Interval Timer vs Interval Run
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Interval Timer
This app provides a customizable interval timer for High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) and Tabata workouts. Easily set up your workout structure with custom sets, action times, and break times for any interval training routine.
- Customizable sets
- Action time settings
- Break time settings
- HIIT training support
- Tabata training support
- Simple and easy to use
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Interval timer for High Intensity Interval Training(HIIT) and Tabata Training Simple Design, Easy to use, applicable to any Interval Training. You can customize your own setting. Features * Sets * Action Time * Break Time
Interval Run
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Interval Run, a simple and elegant interval run timer. During interval running training, you can also use your mobile phone to time the training. * Click the button to start or end the timing; * After the training, you can see how many times you ran and how long each interval run took on average; * Supports 18 languages.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Interval Run at every 6 months against Interval Timer's every 34 months. Interval Timer's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Interval Timer ships an update every 34 months, Interval Run every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Interval Timer | Interval Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 34 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Tony Peng | ataraxia chen |
In-app purchases
Interval Timer
No in-app purchases
Interval Run
No in-app purchases
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