Interval Timer vs Intensity+
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
Intensity+
This app combines a professional interval timer with guided workouts for effective training. It offers home-based routines requiring no equipment, suitable for all fitness levels. Track progress and earn achievements with Apple Watch and Game Center integration.
- Professional interval timer
- Curated guided workouts
- Zero-equipment home workouts
- Workouts for all fitness levels
- Apple Watch compatibility
- Game Center achievements
- Customizable basic timers
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BURN FAT. BUILD MUSCLE. GET SHREDDED. With Intensity+, you can be in the best shape of your life. Intensity+ combines a professional interval timer with a library of curated, guided workouts to help you train smarter. WORKOUT ANYWHERE: Intensity+ workouts are built to fit your life, your space, and your ability. Intensity+ has workouts that you can do at home with zero equipments or gym machines needed. Intensity+ works wherever you do. So, no more excuses. ALL FITNESS LEVELS: Whether you are a beginner starting out your fitness journey or an advanced ninja, Intensity+ has workouts for every fitness level. FOCUSED WORKOUTS: Intensity+ has select catalogs and workouts that isolate specific target areas like Abs, Arms, Legs, or even specialty training such as Calisthenics. APPLE WATCH COMPATIBLE: View your timer and monitor workout status directly on your wrist, keeping your phone out of the way. GAME CENTER INTEGRATION: Collect Game Center achievements and badges as you hit milestones and complete challenging workouts. Intensity+ also helps you show-off your durations by helping you track your workouts. BETTER BASICS: Even if you have your own workouts, with Intensity+ you can create and save simple, basic timers for your HIIT, Tabata, EMOM, and AMRAP workouts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Interval Timer at 4.9 against Intensity+'s 4.4. Interval Timer also leads on ratings volume (246 vs 7) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). Intensity+'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. Intensity+ asks for nothing beyond the download.
Interval Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Interval Timer has 246 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 84% and 83% positive.
Interval Timer ships an update every 2 months, Intensity+ monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Interval Timer | Intensity+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (246 ratings) — better | 4.4 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.5% of reviews — better | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 246 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Yosyp Hameliak | Kedar Gadge |
Customer experience
Interval Timer
Intensity+
In-app purchases
Interval Timer
- Remove Ads$4.99
Intensity+
No in-app purchases
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