Comparison

HIIT Interval Timer | Cero vs Interval Timer

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

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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

Interval Timer

This app provides a highly customizable interval timer for various training styles like HIIT, Tabata, and yoga. Easily create custom workout routines with adjustable sets and rounds, track your progress with a workout log, and stay motivated with sound support. It's ideal for gym, home, or outdoor use.

Highlights
  • Customizable interval routines
  • Support for HIIT, Tabata, AMRAP, EMOM
  • Motivational sound alerts
  • Workout log
  • Runs in background
  • Clear, large display
Features
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Exercise Timer is a highly customizable interval timer used globally for interval training, HIIT training, Tabata, and even yoga. This workout timer makes it easier than ever to create your custom workout routines. Use it as your amrap stopwatch or your plank timer. The exercise timer is the best interval timer online! Workout Timer is a fully customizable interval timer that dictates each exercise. Create as many different sets as you want and how many rounds you want to do them for. Great in the gym, at home, or outdoors. Whether you're creating your own HIIT routine or lifting weights in the gym, a workout timer will keep you on pace! This is what you get: • big and clear display • simple navigation • motivational sound support • timer for AMRAP workouts • timer for EMOM workouts • timer for For Time workouts • timer for Tabata workouts (HIIT) • integrated round counter • workout log • runs in the background • ideal for Functional Fitness, Cross Training, Metcons, HIIT, Running, Interval Training, Weighlifting, Circuits, etc. Tabata Timer: Interval Timer for HIIT Workout Simple and easy-to-use Interval Timer for your Workouts No extra features, just a simple timer - just what you need! HIIT Timer - Workout Timer for Exercises Tabata Timer: Interval Timer Workout Timer for HIIT is an interval workout timer app for high-intensity interval training (HIIT timer). Perfect stopwatch or countdown clock for your workouts. Can be used as a circuit timer, sports timer, or round timer for exercises. Countdown Timer: Stopwatch Cronometer for Workout Looking for a timer app, countdown timer for HIIT workouts? This stopwatch chronometer can be used as a countdown timer. Countdown workout intervals, intervals seconds, round timer plus seconds. Circuit timer - Tabata Timer for interval training This round-timer is perfect for home workouts and daily workout routines for all your main muscle groups. You can use this circuit timer at the gym and for home workouts. In just a few minutes a day, you can build muscles and keep fit with just your body weight. Use this HIIT timer for fitness training for high-intensity interval training at home or at the gym. Boxing Timer - Timer for Martial Arts This workout timer can be used as Boxing Timer. You can set the number of boxing rounds, length of each round, and rest interval. Use a boxing timer for martial arts. Boxing timer can save templates for different fighting sports: Boxing, MMA, Kickboxing, Karate, Judo, Taekwondo, Jujutsu, Muay Thai, Aikido, Krav Maga, Capoeira, Wrestling, etc. Productivity Timer - Pomodoro Timer You can even use this timer as a productivity timer or Pomodoro timer to focus on your work tasks. Stay focused and productive with the Pomodoro timer. Configure and save Pomodoro preset to use this productivity timer as a Pomodoro timer. Home Workout Timer - 7 Minute Workout Looking for a home workout timer? This interval timer is perfect for a 7-minute workout. Do you like a 7-minute abs workout, an abs workout at home, or a home workout with no equipment? This Tabata timer will be useful for home exercises, home training, and fitness at home. Warmup Timer - Timer for Stretching and Morning Exercises Warmup and stretching are important parts of the workout. If you do stretching and morning exercises every day, use this Warmup timer. This fitness timer for morning exercises has a templates feature that allows you to start morning exercises in 1 click. Kitchen timer - Steak Timer, Egg Timer, Cooking Timer Going to cook a steak? Have a lot of cooking recipes in your kitchen book? Use this timer as a kitchen timer. A kitchen timer can be used as a steam timer or egg timer. An egg timer is perfect for egg cooking, steak timer will help to cook a steak. You can use this cooking timer for any cooking recipes in your kitchen book. Enjoy the app and NEVER GIVE UP with your training!

Screenshots

HIIT Interval Timer | Cero4 screens
Interval Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: HIIT Interval Timer | Cero at 435 against Interval Timer's 2. Interval Timer's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, 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 Interval Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Interval Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HIIT Interval Timer | Cero has 435 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

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HIIT Interval Timer | Cero versus Interval Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHIIT Interval Timer | CeroInterval Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (435 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings435 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlawless Studio LLCReal Vision Ltd

Customer experience

HIIT Interval Timer | Cero

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

Interval Timer

All ratings2 ratings
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

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
1 purchases

Interval Timer

One-time1
  • Premium version$3.99

Questions

Is HIIT Interval Timer | Cero free?
HIIT Interval Timer | Cero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Interval Timer free?
Interval Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HIIT Interval Timer | Cero or Interval Timer?
Interval Timer is rated higher. HIIT Interval Timer | Cero averages 4.7 out of 5 from 435 ratings, while Interval Timer averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do HIIT Interval Timer | Cero or Interval Timer have ads?
Both HIIT Interval Timer | Cero and Interval Timer show ads.

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