Comparison

Interval Timer X Workout Timer vs Tempo Pulse

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

Head to head
About

Interval Timer X Workout Timer

This versatile timer helps you structure workouts, manage daily tasks, and achieve fitness goals. Customize routines, track progress with visual cues, and stay motivated with customizable sounds. Ideal for HIIT, Tabata, yoga, and more.

Highlights
  • Customizable workout routines
  • Standalone interval timer/counter
  • Routine combination feature
  • Customizable warning sounds
  • Intuitive interface with dark mode
  • Background usage support
  • Workout summary and history
Features
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Crafted with precision and simplicity, this interval/workout timer is designed for individuals who want to take control of their daily routines and achieve optimal results. Whether you're looking to build a custom workout routine or streamline your daily tasks, this interval timer is the perfect tool to help you reach your goals. Interval Timer features: • Customizable Routines: Setting up and saving your own routines has never been easier with our customizable function. • Multiple Functions: For simpler routines, access standalone interval timer/counter functions that can track every aspect of your workout. • Combination of routines: By combining existing routings, the combination feature has got you covered for all your interval tracking needs. • Warning Sound Setting: Stay on track during your workout with a warning sound that can be customized for circuit training, boxing, sprints, and more. • Intuitive Interface: The interface is simple and attractive with light and dark modes available to suit your preferences. Large display and colored progress bars enable you to track your workout from a distance. • Landscape Mode: The landscape mode provides an optional main display and a full-screen progress bar, making it even easier to track your progress. • Alarm Sounds: Choose from multiple alarm sounds including beep, boxing bell, singing bowl, and voice, to stay motivated throughout your workout. • Background Usage: Our app works seamlessly even when running in the background or when background music is on. • Summary after workout: Get a clear and simple summary of your sets and time when your workout is finished. • Calendar and Notification Feature: Use the calendar and notification function to plan your workouts in advance. • History: Help you track and improve your workouts. • Multiple Languages: The app supports multiple voice languages to cater to our global user base. Interval Timer Premium Features: • Export and Import: Easily export and import your custom routines and calendar. • Unlimited Routine Combinations: The premium version offers unlimited routine combinations, so you can create and save as many custom routines as you like. • Advanced Timer Settings: With more custom timer settings, including preparation time, cycle interval time, warning sound time, sound type for each event, and the ability to add short notes, you can fully customize your workout to suit your individual needs. • Customizable Notifications: The premium version also allows you to customize notification titles and content. This Interval Timer app is the perfect tool for anyone looking to optimize their daily routine and achieve their goals, whether you're into physical exercise, workouts, yoga, or meditation. Here are just a few examples of how our app can benefit you: - Physical Exercise: Keep track of your gym workouts, interval running, CrossFit training, and more with ease. - HIIT and Tabata: The app is specifically designed to track high-intensity interval training and Tabata workouts, helping you stay on track and achieve your fitness goals. - Yoga and Meditation: Use the app to time your yoga sessions or meditation practice and stay focused and motivated throughout your practice. - Productivity: Stay focused during your study sessions, reading time, or cooking with our Pomodoro clock functionality. - Personal Routines: Whether you're looking to optimize your daily routine or create a custom interval training plan, our app has got you covered. Take your workouts to the next level and achieve your goals with the Interval Timer X Workout Timer app. Try it today and experience the benefits for yourself!

About

Tempo Pulse

Features
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Tempo is a fast interval timer that turns plain workout descriptions into structured intervals you can run. Describe what you want — "8 rounds of 30 seconds work and 15 seconds rest", "tabata", "20 minutes mixed boxing", or paste a list of strength sets — and Tempo converts it into a timed workout with audio cues, haptic feedback, and a clean ring display. If you'd rather skip the prompt, jump into a preset: Tabata, Quick HIIT, Sprint Intervals, Boxing Rounds, or Long Endurance. WHAT YOU GET • AI workout generation from free-form text — type it or dictate it • Tabata, HIIT, EMOM, and custom interval support • Strength block support with sets, reps, and rest-between-sets • Boxing rounds with corner-rest interludes • Built-in countdown timer and stopwatch • Spoken cues in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, and Polish — automatic language detection from the exercise name • Voice characters: natural, hero, robot, more • Configurable haptic feedback and 3-2-1 countdown beeps • Live "Up Next" banner so you always know what's coming • Per-session summary and history of recent workouts • Multiple themes including OLED-friendly Calm and high-contrast Volt • Workout-complete notification with sound, even when the app is in the background • Auto-dim screen during workouts to save battery • Screen lock with double-tap-to-unlock for pocket protection mid-set • Shake to pause (toggle in Settings) PRIVACY Tempo is built to stay out of your way. No account is required. Analytics are anonymous (no user identifier). Crash reports contain stack traces only — never your prompts or workout content. When you dictate a workout, the audio is sent to OpenAI for transcription and discarded; the text prompt itself is sent to OpenAI to generate the workout structure and is not stored on Tempo's servers afterward. Full details: tempo-eta-kohl.vercel.app/privacy SUBSCRIPTION / PRICING Tempo is currently free. There are no in-app purchases or subscriptions. Premium features (Calendar tracking, Boxing combos) are unlocked for everyone in this release. WHO IT'S FOR • Lifters who want a clean strength-block runner with proper rest tracking • HIIT / Tabata users who don't want to count rounds • Boxers and martial artists running classic 3-minute rounds • Runners doing structured sprint intervals • Anyone tired of fiddling with generic countdown apps

Screenshots

Tempo Pulse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tempo Pulse at none against Interval Timer X Workout Timer's 1. Tempo Pulse also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Interval Timer X Workout Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tempo Pulse asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Interval Timer X Workout Timer versus Tempo Pulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInterval Timer X Workout TimerTempo Pulse
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (686 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews93.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings686 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer世恬 颜Mateusz Twardy

Bugs and requests

Interval Timer X Workout Timer

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Interval set index display issue
  • Compatibility issues with older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Audio ducking for music playback
  • Voice countdown
  • Ability to store custom settings automatically
  • Vibration option in addition to audio

Tempo Pulse

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Interval Timer X Workout Timer

One-time1
  • Interval Timer X Premium$6.99
None

Tempo Pulse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Interval Timer X Workout Timer free?
Interval Timer X Workout Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tempo Pulse free?
Tempo Pulse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Interval Timer X Workout Timer or Tempo Pulse have ads?
Interval Timer X Workout Timer shows ads; Tempo Pulse does not.

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