Comparison

Aurora Recorder vs Interval Timer

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

Head to head
About

Aurora Recorder

Record audio directly from your Apple Watch with a single tap. This app offers background recording, automatic syncing to your iPhone, and secure, private storage. Easily export and manage your recordings from your phone.

Highlights
  • One-tap recording via watch face complication
  • Background recording on Apple Watch
  • Automatic sync between Watch and iPhone
  • Export and share recordings via iOS share sheet
  • No internet access required for privacy
  • Recover interrupted recordings
  • Automatic stop before battery depletion
Features
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Introducing Aurora Recorder, an audio recording app designed for Apple Watch. Features: • One-tap recording: Tap the app's complication on watch face to start recording instantly • Background recording on Apple Watch • Check recording state on watch face • Sync recording files between Apple Watch and iPhone automatically • Export and share recording files via iOS share sheet • No internet access required, keep your audio recording privately and safely New in version 1.5: - iPhone app • Background recording playback • Batch edit, share and delete recordings • Send to iTunes option, let you export recordings to your computer - Apple Watch app • One tap to recover when recording is forcibly interrupted by a phone call or audio activities in other apps • Automatically stop recording before running out of battery to prevent file corruption • File transfer progress (requires watchOS 5 or newer) • Improved VoiceOver experience • Accessibility Magic Tap gesture for start and stop recording

About

Interval Timer

This versatile timer app allows users to create custom sequences for various activities, from breathwork and workouts to focus sessions and cooking. It offers AI-powered voice guidance, iCloud synchronization across Apple devices, and a minimalist black-and-white interface.

Highlights
  • Customizable timer chains
  • Breathwork flow builder
  • Intermittent fasting timers
  • Workout routine creator
  • Focus and Pomodoro timers
  • AI voice guidance
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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"This isn't just another timer app. This is your favorite timer app's favorite timer app" - Cody Lee, iDownloadBlog. "What I like most about TimeWave, though, is its clean, black-and-white design" - John Voorhees, MacStories. "Liquid Glass really comes to life on its widgets" - Michael Burkhardt, 9to5Mac. "Best iPhone Apps of July, 2021" - Beau Hamilton, Slashdot. WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH TIMEWAVE? TimeWave allows you to combine your breathwork app, your workout app, your focus timer, cooking timer and much more into one single app. You can use TimeWave for: • Breathwork — build custom breathing flows like 4-7-8 Breathing to lower blood pressure, Physiological Sigh to reduce stress and anxiety, Wim Hof Breathing to increase alertness, Box Breathing to relax and much more. • Intermittent Fasting — Create your own intermittent fasting using various splits like 16:8, 12:12, 5:2, etc. You can create timer-splits for each day or for the entire week. • Workout Routines — create your own workouts by chaining excercise and break durations. You can make Tabata/HIIT workouts or even yoga routines. • 20-20-20 Rule — create a timewave to follow the 20-20-20 rule (Every 20 minutes look at something 20 ft away for 20 seconds) while working with screens to prevent eye-strain. • Focus Timers — create pomodoro timers or any kind of work-break timewaves. You are not restricted to 25 minute session, you can create any sequence that suits your preferences. • Cooking — ever had to keep resetting your timers after each whistle? well, now you wont have to. Just create a timewave for each recipe. • Everything — anything else that involves timed sequential tasks. SPECIAL FEATURES: • TimeWave A.I — TimeWave will tell you what has to be done for how long while the Calibre is running. For eg: "Breathe In For 4 Seconds" so you don't have to look at the screen. • iCloud Sync — Available on Mac, iPad, iPhone and Apple Watch and keeps everything up-to to date on all your devices with iCloud Sync. • Black & White UI — B&W is a lot of colours. If you are anything like us, you'll love our ironically modern black and white UI. MORE: • Personal touch — a hand-crafted Indie app. If you have any questions or feedback, you can reach out to us at timewave.team@gmail.com Privacy Policy: https://timewaveapp.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://timewaveapp.com/terms

Screenshots

Aurora Recorder3 screens
Interval Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Interval Timer at Free against Aurora Recorder's $1.99. Interval Timer also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (86% vs 75%). Aurora Recorder's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 26.0). On rating, ratings volume, ads and device support 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

Interval Timer is free to download; Aurora Recorder costs $1.99 up front. Interval Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Aurora Recorder asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Aurora Recorder against 4.6 for Interval Timer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 25 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Aurora Recorder's written reviews are positive against 86% of Interval Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Aurora Recorder ships an update every 2 months, Interval Timer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Aurora Recorder versus Interval Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAurora RecorderInterval Timer
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (25 ratings)4.6 (25 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2525
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJunyu KuangMuhammed Sahil Arayakandy

Customer experience

Aurora Recorder

All ratings25 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Interval Timer

All ratings25 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

None

Aurora Recorder

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Interval Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$49.99

Questions

Is Aurora Recorder free?
Aurora Recorder costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Interval Timer free?
Interval Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Aurora Recorder or Interval Timer?
Aurora Recorder and Interval Timer are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 25 and 25 ratings respectively.
Do Aurora Recorder or Interval Timer have ads?
Neither Aurora Recorder nor Interval Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Aurora Recorder or Interval Timer?
Aurora Recorder ships an update every 2 months, and Interval Timer every 3 weeks. Most recently, Aurora Recorder was updated on October 10, 2026 and Interval Timer on October 9, 2026.

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