HIIT Timer vs Workout Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HIIT Timer
This interval timer is designed for High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT), warm-ups, and stretches. Easily configure workout, rest, and ready times, along with the number of rounds. The app remembers your settings for future use and offers a dark mode option.
- Customizable workout and rest intervals
- Configurable number of rounds
- Pre-workout 'Get Ready' time
- Alarm notification before interval end
- Dark mode option
- Remembers previous settings
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This app is a simple timer designed for High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT). It is also suitable for warm-ups and stretches. You can easily specify the settings, opt in for the alarm three seconds prior to the end of each part and even switch to dark mode. To use this timer: 1. Tap to configure the following settings: - Get Ready time - Workout time - Rest time - Number of rounds 2. Tap to start 3. Enjoy your workout! Since the timer remembers your previous program settings, you do not need to configure them again for your next workout. Privacy Policy: https://www.vividlytec.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.vividlytec.com/terms-of-use
Workout Timer
This app provides a customizable interval timer for HIIT and Tabata workouts. It offers unlimited timer creation with extensive sound and voice reading options, background notifications, and dark mode. All features are free to use.
- Unlimited timer creation
- Folder classification
- High timer setting freedom
- Variety of sounds and voice readings
- Favorite color and reading text
- Background notifications
- Dark mode
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It's a workout timer app suitable for HIIT and Tabata training. All features are completely free to use. Features: - Unlimited timer creation, folder classification is also possible - High degree of freedom in timer setting (supports rep and unlimited time) - A wide variety of sounds and voice readings (about 100 types of sounds) - Favorite color, reading text - Background notifications - Dark mode - Free URL scheme: workouttimer://
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Workout Timer at 80% against HIIT Timer's 25%. Workout Timer also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (23 vs 2). HIIT Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Workout Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Workout Timer has 23 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of HIIT Timer's written reviews are positive against 80% of Workout Timer's.
HIIT Timer ships an update every 2 months, Workout Timer every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on September 29, 2026.
| Parameter | HIIT Timer | Workout Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.7 (23 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 23 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vividly Technologies Inc. | FugaPiyo Inc. |
Customer experience
HIIT Timer
Workout Timer
In-app purchases
HIIT Timer
No in-app purchases
Workout Timer
No in-app purchases
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