Workout & Interval Timer vs Interval Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Workout & Interval Timer
This app provides a customizable timer for fitness routines, including Tabata training. Easily set workout durations, intervals, and sets, with options for sound and vibration alerts. Save frequently used timers for quick access.
- Customizable workout intervals
- Set number of sets
- Save frequently used timers
- Sound and vibration alerts
- Read aloud function
- Simple and easy interface
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Workout & Interval Timer can be used for fitness or workouts, especially suitable for Tabata Training. You can configure workouts, intervals, and sets. As the interface is easy and simple, you can start it quickly. Functions ■ Timer ・ You can set duration for workouts or intervals from 5 seconds to 59 minutes 55 seconds. ・The number of sets can be set from 1 to 99 sets. ■ Menu ・You can easily register the timer you often use. ・Up to 100 lists can be registered. ■ Sound, Vibration ・You can set on and off respectively. ・In silent mode, sounds aren’t available. ■ Read aloud ・You can set on and off. ・When reading aloud, the workout time and break time that you set are read aloud. ・There is no sound in the silent mode. Sound material: OtoLogic(https://otologic.jp) Sound material: MaouDamashii Please use for simple training or fitness.
Interval Timer
This interval timer is designed for HIIT and interval training. Easily set work and rest periods, sets, and rounds to guide your workouts. It supports background operation and music playback, with an Apple Watch companion app for heart rate monitoring.
- Customizable work and rest periods
- Set number of sets and rounds
- Background operation support
- Music playback compatibility
- Apple Watch integration
- Heart rate monitoring (Apple Watch)
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This app is handy interval timer that helps you keep track of your work and rest periods during your HIIT interval training and workouts. The application is very easy to use, enter the Work, Rest, Sets, Rounds and start workout. You can listen to music during workouts or use the timer in the background. There is also app on the Apple Watch that will allow you to monitor your heart rate during workouts. Apple Watch app features: - iCloud sync with iPhone - integration with the Health app - monitoring heart rate during workouts
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Workout & Interval Timer at every 2 weeks against Interval Timer's every 2 months. Interval Timer's advantage is ratings volume (246 vs 29). 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
Both are free to download. Workout & Interval Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Interval Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Workout & Interval Timer against 4.9 for Interval Timer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Interval Timer has 246 ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Workout & Interval Timer's written reviews are positive against 84% of Interval Timer's.
Workout & Interval Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, Interval Timer every 2 months. Both last shipped on September 28, 2026.
| Parameter | Workout & Interval Timer | Interval Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (29 ratings) | 4.9 (246 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.6% of reviews — better | 83.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 29 | 246 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Masafumi Negishi | Yosyp Hameliak |
Customer experience
Workout & Interval Timer
Interval Timer
In-app purchases
Workout & Interval Timer
- Hide Ads$3.99
Interval Timer
- Remove Ads$4.99
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