Comparison

Next Up vs FitBat

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

FitBat

This interval training app helps you manage your workouts with customizable timers and exercise displays. It offers pre-made plans or the ability to create your own, with clear audio cues for transitions. Enjoy a dark mode and large display options for easy viewing during exercise.

Highlights
  • Customizable workout plans
  • Pre-made interval plans
  • Exercise name and timer display
  • Audio cues for transitions
  • Dark mode
  • Landscape mode display
Features
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The workout timer app from FitBat! Choose one of the included plans and start your interval workout! Or simply create your own plan. Simply select a plan and tap Start. And off you go! For each exercise, a timer and the exercise name is displayed. So you always know what you have to do and for how long. When the timer runs out, a bell sounds and you know immediately that the next exercise is coming! Of course, you can edit each plan at any time and change the exercises. And it's very easy! There is also a chic dark mode. And in landscape mode, the time and exercise name are displayed extra large so you can see them even from a distance. Optimised for iPhone and iPad.

Screenshots

Next Up4 screens
FitBat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Next Up at Free against FitBat's $0.99. FitBat's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Next Up is free to download; FitBat costs $0.99 up front. Next Up sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. FitBat asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Next Up ships an update every 5 weeks, FitBat every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Next Up versus FitBat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNext UpFitBat
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.7 (2.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.8K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlysha KwokMichael Knochen

Customer experience

Next Up

All ratings2,831 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral3.0%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews208 reviews
Positive75.5%
Neutral7.2%
Negative17.3%

FitBat

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Next Up

Subscriptions1
  • Syncing and Sharing$3.991 Month
One-time1
  • Upgrade$2.99
None

FitBat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Next Up free?
Next Up is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FitBat free?
FitBat costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Next Up or FitBat have ads?
Neither Next Up nor FitBat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Next Up or FitBat?
Next Up ships an update every 5 weeks, and FitBat every 5 days. Most recently, Next Up was updated on November 6, 2026 and FitBat on November 3, 2026.

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