Interval Timer vs Catalytic Explosion
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
Catalytic Explosion
Master the Wake-Initiated Lucid Dream (WILD) technique with this advanced tool. It uses adaptive sleep-tracking sequences to bridge the gap between waking and dreaming, suitable for beginners and experienced dreamers alike.
- Master WILD technique
- Adaptive sleep-tracking
- Bridge waking and dream worlds
- Suitable for all experience levels
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Unlock the full potential of your subconscious mind with Catalytic Explosion, the ultimate tool designed specifically for mastering the WILD (Wake-Initiated Lucid Dream) technique. Whether you are an experienced oneironaut or just starting your journey into conscious dreaming, Catalytic Explosion bridges the gap between waking clarity and the dream world using highly optimized, adaptive sleep-tracking sequences.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Catalytic Explosion at none against Interval Timer's 1. Catalytic Explosion also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 84%). Interval Timer's advantage is ratings volume (246 vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). On price and rating 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. Catalytic Explosion asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Interval Timer against 5.0 for Catalytic Explosion. 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. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of Interval Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Catalytic Explosion's.
| Parameter | Interval Timer | Catalytic Explosion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (246 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 246 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yosyp Hameliak | Ornicus |
Customer experience
Interval Timer
Catalytic Explosion
In-app purchases
Interval Timer
- Remove Ads$4.99
Catalytic Explosion
No in-app purchases
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