Comparison

HIIT (Watch) Timer vs Runner Metronome

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

HIIT (Watch) Timer

This app offers a straightforward interval timer designed for Apple Watch, iPhone, and iPad. It features a clean interface, live heart rate monitoring, haptic feedback, and detailed workout summaries, seamlessly integrating with the Health app.

Highlights
  • Apple Watch independent app
  • Live heart rate monitoring
  • Haptic feedback and audio alerts
  • Workout summary with calories and heart rate
  • Health app integration
  • Customizable intervals (warm-up, cooldown, rest)
  • Complications for quick access
Features
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A simple HIIT app specifically engineered for Apple Watch. It also provides a simple HIIT timer for iPhone/iPad. With easy setup, clean display, live heart rate, haptic feedback, workout summary and completely independent Apple Watch app experience, your interval workouts will undoubtedly be fun. The workout also adds up to the move and exercise rings on Apple Watch. Features: • Super easy setup Digital crown makes setting intervals a breeze. The app remembers your previous settings. • Clean display Large fonts, vivid colors, live heart rate • Workout summary Calories burned, average and max heart rate, total time • Health app integration Workouts are saved to the Health app • Audio alerts and haptic feedback Subtle haptic feedback guiding you through the intervals. You can also set audio beep alerts if you want. • Runs in background A completely independent Apple Watch app experience • Complications They show the time left for the workout. Also, they are a quick way to launch the app. • More settings + Warm up interval + Cooldown interval + Last rest interval + Halfway alert + 8 sec warning during rest + Interval change warning (when 5 seconds are remaining) • Extra A simple HIIT timer for iPhone/iPad * Note: Though this app is primarily designed for Apple Watch, it also provides a simple iPhone/iPad HIIT timer.

About

Runner Metronome

Features
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Runner Metronome is a cadence metronome built for runners — steady rhythm, easier miles, longer runs. PRECISE CADENCE CONTROL · Adjustable 10–220 SPM with wheel and numeric input · 4 sound types, all free: Beep, Drum, Woodfish, Snap · Independent volume with mute option · Time signature switching: 4/4, 8/4, 2/4, 6/4 BACKGROUND PLAYBACK · MUSIC CO-PLAY · Beat continues with screen locked or in background · Co-play with Apple Music and other music apps · Auto-pause on calls, auto-resume after hang up MULTI-PHASE RUN SESSIONS (PRO) · Science-based template: Warm-up → Cadence Run → Slow Walk → Stretch — fully pre-set · Custom phases, duration, BPM, time signature, rest transitions · Hands-free voice announcements on every phase change · Automatic rest transition between phases YOUR RUN CALENDAR (PRO) · Heatmap calendar: darker green = longer workouts · Sun/moon badges mark morning vs evening sessions · Monthly stats: days active, total runs, morning vs evening counts · Cumulative milestone badges (3/7/21/30/50/100/200/365/500/750/1000 days) LIGHTWEIGHT & PRIVATE · No ads, no account, no network required · Audio generated locally — no data usage · Calendar data stored on device, never uploaded · 5-language interface (EN / 中文 / ES / JA / DE) FEEDBACK · One-tap in-app feedback with photo attachments Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

HIIT (Watch) Timer3 screens
Runner Metronome4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Runner Metronome at Free against HIIT (Watch) Timer's $3.99. Runner Metronome also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). HIIT (Watch) Timer's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Runner Metronome is free to download; HIIT (Watch) Timer costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HIIT (Watch) Timer ships an update every 2 months, Runner Metronome every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
HIIT (Watch) Timer versus Runner Metronome: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHIIT (Watch) TimerRunner Metronome
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRhythmicWorks轩 景

In-app purchases

None

HIIT (Watch) Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Runner Metronome

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HIIT (Watch) Timer free?
HIIT (Watch) Timer costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Runner Metronome free?
Runner Metronome is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HIIT (Watch) Timer or Runner Metronome have ads?
Neither HIIT (Watch) Timer nor Runner Metronome shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HIIT (Watch) Timer or Runner Metronome?
HIIT (Watch) Timer ships an update every 2 months, and Runner Metronome every 3 weeks. Most recently, HIIT (Watch) Timer was updated on October 10, 2026 and Runner Metronome on October 7, 2026.

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