Comparison

Next Up vs HIIT Interval Timer

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

HIIT Interval Timer

This app provides customizable interval timers for various workout styles like HIIT, Tabata, EMOM, and AMRAP. Track your progress, set weekly goals, and enjoy estimated calorie burn with shareable workout summaries. It offers a free version with core features and a Pro version for enhanced customization and an ad-free experience.

Highlights
  • Customizable interval timers
  • Multiple workout modes (HIIT, Tabata, EMOM, AMRAP)
  • Weekly goal tracking
  • Estimated calorie burn
  • Workout sharing options
  • Sound and haptic cues
  • Customizable themes
Features
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An interval timer for Tabata, HIIT, EMOM and AMRAP. Open it, set it, start. No subscription and no account. ■ Free • Three modes (HIIT, EMOM, AMRAP) and built-in presets such as Tabata 20/10 × 8 • Save your own presets (up to 2) • A weekly goal with "this week 2/3" progress on the home screen • A weekly review and a rest pass (once a week) to protect your streak • Coach reminders that tell you how many workouts are left to your goal (only if you turn them on) • Estimated calories for each workout, with food equivalents • Share cards: This workout, Last 30 days, and Over a photo (a transparent image) • A calendar and stats that show the weeks you kept going • Sound effects and haptics; choose a whistle or wood block for the cues • Four themes and tidy, grouped settings ■ HIIT Timer Pro (one-time purchase, no subscription) • No ads • Unlimited presets, in your own order • Weekly plan: set a time and a preset for each day of the week and get a reminder then • Preset colors: the calendar marks each day with the color of the preset you did • The My Record share card and the Receipt style • All-time calories and food equivalents, trends (last 4 weeks) and a weight log • All-time stats and CSV export ■ Peace of mind • Your weight stays on your device. No account needed. • Calories are estimates based on your weight and exercise intensity (MET). Actual burn varies from person to person. Great for home HIIT and Tabata, strength intervals, EMOM and AMRAP WODs, circuits, jump rope and boxing rounds.

Screenshots

Next Up4 screens
HIIT Interval Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Next Up at none against HIIT Interval Timer's shown. Next Up also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). HIIT Interval Timer's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and update cadence (fortnightly 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 HIIT Interval Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Next Up ships an update every 5 weeks, HIIT Interval Timer fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Next Up versus HIIT Interval Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNext UpHIIT Interval Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.8K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB98 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlysha Kwoktsyk-app

Customer experience

Next Up

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

HIIT Interval Timer

Written reviews1 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
1 purchases

HIIT Interval Timer

One-time1
  • HIIT Timer Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Next Up free?
Next Up is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HIIT Interval Timer free?
HIIT Interval Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Next Up or HIIT Interval Timer have ads?
HIIT Interval Timer shows ads; Next Up does not.
Which is updated more often, Next Up or HIIT Interval Timer?
Next Up ships an update every 5 weeks, and HIIT Interval Timer fortnightly. Most recently, Next Up was updated on October 29, 2026 and HIIT Interval Timer on October 30, 2026.

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