Exercise Timer vs Interval Timer Pro+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Exercise Timer
Create and guide custom interval training routines with this app. It supports timed and rep-based exercises, offers voice coaching, and logs your workout history with detailed analytics. Track progress over time and organize routines into training plans.
- Custom workout routines
- Voice coach for next exercise
- Timed and rep-based exercises
- Workout logging and analytics
- Training plans
- Background operation
- Apple Watch support
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Create custom workout routines & let Exercise Timer guide you through your interval training. Exercise Timer supports both timed exercises and even reps-based exercises (press 'done' when exercise complete). Use Exercise Timer with your screen on or even in the background with your screen locked. Keep your phone in your pocket & Exercise Timer will still let you know which exercise is coming up by voice, vibration & bell. Keep a log of every workout along with an exercise breakdown & take notes. Know how much time you spend exercising with weekly, monthly & yearly charts. In addition to this, Exercise Timer generates reports of individual exercises with overall totals & Exercise Progression charts FEATURES • Create your custom workout routines • Voice Coach announces the next exercise • Optional Metronome to improve cadence • Multiple Bell Sounds • Group Exercises. E.g.: for Warm-Up/Cool-Down • Timed Exercises & Reps exercises supported • Color code your Exercises • Explain your exercises better with our library of exercise GIFs • Log & keep track of your workouts • Workout Analytics • Organize your workouts in Training Plans • Training plans designed by our fitness experts • Works in Background with device locked and screen off • Use Exercise Timer on your Apple Watch IDEAL FOR: • Interval Training, Tabata & Circuit Training • Yoga • Boxing • Keeping all your Workout Routines & Plans in one place • Gym Timer ARE YOU A FITNESS TRAINER? Create your Training Plans and workout routines in Exercise Timer and easily share them with your clients. APPLE WATCH Yes, Exercise Timer works on your Apple Watch! All your workouts are automatically synced on your Apple watch. Workouts performed on your apple watch are also logged on your phone. Download Exercise Timer Now and get moving! UNLOCK PREMIUM FEATURES Exercise Timer Premium is available with a monthly or annual subscription. If you choose to purchase Exercise Timer Premium, payment will be charged to your iTunes account, and your account will be charged for renewal 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Your subscription will automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24hrs before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to the ‘Manage Subscription’ page after purchase. Any unused portion of the free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Terms of service: https://exercisetimer.net/terms Privacy policy: https://exercisetimer.net/privacypolicy
Interval Timer Pro+
This app guides you through interval-based workouts, including Tabata and HIIT, with clear instructions for exercises, rest periods, and rounds. It offers workout history and integrates with Apple Watch for calorie and heart rate tracking.
- Simple workout setup
- Advanced workout creation
- Exercise naming and warmup
- Workout history tracking
- Apple Watch integration
- Health app integration
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Interval Timer Pro+ is a perfect interval based workouts app to use at your home, outside or gym. Tabata workouts never been easier! This app guides you though exercises, resting and rounds at ease. Time left for current exercise, resting time and what's coming next. Key features: * Simple workout that is ease to set up. * Advanced workouts creation with warmup and exercise naming. * History of your exercises. * If you have an apple watch app will show active calories burned and your heart rate. This app integrates with the Health app. For users that have purchased additional features we show active and total calories collected by apple watch. We also show heart rate when running a workout. Data from Health app is used to display this data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Exercise Timer at 73% against Interval Timer Pro+'s 0%. Exercise Timer also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (1K vs 1). Interval Timer Pro+'s advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Exercise Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Interval Timer Pro+ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Exercise Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Exercise Timer has 1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Exercise Timer's written reviews are positive against 0% of Interval Timer Pro+'s.
Exercise Timer ships an update monthly, Interval Timer Pro+ every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and August 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Exercise Timer | Interval Timer Pro+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1K ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Neurondigital Ltd | Karolis Raiselis |
Customer experience
Exercise Timer
Interval Timer Pro+
Bugs and requests
Exercise Timer
Reported bugs
6 issues- Syncing issues with Apple Watch
- Randomly locking users out and requiring upgrade
- Deleting all routines after uninstalling
- Exercises not updating properly on Apple Watch
- Apple Watch app causing native exercise app to crash
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- Phone locked, no chime when locked
Requested features
5 requests- Sync workouts across devices without logging out/in
- Ability to duplicate workouts on iPhone
- Search, sort, or reorder routines
- Connect with Apple Health app
- Shortcut/automation support
Interval Timer Pro+
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Exercise Timer
- Exercise Timer Premium Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Exercise Timer Premium Yearly3 Days trial$30.991 Year
- Exercise Timer Lifetime$69.99
Interval Timer Pro+
- Upgrade to Premium$1.99
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