Comparison

Interval Timer vs SetGo Timer

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

Head to head
About

Interval Timer

This professional and easy-to-use interval timer allows for customizable circuit training plans with voice prompts and background operation. It supports music integration and Apple Health, making it ideal for various fitness routines.

Highlights
  • Customizable training plans
  • Smart voice prompts
  • Automatic music playback
  • Background operation
  • Apple Health integration
  • Apple Watch support
Features
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Congratulations! You have found the most professional and easy-to-use Interval Timer in App Store. This is different from those with complex operation or gaudy functions. It is easy to set up all kinds of circuit training plans. You can custom your exercise library, adjust theirs duration flexibly, and the dial interface is the settings page that allows you to complete most of the normal operations. WYSIWYG! Next time you work out, maybe you’d like to try this practical voice coach fitness app! This app also has more powerful and practical functions. It includes warm-up, cold-down, recover and work out sessions, and also theirs duration can be changed flexibly. It can change the music automatically during your workout if you have subscribed the apple music service. This app is suitable for personal trainers, fitness enthusiasts, bodybuilders, athletes, home exerciser and etc. Use with HIIT, Tabata, weight training, kettlebells, HIIT running, sprints, HIIT treadmill, and any interval fitness training. Help to establish a scientific, systematic, based on your characteristics and personalized training program and maximize your workout are all we can do. Depends on no equipment and exercise anywhere or anytime! Hope you enjoy it. AT A GLANCE: + Easy to customize you training plan + Smart voice prompts + Automatically play and change music + prompts the next workout name + Fully customizable times, cycles and repeats + Can run in the background + Clean and smart design + Great on iphone X + Support Siri ("Hey Siri, start a workout using Fit Now") + Support Apple Watch, Standalone Apple Watch workouts. Leave your iPhone at home! + Apple Health integration MORE INFORMATION: • Easy Customize Touch what you want to change to set work time, rest time, cycles, repeats, warm up time and cooldown time. Stopwatchs can be set in 1 second increments up to 60 minutes! • Customize your training plan You can custom every single attribute like moves and its duration, and accordingly the voice system will prompts you what the next move is. • Smart voice prompts system this app will alerts you when it is time to work, rest, warmup or cooldown, even when this app is running in the background. You can preset your workout names for per cycle, and this app will call out them while the timer begins working. You can turn off the voice prompts, and choose the vibration mode. • Automatically play music this app allows you to set different playlists for each of the work duration, rest duration, warm up duration and cool down duration, and is easy to change the currently playing song in iPhone control center. Or you can just choose any music app you like, this app supports multitasking. • Runs in the background When the timer starts working, you can lock screen and run it in the background, and have it play voice prompts. Once your training plan ends, it won't run in the background any more, in case of more battery drain.

About

SetGo Timer

Features
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Your training. Your rules. SetGo Timer is a fully customizable interval timer built for athletes who take their workouts seriously. Whether you train HIIT, Tabata, boxing rounds, circuit training, or any other interval-based workout, SetGo Timer adapts to your routine. Configure every detail: exercises, sets, work and rest durations, optional prepare and cool down phases. Save your timers, mark favorites, and get started in seconds. Voice-Guided Workouts Stay focused on your training, not your screen. SetGo Timer announces every phase transition, countdown, and exercise change with clear voice announcements. Choose between two voices. Announcements are in English and work offline because they ship with the app. Apple Watch App SetGo Timer includes a full standalone Apple Watch app. Your timers sync automatically from iPhone to Watch. Start your workout directly from your wrist, no iPhone required. The Watch app runs its own timer engine with live phase display, countdown rings, and haptic feedback on every transition. While a workout runs on the Watch, the iPhone shows it live, speaks the announcements and can pause, skip and stop it. Start on the iPhone and the paired Watch takes over the workout. Completed workouts land in the history on your iPhone automatically. Live Heart Rate & Apple Health Track your heart rate in real time during workouts on Apple Watch. SetGo Timer saves completed sessions to Apple Health, including duration, calories burned, and average heart rate. Review your workout history with detailed stats for every session. Workout History & Stats Every completed workout is saved with full details: date, duration, exercises completed, heart rate, and calories. A weekly goal with a streak keeps you on track and shows your training consistency at a glance. Haptic Feedback Feel every phase change through haptic feedback on both iPhone and Apple Watch. Never miss a transition, even with headphones off. Focused Design SetGo Timer uses a clean interface designed to minimize distractions during training, in dark, light or your system appearance. Color-coded phases (yellow for prepare, green for work, blue for rest, purple for cool down) let you see your current phase instantly. Features at a Glance Fully customizable interval timers HIIT, Tabata, boxing, circuit training and more Voice announcements in English with two voices Standalone Apple Watch app with auto-sync Live view and control of Watch workouts on iPhone Live heart rate monitoring Apple Health integration Workout history with a weekly goal and streak Haptic feedback on iPhone and Watch Color-coded training phases Screen stays on during workouts Accessibility support (VoiceOver, font scaling) One timer is included for free. Unlock unlimited timers with a single purchase.

Screenshots

Interval Timer4 screens
SetGo Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SetGo Timer at daily against Interval Timer's weekly. Interval Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Interval Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SetGo Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Interval Timer ships an update weekly, SetGo Timer daily. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Interval Timer versus SetGo Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInterval TimerSetGo Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (28 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings28 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer宇超 朱Midnite Compile GmbH

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Interval Timer

One-time1
  • UNLIMITED HIIT TIMER$3.99
1 purchases

SetGo Timer

One-time1
  • Unlimited Timers$1.99

Questions

Is Interval Timer free?
Interval Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SetGo Timer free?
SetGo Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Interval Timer or SetGo Timer have ads?
Neither Interval Timer nor SetGo Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Interval Timer or SetGo Timer?
Interval Timer ships an update weekly, and SetGo Timer daily. Most recently, Interval Timer was updated on October 3, 2026 and SetGo Timer on October 5, 2026.

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