Interval Timer vs Super Simple Workout Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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From the developer of Mila's Tools — Apple Staff Pick, 4.8* from 1,200+ reviews. BeepWatch is the interval timer trusted by athletes, coaches, and everyday users for over a decade. 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/
Super Simple Workout Timer
This interval timer app helps you manage workout routines like Tabata, HIIT, and circuits. It provides audio and haptic cues for work and rest periods, allowing you to focus on your exercise. Customize your own interval sequences for a personalized training experience.
- Built-in presets for Tabata, HIIT, EMOM, AMRAP
- Customizable interval creation
- Automatic work and rest phase guidance
- Distinct audio and haptic cues
- Dark and light mode support
- Distraction-free design
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Super Simple Workout Timer is a clean, intuitive interval timer built for every kind of workout. Choose from built-in presets for Tabata, HIIT, EMOM, AMRAP, and Circuit Training — or create your own custom intervals. The timer guides you through work and rest phases automatically, with distinct audio and haptic cues at every transition so you can focus on your workout, not your screen. Features: - Tabata (20/10 x8 and x4) - HIIT intervals (5 work/rest ratios) - EMOM with auto-calculated rest - AMRAP countdown - Circuit training with transitions - Custom work, rest, and round settings - Audio cues and haptic feedback - Dark and light mode support - Simple, distraction-free design
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Super Simple Workout Timer at none against Interval Timer's 4. Super Simple Workout Timer also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). Interval Timer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (161 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Interval Timer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Super Simple Workout Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Super Simple Workout Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Interval Timer has 161 ratings behind it against 2, 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 100% of Super Simple Workout Timer's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Interval Timer | Super Simple Workout Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (161 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 161 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Scott DeSapio | William Illingworth1006601161 |
Customer experience
Interval Timer
Super Simple Workout Timer
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
Super Simple Workout Timer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Interval Timer
- BeepWatch PRO Monthly$2.991 Month
- BeepWatch PRO Annual$14.991 Year
- BeepWatch 2 PRO$0.99
- BeepWatch PRO Lifetime$19.99
Super Simple Workout Timer
No in-app purchases
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