Interval Timer vs AVA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Interval Timer
This app provides a customizable round-based timer for various time-based activities, including HIIT, circuit training, and boxing. It features a minimalistic design with big digits and bright colors, offering hand-crafted sounds to maintain focus. Users can create complex workouts, save custom sets, and track their workout history with Apple Health integration.
- Customizable round-based timer
- Minimalistic design with big digits
- Hand-crafted sounds for focus
- Unlimited saved intervals
- Quick Set feature
- Apple Health integration
- Dark Mode support
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The Interval Timer App is a minimalistic, advanced all-in-one round-based timer for iOS Devices (iPhone / iPad). Create complex workouts or sets and get them visualized simple and minimalistic with big digits, bright colors and hand-crafted sounds to support you keeping the focus. Works for all simple and complex time-based activities - use it for your exercise, hiit, tabata, wod, yoga, running, lifting weights, gym workout, cycling, boxing, stretching or even cooking! Create your own set-library with unlimited saved intervals or just hop into a quick one with the "Quick Set" feature! - Pick from a variety of sounds for different phases and cycles - Separate Sound-Volume Setting - Does not interrupt background music - Phone won't lock automatically during sets - Supports Dark Mode - Battery friendly - Customizable color representation for every set - Save your workout-history with apple health! Create simple second-short or complex hour-long intervals with custom set and cycle durations including custom break- and warmup-lengths, round-counts, sounds and colors. ______________________________________________ APP USAGE INFO & SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Should you choose to upgrade to a subscription, payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current period, and cancellation of the current active subscription period is not allowed. Auto-renewal may be turned off in your Account Settings in iTunes after purchase. You can also manage your subscriptions in Account Settings after purchase. LICENSED APPLICATION END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://learned-romano-d09.notion.site/Terms-Conditions-4521f83f95f44900931f5887f08b852f Privacy Policy: https://learned-romano-d09.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-3920b87376da4552be9dbc3f0d0d24bf
AVA
This app provides personalized AI-generated wake-up messages and acts as a habit coach. It integrates with your calendar and task managers to offer a motivating start to your day, with customizable coach voices and weather updates.
- AI-generated spoken wake-up messages
- Personalized goal and streak celebration
- Calendar and task integration
- Choice of coach voices
- Weather-aware morning updates
- Reliable full-screen alarm
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AVA isn't a buzzer — it's a personal coach that wakes you up. Every morning, AVA greets you by name with a spoken wake-up written just for you: your goals, your streak, today's weather, even the one task that matters most. No two mornings sound the same. WHY AVA • AI wake-ups in a real coach's voice — personal, motivating, never a generic alarm tone • Speaks to your goals and celebrates your streaks (quitting a habit, training, building something) • Reads your day: connect Google Calendar or your tasks (Todoist, TickTick, Notion, Jira, Asana, Linear) and AVA mentions what's ahead • Choose your coach — calm mentor, high-energy motivator, and more • Weather-aware mornings when you share your location BUILT TO ACTUALLY WAKE YOU A reliable, full-screen alarm designed to get you out of bed — not just beep in the background. FREE TO START Enjoy free AI wake-ups every month. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited wake-ups and every voice. Wake up to a morning you look forward to. Wake up with AVA. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS AVA Pro Yearly — $65.99 per year, after a 7-day free trial. AVA Pro Monthly — $9.99 per month, after a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel a subscription in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when a subscription is purchased. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://aialarm.live/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Interval Timer at 77 against AVA's 1. On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Interval Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and AVA sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
AVA holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Interval Timer has 77 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Interval Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of AVA's.
Interval Timer ships an update every 2 days, AVA every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Interval Timer | AVA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (77 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 93.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 77 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mizo LLC | AVA ALARM Corporation |
Customer experience
Interval Timer
AVA
In-app purchases
Interval Timer
- Intervals+ Monthly$1.991 Month
- Intervals+ Lifetime$9.99
AVA
- AVA Pro 1 Month7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- AVA Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$59.991 Year
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