Comparison

HIIT Interval Timer | Cero vs Best Interval Timer

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

Head to head
About

HIIT Interval Timer | Cero

This interval timer app enhances various workouts like HIIT, Tabata, and yoga with intuitive design and customizable timer modes. Create and save custom intervals, track calorie expenditure, and sync settings across devices, including Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Customizable interval timers
  • Simple and advanced timer modes
  • Create and save multiple workout settings
  • Apple Watch compatibility with heart monitor
  • Automatic calorie tracking to Apple Health
  • Cross-device sync
Features
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Build an interval workout around the way you train. Cero is a flexible interval timer for HIIT, Tabata, circuit training, WODs and HYROX preparation. Set up a quick work/rest timer or program each interval in detail. Distinct colors, large controls and reliable cues keep you focused on the session instead of the clock. BUILD YOUR SESSION • Set work, recovery, sets, warm-up and cool-down. • Create advanced workouts with custom intervals, colors, icons and intensity levels. • Save, duplicate and reorder timers. • Share timers by file or QR code. • Review completed sessions in workout history. STAY IN THE WORKOUT • Follow compatible sessions with Live Activities and Dynamic Island. • Start saved or recent timers from Home Screen widgets. • Use Siri and Shortcuts to start, pause, resume and stop a timer. • Put Gym Display on a larger screen or mirrored TV. • Choose a default song or assign music to individual intervals. • Customize sounds, voice cues, vibrations and background alerts. TRAIN BY HEART RATE Adaptive HR can extend recovery until you reach your target heart rate, then guide hard efforts with low and high alerts. Pair a Bluetooth heart-rate monitor with iPhone or train with heart-rate data from Apple Watch. COUNTDOWN AND STOPWATCH The built-in countdown and lap stopwatch cover warm-ups, station changes, rest periods and race-day practice. Stopwatch sessions continue after you close and reopen the app. ON APPLE WATCH Run saved workouts from your wrist, follow heart rate and use the standalone countdown and stopwatch. Cero can save completed workouts and estimated calories to Apple Health. Automatic iCloud backups help protect saved timers and custom intervals. Useful for HIIT, Tabata, circuits, EMOM-style workouts, boxing rounds, strength and conditioning, indoor cycling, running intervals and hybrid race preparation. Feedback and suggestions: hi@flawless.studio Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Best Interval Timer

This app helps you manage workout intervals with customizable exercise, rest, and round durations. It provides audio and visual cues to guide you through your training sessions, whether at home, the gym, or outdoors. Perfect for various fitness activities like HIIT, cycling, and weightlifting.

Highlights
  • Customizable exercise, rest, and round durations
  • Audio and visual interval cues
  • Supports HIIT, cycling, running, weightlifting, and more
  • Pause functionality during rest periods
  • Adjustable number of sets and countdown time
Features
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Simple. Beautiful. Effective. • Drag to select duration for exercise, rest, rounds, etc. • Exercise! It's as simple as that. ***Free and reliable. Perfect for use at home, at the track or in the gym. We’re proud to introduce this handy little app that helps you keep track of your work and rest periods during workouts. Whether your into cycling, running, lifting weights, exercise, workout, stretching, boxing, MMA or HIT, this interval timer will prove to be an invaluable asset to you. Running foreground, this reliable app allows you specify an overall time as well as program High/Low intensity interval and rest time between sets. Key Features: - Customizable sets, high/low intensity interval and rest for your own need - Retina display, iOS4 and multitasking Customizable Features: - Number of Sets - Countdown Time - Set Time - Low Interval time - High Interval time - Rest Time - Pause during Rest Features: + Audio and visual hints for exercise periods, rest periods during exercises! Subscription Information: - Remove all ads with a monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription. - Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. - You can manage and cancel your subscriptions in your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://daturit.github.io/runner_studio/

Screenshots

HIIT Interval Timer | Cero4 screens
Best Interval Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HIIT Interval Timer | Cero at 4.7 against Best Interval Timer's 3.5. HIIT Interval Timer | Cero also leads on ratings volume (435 vs 10). Best Interval Timer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. HIIT Interval Timer | Cero sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Best Interval Timer sells 2 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

HIIT Interval Timer | Cero holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HIIT Interval Timer | Cero has 435 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of HIIT Interval Timer | Cero's written reviews are positive against 100% of Best Interval Timer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HIIT Interval Timer | Cero ships an update every 3 days, Best Interval Timer every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
HIIT Interval Timer | Cero versus Best Interval Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHIIT Interval Timer | CeroBest Interval Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (435 ratings) — better3.5 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews74.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings435 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlawless Studio LLCQuang Huy Vo

Customer experience

HIIT Interval Timer | Cero

All ratings435 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral3.9%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive74.6%
Neutral10.2%
Negative15.3%

Best Interval Timer

All ratings10 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

HIIT Interval Timer | Cero

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App runs in background draining battery
  • Rotation broke after update
  • Apple workout app overrides Cero app on Apple Watch
  • Interval signals too weak or not working

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to group timers
  • Option to add warm-up and cool-down features
  • Ability to type numbers for time adjustment
  • Timer sounds through headphones or interrupting music
  • Ability to change exercise names

Best Interval Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

HIIT Interval Timer | Cero

Subscriptions1
  • Cero Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • Cero Pro$14.99
2 purchases

Best Interval Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Support we $4.99/month$4.991 Month
  • Billed yearly$26.991 Year

Questions

Is HIIT Interval Timer | Cero free?
HIIT Interval Timer | Cero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Best Interval Timer free?
Best Interval Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HIIT Interval Timer | Cero or Best Interval Timer?
HIIT Interval Timer | Cero is rated higher. HIIT Interval Timer | Cero averages 4.7 out of 5 from 435 ratings, while Best Interval Timer averages 3.5 from 10 ratings.
Do HIIT Interval Timer | Cero or Best Interval Timer have ads?
HIIT Interval Timer | Cero shows ads; Best Interval Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, HIIT Interval Timer | Cero or Best Interval Timer?
HIIT Interval Timer | Cero ships an update every 3 days, and Best Interval Timer every 6 days. Most recently, HIIT Interval Timer | Cero was updated on October 12, 2026 and Best Interval Timer on October 13, 2026.

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