Comparison

Workout Timer vs Intensity+

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

Head to head
About

Workout Timer

This versatile timer supports various training styles including HIIT, Tabata, and circuit workouts. Customize your work and rest intervals, track sets, and adjust sound and vibration settings for a personalized fitness experience. It's suitable for gym sessions, home stretching, yoga, and even non-fitness activities like studying and meditation.

Highlights
  • Customizable workout and rest intervals
  • HIIT, Tabata, and circuit training support
  • Set number of sets and cycles
  • Easy time and round adjustment
  • Adjustable sound and vibration settings
  • Track remaining time at a glance
Features
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This timer is designed for workout, stretch and high-intensity interval training, such as HIIT, Tabata workout and circuit training. You can set your own workout times, rest times, and rest times between cycles. So you can train at your favorite intervals. The remaining time is shown at a glance, and the number of sets can be easily checked. The setup is simple and you can easily change the time and the round you want to work out. You can also change the sound and vibration settings. It can be used for training at the gym, stretching and yoga at home, boxing, cardio, studying, meditation, and much more! The sound source was borrowed from Otologic (CC BY 4.0).

About

Intensity+

This app combines a professional interval timer with guided workouts for effective training. It offers home-based routines requiring no equipment, suitable for all fitness levels. Track progress and earn achievements with Apple Watch and Game Center integration.

Highlights
  • Professional interval timer
  • Curated guided workouts
  • Zero-equipment home workouts
  • Workouts for all fitness levels
  • Apple Watch compatibility
  • Game Center achievements
  • Customizable basic timers
Features
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BURN FAT. BUILD MUSCLE. GET SHREDDED. With Intensity+, you can be in the best shape of your life. Intensity+ combines a professional interval timer with a library of curated, guided workouts to help you train smarter. WORKOUT ANYWHERE: Intensity+ workouts are built to fit your life, your space, and your ability. Intensity+ has workouts that you can do at home with zero equipments or gym machines needed. Intensity+ works wherever you do. So, no more excuses. ALL FITNESS LEVELS: Whether you are a beginner starting out your fitness journey or an advanced ninja, Intensity+ has workouts for every fitness level. FOCUSED WORKOUTS: Intensity+ has select catalogs and workouts that isolate specific target areas like Abs, Arms, Legs, or even specialty training such as Calisthenics. APPLE WATCH COMPATIBLE: View your timer and monitor workout status directly on your wrist, keeping your phone out of the way. GAME CENTER INTEGRATION: Collect Game Center achievements and badges as you hit milestones and complete challenging workouts. Intensity+ also helps you show-off your durations by helping you track your workouts. BETTER BASICS: Even if you have your own workouts, with Intensity+ you can create and save simple, basic timers for your HIIT, Tabata, EMOM, and AMRAP workouts.

Screenshots

Workout Timer2 screens
Intensity+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Workout Timer at 4.9 against Intensity+'s 4.4. Workout Timer also leads on ratings volume (555 vs 7) and review sentiment (92% vs 83%). Intensity+'s advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Workout Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Workout Timer has 555 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Workout Timer's written reviews are positive against 83% of Intensity+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Workout Timer ships an update every 6 months, Intensity+ monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Workout Timer versus Intensity+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorkout TimerIntensity+
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (555 ratings) — better4.4 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews92.4% of reviews — better83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings555 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB44 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperShogo YoshidaKedar Gadge

Customer experience

Workout Timer

All ratings555 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral1.4%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive92.4%
Neutral3.0%
Negative4.5%

Intensity+

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

None

Workout Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Intensity+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Workout Timer free?
Workout Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Intensity+ free?
Intensity+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Workout Timer or Intensity+?
Workout Timer is rated higher. Workout Timer averages 4.9 out of 5 from 555 ratings, while Intensity+ averages 4.4 from 7 ratings.
Do Workout Timer or Intensity+ have ads?
Both Workout Timer and Intensity+ show ads.
Which is updated more often, Workout Timer or Intensity+?
Workout Timer ships an update every 6 months, and Intensity+ monthly. Most recently, Workout Timer was updated on October 17, 2026 and Intensity+ on October 4, 2026.

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