Interval Timer vs SetGo
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
SetGo
This app provides a customizable interval timer and workout journal to help you track your fitness goals. Set work and rest times, log reps and time-based achievements, and view your progress over time.
- Customizable interval timer
- Workout journal with daily goals
- Rep counter
- Customizable exercises
- HIIT and Tabata modes
- Home screen widget
- Workout history calendar
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Train at your pace. SetGo combines a configurable interval timer, a rep counter and a workout journal for HIIT, Tabata, gym sessions and home workouts. YOUR WORKOUT, YOUR TIMING Set work and rest intervals, sets, cycles and a warm-up to match your routine. Save presets for sessions you want to repeat, and create custom exercises. Set up your next workout without rebuilding it each time. Optional sound and vibration cues mark interval changes. COUNT REPS. KEEP YOUR PROGRESS. Manually log your reps with a tap during your workout. Set daily exercise goals for each day of the week, record your workouts and browse your calendar and history. Follow your time and reps to see what you have completed and keep a steady routine. MAKE IT YOURS Choose light or dark mode and color themes. Optional cloud backup helps you keep your workout data. SetGo is available in several languages. ON YOUR HOME SCREEN See your daily workout goals and progress with the iOS widget. GETTING STARTED Try three workouts free. Subscribe to Premium for unlimited workouts. Monthly and annual plans are available. An introductory trial may be offered with the annual plan if you are eligible; see the price and terms shown in the app. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple account settings. To avoid trial renewal, cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends. Privacy policy: https://setgoo.com/privacy Terms of use: https://setgoo.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: SetGo at none against Interval Timer's shown. SetGo also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Interval Timer's advantage is ratings volume (246 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, 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. Interval Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SetGo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. 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 SetGo. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Interval Timer has 246 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Interval Timer ships an update every 2 months, SetGo every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Interval Timer | SetGo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (246 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 246 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yosyp Hameliak | Ysoftware LLC |
Customer experience
Interval Timer
SetGo
In-app purchases
Interval Timer
- Remove Ads$4.99
SetGo
- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year







