Comparison

Captime vs HIIT Timer / Interval Timer

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

Head to head
About

Captime

This app provides a professional gym clock experience for athletes, featuring large, high-contrast digits and voice control. It supports various workout formats and includes a unique video overlay for progress tracking and social sharing.

Highlights
  • Video overlay for progress filming
  • Large, high-contrast digits
  • Zero-touch voice control
  • Supports AMRAP, EMOM, Tabata, For Time
  • Music ducking for audio cues
  • Multiple interval timers
Features
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Stop Fiddling with Your Phone. Own Your WOD. Designed by athletes for athletes, Captime is the only CrossFit timer that stays out of your way while you push your limits. No more distractions—just the precision of a professional gym clock right on your iPhone. WHY ATHLETES CHOOSE CAPTIME: - Film Your Progress: Built-in video overlay—perfect for the CrossFit Games or your IG feed. - Built for Distance: Massive, high-contrast digits you can read from across the box. - Zero-Touch Control: Hands covered in chalk? Just yell "START" to kick things off. - The Full Arsenal: AMRAP, EMOM, Tabata, For Time, Intervals, and the Sally Challenge. - Smart Audio: Automatically ducks your music so you never miss a beep. LEVEL UP YOUR TRAINING. Join thousands of athletes using the most intuitive HIIT timer on the App Store. >>> Get Captime for FREE and train like a pro today!

About

HIIT Timer / Interval Timer

This app provides a customizable timer for high-intensity interval training. Easily set up warm-up, workout, and cool-down periods with adjustable intervals and counts. Personalize colors, sounds, and notifications for a tailored experience.

Highlights
  • Unlimited timer creation
  • Customizable intervals (warm-up, workout, cool-down)
  • Adjustable counts
  • Color and sound customization
  • Dark mode support
  • Background notifications
Features
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It's a timer app suitable for HIIT training. All features are completely free to use. Features: - Quick start-up and comfortable operability. Create unlimited timers. - Freely set warm-up, ready, workout, interval, cool-down minutes / seconds, and set counts. - Customize colors, texts, background notifications, sounds, speeches, vibrations, screen flashes and icon badges. - Dark mode - All free URL scheme: hiittimer:// --- * High-intensity interval training High-intensity interval training (HIIT) is a training protocol alternating short periods of intense or explosive anaerobic exercise with brief recovery periods until the point of exhaustion, which thereby relies on "the anaerobic energy releasing system almost maximally." * Procedure HIIT exercise sessions generally consist of a warm up period followed by repetitions of high-intensity exercises separated by medium intensity exercises for recovery, then a cool-down period. The high-intensity exercise should be done at near maximum intensity. The medium exercise should be about 50% intensity. The number of repetitions and length of each depends on the exercise, but maybe as little as three repetitions with just 20 seconds of intense exercise. The specific exercises performed during the high-intensity portions vary. Most of the research on HIIT has been done using a cycling ergometer, but other exercises like a rowing ergometer, running, stair climbing and uphill walking can also be effective. There is no specific formula for HIIT. Depending on one's level of cardiovascular development, the moderate-level intensity can be as slow as walking. A common formula involves a 2:1 ratio of work to recovery periods, for example, 30–40 seconds of hard sprinting alternated with 15–20 seconds of jogging or walking, repeated to failure. The entire HIIT session may last between four and thirty minutes, meaning that it is considered to be an excellent way to maximize a workout limited by time constraints. Use of a clock or timer is recommended to keep accurate times, the number of rounds, and intensity. Quoted from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-intensity_interval_training

Screenshots

Captime4 screens
HIIT Timer / Interval Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HIIT Timer / Interval Timer at none against Captime's 10. HIIT Timer / Interval Timer also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6). Captime's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months). On price 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. Captime sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. HIIT Timer / Interval Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HIIT Timer / Interval Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 64 and 14 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Captime ships an update every 4 weeks, HIIT Timer / Interval Timer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Captime versus HIIT Timer / Interval Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCaptimeHIIT Timer / Interval Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (64 ratings)4.9 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings64 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLeduc ITFugaPiyo Inc.

Customer experience

Captime

All ratings64 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive62.2%
Neutral10.8%
Negative27.0%

HIIT Timer / Interval Timer

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Captime

Subscriptions9
  • PRO Monthly$2.991 Month
  • PRO$2.997 Days
  • PRO$3.991 Month
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  • PRO$7.991 Month
  • PRO7 Days trial$25.491 Year
  • One time offer1 Year trial$25.491 Year
  • PRO$41.991 Year
  • PRO$49.991 Year
  • PRO3 Days trial$54.991 Year
One-time1
  • PRO$149.99
None

HIIT Timer / Interval Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Captime free?
Captime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HIIT Timer / Interval Timer free?
HIIT Timer / Interval Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Captime or HIIT Timer / Interval Timer?
HIIT Timer / Interval Timer is rated higher. Captime averages 4.6 out of 5 from 64 ratings, while HIIT Timer / Interval Timer averages 4.9 from 14 ratings.
Do Captime or HIIT Timer / Interval Timer have ads?
HIIT Timer / Interval Timer shows ads; Captime does not.
Which is updated more often, Captime or HIIT Timer / Interval Timer?
Captime ships an update every 4 weeks, and HIIT Timer / Interval Timer every 2 months. Most recently, Captime was updated on September 16, 2026 and HIIT Timer / Interval Timer on September 17, 2026.

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