Simple Workout Timer vs Custom Interval Timers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Workout Timer
This app provides a customizable timer to support your workouts. It can send notifications, record active energy and workout data to Apple Health, and display your workout history. Calculate active energy burned with detailed input options.
- Customizable workout timer
- Workout notifications
- Record to Apple Health
- View workout history
- Active energy calculation
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This App will support workout. Timer can be customized. Main Function ・Workout timer. ・Notifications. ・Record Active Energy and Workouts to Apple Health. ・View history. Active Energy ・Ex. METs 3.5, Weight 50 kg, Time 30 min. (3.5 - 1) x 50 x (30 / 60) x 1.05 = 65.6 kcal. Optional permission requests ・Apple Health: It is used to record data in Apple Health. ・Tracking: It is used to deliver personalized ads to you. ・Notifications: It is used to sending notifications. Languages ・Japanese, English.
Custom Interval Timers
Design personalized interval timers for workouts or productivity. Its intuitive editor allows for custom flows with various settings like countdowns and personalized interfaces. Offers light/dark modes and an option to disable ads.
- Customizable interval flows
- Intuitive timer editor
- Count up or down timers
- Personalized running interface
- Light/dark mode
- Ad-free option
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Create highly customizable interval timers in a beautiful Interface. Interval timers are useful for exercise, like High-intensity interval training (HIIT) or Tabata, and can also be used to manage productivity, events, and more! This app provides a fascinatingly simple and intuitive editor for setting up your own custom timers. With just a few building blocks you can create the exact experience you want. Multiple settings to match your preferences: - Count up or down - Personalize the running interface to show what matters to you - Light/dark mode - Disable ads for free!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Custom Interval Timers at 5.0 against Simple Workout Timer's 4.7. Custom Interval Timers also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 86%) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Custom Interval Timers holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Simple Workout Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Custom Interval Timers's.
Simple Workout Timer ships an update every 3 months, Custom Interval Timers every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Workout Timer | Custom Interval Timers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (21 ratings) | 5.0 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Intersect | Alex Rich |
Customer experience
Simple Workout Timer
Custom Interval Timers
In-app purchases
Simple Workout Timer
No in-app purchases
Custom Interval Timers
No in-app purchases
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