Interval Timer vs Round Timer
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
Round Timer
This interval timer offers extensive customization for workouts, training, or any timed activity. Features include custom presets, sound libraries, voice announcements, and detailed session tracking. Enjoy an intuitive, ad-free experience designed for flexibility.
- Customizable colors
- Custom presets
- Rich sound library
- Voice announcements
- Proximity sensor support
- Shake-to-pause
- Detailed session summaries
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Round is the ultra-customizable interval timer designed to supercharge anything you do. It’s packed with features like customizable colors, custom presets, a rich library of sounds, voice announcements, proximity sensor support, shake-to-pause, and precise time entry. Track your sessions with detailed summaries, enable tick sounds, and enjoy an intuitive, ad-free interface. Perfect for any activity, from sports to work.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Round Timer at none against Interval Timer's shown. Round Timer also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Interval Timer's advantage is review sentiment (84% vs 67%) and ratings volume (246 vs 14). On price, rating, in-app purchases and device support 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 Round Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 4.9 for Round Timer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Interval Timer has 246 ratings behind it against 14, 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 67% of Round Timer's.
Interval Timer ships an update every 2 months, Round Timer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and August 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Interval Timer | Round Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (246 ratings) | 4.9 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.5% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 246 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yosyp Hameliak | Yauhen Bahdanovich |
Customer experience
Interval Timer
Round Timer
In-app purchases
Interval Timer
- Remove Ads$4.99
Round Timer
- Round Pro$0.99
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