Comparison

Timer for HIIT training vs Exercise Timer

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

Head to head
About

Timer for HIIT training

This interval training app helps you manage your workouts for various activities like cycling, running, weightlifting, and HIIT. It offers customizable timers for sets, repetitions, and pauses, with visual cues to guide your sessions.

Highlights
  • Customizable time settings
  • Customizable number of series
  • Customizable number of repetitions
  • Pause and resume sessions
  • Visual cue screen color changes
Features
Read full description

This app is an awesome training timer, whether you're working on cycling, running, lifting weights, exercise, workout, stretching, boxing, MMA or HIIT, this interval timer will prove to be an invaluable asset for your HIIT interval training. This app can be used as HIIT timer, tabata timer, round timer, and anything else about interval training you want to track. Tabata timer is a full featured, easy to use Tabata timer Crossfit HIIT Interval training, kettle bells, running, cycling, or any interval fitness training. FEATURES: * Customize all time settings * Customize number of series * Customize number of repetitions * pause and resume session * screen changecolor for visual cue

About

Exercise Timer

Create and guide custom interval training routines with this app. It supports timed and rep-based exercises, offers voice coaching, and logs your workout history with detailed analytics. Track progress over time and organize routines into training plans.

Highlights
  • Custom workout routines
  • Voice coach for next exercise
  • Timed and rep-based exercises
  • Workout logging and analytics
  • Training plans
  • Background operation
  • Apple Watch support
Features
Read full description

Create custom workout routines & let Exercise Timer guide you through your interval training. Exercise Timer supports both timed exercises and even reps-based exercises (press 'done' when exercise complete). Use Exercise Timer with your screen on or even in the background with your screen locked. Keep your phone in your pocket & Exercise Timer will still let you know which exercise is coming up by voice, vibration & bell. Keep a log of every workout along with an exercise breakdown & take notes. Know how much time you spend exercising with weekly, monthly & yearly charts. In addition to this, Exercise Timer generates reports of individual exercises with overall totals & Exercise Progression charts FEATURES • Create your custom workout routines • Voice Coach announces the next exercise • Optional Metronome to improve cadence • Multiple Bell Sounds • Group Exercises. E.g.: for Warm-Up/Cool-Down • Timed Exercises & Reps exercises supported • Color code your Exercises • Explain your exercises better with our library of exercise GIFs • Log & keep track of your workouts • Workout Analytics • Organize your workouts in Training Plans • Training plans designed by our fitness experts • Works in Background with device locked and screen off • Use Exercise Timer on your Apple Watch IDEAL FOR: • Interval Training, Tabata & Circuit Training • Yoga • Boxing • Keeping all your Workout Routines & Plans in one place • Gym Timer ARE YOU A FITNESS TRAINER? Create your Training Plans and workout routines in Exercise Timer and easily share them with your clients. APPLE WATCH Yes, Exercise Timer works on your Apple Watch! All your workouts are automatically synced on your Apple watch. Workouts performed on your apple watch are also logged on your phone. Download Exercise Timer Now and get moving! UNLOCK PREMIUM FEATURES Exercise Timer Premium is available with a monthly or annual subscription. If you choose to purchase Exercise Timer Premium, payment will be charged to your iTunes account, and your account will be charged for renewal 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Your subscription will automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24hrs before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to the ‘Manage Subscription’ page after purchase. Any unused portion of the free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Terms of service: https://exercisetimer.net/terms Privacy policy: https://exercisetimer.net/privacypolicy

Screenshots

Timer for HIIT training4 screens
Exercise Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Timer for HIIT training at none against Exercise Timer's 3. Timer for HIIT training also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17). Exercise Timer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 37 months). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Exercise Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Timer for HIIT training asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Timer for HIIT training against 4.8 for Exercise Timer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Exercise Timer has 1K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Timer for HIIT training's written reviews are positive against 73% of Exercise Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timer for HIIT training ships an update every 37 months, Exercise Timer monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Timer for HIIT training versus Exercise Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimer for HIIT trainingExercise Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (10 ratings)4.8 (1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews73.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings101K — better
Update frequencyEvery 37 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS14.0 — better17
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSergio Musoles TornadorNeurondigital Ltd

Customer experience

Timer for HIIT training

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Exercise Timer

All ratings1,000 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral1.7%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive73.2%
Neutral7.1%
Negative19.6%

Bugs and requests

Timer for HIIT training

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Exercise Timer

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Syncing issues with Apple Watch
  • Randomly locking users out and requiring upgrade
  • Deleting all routines after uninstalling
  • Exercises not updating properly on Apple Watch
  • Apple Watch app causing native exercise app to crash
Show 1 more
  • Phone locked, no chime when locked

Requested features

5 requests
  • Sync workouts across devices without logging out/in
  • Ability to duplicate workouts on iPhone
  • Search, sort, or reorder routines
  • Connect with Apple Health app
  • Shortcut/automation support

In-app purchases

None

Timer for HIIT training

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Exercise Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Exercise Timer Premium Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Exercise Timer Premium Yearly3 Days trial$30.991 Year
One-time1
  • Exercise Timer Lifetime$69.99

Questions

Is Timer for HIIT training free?
Timer for HIIT training is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Exercise Timer free?
Exercise Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Timer for HIIT training or Exercise Timer?
Exercise Timer is rated higher. Timer for HIIT training averages 4.7 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Exercise Timer averages 4.8 from 1K ratings.
Do Timer for HIIT training or Exercise Timer have ads?
Timer for HIIT training shows ads; Exercise Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Timer for HIIT training or Exercise Timer?
Timer for HIIT training ships an update every 37 months, and Exercise Timer monthly. Most recently, Timer for HIIT training was updated on June 1, 2026 and Exercise Timer on September 30, 2026.

Other comparisons