Comparison

Interval Timer vs LoopFit

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

LoopFit

Features
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The interval timer built for people who actually train. Set your work and rest, hit start, and LoopFit counts every round out loud so you never look at the screen mid-set. WHAT YOU CAN TIME • HIIT and Tabata sessions • Circuit and station training • CrossFit style WOD, EMOM and AMRAP • Boxing and MMA rounds • Running and sprint intervals • Planks, stretching and mobility • Focus blocks and Pomodoro study sessions WHY LOOPFIT • Build any structure: warm up, work, rest, rounds, sets and cool down • Clear voice and beep cues for every transition • Keeps running in the background and with the screen locked • Apple Health integration for your workout records • Full training history and progress stats • Big, readable display you can see from across the gym • No account required to start LOOPFIT PRO Pro unlocks unlimited saved routines, unlimited history, advanced statistics, custom themes and data export. Monthly subscription with a 7-day free trial, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Cancel anytime from your Apple ID settings. Free to download and use. Questions or ideas? Write to us from the app and we answer. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Interval Timer4 screens
LoopFit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: LoopFit at none against Interval Timer's shown. Interval Timer's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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 LoopFit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Interval Timer ships an update fortnightly, LoopFit every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Interval Timer versus LoopFit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInterval TimerLoopFit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (297 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings297 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 7 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB30 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperMiklos PavelJesus David Gonzalez Ramos

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

LoopFit

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
2 purchases

LoopFit

Subscriptions1
  • LoopFit Monthly Pass7 Days trial$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • LoopFit Pro Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Interval Timer free?
Interval Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LoopFit free?
LoopFit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Interval Timer or LoopFit have ads?
Interval Timer shows ads; LoopFit does not.
Which is updated more often, Interval Timer or LoopFit?
Interval Timer ships an update fortnightly, and LoopFit every 7 months. Most recently, Interval Timer was updated on October 24, 2026 and LoopFit on October 7, 2026.

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