Interval Timer Plus vs Interval Timer MAX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Interval Timer Plus
This versatile timer app offers a simple yet powerful way to manage timed activities. Customize multiple intervals with individual colors and sounds, and save them as presets for quick access. It's designed for ease of use and visibility, even from a distance, and works seamlessly in the background.
- Customizable intervals
- Named intervals with voice readout
- Individual colors and sounds
- Count time or repetitions
- Unlimited presets
- Works in background
- Full screen color coding
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Free, simple and easy to use all purpose Interval Timer SIMPLE AND FREE INTERVAL TIMER + 1-Tap Quickstart + No signup required, download and get going immediately GLANCEABLE + Very Big Fonts, visible from everywhere + Full screen color coding, works like a traffic light right in front of you + Portrait or landscape, always uses the full screen space POWERFUL ADVANCED PRESETS + Multiple intervals, each individually customizable + Name your intervals and have Interval Timer read it out to you + Individual colors and sounds + Count time or repetitions + Unlimited amount of presets ACCESSIBLE + Works with locked screen or while in another app + Reads out the interval name, so you know exactly what’s on + Vibration or silent mode, for the times when you need to tune it down + Works great with headphones and your own music + Supports dark and light mode REPEAT YOUR ROUTINE + Prepare and save your settings in presets + Pick your presets and start with just 1-tap OPTIMIZE ALL OF YOUR ACTIVITIES + Tabata timer + HIIT training + Crossfit + Circuit training + Fitness routines + Home workouts + Boxing round timer + Calisthenics circuit timer
Interval Timer MAX
This app provides a customizable interval timer for various activities like workouts and meditation. It offers a selection of high-quality sounds to enhance your experience.
- Customizable interval timer
- Workout timer
- Meditation timer
- High-quality sound selection
- Simple interface
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A simple interval timer app for workouts, meditation, or anything else you need. Lots of high quality sounds to choose from.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Interval Timer MAX at none against Interval Timer Plus's 1. Interval Timer Plus's advantage is ratings volume (6.2K vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Interval Timer Plus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Interval Timer MAX asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Interval Timer Plus against 5.0 for Interval Timer MAX. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Interval Timer Plus has 6.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 95% of Interval Timer Plus's written reviews are positive against 100% of Interval Timer MAX's.
Interval Timer Plus ships an update every 2 months, Interval Timer MAX every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Interval Timer Plus | Interval Timer MAX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (6.2K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 95.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6.2K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Su-Au Hwang | ThaiGenius LLC |
Customer experience
Interval Timer Plus
Interval Timer MAX
Bugs and requests
Interval Timer Plus
Reported bugs
1 issue- Audio alerts not working when app is in the background
Requested features
2 requests- Support for Apple Watch integration
- Ability to delete saved workouts
Interval Timer MAX
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Interval Timer Plus
- Remove Ads$2.99
Interval Timer MAX
No in-app purchases
Questions
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