# Runner's Interval Timer — user reviews > 35 indexed App Store user reviews of Runner's Interval Timer by E Payne. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/runners-interval-timer/id417017357/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/runners-interval-timer/id417017357.md ## Newest reviews (12 of 35) ### 2/5 — Doesn't work *2016-01-27, version 1.9* I would love this app to work but would not work with my music playing. ### 3/5 — Tap, Tap Tap every few seconds *2015-05-30, version 1.7* Need to stop the tapping noise every few seconds. Just need a noise when it's time to switch between walking and running. ### 3/5 — Simple but not loud enough *2014-10-01, version 1.5* Beep is not loud enough between intervals. ### 1/5 — No sound *2013-07-31, version 1.5* App works but there is no sound between the two intervals. ### 1/5 — Runner for hype *2013-05-27, version 1.5* This app stinks you can't listen to music it doesn't beep with head phones ### 1/5 — Can't hear it at all *2013-04-20, version 1.4* the new sound they changed it to is horrible. can't hear it with the volume all the way up. the old sound was a lot better. ### 3/5 — Would be perfect if chimes could be heard *2012-09-03, version 1.3* Love how easy it is to use...easiest interval timing app I've found. My major complaint is that I can't hear the interval chime over my music (and I'm not one who listens to my music loud at all). If there was an option for music to pause when interval signal chimes, this would easily be 5 stars. ### 1/5 — Doesn't work *2012-08-29, version 1.3* Hate it. Doesn't work because the timer stops when phone goes to sleep. ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2012-07-24, version 1.3* You can't hear the tones over your music. There should also be an overall timer (I want to run/walk 15s/45s for a total of 30 minutes) - I didn't know when my 30 minute run was over. You need to integrate music into the app like Nike's running app so that the music dims when the app's bell rings. Disappointed I spent money on this app. ### 4/5 — Great app *2012-06-16, version 1.3* It's what I needed. You set a diffrent trimmer for the run and walk. Try the lite app if your unsure. Works great. Mine worked with the screen locked ### 4/5 — Gets the job done *2012-05-13, version 1.3* I downloaded this app the morning of my 5k run. It was perfect for my purposes. I would like to suggest an improvement: they can offer options for the alarm tone. I almost missed the alarm a couple of times till I realized it blends with the music sometimes. I started watching out for it and the. It was fine. Also please make it work even If the app is minimized. That would make this app perfect! ### 1/5 — Disappointing *2012-02-25, version 1.2* I can't hear the sounds over my music! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Running app *2020-01-06, version 2.3* Is there any app support? I can’t seem to be able to see where to set the repetition to run a marathon or the sound to tell the difference between run ,walk I also don’t want the continual beep every second. Who can I contact **Developer response:** In response, once you set the run walk timers and press the start button the timers will continue to run until you stop it manually so it will work for a marathon. There are built in sounds to alert you to run and walk. In order to hear them please make sure your iPhone is not in silent mode (switch on side of iPhone) and the "Ringers and Alerts" volume in your iPhone sound settings is turned up. For the continual beep sound you are hearing, it sounds like you have turned on the "Session In Progress Beep" which makes a beep sound every couple of seconds to indicate the timers are running. To turn this beeping sound off toggle the switch in the lower right corner of the screen. Turning this off will not affect the running and walking alert sounds. Please let us know if this resolves your issues. You can contact us by email at epayneapps@live.com or from the support page on our web site at www.epayneapps.weebly.com if you have further issues. Thank-you! ### 1/5 — No sound alert *2017-02-23, version 1.9* I really want to use this App, but the sound alerts don't work unless the phone is left on. This drains the battery and I accidentally hit the Pause and/or other buttons. Great idea, but disappointed. **Developer response:** Thanks for your review! Sorry for your issue with the alert sounds not working. However the sound alerts should be be working when the phone is in sleep/lock mode. If you could please contact us through our support page on our site we will try to help with this. Secondly as