Comparison

Next Up vs i

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

Head to head
About

Next Up

Create and customize interval timers with detailed options for reps, sets, colors, and sounds. Offers flexible display modes, quick actions for navigation, and background notifications. Organize timers with folders and choose between light and dark themes.

Highlights
  • Customizable intervals (reps, sets, colors, sounds)
  • Detailed and full-screen display modes
  • Portrait and landscape orientation support
  • Quick actions for navigation and editing
  • Background notifications
  • Timer organization with folders
Features
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Customize Your Intervals, Your Way A fully customizable interval timer: Create your intervals. Specify reps, sets, colours and sounds. Tailor it to your purpose and needs. Minimal design and easy to use. Options for rep-based intervals and images. Display options: Choose to run your timer in a detailed view that auto-scrolls through intervals or a full-screen mode for a larger, easily visible display. Both modes support portrait and landscape orientations. Visual details: In detailed view, running intervals and sets are highlighted, providing a clear visual cue. For intervals with multiple reps, the highlighted area indicates the percentage completed. Set optional background colours on intervals for a visual cue. Light and dark mode versions are available and will adapt to your preferences set on your device. Quick actions: Set an interim interval that will automatically be added between intervals. Optionally, end your timer with the interim interval. Skip or backtrack through intervals using intuitive arrow buttons. Swipe actions allow for easy deletion and duplication of intervals and sets. --- Interval Timer features: • Interval timers: Create timers with unlimited intervals. • Description, Length, and Reps: Set the details of each interval, customizing it to your precise requirements. • Interim Intervals: Quickly set up timers by adding interim intervals that run between each interval. • Interval Sets: Group intervals into sets and specify the desired number of set reps. • Interval Customization: Differentiate intervals with background colors. • Time Display: View countdown of each interval and total remaining time, with an option to display total elapsed time. • Progress and Highlighting: View progress with highlighted current intervals and reps completed. • Start from Any Interval: Choose which interval to start the timer from, providing maximum control. • User-friendly Actions: Effortlessly manage intervals with swipe actions for deletion and duplication. Duplicate button allows for easy copying of intervals, sets, and timers. Arrow buttons enable smooth navigation between intervals. • Background Notifications: Run timers in the background and receive alerts for interval changes and timer completion. • Organize with Folders: Create folders to organize and easily access your timers. • Orientation and Display: Enjoy portrait and landscape orientations, and full-screen mode for a larger timer display. • Light and Dark Mode: Seamlessly switch between light and dark mode to suit your preference. Upgrade features include: • Unlimited timers: Create as many timers as you like. • Sound Options: Enable countdown beeps, set interval/timer sounds, and/or enable text to speech. • Rep-based Intervals: Option to create intervals based on reps instead of time to offer maximum flexibility. • More Interval Customization: Differentiate intervals with images/photos and sounds. • Edit received timers: Flexibility to modify all timers. Subscription - syncing and sharing timers: • Sync and Share: Sync timers across devices and choose to share timers and folders with other users. Sharing via email includes a direct download link and instructions. --- Privacy Policy: https://alysha.dev/interval-timer-privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://alysha.dev/interval-timer-terms-of-use

About

i

This interval timer app allows for customizable repeat and interval settings. It includes features to measure elapsed time after stopping, mute functionality, and a skip option to advance timers.

Highlights
  • Repeat timer function
  • Interval time settings
  • Elapsed time measurement
  • Mute function
  • Skip timer function
Features
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This is a timer application that can be repeated settings and interval settings. ** The following features are distinctive. ・ Repeat function of timer ・ Setting function of interval time ・ Measure function of time elapsed since the timer is stopped ・ Mute function ・ Skip function of timer. (It can be used when you want to move to the next timer.) ** Supplement ・ I use part of the image made by Katerina Knizakova for the icon. ・ The image of the App Store uses a part of image made by Mikegi .

Screenshots

Next Up4 screens
i4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Next Up at none against i's shown. Next Up also leads on review sentiment (76% vs 43%) and ratings volume (2.8K vs 1). i's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Next Up sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and i sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

i holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Next Up has 2.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 76% of Next Up's written reviews are positive against 43% of i's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Next Up ships an update every 5 weeks, i every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and August 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Next Up versus i: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNext Upi
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.8K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.0% of reviews — better42.9% of reviews
Number of ratings2.8K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better13.6
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlysha KwokFoodmenu.world Inc.

Customer experience

Next Up

All ratings2,831 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral3.0%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews208 reviews
Positive76.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative17.3%

i

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative42.9%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Next Up

Subscriptions1
  • Syncing and Sharing$3.991 Month
One-time1
  • Upgrade$2.99
1 purchases

i

One-time1
  • full_version$0.99

Questions

Is Next Up free?
Next Up is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is i free?
i is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Next Up or i?
i is rated higher. Next Up averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.8K ratings, while i averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Next Up or i have ads?
i shows ads; Next Up does not.
Which is updated more often, Next Up or i?
Next Up ships an update every 5 weeks, and i every 9 days. Most recently, Next Up was updated on September 24, 2026 and i on August 20, 2026.

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