Comparison

Bike Intervals vs Run Walk Run 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

Run Walk Run Timer

Effortlessly manage run-walk-run training with customizable intervals by time or distance. Get clear audio cues, haptic feedback, and live stats on your iPhone and Apple Watch. Track progress, train for races with plans, and sync workouts to Apple Health.

Highlights
  • Customizable time or distance intervals
  • Apple Watch integration with haptic cues
  • Spoken announcements and notifications
  • Warm-up and cool-down options
  • Multi-week training plans
  • Syncs with Apple Health
Features
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Run Walk Interval makes run-walk-run training effortless. Set your run and walk intervals by time or distance, press start, and let your iPhone and Apple Watch guide every step with clear cues, haptics, and live stats. Alternating running and walking helps you go farther with less fatigue and a lower risk of injury — whether you're returning from a break, starting couch-to-5K, or chasing a marathon PR. FLEXIBLE INTERVALS • Build any run/walk cycle — each interval measured by time (run 2 min / walk 1 min) or by distance (run 400 m / walk 200 m) • Mix time and distance in the same workout • Add a warm-up and cool-down, repeat a set number of cycles, or repeat until you stop • Save unlimited custom timers, or start instantly from built-in presets APPLE WATCH, DONE RIGHT • Full Apple Watch app with a live, Workout-app-style screen • Real-time heart rate, active energy, distance, and pace • A bright, bold Run/Walk timer front and center • Swipe between metrics, controls, and Now Playing music • Distinct haptics tell you when to run and when to walk — no need to look • Choose exactly which metrics appear on your watch APPLE HEALTH & FITNESS • Every session is saved as a running workout in Apple Health and the Fitness app • GPS route, distance, pace, and estimated calories • Your Activity rings and trends stay up to date COACHING & CUES • Spoken announcements for each interval, with a countdown into every change • Optional interval notifications • Keep-screen-on, plus metric or imperial units TRAIN FOR YOUR RACE • Run-Walk-Run ratio recommendations matched to your goal pace • Multi-week training plans for 5K, 10K, Half Marathon, and Marathon • Add your whole plan to your calendar, counting back from race day HISTORY • Review past workouts with duration, distance, pace, heart rate, and calories Run Walk Interval works on iPhone and Apple Watch and keeps your timers in sync automatically. Start your first interval in seconds. ## What's New (release notes for 1.0.1) • Redesigned Apple Watch workout screen that matches the Workout app — a bright Run/Walk timer with swipeable pages • Choose which metrics appear on your watch, right from iPhone Settings • New "Repeat until stopped" option for open-ended interval sessions • Refinements and fixes

Screenshots

Bike Intervals4 screens
Run Walk Run Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Run Walk Run Timer at Free against Bike Intervals's $4.99. Run Walk Run Timer also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). Bike Intervals's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Run Walk Run Timer is free to download; Bike Intervals costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bike Intervals ships an update every 2 months, Run Walk Run Timer every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Bike Intervals versus Run Walk Run Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBike IntervalsRun Walk Run Timer
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating—3.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNatalia OssipovaSIvakumar Thirugnana

In-app purchases

None

Bike Intervals

No in-app purchases

None

Run Walk Run Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bike Intervals free?
Bike Intervals costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Run Walk Run Timer free?
Run Walk Run Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bike Intervals or Run Walk Run Timer have ads?
Neither Bike Intervals nor Run Walk Run Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bike Intervals or Run Walk Run Timer?
Bike Intervals ships an update every 2 months, and Run Walk Run Timer every 10 days. Most recently, Bike Intervals was updated on September 22, 2026 and Run Walk Run Timer on September 24, 2026.

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