Comparison

Personal Interval Timer vs StopWatch5

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

Head to head
About

Personal Interval Timer

This app helps you manage timed workouts for sports like boxing, HIIT, and Tabata. It offers customizable presets, workout history tracking, and works with a locked screen and background music. Share your routines with friends and receive voice or bell notifications.

Highlights
  • Works with locked screen
  • Plays with background music
  • Saves custom presets
  • Share workouts with friends
  • History and progress charts
  • Voice or bell notifications
Features
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Simple interface to do sport without wasting time. Personal Interval Timer is good for Boxing, MMA, BJJ, HIIT, Tabata, and any activity with intervals. Features: - Works with the locked phone with a black screen - Works while your music is playing - Saving your customized presets/workouts - Sharing workouts with friends - Shows your history and the progress in charts - Voice or bell notifications

About

StopWatch5

Features
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This application allows you to measure several stopwatches at the same time

Screenshots

Personal Interval Timer4 screens
StopWatch53 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StopWatch5 at none against Personal Interval Timer's 1. StopWatch5 also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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. Personal Interval Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. StopWatch5 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Personal Interval Timer ships an update every 4 weeks, StopWatch5 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Personal Interval Timer versus StopWatch5: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPersonal Interval TimerStopWatch5
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.2 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexApps.Net Coran kellner

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Personal Interval Timer

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$5.99
None

StopWatch5

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Personal Interval Timer free?
Personal Interval Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StopWatch5 free?
StopWatch5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Personal Interval Timer or StopWatch5 have ads?
Personal Interval Timer shows ads; StopWatch5 does not.
Which is updated more often, Personal Interval Timer or StopWatch5?
Personal Interval Timer ships an update every 4 weeks, and StopWatch5 fortnightly. Most recently, Personal Interval Timer was updated on November 3, 2026 and StopWatch5 on October 24, 2026.

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