently-asked-question Thanks for the feedback, we're on it. Expect an update shortly. ### 5/5 — Go to Personal Training Interval Timer *2023-04-25* I’ve used BIT Timer for a number of years now. It is easily customizable and includes great visuals and audios to differentiate work and rest bouts. The dings make it easy to hear change in time even over streamed music. Even with poor eyesight the entire screen is either green while working or red while resting. It is very intuitive!! This app is a must have for personal training, individual workouts and even for timing tasks with students in the classroom. Great app to have!!! **Developer response:** Thanks for sharing your feedback! Glad you've found it to be intuitive and helpful. ### 5/5 — Just what I needed! *2023-04-23, version 3.1.0* Great timer easy to use but flexible enough to work for any workout. Great job. 10/10 ### 5/5 — Exactly what I Need *2023-04-19, version 3.1.0* Just a perfect app. Incredibly easy to use, even if you’re wearing gloves or in the middle of a workout. Bright, simple, exactly what I was looking for. ### 5/5 — Great for timed workouts *2023-04-16, version 3.1.0* Great for a timed workout allowing to time breaks in between workout sets. Easy to use. Highly recommend this app. ### 5/5 — Easy/reliable *2023-04-10, version 3.1.0* Super easy to use so you can jump straight into your workout. Screen is big enough to see across the room too ### 5/5 — The One *2023-03-29, version 3.0.5* I recommend before all the others. ### 5/5 — Great interval timer! *2023-03-18, version 3.0.5* Super easy to use and perfect for interval workouts! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Paid for the app….now want me to pay again. *2025-06-26, version 3.3.1* I bought this app several years ago for $5 on the App Store…. Now there’s an update asking me to pay AGAIN yearly or $18 for life… when I paid initially. Total scam and joke of an app greedy developers ### 1/5 — Rip off *2025-05-18, version 3.3.1* I actually purchased this app outright sometime ago and it works quite well. Suddenly they decide to renege my purchase and pressure me to pay for a subscription or purchase the app again at an inflated price. Imagine buying something from a store then having the store owner chase you up years later for more money because they’re prices had gone up. Quite an aggressive tactic IMO. ### 1/5 — Purchased then bait and switch to subscription model now they want more money *2025-02-15, version 3.3.1* Don’t buy this garbage timer or they will try to make you buy it again. ### 1/5 — Payment again?!! *2025-01-07, version 3.2.3* I purchased this app years ago and now they’re asking for a monthly fee. I’ll use my $30 digital watch that doesn’t have a subscription fee. I enjoyed this app for years but all good things come to an end. ### 1/5 — Changed payment *2024-10-02, version 3.2.3* They charged for the app upfront, and then later put a paywall after using it, requiring this app’s longest serving users to double pay. There is no customer support or ability to communicate with these people. ### 1/5 — Purchased the App & Now it Requires Subscription *2024-07-25, version 3.2.2* I purchased the app before but now it will only give you 5 timers and then it requires a subscription. I submitted a ticket on the website and there has been no response. ### 1/5 — A subscription for timers *2024-05-31, version 3.2.1* I just can’t imagine anyone justifying the concept of a subscription for a timer app. ### 1/5 — I downloaded a lifetime membership *2024-05-30, version 3.2.1* Now it says subscription required. Loved the app but not the changes. Tried to restore purchase and it won’t let me. ### 1/5 — UPDATE RUINED THE APP. *2023-02-07, version 3.0.1* This has been the main timer app I have used for working out for years now. Never has failed me. Until today, when I saw you guys had an update. BIG MISTAKE. Timer is so much more annoying and glitchy- the app used to stay open while counting down but now it will shut off with your phone after a few seconds and significantly fades the music when using it. These annoying instances never happened before this update. KEEP GOOD THINGS SIMPLE - seriously have 0 clue what your goal was with this update. Looks uglier and is no longer an app I enjoy using. So so so disappointed, this is my first apple review. ### 1/5 — Waste of money. Can’t enable notifications. *2020-02-23, version 2.0.2* I don’t know whether this is a problem with newer versions of iOS or whatever, but the app tells me that notifications are disabled and to turn them on in iOS settings. so I go to Notifications in Settings. Bit Timer does not appear in the list of apps whose notifications I can set. Absolute waste of money, and the app should be pulled from the store. What use is an interval timer that doesn’t have notifications? ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Does exactly what it is supposed to. *2024-02-20* Use it regularly with great effect. Not capable of timing multiple things or sequences but for me, keeping me on track in my workouts, it’s perfect. **Developer response:** Glad to hear you’re enjoying bit timer! Thanks for taking time to write a review. ### 5/5 — Exceptional support! *2024-02-18* I have been using and loving Bit Timer for years. The user interface is elegantly simple and the app does exactly what I want it to do without being bloated by features I don’t care about. But now, I’m here to talk about Peiter’s fast and effective response to a display problem I suddenly began having a few weeks ago. Short story: I emailed Peiter and described the problem; he emailed me back with a couple of questions; and in no time he had traced the problem to a bold-text IOS update. And then he fixed the problem!! If only everybody else in my life were like Peiter!! **Developer response:** Thanks for the kind worlds! Glad to hear you are enjoying bit timer! ### 5/5 — Almost Perfect *2023-12-23* Love this app. Set and forget and it tells you when to start a set. Like a coach with a whistle—hit it on one tweet, rest on two. The only thing I wish was that it had a transition block for when I need to switch weights or move to a new exercise and can’t do so in my standard rest window. **Developer response:** Thanks for the feedback, and for taking the time to write a review. ### 5/5 — perfect *2023-11-24, version 3.1.0* elegant and beautiful, easy to use, intuitive interface does exactly what I need a Tabata timer to do, without any junk love it! ### 5/5 — I’ve had this for years *2023-11-21, version 3.1.0* It’s the single best rest/work interval timer on the App Store. ### 5/5 — Yessssss an update *2023-11-12* I’ve had this timer since probably 2015 or so and it’s the one I always come back to. Simple, fun design. And now with features I’ve wanted (iCloud sync and favorites). 10/10 **Developer response:** Glad to hear you’re enjoying bit timer! ### 5/5 — Best Interval Timer. Ever. *2023-08-25, version 3.1.0* I said what I said. ### 5/5 — Amazing app for circuits. *2023-07-10, version 3.1.0* I’ve been having this app for 5 years and it has always been a very good app for my workouts! ### 5/5 — Simple and functional *2023-05-26, version 3.1.0* Elegant design ### 5/5 — Best timer out there *2023-05-19, version 3.1.0* Joyful, reliable, motivating. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-27.*