Interval Timer vs TempoReps
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
TempoReps
This app provides a versatile workout timer with multiple modes for strength training, HIIT, and circuits. It offers precise tempo control, custom intervals, and companion features like an Apple Watch app and Live Activities. Designed for gym use with a clear display and background operation.
- Multiple workout modes (Tempo, EMOM, HIIT, AMRAP, etc.)
- Precise tempo control for strength training
- Customizable intervals and round summaries
- Apple Watch app and Live Activities support
- Clear, readable display for gym environments
- Background timer operation
- Private by design, no account required
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Run intervals, rep tempos and circuits with timing you can read while training. Choose a mode, configure your session and keep the next phase in sight. Tempo separates each part of a repetition; MIX connects the stages of a circuit. Use Apple Watch for wrist-based timing. Nine modes are free. Pro supports up to 20 saved configurations and unlimited MIX blocks, as described in the app. TEMPO, EMOM, TABATA, AMRAP, For Time, MIX, Rest, Stopwatch and Mirror cover strength work, intervals and recovery. The timers and Apple Watch app remain free, with no account, ads or session limit. The free tier keeps two saved configurations and two-block MIX circuits. Previously acquired access remains available. Pro offers an annual subscription, a monthly subscription or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Prices in your currency appear in the In-App Purchases section of this page and on the Pro screen in the app. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage them in your Apple Account settings. Your workouts stay on your device. TempoReps does not use third-party analytics SDKs. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://bnjdpn.github.io/TempoReps/en-US/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Interval Timer at 4.9 against TempoReps's 4.0. Interval Timer also leads on ratings volume (246 vs 4) and review sentiment (84% vs 67%). TempoReps's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). On price, 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 TempoReps sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Interval Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. 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 point the same way: 84% of Interval Timer's written reviews are positive against 67% of TempoReps's.
Interval Timer ships an update every 2 months, TempoReps every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Interval Timer | TempoReps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (246 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.5% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 246 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| 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 | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yosyp Hameliak | Benjamin Dupin |
Customer experience
Interval Timer
TempoReps
In-app purchases
Interval Timer
- Remove Ads$4.99
TempoReps
- TempoReps Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- TempoReps Pro Annual$19.991 Year
- Coffee$0.99
- Thanks$2.99
- TempoReps Pro$3.99
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- Support development$4.99
