Comparison

Warudo vs Interval Timer

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

Head to head
About

Warudo

Create custom interval timers for various workouts like HIIT and Tabata. Automatically change music based on exercise intensity and sync workout data with Apple Health. Share routines with others.

Highlights
  • Customizable interval timers
  • Music integration with Apple Music
  • Sync with Apple Health
  • Shareable workout routines
  • Exercise-specific music changes
  • Background operation
Features
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Warudo is an IOS Exclusive timer app which lets you create Tabata, Boxing or any type of timer and play it with your favorite playlist. You can add custom sets, exercises and even steps which are the parts of the exercises. Exercises can change the playing music automatically. Warudo supports Health App and can save your workouts and burned calories to Health App. Calories burned can be modified before saved to Apple Health, if you are using any external calculation or device for calorie calculations. You need to save activity type of your routines for this features. Warudo does not contain any ads. BEFORE YOU DOWNLOAD: Music playing features not available on Apple Watch. Non paying users cannot play timer routines which is longer than 15 minutes, and cannot add notes to routine activity. Also loop feature only available for paying users. You can unlock these features by one time purchase. Features - Highly Customizable - Ability to create very complex workouts, when compared to the other timer apps. - Templates for boxing, tabata and countdown routines. - Can play playlists from Apple Music. - Supports iOS 13 Dark Mode. - Can save workouts and calorie calculations to Health App. - Keeps history for played routines. - Exercises can change current song to preferred song. For example you can set your low intensity training to play slow music and high intensity training to play fast music. - Can play sounds periodically. - Exercises and sets can have ending warnings. - Supports landscape and portrait modes. - Forward and back buttons exist for sets, exercises and steps. - Every routine can have different background or text color. - When warudo is in background it can still read step names and play sounds, even in locked screen. You need to enable background mode from settings for this feature. - Background or text color can be changed for every step. - Can speak step names with text to speech. Also play sounds like beeps and bells. - Can speak in all languages which is exists on the IOS text to speech. - Speech speed can be different for every step. - You can send and receive routines with AirDrop, files app, mail apps, messaging apps or any app that supports transfer data. - You can copy routines, sets, exercises or steps by swiping them to left. Icons by Icons8

About

Interval Timer

This interval timer is designed for HIIT and interval training. Easily set work and rest periods, sets, and rounds to guide your workouts. It supports background operation and music playback, with an Apple Watch companion app for heart rate monitoring.

Highlights
  • Customizable work and rest periods
  • Set number of sets and rounds
  • Background operation support
  • Music playback compatibility
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Heart rate monitoring (Apple Watch)
Features
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This app is handy interval timer that helps you keep track of your work and rest periods during your HIIT interval training and workouts. The application is very easy to use, enter the Work, Rest, Sets, Rounds and start workout. You can listen to music during workouts or use the timer in the background. There is also app on the Apple Watch that will allow you to monitor your heart rate during workouts. Apple Watch app features: - iCloud sync with iPhone - integration with the Health app - monitoring heart rate during workouts

Screenshots

Warudo4 screens
Interval Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Warudo at none against Interval Timer's shown. Warudo also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 84%). Interval Timer's advantage is ratings volume (246 vs 5). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Warudo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Interval Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Warudo against 4.9 for Interval Timer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Interval Timer has 246 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Warudo's written reviews are positive against 84% of Interval Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Warudo ships an update every 5 days, Interval Timer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Warudo versus Interval Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWarudoInterval Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better4.9 (246 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better83.5% of reviews
Number of ratings5246 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFirat OzsarikamisYosyp Hameliak

Customer experience

Warudo

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Interval Timer

All ratings246 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral0.8%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews85 reviews
Positive83.5%
Neutral4.7%
Negative11.8%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Warudo

One-time1
  • Warudo Pro$4.99
1 purchases

Interval Timer

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Warudo free?
Warudo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Interval Timer free?
Interval Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Warudo or Interval Timer?
Warudo is rated higher. Warudo averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Interval Timer averages 4.9 from 246 ratings.
Do Warudo or Interval Timer have ads?
Interval Timer shows ads; Warudo does not.
Which is updated more often, Warudo or Interval Timer?
Warudo ships an update every 5 days, and Interval Timer every 2 months. Most recently, Warudo was updated on June 1, 2026 and Interval Timer on September 23, 2026.

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