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

Create personalized workout timers for HIIT, Tabata, and circuit training. Customize intervals, choose voice or beep cues, and run timers in the background with music. Includes a stopwatch and countdown timer for versatile fitness tracking.

Highlights
  • Custom interval timers
  • Voice or beep cues
  • Background operation
  • Customizable countdown
  • Stopwatch and countdown timer
  • Dark and light mode
Features
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Maximize your workout routine with our Interval Timer – the ultimate tool for creating personalized timers that cater to your fitness needs. Whether you’re doing circuit training or HIIT, our timer provides full customization options to ensure you achieve your fitness goals with ease. ◆ FEATURES ◉ Create custom interval timers ◉ Start your interval timers with just one ◉ Voice or beep sounds for every workout ◉ Customizable initial countdown ◉ Countdown timer for none-interval workouts ◉ Dedicated stopwatch ◉ Supports dark and light mode ◉ Works in the background - great with headphones and your music. ◆ SPEAKS | BEEPS Know the resting and training times with the loud voice or beep sounds. Don’t want any sounds? Choose the silent mode and watch the time on the screen by enabling prevent auto-lock feature. ◆ RUNS IN THE BACKGROUND Interval Timer can run its timers in the background allowing you to have your screen off or use other apps, and you can always access them whenever you want. We believe that eliminating restrictions and making the process smoother can deliver a much better and more cohesive experience every time. ◆ GO SIMPLE Make use of a classic stopwatch and countdown timer. Track your runs, overall workout time, PRs, and more. ► Get this interval timer to make your workouts even more effective! EULA: https://dmwizards.com/interval-timer-terms-and-conditions

Screenshots

Warudo4 screens
Interval Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Warudo at every 5 days against Interval Timer's every 3 weeks. Warudo also leads on device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). Interval Timer's advantage is ratings volume (142 vs 5). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. 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 142 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Warudo ships an update every 5 days, Interval Timer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Warudo versus Interval Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWarudoInterval Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better4.9 (142 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5142 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFirat OzsarikamisDuleep Madusanka

Customer experience

Warudo

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

Interval Timer

All ratings142 ratings
Positive97.9%
Neutral0.7%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Warudo

One-time1
  • Warudo Pro$4.99
2 purchases

Interval Timer

Subscriptions1
  • Interval Timer (Monthly)$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • Interval Timer (Lifetime)$14.99

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 142 ratings.
Do Warudo or Interval Timer have ads?
Neither Warudo nor Interval Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Warudo or Interval Timer?
Warudo ships an update every 5 days, and Interval Timer every 3 weeks. Most recently, Warudo was updated on October 4, 2026 and Interval Timer on October 3, 2026.

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