Comparison

Interval Timer vs Bench Gym Log

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

Bench Gym Log

This app helps you track your weightlifting progress with detailed logging, custom workout creation, and insightful performance dashboards. It supports various exercise types and offers features like rest timers, strength charts, and muscle activation analysis. Whether you're a beginner or an advanced lifter, it provides tools to optimize your training.

Highlights
  • Intuitive workout logging interface
  • Support for various exercise types
  • Rest timer with background notifications
  • Strength and volume charts
  • Comprehensive exercise catalog
  • Customizable goals and workout sharing
Features
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Bench Gym Log is a workout tracker built for lifters. Log your sets, create workout routines, track your training goals, and turn your workout logs into useful insights. Log Your Workouts Follow a saved workout routine or start an empty workout and add exercises as you go. Record weight and reps, add notes, and access previous sessions and exercise stats while you train. Time your rest periods with a built-in rest timer that runs in the background and notifies you when it's time for your next set! Build Custom Workout Routines Choose from our catalog of 400+ exercises, or create your own custom exercises and start tracking your progress. Bench supports weighted, bodyweight, timed, and cardio exercises. Arrange your exercises, set up your sets and rest times, and save routines for your next session. You can publish your workout routines or keep them private. See Your Progress Bench automatically generates detailed strength and volume charts for every exercise you log. Explore your progression and training totals across different timeframes. See how your volume is distributed across exercises and muscle groups so you can identify neglected areas and train with intention. Set Goals That Matter to You Set targets for workout frequency, strength, exercise variety, or training volume. Whether you want to address lagging muscle groups or hit a strength target on a specific lift, Bench lets you track your progress toward the habits and milestones that matter to you. View Your Workout Logs Find past sessions in calendar or list view and review your sets, reps, and notes at any time. You can even add missed workouts and edit past workout logs, so you can fill in missed sessions and ensure all your stats are accurate. Discover and Share Explore public routines, save a copy, and adapt them to your training. Share public workouts and profiles with one simple link that anyone can view. In Bench's chat, send routines, exercises, completed workout logs, and profiles to your friends or coach. One Account For Mobile and Web Sign in at app.benchgymlog.com with the same account you use on mobile. Review your history, build routines, and explore your progress on a larger screen. Free to Use Log unlimited workouts, view your entire history, and access exercise stats across all timeframes, including multi-rep maxes for weighted exercises for free. Most lifters can get everything they need without upgrading. Questions or ideas? Email help@benchgymlog.com. Privacy Policy: https://benchgymlog.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://benchgymlog.com/terms-and-conditions

Screenshots

Interval Timer4 screens
Bench Gym Log4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Bench Gym Log at none against Interval Timer's shown. Interval Timer's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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 Bench Gym Log sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Interval Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 296 and 139 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Interval Timer's written reviews are positive against 70% of Bench Gym Log's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Interval Timer ships an update fortnightly, Bench Gym Log every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Interval Timer versus Bench Gym Log: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInterval TimerBench Gym Log
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (296 ratings) — better4.5 (139 ratings)
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews — better69.7% of reviews
Number of ratings296 — better139
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 11 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB96 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMiklos PavelBench LLC

Customer experience

Interval Timer

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

Bench Gym Log

All ratings139 ratings
Positive87.1%
Neutral6.5%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive69.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative21.2%

User reviews

Interval Timer

From 296 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Great timer functionality
  • 👍 Can program intervals (warmup, activity, rest, cool down)
  • 👍 Supports many rounds (up to 100)
  • 👍 Ability to save workouts

Room to improve

  • 💰 App became paid unexpectedly
  • 💰 Premium required to start timer
  • 💡 Round cap limits functionality for high rep activities
  • 💡 Needs more than 30 intervals for some routines (e.g., stretching)
  • 💡 Lacks a background click feature (e.g., every second)

Bench Gym Log

From 139 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 💪 Great for tracking workouts
  • 📈 Motivating progress charts
  • 🏋️‍♀️ Large exercise library
  • 🎯 Helps achieve fitness goals

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Stuck on weight entry screen
  • 👎 Subscription model questionable
  • 🤔 No place for exercise notes
  • 🤷‍♀️ Incompatible with iPhone 14
  • ⚠️ Clipboard access concerns

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

Bench Gym Log

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • 🐛 Cannot get past weight entry
  • 🐛 No 'next' button on weight screen
  • 🐛 App not compatible with iPhone 14
  • 🐛 No done button on keyboard
  • 🐛 Cannot close keyboard to proceed
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  • 🐛 Unable to sign up
  • 🐛 Won't progress after inputting weight
  • 🐛 Unexpected error occurred
  • 🐛 Tries to access clipboard on open

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add plyometrics exercises
  • Include space for set notes
  • Add notes for each set and rep ranges
  • Option to add custom lifts
  • Ability to make notes on sets (e.g., failure)

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
3 purchases

Bench Gym Log

Subscriptions2
  • Bench Premium - Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Bench Premium - Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Bench Premium - Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Interval Timer free?
Interval Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bench Gym Log free?
Bench Gym Log is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Interval Timer or Bench Gym Log?
Interval Timer is rated higher. Interval Timer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 296 ratings, while Bench Gym Log averages 4.5 from 139 ratings.
Do Interval Timer or Bench Gym Log have ads?
Interval Timer shows ads; Bench Gym Log does not.
Which is updated more often, Interval Timer or Bench Gym Log?
Interval Timer ships an update fortnightly, and Bench Gym Log every 11 days. Most recently, Interval Timer was updated on October 19, 2026 and Bench Gym Log on October 21, 2026.

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