Interval Timer vs ExTimer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Interval Timer
This interval timer is designed for HIIT and interval training. Easily set work and rest periods, sets, and rounds to guide your workouts. It supports background operation and music playback, with an Apple Watch companion app for heart rate monitoring.
- Customizable work and rest periods
- Set number of sets and rounds
- Background operation support
- Music playback compatibility
- Apple Watch integration
- Heart rate monitoring (Apple Watch)
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This app is handy interval timer that helps you keep track of your work and rest periods during your HIIT interval training and workouts. The application is very easy to use, enter the Work, Rest, Sets, Rounds and start workout. You can listen to music during workouts or use the timer in the background. There is also app on the Apple Watch that will allow you to monitor your heart rate during workouts. Apple Watch app features: - iCloud sync with iPhone - integration with the Health app - monitoring heart rate during workouts
ExTimer
This app offers a stylish and customizable interval timer for various activities like workouts, stretching, and time management. With multiple color themes and layout options, it aims to boost training motivation and seamlessly integrate into daily life.
- Stylish and customizable appearance
- Multiple color variations and layouts
- Supports interval training (HIIT, Tabata)
- Useful for workouts, stretching, and time management
- Light and dark mode options
- Vertical and horizontal layout support
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・ Stylish & abundant variations Stylish appearance that motivates training Supports 5 types of color variations, light mode, dark mode, vertical layout, and horizontal layout. By switching a total of 20 patterns according to your mood, you will increase your motivation for training. ・ For everyday use The well-designed appearance blends into everyday life. Training at the gym or at home, stretching, work time management(ex Pomodoro Tracker), cooking timer. This timer with a simple and stylish appearance is useful in various situations in your life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ExTimer at every 11 days against Interval Timer's every 2 months. ExTimer also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 84%). Interval Timer's advantage is ratings volume (246 vs 4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.2). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Interval Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ExTimer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Interval Timer against 5.0 for ExTimer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Interval Timer has 246 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of Interval Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of ExTimer's.
Interval Timer ships an update every 2 months, ExTimer every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Interval Timer | ExTimer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (246 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 246 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yosyp Hameliak | Hajime Suzuki |
Customer experience
Interval Timer
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In-app purchases
Interval Timer
- Remove Ads$4.99
ExTimer
- Trial 3DaysFree
- Hide Ads$1.99
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