Workout Timer Essential vs Interval Timer Plus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Workout Timer Essential
A streamlined workout timer designed for simplicity and essential functionality. It offers a clean, bicolor interface and integrates with HealthKit for Apple Watch workout data. Support the developer with an optional in-app purchase to remove ads.
- Essential bicolor layout
- HealthKit integration
- Apple Watch workout functions
- Streamlined design
- Optional ad removal
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Hi, my name is Alessandro, 23yo from Italy. I've been going to the gym since I was a teen and I've tried pretty much all the gym apps in the App Store, both paid and not. Nothing worked. They were either cluttered messes, no longer maintained, terribly designed or simply not working anymore. So I've set out to design my own, targeting the latest Apple hardware and Development Kit, sticking to the true simplicity of a bicolor, essential layout. I decided to share it with you, for free, with a small in app purchase to remove ads if you want to support the development, hoping you'll enjoy it as much as I do. Thank you.This App integrates with Health Kit to use the Workout functions in your Apple Watch.
Interval Timer Plus
This versatile timer app offers a simple yet powerful way to manage timed activities. Customize multiple intervals with individual colors and sounds, and save them as presets for quick access. It's designed for ease of use and visibility, even from a distance, and works seamlessly in the background.
- Customizable intervals
- Named intervals with voice readout
- Individual colors and sounds
- Count time or repetitions
- Unlimited presets
- Works in background
- Full screen color coding
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Free, simple and easy to use all purpose Interval Timer SIMPLE AND FREE INTERVAL TIMER + 1-Tap Quickstart + No signup required, download and get going immediately GLANCEABLE + Very Big Fonts, visible from everywhere + Full screen color coding, works like a traffic light right in front of you + Portrait or landscape, always uses the full screen space POWERFUL ADVANCED PRESETS + Multiple intervals, each individually customizable + Name your intervals and have Interval Timer read it out to you + Individual colors and sounds + Count time or repetitions + Unlimited amount of presets ACCESSIBLE + Works with locked screen or while in another app + Reads out the interval name, so you know exactly what’s on + Vibration or silent mode, for the times when you need to tune it down + Works great with headphones and your own music + Supports dark and light mode REPEAT YOUR ROUTINE + Prepare and save your settings in presets + Pick your presets and start with just 1-tap OPTIMIZE ALL OF YOUR ACTIVITIES + Tabata timer + HIIT training + Crossfit + Circuit training + Fitness routines + Home workouts + Boxing round timer + Calisthenics circuit timer
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Interval Timer Plus at 95% against Workout Timer Essential's 50%. Interval Timer Plus also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.7) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 16 months). Workout Timer Essential's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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
Both are free to download. Workout Timer Essential sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Interval Timer Plus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Interval Timer Plus holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Interval Timer Plus has 6.2K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Workout Timer Essential's written reviews are positive against 95% of Interval Timer Plus's.
Workout Timer Essential ships an update every 16 months, Interval Timer Plus every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Workout Timer Essential | Interval Timer Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (3 ratings) | 4.9 (6.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 95.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 6.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alessandro Pettazzoni | Su-Au Hwang |
Customer experience
Workout Timer Essential
Interval Timer Plus
Bugs and requests
Workout Timer Essential
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Interval Timer Plus
Reported bugs
1 issue- Audio alerts not working when app is in the background
Requested features
2 requests- Support for Apple Watch integration
- Ability to delete saved workouts
In-app purchases
Workout Timer Essential
- Ads Removal$0.99
Interval Timer Plus
- Remove Ads$2.99
Questions
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