Comparison

Interval Timer □ HIIT Timer vs Kronos Studio

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

Kronos Studio

Features
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Real strength workouts, written for the gear you've got and the 30 minutes you have. Open Kronos and today's session is ready: exercises, sets and the weights filled in, built for the equipment in front of you and the minutes you named. Different every time, shaped to your gear, your time, and how you actually feel today. You don't need more motivation. You need fewer decisions. IT ALREADY KNOWS • It already knows what's at your gym. • It already knows you only have 20 minutes. • It already knows you skipped Tuesday. • It already knows you hated lunges last time. • It already knows you've done legs twice this week. So you don't have to. HOW ONE TAP WORKS BUILT AROUND YOUR ACTUAL GEAR. A pair of dumbbells, a full gym, or nothing at all: tell Kronos what you have and it never writes a workout that needs a cable machine someone else is on. It fills in the weight, too, instead of leaving you a blank. HOTEL ROOM? HOTEL WORKOUT. Save your spots: gym, home, hotel, the park. Switch in one tap and the workout reshapes itself. Flag an injury once and it plans around that too. SWIPE EXERCISES, NOT EX'S. Love it, like it, meh, never again. Every swipe trains the next workout. PROGRAMS THAT BEND. Seventeen programs, 2 to 8 weeks each, written for your gear and shaped to your week instead of the other way round. The first session of every one is free. Any day you'd rather not be on one, build a single session instead. TRAIN WITH YOUR CREW Start a challenge, drop the code in the group chat, and every finished day puts your name on the Wall beside theirs. Pick a shape: a daily target, a ladder, a weekly max test, or just show up. Wildcards cover a missed day, streaks carry, and nobody gets a notification about your rest day. It's the part that makes people keep going, and it isn't a leaderboard for strangers. It's five people you already know. A BIG CALM TIMER We tell you what's next; you just lift. No tapping mid-set. Then swipe: right to keep, left for never again. Benchmarks are in there too. Cindy, Murph, and 42 more, each one scaled to the kit you actually own instead of the kit the workout assumed. LOGGING, WHEN YOU WANT IT Log a set if you want the number. Skip it if you don't. Your week, your lifts, and your history are there when you go looking, and never the price of getting a workout. PLUS A FREE INTERVAL TIMER. ACTUALLY FREE. HIIT, Tabata, EMOM, AMRAP, plus full custom intervals. Save unlimited presets. The screen stays awake, the cues mix over your music, and there are no ads. No account needed, no "Pro timer" upsell. Not now, not ever. WHAT WE BELIEVE Variety beats optimization. Constraints are features. Decisions are willpower taxes. Today's mood matters. Adherence beats intensity. Fun is a strategy. A B+ workout four days a week beats an A+ workout once. Every time. KRONOS PRO Free is the interval timer, forever, plus five workouts written for your gear and the first session of every program. Pro is the rest: a new workout every day you open the app, every session of all 17 programs, your whole history scored, up to 10 challenges at once, and crew insights. Prices are shown in the app and may vary by region. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms: https://getkronos.app/terms Privacy: https://getkronos.app/privacy Most fitness apps make you a workout plan. Kronos makes you a person who works out. The best workout is the one you'll actually do.

Screenshots

Interval Timer □ HIIT Timer4 screens
Kronos Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Kronos Studio at every 2 days against Interval Timer □ HIIT Timer's every 5 weeks. 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 □ HIIT Timer sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Kronos Studio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Interval Timer □ HIIT Timer ships an update every 5 weeks, Kronos Studio every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Interval Timer □ HIIT Timer versus Kronos Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInterval Timer □ HIIT TimerKronos Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (86K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings86K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB97 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFloat Tech, LLCMuller Labs LLC

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

Kronos Studio

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
2 purchases

Kronos Studio

Subscriptions2
  • Kronos Pro Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Kronos Pro Yearly$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Interval Timer □ HIIT Timer free?
Interval Timer □ HIIT Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kronos Studio free?
Kronos Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Interval Timer □ HIIT Timer or Kronos Studio have ads?
Neither Interval Timer □ HIIT Timer nor Kronos Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Interval Timer □ HIIT Timer or Kronos Studio?
Interval Timer □ HIIT Timer ships an update every 5 weeks, and Kronos Studio every 2 days. Most recently, Interval Timer □ HIIT Timer was updated on October 13, 2026 and Kronos Studio on October 1, 2026.

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