Amelia Timer vs Custom Interval Timers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Amelia Timer
This app provides a straightforward interval timer for various activities. Easily configure your work and rest periods, and the number of repetitions needed. It's designed for simplicity, offering essential timer functions without unnecessary complexity.
- Customizable action and break lengths
- Adjustable number of sets
- Notifications when app is closed
- Audible cues for set/break starts
- Countdown ticks
- Remembers last used settings
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Simple, beautiful and completely free interval timer. Just a couple taps to set your interval length, break length, and number of sets. No ads, no bloat, just a simple periodic timer. Perfect for stretching, running, yoga, or any other interval exercises. You can use it as a Pomodoro timer, tabata timer, or other HIIT timer! Other apps include complicated features and user interfaces. This app is for people that don't need all the bells and whistles. Features include: - Customize action length, break length, and how many sets you want to complete - Receive notifications while the app is closed - Pleasant sounds played when each set and break begins - Helpful 3... 2... 1... ticks to know you're reaching the end - Remembers the last settings you use for simple re-use
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 ads: Amelia Timer at none against Custom Interval Timers's shown. Amelia Timer also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 4 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Custom Interval Timers's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 81%). On price, in-app purchases 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
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 — 60 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Amelia Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Custom Interval Timers's.
Amelia Timer ships an update daily, Custom Interval Timers every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Amelia Timer | Custom Interval Timers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (60 ratings) | 5.0 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 60 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sean Linehan | Alex Rich |
Customer experience
Amelia Timer
Custom Interval Timers
In-app purchases
Amelia Timer
No in-app purchases
Custom Interval Timers
No in-app purchases
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