Personal Interval Timer vs World by Steps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Works with locked screen
- Plays with background music
- Saves custom presets
- Share workouts with friends
- History and progress charts
- Voice or bell notifications
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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
World by Steps
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World by Steps turns your everyday walks and runs into an adventure around the planet. Every step you take moves you along a 40,075 km virtual world tour, past real cities and iconic landmarks. FEATURES - Virtual World Tour - Follow a route around the globe powered by your real steps. Watch your progress as you travel from city to city across continents. - Famous Landmarks - Reach iconic destinations like the Eiffel Tower, the Great Wall of China, the Statue of Liberty, and many more. - Milestones & Achievements - Unlock rewards as you hit distance goals and discover new places along your journey. - Detailed Statistics - Track your steps, distance, calories burned, and activity trends with daily, weekly, and monthly breakdowns. - Automatic Tracking - Syncs with Apple HealthKit. No need to start or stop anything - just walk. - Privacy First - Your data stays on your device and in your personal iCloud. Nothing is shared with third parties. Whether you walk 5,000 or 15,000 steps a day, World by Steps gives every step a purpose. How far around the world can you go? Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: World by Steps at none against Personal Interval Timer's 1. Personal Interval Timer's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.2 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Personal Interval Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. World by Steps asks for nothing beyond the download.
Personal Interval Timer ships an update every 4 weeks, World by Steps every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Personal Interval Timer | World by Steps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (14 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.2 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AlexApps.Net Co | Julien meyer |
In-app purchases
Personal Interval Timer
- Remove Ads$5.99
World by Steps
No in-app purchases
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