Comparison

Interval Timer □ HIIT Timer vs MegaCron

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

Head to head
About

Interval Timer □ HIIT Timer

Create custom workout timers with adjustable intervals for exercise and rest. Track your progress with detailed history and statistics, and repeat past workouts easily. Enjoy audio cues without interrupting your music.

Highlights
  • Customizable intervals
  • Workout and rest timers
  • Voice or beep guides
  • Background audio support
  • Workout history and statistics
  • Repeat previous workouts
Features
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A simple and beautiful interval timer. 1. Drag to set your custom intervals for workout, rest, rounds, etc 2. Tap to start. Interval Timer doesn't interfere with your music or other apps: ∙ Listen to your music apps while you workout. ∙ Voice or beep guides for every workout. ∙ You can leave the app and still listen to the audio guides, in order to follow a workout you found online. And no need to manually record your workouts: ∙ Detailed history and statistics pages to track your progress. ∙ Repeat a previous workout from your history, so you don't need to set it again. If you have any ideas for how to improve the app, just tap "Contact Support' inside the app and let us know! We are always trying to improve Interval Timer This app includes an optional auto-renewable subscription (Premium Pass): Premium Pass beings with a free trial period, then an auto-renewable monthly subscription when trial ends. Payment will be charged to your Apple account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew (at the duration/price selected) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hrs before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Current subscription may not be cancelled during the active subscription period; however, you can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your Apple Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of the free initial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://float.support/interval-timer/privacy Terms of Use: https://float.support/interval-timer/terms

About

MegaCron

This app acts as a personal trainer, guiding you through custom workouts with voice prompts. Create and share routines, track exercises like Tabata and HIIT, and receive audio cues for every stage of your training.

Highlights
  • Voice-guided interval training
  • Customizable workout presets
  • Share routines with friends and students
  • Create personalized exercise routines
  • Supports Tabata, HIIT, Functional, Calisthenics
  • Audio prompts for exercise start/end and breaks
Features
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Invest in yourself, invest in your body. Train more and better with your personal trainer. Tell MegaCron how much you want to train and enjoy! Now you can share your presets with your friends, colleagues and students! Are you a fitness instructor or personal trainer? Create new routines and send them to your students to manage training groups wherever you are! Try their custom presets or create your own! Stretch with MegaCron after running or training: * Tabata * HIIT * Functional * Calisthenics and much more! Create personalized workouts indicating the number and duration of the exercises to be performed, their names to listen to them during the workout, the number of rounds and the duration of the breaks. Choose your preferred voice options and hear prompts for: * Name of the next exercise * Start of exercise * Start of exercise break * Start of lap break * Last exercise of the lap * Half of the exercise * End of training It's more than a smart watch: It's a gym coach, it's an emom timer, it's a crossfit clock... it's everything you need it to be Let him be your personal fitness trainer and companion, every time, every day and everywhere!

Screenshots

Interval Timer □ HIIT Timer4 screens
MegaCron4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MegaCron at none against Interval Timer □ HIIT Timer's 5. MegaCron also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.6). Interval Timer □ HIIT Timer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (86K vs 5). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Interval Timer □ HIIT Timer sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. MegaCron asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MegaCron holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Interval Timer □ HIIT Timer has 86K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Interval Timer □ HIIT Timer ships an update every 5 weeks, MegaCron monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and June 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Interval Timer □ HIIT Timer versus MegaCron: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInterval Timer □ HIIT TimerMegaCron
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (86K ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.7% of reviews
Number of ratings86K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFloat Tech, LLCGabriel Bosco

Customer experience

Interval Timer □ HIIT Timer

All ratings85,854 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.2%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews1,810 reviews
Positive60.7%
Neutral6.2%
Negative33.1%

MegaCron

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Interval Timer □ HIIT Timer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Timer not always accurate
  • Favorites/saved workouts feature not working
  • Inconsistent behavior when pausing/resuming

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to save and name custom workouts
  • More flexibility in exercise/rest time settings
  • Option to adjust volume of voice prompts

MegaCron

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Interval Timer □ HIIT Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Pass7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Premium Pass7 Days trial$2.991 Month
One-time3
  • Lifetime Pass$14.99
  • Lifetime Pass$19.99
  • Premium Forever Promo$29.99
None

MegaCron

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Interval Timer □ HIIT Timer free?
Interval Timer □ HIIT Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MegaCron free?
MegaCron is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Interval Timer □ HIIT Timer or MegaCron?
MegaCron is rated higher. Interval Timer □ HIIT Timer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 86K ratings, while MegaCron averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Interval Timer □ HIIT Timer or MegaCron have ads?
MegaCron shows ads; Interval Timer □ HIIT Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Interval Timer □ HIIT Timer or MegaCron?
Interval Timer □ HIIT Timer ships an update every 5 weeks, and MegaCron monthly. Most recently, Interval Timer □ HIIT Timer was updated on September 24, 2026 and MegaCron on June 9, 2026.

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