Comparison

HIIT Interval Timer | Cero vs TimerFlex

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

TimerFlex

This app uses AI to instantly create custom workout timers from whiteboard photos or text descriptions. It offers various pre-built formats, real-time heart rate tracking, and detailed workout history. Advanced features like Apple Watch sync and unlimited AI generation are available with a subscription.

Highlights
  • AI workout generation from photos/text
  • Apple Watch sync with haptic cues
  • Real-time heart rate and calorie tracking
  • 5 purpose-built workout formats (For Time, AMRAP, EMOM, Tabata, Custom)
  • 1RM calculator
  • Voice coach and audio cues
  • Workout history and monthly stats
Features
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TIMERFLEX – INTERVAL & WOD TIMER The smartest workout timer for serious athletes. Snap a photo of any whiteboard. Describe your session in plain text. TimerFlex builds the entire workout — rounds, intervals, rest — instantly with AI. ——— AI WORKOUT GENERATOR Point your camera at a gym whiteboard or type your workout. AI reads it and sets up the complete timer in seconds. No programming. No fumbling. Just press go. APPLE WATCH SYNC Full timer on your wrist the moment you start. See rounds, phases, and time remaining without touching your phone. Haptic cues keep you on pace. Start and pause from your wrist. REAL-TIME HEART RATE & CALORIES Live BPM and active energy during every session via HealthKit. Know exactly how hard you're working without leaving the timer. 5 PURPOSE-BUILT FORMATS Not a generic countdown. Each format knows exactly what it's doing: • For Time — race the clock, finish as fast as possible • AMRAP — maximum rounds in a fixed window • EMOM — new movement every minute, automatically • Tabata — 20s work, 10s rest, 8 rounds, handled • Custom — chain any combination into one session No manual resets. No counting rounds in your head. TimerFlex handles all of it. 1RM CALCULATOR Built into every setup screen. Enter your max and get instant percentage breakdowns for every lift. VOICE COACH & AUDIO CUES Countdown calls, phase announcements, halfway alerts. Eyes on your reps, not your screen. LARGE DISPLAY & LANDSCAPE MODE Numbers big enough to read from across the gym. Rotate for maximum visibility mid-set. WORKOUT HISTORY & MONTHLY STATS Every session logged automatically with mood, duration, and notes. Monthly Wrapped gives you your longest streak, total time, and favorite format so you can see your training compound over time. SAVE, FAVORITE & REBUILD Save any workout as a template. Favorite your go-to sessions. Retry any past workout in one tap. NOTES & PHOTO ATTACHMENTS Attach whiteboard photos or text notes to any session. Your workout context, always with your data. EXPORT & BACKUP Export your full history as CSV or JSON. Your data, your way, always portable. ——— BUILT FOR • CrossFit WODs & box sessions • HYROX training blocks • HIIT & interval circuits • Tabata (20s work / 10s rest) • EMOM (Every Minute on the Minute) • AMRAP (As Many Rounds As Possible) • Home gym, garage & travel workouts • Benchmark WODs: Murph, Cindy, Fran ——— TIMERFLEX PRO Unlock unlimited AI Generator, Custom Workout Builder, premium voices and sounds, heart rate insights, Monthly Wrapped, photo notes, workout export, Apple Watch sync, and zero ads. Monthly · Quarterly · Annual — your choice. ——— Privacy Policy: https://plainworks.co/timerflex/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://plainworks.co/timerflex/terms

Screenshots

HIIT Interval Timer | Cero4 screens
TimerFlex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HIIT Interval Timer | Cero at 4.7 against TimerFlex's 3.0. HIIT Interval Timer | Cero also leads on ratings volume (435 vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). TimerFlex's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 75%). 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 1 one-off in-app purchase and TimerFlex sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per 7 days. 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 3.0. 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. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of HIIT Interval Timer | Cero's written reviews are positive against 100% of TimerFlex'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, TimerFlex weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
HIIT Interval Timer | Cero versus TimerFlex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHIIT Interval Timer | CeroTimerFlex
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (435 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews74.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings435 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB79 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFlawless Studio LLCPlainworks Teknoloji Limited Sirketi

Customer experience

HIIT Interval Timer | Cero

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

TimerFlex

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews12 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

TimerFlex

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

HIIT Interval Timer | Cero

One-time1
  • Cero Pro$3.99
7 purchases

TimerFlex

Subscriptions5
  • Weekly subscription$1.497 Days
  • TimerFlex Monthly$3.491 Month
  • 3 Months subscription$8.493 Months
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  • TimerFlex Annual Offer$12.991 Year
  • TimerFlex Annual3 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time2
  • Ad-Free$0.99
  • TimerFlex Lifetime$34.99

Questions

Is HIIT Interval Timer | Cero free?
HIIT Interval Timer | Cero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TimerFlex free?
TimerFlex is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HIIT Interval Timer | Cero or TimerFlex?
HIIT Interval Timer | Cero is rated higher. HIIT Interval Timer | Cero averages 4.7 out of 5 from 435 ratings, while TimerFlex averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do HIIT Interval Timer | Cero or TimerFlex have ads?
Both HIIT Interval Timer | Cero and TimerFlex show ads.
Which is updated more often, HIIT Interval Timer | Cero or TimerFlex?
HIIT Interval Timer | Cero ships an update every 3 days, and TimerFlex weekly. Most recently, HIIT Interval Timer | Cero was updated on September 25, 2026 and TimerFlex on September 21, 2026.

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