Comparison

Interval Timer vs Menu Box

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

Head to head
About

Interval Timer

Create custom timer sequences for various activities like breathwork, workouts, focus sessions, and cooking. Features AI voice prompts and iCloud sync across Apple devices. Offers a clean, black-and-white interface.

Highlights
  • Customizable timer chains
  • Breathwork flow builder
  • Workout routine creator
  • Focus timer sequences
  • AI voice prompts
  • iCloud sync
  • Black and white UI
Features
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"Liquid Glass really comes to life on its widgets" - Michael Burkhardt, 9to5Mac. "What I like most about TimeWave, though, is its clean, black-and-white design" - John Voorhees, MacStories. "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

Menu Box

Create visually appealing menus for your device's shortcuts. Customize menu items with emojis, app icons, or custom images to build personalized automations. Dynamically generate menus on the fly for advanced shortcut customization.

Highlights
  • Create beautiful menus for Shortcuts
  • Customize with emojis, SF Symbols, or custom images
  • Attach custom data to menu items
  • Fully controllable via Shortcuts
  • Dynamically create menus on the fly
  • Enhance Action Button functionality
Features
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Menu Box allows you to create beautiful menus in Shortcuts, further customising your advanced Automations. Menus can be created using emojis, SF Symbols App Icons or your own custom images to create truly individual menus with near limitless options. Custom data attached to each menu items allows you to create even more advanced Shortcuts. Menu Box is fully controllable via Shortcuts, including creating Menus dynamically on the fly. Menu Box is perfect for creating advanced Shortcuts to allow you to further customise how your menus look, and becomes especially useful when combined with the Action Button. --- Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Interval Timer4 screens
Menu Box4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Menu Box at 17.5 against Interval Timer's 26.0. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 $1.99 per month and Menu Box sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

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 Menu Box. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 14 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 86% and 86% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Interval Timer versus Menu Box: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInterval TimerMenu Box
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (25 ratings)4.7 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews85.7% of reviews
Number of ratings25 — better14
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS26.017.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMuhammed Sahil ArayakandySnailed It Development Ltd

Customer experience

Interval Timer

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

Menu Box

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral7.1%
Negative7.1%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Interval Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$24.99
4 purchases

Menu Box

Subscriptions1
  • Premium$4.991 Year
One-time3
  • Tip Jar - Small$0.99
  • Tip Jar - Medium$2.99
  • Tip Jar - Large$4.99

Questions

Is Interval Timer free?
Interval Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Menu Box free?
Menu Box is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Interval Timer or Menu Box?
Menu Box is rated higher. Interval Timer averages 4.6 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while Menu Box averages 4.7 from 14 ratings.
Do Interval Timer or Menu Box have ads?
Neither Interval Timer nor Menu Box shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Interval Timer or Menu Box?
Interval Timer ships an update fortnightly, and Menu Box fortnightly. Most recently, Interval Timer was updated on November 3, 2026 and Menu Box on November 3, 2026.

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