Comparison

Interval Timer vs Wout

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

Wout

Features
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Workout Timer is the interval timer that stays out of your way. Set it up in seconds, press start and focus on the work. TIMERS • Intervals with sets, rest and set rest • Tabata, EMOM, AMRAP with a round counter and For Time with a time cap • Warm-up and cool-down • Name your exercises and give each one its own duration DURING THE WORKOUT • A large, high-contrast clock you can read from across the room • Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, with pause and skip • A natural voice coach in your language, plus clear beeps and haptics • Your music keeps playing and only gets quieter for a moment during cues • Exact timing, even with the screen locked • Lock the controls so nothing gets pressed by accident AFTER THE WORKOUT • History with streak, weekly time and a 14-day chart • Save finished workouts to Apple Health (optional) AND • Unlimited saved workouts plus classic presets • Siri and Shortcuts: start a saved workout by voice • English, German, Spanish, French, Arabic and Chinese No ads. No account. No subscription. Your data stays on your device.

Screenshots

Interval Timer4 screens
Wout4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Wout at none against Interval Timer's 8. Wout also leads on ads (none vs shown). Interval Timer's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months) and device support (4 vs 2). On price 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. Wout asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Interval Timer ships an update fortnightly, Wout every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Interval Timer versus Wout: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInterval TimerWout
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (297 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings297 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB7 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperMiklos PavelSebastian Roth

Bugs and requests

Interval Timer

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Advertisements still present after paying for removal
  • App requires premium to start timer (recent change)

Requested features

8 requests
  • Remove the cap on rounds
  • Add a background click feature (e.g., every second)
  • More sound options
  • Option for more than one workout
  • Add a halfway beep
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  • Add a countdown for the workout interval
  • Beep once at 15 seconds for a 30-second workout interval
  • Countdown the last 3 seconds of a workout interval

Wout

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
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  • Premium features$4.99
  • Premium features$9.99
  • Premium features$14.99
None

Wout

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Interval Timer free?
Interval Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wout free?
Wout is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Interval Timer or Wout have ads?
Interval Timer shows ads; Wout does not.
Which is updated more often, Interval Timer or Wout?
Interval Timer ships an update fortnightly, and Wout every 6 months. Most recently, Interval Timer was updated on October 24, 2026 and Wout on October 27, 2026.

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