Best Pulse alternatives: apps like Pulse: HIIT Timer

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Updated November 2026

Girish Padavala

Looking for something like Pulse? We've analyzed 10+ similar apps to help you find the best alternative. Each app is compared by ratings, features, and real user reviews, so you can make the right choice.

Top Alternatives to Pulse

Interval Timer・HIIT Timer by Reva Desai

Heart Rate & Workout Timer

Editor's Choice

💪 Health & Fitness

5.0(2 ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

This app provides a customizable interval timer for various fitness activities like HIIT, strength training, and yoga. It includes real-time audio cues, heart rate monitoring using your phone's camera, and automatic workout logging to track progress.

PonyLegsFitness by Marc Repey

Fitness Tracker

Strong Contender

💪 Health & Fitness

0.0(0 ratings)

Free

HIIT Timer Pro by Nicholas Laurenti

Worth Considering

💪 Health & Fitness

0.0(0 ratings)

Free

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Thymer: Custom Interval Timers

Create Your Own Custom Timers

Free

Design personalized workout and productivity routines with customizable intervals. Adjust colors, sounds, and repetitions to create complex nested timers. Quickly access standard timers for activities like Tabata or breathing exercises.

Create custom routinesAdjust colors, sounds, titlesSet repetitions

Workout Timer - It just works.

Free

This interval training timer is designed for efficient workouts like Tabata, CrossFit, and cardio. It allows users to save personalized training plans, utilize pre-set exercises, and track detailed statistics to monitor progress and enhance performance.

Save personalized training plansPre-set expert-designed workoutsQuick start for HIIT sessions

Wolkup: Push-Up Counter

Camera reps, walks & streaks

Free

This app automatically counts your push-ups, squats, and plank duration using your phone's camera. It also tracks walks and runs with GPS, and features an RPG-style character progression system based on your workouts. Build streaks, earn achievements, and explore a virtual city as you get fitter.

Automatic camera-based rep countingGPS tracking for walks and runsRPG-style character growth

HIIT, Tabata, EMOM Intervals

Free

A straightforward stopwatch designed for various workout routines like Tabata, EMOM, and custom intervals. It offers audio and haptic cues to keep users focused during exercise without needing to check their device.

Tabata, EMOM, and custom interval modesAdjustable work, rest, and round settingsAudio and haptic cues