Interval Timer vs Run Walk
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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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/
Run Walk
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Your pace. Your intervals. Run Walk is a simple interval timer for iPhone and Apple Watch. Set your warm-up, running and walking times, then repeat for a chosen duration or number of rounds. CLEAR AT A GLANCE • Follow a large countdown and current-interval progress. • See what’s next and how many runs you have left. • Warm up separately, then watch your overall interval progress build. • Hear alerts when it’s time to change pace. • Set running or walking to zero for a single-activity workout. • Pause and resume whenever you need. PHONE ONLY — IDEAL FOR THE TREADMILL Keep the timer on your iPhone while you record separately with Apple’s Workout app and your compatible connected treadmill. Phone-only mode does not start our Watch app or a Health workout. PHONE + WATCH — RECORD YOUR WORKOUT Choose indoor or outdoor, start on iPhone, then follow your intervals on Apple Watch. Once your workout reaches the Watch, the timer continues even when you leave your phone behind. Pause, resume and end from your wrist, with haptic alerts at interval changes. With your permission, the Watch records your workout and available heart rate, active calories and distance. Outdoor workouts can include a route map. When you finish, choose Save workout to see it in Apple Health and Fitness, or Discard. Use Run Walk as your workout recorder in Watch mode. Apple Watch supports one active workout session at a time, so this mode cannot run alongside another Watch workout app. Indoor distance comes from the Watch’s estimate; our app does not connect directly to treadmill equipment. KEEP MOVING Your timer keeps track of elapsed time while you use other apps. Allow notifications for background interval alerts. Live Activities show progress on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island on supported devices; you may need to reopen the app to refresh the current interval after a boundary. No account. No subscriptions. No ads. Health and location permissions are optional. Without Health access, Watch recording and background wrist alerts are limited. Outdoor route recording needs location access. Sounds and notifications follow your device’s sound, notification and Focus settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Run Walk at none against Interval Timer's 4. On price, update cadence, ads 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. Run Walk asks for nothing beyond the download.
Interval Timer ships an update every 3 days, Run Walk every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Interval Timer | Run Walk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (164 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 92.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 164 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Scott DeSapio | Emily's Apps Limited |
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
Run Walk
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Interval Timer
- BeepWatch PRO Monthly$2.991 Month
- BeepWatch PRO Annual$6.991 Year
- BeepWatch 2 PRO$0.99
- BeepWatch PRO Lifetime$9.99
Run Walk
No in-app purchases
Questions
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