Comparison

Interval Timer vs List

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

Head to head
About

Interval Timer

This versatile timer app allows users to create custom sequences for various activities, from breathwork and workouts to focus sessions and cooking. It offers AI-powered voice guidance, iCloud synchronization across Apple devices, and a minimalist black-and-white interface.

Highlights
  • Customizable timer chains
  • Breathwork flow builder
  • Intermittent fasting timers
  • Workout routine creator
  • Focus and Pomodoro timers
  • AI voice guidance
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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"This isn't just another timer app. This is your favorite timer app's favorite timer app" - Cody Lee, iDownloadBlog. "What I like most about TimeWave, though, is its clean, black-and-white design" - John Voorhees, MacStories. "Liquid Glass really comes to life on its widgets" - Michael Burkhardt, 9to5Mac. "Best iPhone Apps of July, 2021" - Beau Hamilton, Slashdot. WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH TIMEWAVE? TimeWave allows you to combine your breathwork app, your workout app, your focus timer, cooking timer and much more into one single app. You can use TimeWave for: • Breathwork — build custom breathing flows like 4-7-8 Breathing to lower blood pressure, Physiological Sigh to reduce stress and anxiety, Wim Hof Breathing to increase alertness, Box Breathing to relax and much more. • Intermittent Fasting — Create your own intermittent fasting using various splits like 16:8, 12:12, 5:2, etc. You can create timer-splits for each day or for the entire week. • Workout Routines — create your own workouts by chaining excercise and break durations. You can make Tabata/HIIT workouts or even yoga routines. • 20-20-20 Rule — create a timewave to follow the 20-20-20 rule (Every 20 minutes look at something 20 ft away for 20 seconds) while working with screens to prevent eye-strain. • Focus Timers — create pomodoro timers or any kind of work-break timewaves. You are not restricted to 25 minute session, you can create any sequence that suits your preferences. • Cooking — ever had to keep resetting your timers after each whistle? well, now you wont have to. Just create a timewave for each recipe. • Everything — anything else that involves timed sequential tasks. SPECIAL FEATURES: • TimeWave A.I — TimeWave will tell you what has to be done for how long while the Calibre is running. For eg: "Breathe In For 4 Seconds" so you don't have to look at the screen. • iCloud Sync — Available on Mac, iPad, iPhone and Apple Watch and keeps everything up-to to date on all your devices with iCloud Sync. • Black & White UI — B&W is a lot of colours. If you are anything like us, you'll love our ironically modern black and white UI. MORE: • Personal touch — a hand-crafted Indie app. If you have any questions or feedback, you can reach out to us at timewave.team@gmail.com Privacy Policy: https://timewaveapp.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://timewaveapp.com/terms

About

List

Create and manage to-do lists organized by categories. Effortlessly edit items with a long press or mark them complete for deletion. Streamline your daily tasks and improve organization.

Highlights
  • Create categorized to-do lists
  • Edit items with long-press
  • Delete items upon completion
  • Organize daily tasks
  • User-friendly interface
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Organize your life by creating lists of TO-DO items grouped by categories. Easily edit items by long-pressing, or delete items upon completion.

Screenshots

Interval Timer4 screens
List2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: List at none against Interval Timer's 3. List also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 86%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Interval Timer's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Interval Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. List asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Interval Timer against 4.7 for List. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 14 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Interval Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of List's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Interval Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, List every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Interval Timer versus List: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInterval TimerList
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (25 ratings)4.7 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings25 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMuhammed Sahil ArayakandyJohn Harrington

Customer experience

Interval Timer

All ratings25 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

List

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Interval Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$49.99
None

List

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Interval Timer free?
Interval Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is List free?
List is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Interval Timer or List?
List is rated higher. Interval Timer averages 4.6 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while List averages 4.7 from 14 ratings.
Do Interval Timer or List have ads?
Neither Interval Timer nor List shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Interval Timer or List?
Interval Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, and List every 2 months. Most recently, Interval Timer was updated on October 9, 2026 and List on September 17, 2026.

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