Comparison

Interval Timer vs Refme Pro

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 customizable timer for high-intensity interval training (HIIT), Tabata, and other workout styles. It offers clear visual cues and sound notifications to guide users through work and rest periods, allowing them to focus on their exercise. Users can save routines, set reminders, and integrate with music playback.

Highlights
  • Customizable work and rest intervals
  • Sound cues for phase transitions
  • Background operation
  • Landscape mode support
  • Save custom routines
  • Workout reminders
  • Clear phase color indicators
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

Refme Pro

This app provides comprehensive training for football referees, combining physical conditioning with cognitive decision-making drills based on real match scenarios. It offers personalized workouts, performance tracking, and group management tools for individuals, teams, and federations.

Highlights
  • Physical conditioning workouts
  • Cognitive decision-making drills
  • Video-based match scenarios
  • Performance tracking and stats
  • Group and federation management
  • Custom training session builder
Features
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Refme Pro — Train Like a Professional Referee Refme Pro is the complete training platform built specifically for football/soccer referees who want to reach the next level. Combine physical conditioning with cognitive decision-making training — the two skills that define elite officiating — all in one app. WHY REFME PRO Referees don't just need to be fit. They need to make the right call in a split second, under pressure, every time. Refme Pro trains both sides of the game with a methodology backed by FIFA-level technical advisors. KEY FEATURES Physical Training - 50+ pre-set workouts for speed, endurance, and agility - Custom training session builder - Official fitness test creation and evaluation Cognitive Training - Video-based decision-making drills using real match scenarios - Recognition and memory exercises - Track how your decision speed and accuracy improve over time Performance Tracking - Detailed stats and progress history - Rankings and comparisons against peers - Evolution graphs so you can see real improvement For Groups and Federations - Web management panel for coordinators and instructors - Assign, monitor, and evaluate training across your whole group - Custom reports for federations, confederations, and associations WHO IT'S FOR Whether you're an individual referee optimizing your own path, part of a referee group with 10+ members, or a federation managing hundreds of officials, Refme Pro scales to fit your training structure. Download Refme Pro today and start closing the gap between good calls and great ones. Questions? Contact us at info@refmepro.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Interval Timer4 screens
Refme Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Refme Pro at none against Interval Timer's shown. Interval Timer's advantage is ratings volume (297 vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Refme Pro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Refme Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Interval Timer has 297 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Interval Timer ships an update fortnightly, Refme Pro every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Interval Timer versus Refme Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInterval TimerRefme Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (297 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings297 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB123 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperMiklos PavelRefMe Pro

Customer experience

Interval Timer

All ratings297 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral1.7%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative20.0%

Refme Pro

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Refme Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Interval Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time5
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Custom sounds$1.99
  • Premium features$4.99
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  • Premium features$9.99
  • Premium features$14.99
3 purchases

Refme Pro

Subscriptions3
  • Refme Pro Individual14 Days trial$11.991 Month
  • Refme Pro Individual 6 months14 Days trial$65.996 Months
  • Refme Pro Individual 12 months14 Days trial$119.991 Year

Questions

Is Interval Timer free?
Interval Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Refme Pro free?
Refme Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Interval Timer or Refme Pro?
Refme Pro is rated higher. Interval Timer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 297 ratings, while Refme Pro averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Interval Timer or Refme Pro have ads?
Interval Timer shows ads; Refme Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, Interval Timer or Refme Pro?
Interval Timer ships an update fortnightly, and Refme Pro every 3 weeks. Most recently, Interval Timer was updated on November 6, 2026 and Refme Pro on November 8, 2026.

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