Comparison

HIIT Timer / Interval Timer vs Pulse

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

HIIT Timer / Interval Timer

This app provides a customizable timer for high-intensity interval training. Easily set up warm-up, workout, and cool-down periods with adjustable intervals and counts. Personalize colors, sounds, and notifications for a tailored experience.

Highlights
  • Unlimited timer creation
  • Customizable intervals (warm-up, workout, cool-down)
  • Adjustable counts
  • Color and sound customization
  • Dark mode support
  • Background notifications
Features
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It's a timer app suitable for HIIT training. All features are completely free to use. Features: - Quick start-up and comfortable operability. Create unlimited timers. - Freely set warm-up, ready, workout, interval, cool-down minutes / seconds, and set counts. - Customize colors, texts, background notifications, sounds, speeches, vibrations, screen flashes and icon badges. - Dark mode - All free URL scheme: hiittimer:// --- * High-intensity interval training High-intensity interval training (HIIT) is a training protocol alternating short periods of intense or explosive anaerobic exercise with brief recovery periods until the point of exhaustion, which thereby relies on "the anaerobic energy releasing system almost maximally." * Procedure HIIT exercise sessions generally consist of a warm up period followed by repetitions of high-intensity exercises separated by medium intensity exercises for recovery, then a cool-down period. The high-intensity exercise should be done at near maximum intensity. The medium exercise should be about 50% intensity. The number of repetitions and length of each depends on the exercise, but maybe as little as three repetitions with just 20 seconds of intense exercise. The specific exercises performed during the high-intensity portions vary. Most of the research on HIIT has been done using a cycling ergometer, but other exercises like a rowing ergometer, running, stair climbing and uphill walking can also be effective. There is no specific formula for HIIT. Depending on one's level of cardiovascular development, the moderate-level intensity can be as slow as walking. A common formula involves a 2:1 ratio of work to recovery periods, for example, 30–40 seconds of hard sprinting alternated with 15–20 seconds of jogging or walking, repeated to failure. The entire HIIT session may last between four and thirty minutes, meaning that it is considered to be an excellent way to maximize a workout limited by time constraints. Use of a clock or timer is recommended to keep accurate times, the number of rounds, and intensity. Quoted from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-intensity_interval_training

About

Pulse

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Pulse is a HIIT interval timer built for people who want to train without distraction. Set your work and rest durations, choose your rounds, and go. Pulse handles the counting so you can focus on the rep. What you can do: Build custom workouts with individual exercises, work intervals, and rest periods Start instantly from saved templates Track your training history — rounds completed, work time, rest time, total duration Get notified when a phase ends, even with the screen off Adjust sound and haptic feedback to match how you train No account. No subscription. No ads. Everything stays on your device.

Screenshots

HIIT Timer / Interval Timer4 screens
Pulse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pulse at none against HIIT Timer / Interval Timer's shown. Pulse also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
HIIT Timer / Interval Timer versus Pulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHIIT Timer / Interval TimerPulse
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (14 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFugaPiyo Inc.Benjamin Osoria Peralta

In-app purchases

None

HIIT Timer / Interval Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Pulse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HIIT Timer / Interval Timer free?
HIIT Timer / Interval Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pulse free?
Pulse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HIIT Timer / Interval Timer or Pulse have ads?
HIIT Timer / Interval Timer shows ads; Pulse does not.

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