Total Interval Timer vs Interval Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Total Interval Timer
This app provides customizable interval timers for various workout types like HIIT and Tabata. It allows users to create their own interval sequences, play music during workouts, and track exercise history. The app supports all iOS devices and continues to run with the screen locked.
- HIIT, Tabata, Circuit Training templates
- Custom interval creation
- Background operation with screen locked
- Music playback integration
- Workout tracking and history
- Multiple display orientations
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***Simple and reliable. Perfect for use at home, at the track or in the gym. Key Features: - Templates for HIIT, Tabata, Circuit Training and more. - Custom timers to create any intervals imaginable. - Support all devices iPhones and iPads. - Continue to run even when screen is locked. - Play your song or playlist during your workout. - Post your workout to Facebook or Twitter. - Multiple orientations with difference display. - Multiple background color. - Tracking your exercises and display by week and month.
Interval Timer
This interval timer is designed for HIIT and interval training. Easily set work and rest periods, sets, and rounds to guide your workouts. It supports background operation and music playback, with an Apple Watch companion app for heart rate monitoring.
- Customizable work and rest periods
- Set number of sets and rounds
- Background operation support
- Music playback compatibility
- Apple Watch integration
- Heart rate monitoring (Apple Watch)
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This app is handy interval timer that helps you keep track of your work and rest periods during your HIIT interval training and workouts. The application is very easy to use, enter the Work, Rest, Sets, Rounds and start workout. You can listen to music during workouts or use the timer in the background. There is also app on the Apple Watch that will allow you to monitor your heart rate during workouts. Apple Watch app features: - iCloud sync with iPhone - integration with the Health app - monitoring heart rate during workouts
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Interval Timer at every 2 months against Total Interval Timer's every 37 months. Interval Timer also leads on ratings volume (246 vs 1). Total Interval Timer's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 84%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Total Interval Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Interval Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Total Interval Timer against 4.9 for Interval Timer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Interval Timer has 246 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Total Interval Timer's written reviews are positive against 84% of Interval Timer's.
Total Interval Timer ships an update every 37 months, Interval Timer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Total Interval Timer | Interval Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.9 (246 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 83.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 246 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 37 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Huy Phan | Yosyp Hameliak |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
Total Interval Timer
- Monthly Premium$0.991 Month
- Buy Pro Version$2.99
Interval Timer
- Remove Ads$4.99
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