Comparison

Custom Interval Timers vs Ntrvl

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

Head to head
About

Custom Interval Timers

Design personalized interval timers for workouts or productivity. Its intuitive editor allows for custom flows with various settings like countdowns and personalized interfaces. Offers light/dark modes and an option to disable ads.

Highlights
  • Customizable interval flows
  • Intuitive timer editor
  • Count up or down timers
  • Personalized running interface
  • Light/dark mode
  • Ad-free option
Features
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Create highly customizable interval timers in a beautiful Interface. Interval timers are useful for exercise, like High-intensity interval training (HIIT) or Tabata, and can also be used to manage productivity, events, and more! This app provides a fascinatingly simple and intuitive editor for setting up your own custom timers. With just a few building blocks you can create the exact experience you want. Multiple settings to match your preferences: - Count up or down - Personalize the running interface to show what matters to you - Light/dark mode - Disable ads for free!

About

Ntrvl

This interval timer app helps you set up and manage various workout routines like HIIT and Tabata. It provides haptic, audio, and visual cues to keep you focused. Track your workouts on Apple Watch and sync data with Apple Health.

Highlights
  • Customizable intervals
  • Built-in workout presets
  • Save custom workouts
  • Apple Watch companion app
  • Apple Health integration
  • Haptic, audio, and visual cues
  • Background audio support
Features
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Ntrvl is an interval timer for iPhone and Apple Watch. Set up your workout in seconds and go. Haptic feedback, audio cues, and color changes keep you locked in without needing to look at your phone. Whether it's HIIT, circuit training, Tabata, or a simple work/rest routine, Ntrvl handles the timing so you can handle the work. Every workout can be tracked on Apple Watch and automatically saved to Apple Health, including active calories, heart rate, and workout duration. Start fast with built-in presets for Tabata, HIIT, EMOM, and Nordic 4x4 or build your own from scratch. Save up to 10 custom workouts and reorder them however you like so your go-to sessions are always one tap away. - Customizable work and rest intervals - Built-in presets: Tabata, Nordic 4x4, HIIT, EMOM - Save up to 10 custom workouts - Apple Watch companion with full workout controls - Workout tracking with automatic Apple Health sync - Drag-to-set time controls - Haptic, audio, and visual interval cues - Background audio support (keep your music playing) - Clean, glanceable interface

Screenshots

Custom Interval Timers4 screens
Ntrvl3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Ntrvl at none against Custom Interval Timers's shown. Ntrvl also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Custom Interval Timers's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.2). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Custom Interval Timers against 5.0 for Ntrvl. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 7 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Custom Interval Timers versus Ntrvl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCustom Interval TimersNtrvl
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (14 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlex RichBRETT GOWERS RODGERS

Customer experience

Custom Interval Timers

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Ntrvl

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Custom Interval Timers

No in-app purchases

None

Ntrvl

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Custom Interval Timers free?
Custom Interval Timers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ntrvl free?
Ntrvl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Custom Interval Timers or Ntrvl?
Custom Interval Timers and Ntrvl are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 14 and 7 ratings respectively.
Do Custom Interval Timers or Ntrvl have ads?
Custom Interval Timers shows ads; Ntrvl does not.

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