Comparison

Bike Intervals vs The Standard Timer

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

Head to head
About

Bike Intervals

Features
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Bike Intervals guides you through your cycling interval workout with the voice of your iPhone. Create a workout, get on your bike and let Bike Intervals announce the intervals through your headphones or your device's internal speaker. You can concentrate on your surroundings while riding outside or listen to music, watch a movie or a cycling race while exercising indoors. Create, edit and delete your personal interval workouts. Choose how each interval will be announced, the interval duration, repeat count and the duration of the recovery intervals. The app contains three example workouts that will help you to start. You can also set target power, heart rate, cadence and speed for each interval. Connect a heart rate monitor, speed and cadence sensor or a power meter to monitor your performance during your training session. Your workouts are automatically synchronized with iCloud and will be available on all your iOS devices. But you can also use the app without iCloud. Bike Intevals plays nicely with other apps. It will only shortly interrupt your music or video to remind you about the next interval. If you have any questions, concerns or suggestions, don't hesitate to send us feedback from inside the app.

About

The Standard Timer

This workout timer app features a large, full-screen display for easy visibility in gyms. It offers multiple workout modes like Tabata and EMOM, with options for countdowns and remote control. Sync multiple devices via Bluetooth for a seamless training experience.

Highlights
  • Full-screen large display
  • Tabata, EMOM, Interval, Stopwatch, Countdown modes
  • Add warm-up timers
  • Remote control for connected devices
  • Bluetooth device syncing
  • Light/Dark mode
Features
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The Standard Timer was specifically and specially designed for use in specialty gyms. With standard options for tabata and EMOM, you can easily adapt the timer to work for any workout. The main goal of The Standard Timer was to create a timer where the current time was the focal point of the app. The current time takes up the entire screen, especially great when projected or cast onto larger screens, so everyone in your gym can see it from wherever they are. FEATURES - 5 different modes : Tabata, EMOM, Interval, Stopwatch, Countdown - The ability to add a countdown/warm-up timer to your workout - Quick and easy time adjustment with manual typing and tap (+1, +5, reset) options - HUGE letters that take up the entire screen so everyone can see the time without effort - Remote mode : use this mode from your phone to control other connected devices - Bluetooth capability : Sync multiple devices, for example, control your Mac Mini display using your phone without ever having to touch a keyboard or mouse - Light/Dark Mode capability - Preround/Preworkout sound notifications

Screenshots

Bike Intervals4 screens
The Standard Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: The Standard Timer at #200 against Bike Intervals's unranked. The Standard Timer also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Bike Intervals costs $4.99 and The Standard Timer $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Bike Intervals versus The Standard Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBike IntervalsThe Standard Timer
Price$4.99$4.99
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
Best chart rank—#200 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB12 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperNatalia OssipovaSamuel Harmon

In-app purchases

None

Bike Intervals

No in-app purchases

None

The Standard Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bike Intervals free?
Bike Intervals costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Standard Timer free?
The Standard Timer costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bike Intervals or The Standard Timer have ads?
Neither Bike Intervals nor The Standard Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bike Intervals or The Standard Timer?
Bike Intervals ships an update every 2 months, and The Standard Timer every 2 months. Most recently, Bike Intervals was updated on September 22, 2026 and The Standard Timer on September 19, 2026.

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