Exercise Interval Timer vs Timer for Workouts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Exercise Interval Timer
Create and manage custom workout intervals with a user-friendly editor. Choose from pre-set routines or build your own for any fitness activity. This app is completely free with no ads or premium features.
- Custom interval timer editor
- Preset workout routines
- Ad-free experience
- No premium features
- Free to use
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Organise your workout using our simple to use interval timer editor. You can use one of our preset workouts (e.g. classic or extended fingerboard dead-hangs) or create your own. Absolutely no adverts, no premium paid features, always free and available. Got a feature request? Let us know!
Timer for Workouts
This app provides a simple yet powerful interval timer for various fitness activities. Easily create and save custom workouts with adjustable work, rest, and repeat intervals. Stay focused with visual and voice cues to track progress and achieve your fitness goals.
- Build custom HIIT and tabata workouts
- Save and repeat favorite routines
- Clear visual and voice cues
- Track progress
- Adjustable work, rest, and repeat intervals
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Transform your training with HIIT Timer — the simple interval timer and workout timer built for every level of fitness. Whether you lift in the gym, crush home circuits, or hit the road running, this HIIT timer creates powerful, personalized sessions in seconds. Set work, rest, and repeat intervals for tabata, EMOM, AMRAP, strength, mobility, or any exercise you choose. No fluff. Just fast, focused intervals. What You Can Do • Build custom HIIT and tabata workouts in a few taps • Save and repeat your favorite routines anytime • Stay on track with clear visual and voice cues • Track progress to see every flex and milestone Designed for efficiency, HIIT Timer makes every second count — from warm-up to cool-down — acting as the perfect timer for workouts of any length. Perfect For • Home training or full-body gym days • Running, cycling, rowing, bodyweight drills • Coaches and athletes who need a reliable interval clock Why It Works Structured interval training ignites metabolism, burns more calories, and builds endurance fast. HIIT Timer delivers the precision timing you need to stay consistent and get results you can flex. Download HIIT Timer today and train smarter. Your next sweat session starts with one tap. Have feedback or questions? Contact us in the app. Terms of Use: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gLTzf9_jwmI0T46C_tdsgMxNqjS7jIdZBLtCXiidlhA/edit?usp=drive_link
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Timer for Workouts at 4.8 against Exercise Interval Timer's 2.0. Timer for Workouts also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 50%) and ratings volume (82 vs 2). Exercise Interval Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence 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. Timer for Workouts sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Exercise Interval Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Timer for Workouts holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timer for Workouts has 82 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Exercise Interval Timer's written reviews are positive against 79% of Timer for Workouts's.
Exercise Interval Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, Timer for Workouts every 8 days. Both last shipped on October 4, 2026.
| Parameter | Exercise Interval Timer | Timer for Workouts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (2 ratings) | 4.8 (82 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 78.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 82 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.2 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vigilant Applications Limited | Aral Atpulat |
Customer experience
Exercise Interval Timer
Timer for Workouts
In-app purchases
Exercise Interval Timer
No in-app purchases
Timer for Workouts
- Monthly Pro$2.991 Month
- Annual Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Annual Pro$9.991 Year
- Lifetime Pro$20.00
Questions
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