Interval Timer vs Sport Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Interval Timer
Create personalized workout timers for HIIT, Tabata, and circuit training. Customize intervals, choose voice or beep cues, and run timers in the background with music. Includes a stopwatch and countdown timer for versatile fitness tracking.
- Custom interval timers
- Voice or beep cues
- Background operation
- Customizable countdown
- Stopwatch and countdown timer
- Dark and light mode
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Maximize your workout routine with our Interval Timer – the ultimate tool for creating personalized timers that cater to your fitness needs. Whether you’re doing circuit training or HIIT, our timer provides full customization options to ensure you achieve your fitness goals with ease. ◆ FEATURES ◉ Create custom interval timers ◉ Start your interval timers with just one ◉ Voice or beep sounds for every workout ◉ Customizable initial countdown ◉ Countdown timer for none-interval workouts ◉ Dedicated stopwatch ◉ Supports dark and light mode ◉ Works in the background - great with headphones and your music. ◆ SPEAKS | BEEPS Know the resting and training times with the loud voice or beep sounds. Don’t want any sounds? Choose the silent mode and watch the time on the screen by enabling prevent auto-lock feature. ◆ RUNS IN THE BACKGROUND Interval Timer can run its timers in the background allowing you to have your screen off or use other apps, and you can always access them whenever you want. We believe that eliminating restrictions and making the process smoother can deliver a much better and more cohesive experience every time. ◆ GO SIMPLE Make use of a classic stopwatch and countdown timer. Track your runs, overall workout time, PRs, and more. ► Get this interval timer to make your workouts even more effective! EULA: https://dmwizards.com/interval-timer-terms-and-conditions
Sport Timer
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Simply track your workouts your way or take it further with guided training. Monitor your distance, speed, steps, and routes in real time, and improve with ready-to-use programs built around structured workout phases. Choose among predefined exercises or create your entire workout plan for all kinds of sports and activities you like: running, walk & run, fitness exercises, Tabata and HIIT trainings, stretching, Yoga, Tai-Chi and many others. Enjoy the app with handy features to coach you through the workout: reading out the exercise name or motivation messages you can add, intervals announced 30 sec before they start, half-time alert, next phase displayed, vibration mode. BUILT-IN WORKOUTS: • Walk at various speeds • Run and walk • Run intervals • Home fitness exercices (squats, crunches, push-ups, plank, lunges, leg raises, wall sit) • Tabata workout • HIIT interval trainings KEY FEATURES: • Play your song or playlist in the background during your workout • Create fully custom workouts (exercise names or messages, timers, warm-up and cool-down intervals, cycles) • Choose from vibration, bell sound and text-to-speech voice alerts for exercise start, finish, half-time, countdown and laps. • Reading out your next exercise 30 seconds before start • Actual and next exercise name displayed • Total workout time • Pause and resume • Choose your preferred background (among 20 colourful images)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Sport Timer at 16.6 against Interval Timer's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Sport Timer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Interval Timer | Sport Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (142 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 142 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Duleep Madusanka | Oliver Glaettli |
In-app purchases
Interval Timer
- Interval Timer (Monthly)$2.991 Month
- Interval Timer (Lifetime)$14.99
Sport Timer
- Sports Timers Set One$4.99
- Full Sports Timers Version$7.99
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