Comparison

Interval Timer vs Interval Timer

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Interval Timer

Create custom interval timers for workouts, focus sessions, or meditation. Get audio, visual, and haptic cues to stay on track without watching the clock. Track performance and share timers with others.

Highlights
  • Customizable interval timers
  • Multiple intervals, rounds, warm-up, rest
  • Audio, visual, and haptic alerts
  • 14 ready-made presets
  • Performance tracking and lap recording
  • Timer sharing
  • Apple Watch sync
Features
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Build custom HIIT, Tabata, boxing, and circuit timers with multiple intervals, rounds, warm-up, and rest periods — then let audio beeps, visual cues, and haptic feedback keep you on track so you never have to watch the clock. APPLE HEALTH INTEGRATION Completed timers can save as workouts in Apple Health and contribute to your Activity Rings. Opt in once, tag the timers you want to track (HIIT, Boxing, Yoga, and more), and BeepWatch credits the rings — even when you start the timer on iPhone. Heart rate and active energy from your Apple Watch attach automatically. GET STARTED IN SECONDS Choose from 15 ready-made presets including HIIT, Tabata, Boxing Rounds, Pomodoro Focus, Meditation, and more. Or build your own timer in under a minute. CUSTOM INTERVAL TIMERS * Add as many intervals as you need, each with its own duration, name, sound, and warning * Set total rounds or run infinitely * Add warm-up time before your first interval * Add rest time between rounds * Count up or count down — six display modes to choose from AUDIO, VISUAL & HAPTIC ALERTS * Choose from beeps, buzzes, clicks, gongs, whistles, and more * Set warning alerts before an interval ends * Flash the screen on interval changes * Haptic vibration feedback * Independent volume control for interval and control sounds * Background tick audio to confirm your timer is running TRACK YOUR PERFORMANCE * Automatic and manual lap recording * View split times and deltas * Share lap data with your coach or training partner BEAUTIFUL THEMES & PROGRESS BARS * 20+ color themes including Neon, Aurora, and Sunset * Circle, rows, chronograph, and box progress indicators * Precision timing up to 3 decimal places APPLE WATCH * Full timer sync between iPhone and Apple Watch * Run timers independently on your wrist, or remote-control the timers on your iPhone * Workouts save to Apple Health from either device, with cross-device dedup so you never get double entries * Optimized Watch interface NOT JUST FOR WORKOUTS BeepWatch works for anything you time: Pomodoro focus blocks, study sprints, meditation, sport drills, public-speaking practice, recipe steps, and getting kids through morning routines. SHARE TIMERS * Share any timer via link or file * Recipients preview and import with one tap * Perfect for coaches, trainers, and workout groups NOW IN 12 LANGUAGES BeepWatch speaks Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Italian, Hindi, Indonesian, English, and Simplified Chinese. BeepWatch is the timer app you've been looking for! - - - - - Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Interval Timer

This advanced workout timer app features a clear, customizable layout perfect for timing various training styles like Tabata, HIIT, and Circuit Training. It offers text-to-speech interval announcements and background operation, ensuring seamless use during workouts.

Highlights
  • Tabata, HIIT, Circuit & Compound timer types
  • Text to speech interval announcements
  • Customizable colors
  • Background operation
  • Lockable display
  • Vibrations
Features
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You have found it. The most advanced workout timer app available is now before you. A clear easy to read layout with hundreds of possible setting combinations make this the perfect app to time your workout. Whether you are doing Tabata, HIIT, or Circuit Training this app has you covered. Features: - Tabata, HIIT, Circuit & Compound timer types - Text to speech interval/exercise announcements - Customizable colors - Works well while music is playing from the same device - Runs in the background or when screen is locked - Lockable display - Vibrations Run the app in the foreground, background or with device locked. Text to speech interval announcements will tell you exactly what you need to do. Now go get to work!

Screenshots

Interval Timer4 screens
Interval Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Interval Timer at 92% against Interval Timer's 33%. Interval Timer also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.9) and ratings volume (164 vs 7). Interval Timer's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Interval Timer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Interval Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Interval Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Interval Timer has 164 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Interval Timer's written reviews are positive against 33% of Interval Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Interval Timer ships an update every 3 days, Interval Timer weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Interval Timer versus Interval Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInterval TimerInterval Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (164 ratings) — better3.9 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews92.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings164 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.69.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScott DeSapioCharles Vanderhoff

Customer experience

Interval Timer

All ratings164 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral1.2%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews201 reviews
Positive92.0%
Neutral3.0%
Negative5.0%

Interval Timer

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Bugs and requests

Interval Timer

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Unlock Pro feature not working for some users
  • Timers getting deleted unexpectedly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to save/load custom timer settings
  • Option to set countdown before timer starts
  • Integration with wearable devices

Interval Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Interval Timer

Subscriptions2
  • BeepWatch PRO Monthly$2.991 Month
  • BeepWatch PRO Annual$6.991 Year
One-time2
  • BeepWatch 2 PRO$0.99
  • BeepWatch PRO Lifetime$9.99
1 purchases

Interval Timer

One-time1
  • Timer Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Interval Timer free?
Interval Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Interval Timer free?
Interval Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Interval Timer or Interval Timer?
Interval Timer is rated higher. Interval Timer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 164 ratings, while Interval Timer averages 3.9 from 7 ratings.
Do Interval Timer or Interval Timer have ads?
Neither Interval Timer nor Interval Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Interval Timer or Interval Timer?
Interval Timer ships an update every 3 days, and Interval Timer weekly. Most recently, Interval Timer was updated on October 15, 2026 and Interval Timer on October 4, 2026.

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