Comparison

Interval Timer vs Interval Timer Plus

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

Head to head
About

Interval Timer

This app provides a simple and customizable timer for interval training like HIIT, Tabata, and EMOM. It offers audio cues, background operation, and integrates with Apple Watch for health tracking. Pre-built routines and workout reminders help users stay consistent with their fitness goals.

Highlights
  • Customizable interval timer
  • Audio alerts for rounds
  • Background operation
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Workout reminders
  • Pre-built routines
Features
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Set your work and rest intervals, press start, and focus on your workout. PureHIIT is a simple timer for HIIT, Tabata, EMOM, circuits, and boxing rounds. • Adjust work, rest, and round settings to suit your session. • Follow sound cues as you move from one phase to the next. • Keep listening to your music while you train. • Use the timer in the background or in landscape mode. • Start with a prebuilt routine or save your own. • Set workout reminders to help you keep a routine. Getting started is simple: choose a routine or set your intervals, check the number of rounds, and press start. Clear phase colors help you see when to work and when to rest. Free to download, with optional in-app purchases. Apple Watch features require Premium. On Apple Watch, the app integrates with Health to record heart rate and energy used. Make time for your next workout with PureHIIT. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Interval Timer Plus

This versatile timer app offers a simple yet powerful way to manage timed activities. Customize multiple intervals with individual colors and sounds, and save them as presets for quick access. It's designed for ease of use and visibility, even from a distance, and works seamlessly in the background.

Highlights
  • Customizable intervals
  • Named intervals with voice readout
  • Individual colors and sounds
  • Count time or repetitions
  • Unlimited presets
  • Works in background
  • Full screen color coding
Features
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Free, simple and easy to use all purpose Interval Timer SIMPLE AND FREE INTERVAL TIMER + 1-Tap Quickstart + No signup required, download and get going immediately GLANCEABLE + Very Big Fonts, visible from everywhere + Full screen color coding, works like a traffic light right in front of you + Portrait or landscape, always uses the full screen space POWERFUL ADVANCED PRESETS + Multiple intervals, each individually customizable + Name your intervals and have Interval Timer read it out to you + Individual colors and sounds + Count time or repetitions + Unlimited amount of presets ACCESSIBLE + Works with locked screen or while in another app + Reads out the interval name, so you know exactly what’s on + Vibration or silent mode, for the times when you need to tune it down + Works great with headphones and your own music + Supports dark and light mode REPEAT YOUR ROUTINE + Prepare and save your settings in presets + Pick your presets and start with just 1-tap OPTIMIZE ALL OF YOUR ACTIVITIES + Tabata timer + HIIT training + Crossfit + Circuit training + Fitness routines + Home workouts + Boxing round timer + Calisthenics circuit timer

Screenshots

Interval Timer4 screens
Interval Timer Plus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Interval Timer Plus at none against Interval Timer's shown. Interval Timer Plus also leads on review sentiment (95% vs 73%) and ratings volume (6.3K vs 296). Interval Timer's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Interval Timer Plus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Interval Timer against 4.9 for Interval Timer Plus. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Interval Timer Plus has 6.3K ratings behind it against 296, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of Interval Timer's written reviews are positive against 95% of Interval Timer Plus's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Interval Timer ships an update fortnightly, Interval Timer Plus every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Interval Timer versus Interval Timer Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInterval TimerInterval Timer Plus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (296 ratings)4.9 (6.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews95.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2966.3K — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMiklos PavelSu-Au Hwang

Customer experience

Interval Timer

All ratings296 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral1.7%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative20.0%

Interval Timer Plus

All ratings6,252 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral1.1%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews675 reviews
Positive95.3%
Neutral2.1%
Negative2.7%

Bugs and requests

Interval Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Interval Timer Plus

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Audio alerts not working when app is in the background

Requested features

2 requests
  • Support for Apple Watch integration
  • Ability to delete saved workouts

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Interval Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time6
  • Premium featuresFree
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Custom sounds$1.99
Show 3 more
  • Premium features$4.99
  • Premium features$9.99
  • Premium features$14.99
1 purchases

Interval Timer Plus

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Interval Timer free?
Interval Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Interval Timer Plus free?
Interval Timer Plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Interval Timer or Interval Timer Plus?
Interval Timer Plus is rated higher. Interval Timer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 296 ratings, while Interval Timer Plus averages 4.9 from 6.3K ratings.
Do Interval Timer or Interval Timer Plus have ads?
Interval Timer shows ads; Interval Timer Plus does not.
Which is updated more often, Interval Timer or Interval Timer Plus?
Interval Timer ships an update fortnightly, and Interval Timer Plus every 2 months. Most recently, Interval Timer was updated on October 12, 2026 and Interval Timer Plus on October 19, 2026.

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