indicated in another review reply, the buttons can be hidden during a session by double tapping the "Hide Buttons" button. Once done the app will not respond to any touches and the pause, cancel and reset buttons are hidden. ### 1/5 — Don't Buy! *2016-05-03, version 1.9* There is no indication to walk unless you are looking at the app. Not worth it. ### 1/5 — Not worth it *2016-03-02, version 1.9* The sound is so low and I can't tell when it switches from run to walk. I couldn't figure out how to change the settings. ### 1/5 — Interval length *2015-12-16, version 1.8* Darn it, I can only set an interval for one length? I like to do 'ladders' - increase and decrease the running time. I'll keep looking... ### 1/5 — Help *2015-10-12, version 1.7* Use to work great in background. Suddenly doesn't help! ### 1/5 — Not updated for iOS 8 *2014-11-04, version 1.5* This app is still not working with the phone in sleep mode. In the support section for this app there is only one question, and it deals with this very issue. The solution is to go to settings>sound>ringers and alerts and make an adjustment. There is no such setting in iOS 8. The app simply doesn’t work with the your phone in sleep mode and the alert doesn’t sound unless your phone is awake, which will kill your battery. This issue makes the app completely useless. Runner’s Interval Timer used to be my go-to app for interval running, but I can no longer use it. ### 1/5 — NOT SATISFIED WITH THIS APP *2014-09-26, version 1.5* Not at all satisfied. Its not at all giving any sound between intervals when iPhone is locked. ### 1/5 — Alerts *2014-08-04, version 1.5* What's the use of the interval app if there's no cue to let you know when to switch?! ### 1/5 — No sound *2013-08-15, version 1.5* I purchased this app because I needed the sound alert. It doesn't work and my settings are not locked. Only reason I purchased this app. Very disappointed. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great interval timer/audio customization *2017-03-24, version 2* I just purchased the app. It will work for my long distance run/walk workouts, but I would love to be able to customize the alarm sound. Any plans to allow this customization ? Thanks. **Developer response:** Thank you for your review! There are currently no plans for alarm sound customizations. ### 5/5 — Great app *2015-12-02, version 1.8* I got this app when I first started running a few years ago. It's a great app if you don't have the money for the fancy watches. ### 5/5 — Excellent *2015-07-19, version 1.7* I downloaded this for my half marathon and it does exactly what I wanted it to do! ### 5/5 — Thanks for the update! *2013-04-25, version 1.5* Your April 25th update fixed the issue with the chimes not sounding when hitting the lock button on my iphone 5. And you brought back the old chimes, which makes it much easier to hear over my music! I was worried I was going to have to find another app to use during my marathon next month, But now I don't have to find something else! Thank you! ### 5/5 — Simple & Works *2012-01-10, version 1.2* Easy to use and gets the job done. ### 5/5 — Great with Nike Plus *2011-09-26, version 1.0* Since Nike will run in background, the two work well together. ### 4/5 — Simple to use! *2016-06-10, version 1.9* I wanted an interval timer app that didn't take a lot of time to set up and this is it! Very easy and simple to use. It can be changed quickly if I'm midway through a workout and I need to switch up. The only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 is that I wish there was a way to change the sound of the alert tones. Overall, not bad for 99cents. **Developer response:** Thanks for your review! We have had several suggestions to be able to change the alert tones. We designed this app to be simple and easy to use without too many settings to worry about. However, we will take this into consideration. ### 4/5 — Great improvements! *2014-12-07, version 1.6* Thank you for the recent improvements! They addressed the issues I was having and I'm happy! ### 4/5 — Notification problem *2013-09-02, version 1.5* When I run with my friends and use the app for the intervals, we noticed that it doesn't always beep. The problems doesn't seem to occur if I use headphones. ### 4/5 — Not that I'd want to *2013-06-08, version 1.5* I'm just starting running and there is a bug in you selection that you can choose a 15 second 30 second or 45 second run interval but when you go to start it it starts at 1 minute regardless of that selection. Just something you may want to fix. --- *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 2026-06-10.*