Comparison

Interval Timer □ HIIT Timer vs IntervalBeats

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

IntervalBeats

This app provides a customizable interval timer for various activities like workouts, focus sessions, and sleep. It integrates with Apple Music for seamless playlist transitions and also supports other audio apps.

Highlights
  • Customizable intervals
  • Ready-to-use templates
  • Timer Sets
  • Sleep Timer
  • Background timer
  • Visual cycle progress
Features
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IntervalBeats is a focused interval timer for workouts, HIIT, tabata, stretching, meditation, and anything else that benefits from structured time. Built around Apple Music — pick your intervals, choose a work playlist and a rest playlist, press start. APPLE MUSIC — RECOMMENDED FOR THE FULL EXPERIENCE Apple Music is the smoothest path. Connect once and IntervalBeats plays, pauses, and switches between your work and rest playlists automatically — even while the screen is locked. The Sleep Timer pauses Apple Music precisely at zero whether your phone is locked or not. Requires an Apple Music subscription. WORKS WITH OTHER AUDIO APPS TOO Prefer Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Audible, or YouTube Music? Start playing in your audio app, then launch an IntervalBeats session — your audio mixes with our beep cues. Workout auto-pause and the Sleep Timer also work with these apps; just keep IntervalBeats on screen (we dim it for you) so iOS allows us to send the pause. No Apple Music subscription needed. KEY FEATURES • Customizable intervals — Set work and rest durations in seconds and minutes, pick any number of cycles • Ready-to-use templates — 16 presets across Focus (Pomodoro, Study Sprint), Classroom (Brain Break, Station Rotation), and fitness (HIIT, Tabata, EMOM, yoga, and more) — start in one tap • Timer Sets — Chain multiple timers into one seamless workout with automatic or manual transitions • One-tap repeat — Restart a workout or a Set without leaving the summary screen • Built for iPad — Split-screen layout makes full use of your tablet • Visual cycle progress — Progress ring tracks your rotations in real time • Sleep Timer — Fall asleep to your music with an automatic pause at the time you choose EVERYTHING ELSE • Countdown before start — Optional countdown so you have time to get ready • Beep cues — Configurable interval beeps and end-of-phase sounds • Haptic feedback — Feel every phase change • Background timer — The timer itself keeps ticking when your screen is off or you switch apps • Large, readable display — See your time and phase clearly, even mid-workout • Saved presets — Build once, reuse forever PERFECT FOR • HIIT and Tabata workouts • Circuit training and CrossFit • Running intervals and sprint training • Stretching and yoga flows • Focus sessions and Pomodoro • Meditation and breathwork • Classroom activities, brain breaks, and transitions • Any timed activity with work and rest phases DESIGNED FOR FOCUS IntervalBeats stays out of your way. No ads, no accounts, no tracking. Just a timer that respects your music and your time. PRIVACY IntervalBeats does not collect personal data. Apple Music permission is used only to play the playlists you choose. See the full privacy policy for details. Questions or feedback? Contact intervalbeats@icloud.com

Screenshots

Interval Timer □ HIIT Timer4 screens
IntervalBeats4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: IntervalBeats at none against Interval Timer □ HIIT Timer's 5. IntervalBeats also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). Interval Timer □ HIIT Timer's advantage is ratings volume (87K vs 2). On price, rating, 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

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. IntervalBeats asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

IntervalBeats 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 87K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Interval Timer □ HIIT Timer ships an update every 5 weeks, IntervalBeats every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Interval Timer □ HIIT Timer versus IntervalBeats: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInterval Timer □ HIIT TimerIntervalBeats
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (87K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings87K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFloat Tech, LLCIouri Zinoviev

Customer experience

Interval Timer □ HIIT Timer

All ratings85,854 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.2%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews1,849 reviews
Positive60.6%
Neutral6.2%
Negative33.2%

IntervalBeats

All ratings2 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

IntervalBeats

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

IntervalBeats

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 IntervalBeats free?
IntervalBeats is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Interval Timer □ HIIT Timer or IntervalBeats?
IntervalBeats is rated higher. Interval Timer □ HIIT Timer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 87K ratings, while IntervalBeats averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Interval Timer □ HIIT Timer or IntervalBeats have ads?
Neither Interval Timer □ HIIT Timer nor IntervalBeats shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Interval Timer □ HIIT Timer or IntervalBeats?
Interval Timer □ HIIT Timer ships an update every 5 weeks, and IntervalBeats every 2 weeks. Most recently, Interval Timer □ HIIT Timer was updated on November 6, 2026 and IntervalBeats on November 5, 2026.

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