Comparison

ABIT 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

ABIT

Create and track personalized exercise routines for various fitness activities like HIIT, strength training, and stretching. Features include custom interval timers, rep tracking, and optional voice cues for guided workouts. Share your custom plans with friends and sync with smartwatches for real-time feedback.

Highlights
  • Customizable workout routines
  • Interval and rep timers
  • AMRAP block support
  • Full-screen timers
  • Text-to-speech and audio cues
  • Workout sharing
  • Apple Watch sync
Features
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ABIT: Your Ultimate Workout Creator & Tracker Design and track personalized workouts with ABIT, perfect for HIIT, strength, stretching, warm ups, and more. Create custom routines with timed intervals, reps, or AMRAP blocks—ideal for home or gym. Sync with Apple Watch for real-time guidance or stay motivated with text-to-speech and audio cues. Why Choose ABIT?  • Craft Fast: Build HIIT, strength, or stretch routines in minutes.  • Stay Focused: Full-screen timers and voice guidance. • Share & Schedule: Organize and share plans with friends. From quick HIIT to strength circuits, ABIT suits all levels. Download now and create your workout! Privacy Policy: https://abitworkout.com/privacy-policy/  Terms of Use: https://abitworkout.com/terms-of-use/

About

Interval Timer

This app helps you create and manage custom interval training workouts. It offers various templates, customization options for intervals, and clear visual cues during exercise. Workouts can be saved, shared, and synced across devices.

Highlights
  • Custom interval workout creation
  • Ladder and pyramid templates
  • HealthKit integration
  • Apple Watch app for heart rate and calories
  • Workout sharing via email/AirDrop
  • Large font and contrasting colors
  • Customizable audio and visual cues
Features
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Use HIIT Builder as an interval timer to manage your High Intensity Interval Training to maximize your fitness. Create custom interval workouts from a basic HIIT template or use our ladder and pyramid templates to energize your personal training. All your workouts are stored on your device. There is no need to create an account. We don’t show ads. If you enable it, HIIT Builder will automatically log your workouts in HealthKit for review in Health App or Fitness App. Additionally, you can enable HIIT Builder's Apple Watch app to show your heart rate and calories burned during a workout. You can share interval workouts with friends and family via email and AirDrop. You can also download HIIT Builder interval workouts for free from our website. We add new interval workouts regularly. HIIT Builder is a great interval training app for home workouts or workouts at the park. You can create Tabata workouts or any HIIT workout of your choice. The ability to customize any interval workout to your needs allows you to take control of your fitness using HIIT Builder as an interval timer. HIIT Builder uses large fonts and contrasting colors to make it easy to see where you are in an exercise in your interval workout. You can customize how HIIT Builder tells you that an interval is coming to a close. The app can countdown to the end of an interval or it can ring bells. You can have the app speak the name of the next exercise. You can also have the app flash the screen when transitioning between interval exercises. Each interval workout can be completely customized. You can have each exercise interval be the same length or you can modify each interval’s length to get exactly what you need from the exercise. Create as many interval workouts as you want. Search through your personal workout library to choose which workout you want to do. When iCloud is enabled, you can create workouts on your iPad and see them show up in your iPhone’s HIIT Builder workout library. Download HIIT Builder and get a free, no obligation, trial of all features for two days. Thoughts, concerns, suggestions? We're always trying to improve. Please email us at info@hiitbuilderapp.com

Screenshots

ABIT4 screens
Interval Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

ABIT and Interval Timer both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 88% of Interval Timer's written reviews are positive against 73% of ABIT's. Interval Timer also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). ABIT's advantage is ratings volume (60 vs 16). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. ABIT sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Interval Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for ABIT against 4.7 for Interval Timer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 60 and 16 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of ABIT's written reviews are positive against 88% of Interval Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ABIT ships an update every 2 weeks, Interval Timer every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ABIT versus Interval Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterABITInterval Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (60 ratings) — better4.7 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews73.2% of reviews87.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings60 — better16
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShannon BolickCurtis Wichern

Customer experience

ABIT

All ratings60 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral1.7%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive73.2%
Neutral9.8%
Negative17.1%

Interval Timer

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

Bugs and requests

ABIT

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • App crashes frequently during workouts
  • Completed workouts page refreshes every 15 seconds
  • Double tap to skip is not functional
  • Time intervals deleted upon saving, replaced with rest
  • Cannot upgrade to unlimited sessions
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  • Setting time on slider is annoying/slow

Requested features

12 requests
  • Add more text-to-speech voices
  • More app color themes/customization
  • Option to extend 3-second count into exercise
  • Go straight to large countdown screen on workout start
  • Implement own color schemes
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  • Calendar for completed workouts with color assignment
  • Order routines by title, last executed, etc.
  • Better instructions/onboarding
  • Option for 10-second warning
  • Ability to drag and drop exercises to reorder
  • Better indication that it's a paid app
  • Skip functionality for exercises/rest periods

Interval Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ABIT

Subscriptions2
  • ABIT Unlimited - Monthly$2.991 Month
  • ABIT Unlimited - Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • ABIT Unlimited - Lifetime$49.99
3 purchases

Interval Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$0.491 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$2.991 Year
One-time1
  • Forever$7.99

Questions

Is ABIT free?
ABIT 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, ABIT or Interval Timer?
ABIT is rated higher. ABIT averages 4.8 out of 5 from 60 ratings, while Interval Timer averages 4.7 from 16 ratings.
Do ABIT or Interval Timer have ads?
Neither ABIT nor Interval Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ABIT or Interval Timer?
ABIT ships an update every 2 weeks, and Interval Timer every 11 days. Most recently, ABIT was updated on November 1, 2026 and Interval Timer on October 29, 2026.

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