Comparison

Interval Timer vs Timer for Workouts

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

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About

Interval Timer

This app provides a highly customizable interval timer for various training styles like HIIT, Tabata, and yoga. Easily create custom workout routines with adjustable sets and rounds, track your progress with a workout log, and stay motivated with sound support. It's ideal for gym, home, or outdoor use.

Highlights
  • Customizable interval routines
  • Support for HIIT, Tabata, AMRAP, EMOM
  • Motivational sound alerts
  • Workout log
  • Runs in background
  • Clear, large display
Features
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Exercise Timer is a highly customizable interval timer used globally for interval training, HIIT training, Tabata, and even yoga. This workout timer makes it easier than ever to create your custom workout routines. Use it as your amrap stopwatch or your plank timer. The exercise timer is the best interval timer online! Workout Timer is a fully customizable interval timer that dictates each exercise. Create as many different sets as you want and how many rounds you want to do them for. Great in the gym, at home, or outdoors. Whether you're creating your own HIIT routine or lifting weights in the gym, a workout timer will keep you on pace! This is what you get: • big and clear display • simple navigation • motivational sound support • timer for AMRAP workouts • timer for EMOM workouts • timer for For Time workouts • timer for Tabata workouts (HIIT) • integrated round counter • workout log • runs in the background • ideal for Functional Fitness, Cross Training, Metcons, HIIT, Running, Interval Training, Weighlifting, Circuits, etc. Tabata Timer: Interval Timer for HIIT Workout Simple and easy-to-use Interval Timer for your Workouts No extra features, just a simple timer - just what you need! HIIT Timer - Workout Timer for Exercises Tabata Timer: Interval Timer Workout Timer for HIIT is an interval workout timer app for high-intensity interval training (HIIT timer). Perfect stopwatch or countdown clock for your workouts. Can be used as a circuit timer, sports timer, or round timer for exercises. Countdown Timer: Stopwatch Cronometer for Workout Looking for a timer app, countdown timer for HIIT workouts? This stopwatch chronometer can be used as a countdown timer. Countdown workout intervals, intervals seconds, round timer plus seconds. Circuit timer - Tabata Timer for interval training This round-timer is perfect for home workouts and daily workout routines for all your main muscle groups. You can use this circuit timer at the gym and for home workouts. In just a few minutes a day, you can build muscles and keep fit with just your body weight. Use this HIIT timer for fitness training for high-intensity interval training at home or at the gym. Boxing Timer - Timer for Martial Arts This workout timer can be used as Boxing Timer. You can set the number of boxing rounds, length of each round, and rest interval. Use a boxing timer for martial arts. Boxing timer can save templates for different fighting sports: Boxing, MMA, Kickboxing, Karate, Judo, Taekwondo, Jujutsu, Muay Thai, Aikido, Krav Maga, Capoeira, Wrestling, etc. Productivity Timer - Pomodoro Timer You can even use this timer as a productivity timer or Pomodoro timer to focus on your work tasks. Stay focused and productive with the Pomodoro timer. Configure and save Pomodoro preset to use this productivity timer as a Pomodoro timer. Home Workout Timer - 7 Minute Workout Looking for a home workout timer? This interval timer is perfect for a 7-minute workout. Do you like a 7-minute abs workout, an abs workout at home, or a home workout with no equipment? This Tabata timer will be useful for home exercises, home training, and fitness at home. Warmup Timer - Timer for Stretching and Morning Exercises Warmup and stretching are important parts of the workout. If you do stretching and morning exercises every day, use this Warmup timer. This fitness timer for morning exercises has a templates feature that allows you to start morning exercises in 1 click. Kitchen timer - Steak Timer, Egg Timer, Cooking Timer Going to cook a steak? Have a lot of cooking recipes in your kitchen book? Use this timer as a kitchen timer. A kitchen timer can be used as a steam timer or egg timer. An egg timer is perfect for egg cooking, steak timer will help to cook a steak. You can use this cooking timer for any cooking recipes in your kitchen book. Enjoy the app and NEVER GIVE UP with your training!

About

Timer for Workouts

This app provides a simple yet powerful interval timer for various fitness activities. Easily create and save custom workouts with adjustable work, rest, and repeat intervals. Stay focused with visual and voice cues to track progress and achieve your fitness goals.

Highlights
  • Build custom HIIT and tabata workouts
  • Save and repeat favorite routines
  • Clear visual and voice cues
  • Track progress
  • Adjustable work, rest, and repeat intervals
Features
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Transform your training with HIIT Timer — the simple interval timer and workout timer built for every level of fitness. Whether you lift in the gym, crush home circuits, or hit the road running, this HIIT timer creates powerful, personalized sessions in seconds. Set work, rest, and repeat intervals for tabata, EMOM, AMRAP, strength, mobility, or any exercise you choose. No fluff. Just fast, focused intervals. What You Can Do • Build custom HIIT and tabata workouts in a few taps • Save and repeat your favorite routines anytime • Stay on track with clear visual and voice cues • Track progress to see every flex and milestone Designed for efficiency, HIIT Timer makes every second count — from warm-up to cool-down — acting as the perfect timer for workouts of any length. Perfect For • Home training or full-body gym days • Running, cycling, rowing, bodyweight drills • Coaches and athletes who need a reliable interval clock Why It Works Structured interval training ignites metabolism, burns more calories, and builds endurance fast. HIIT Timer delivers the precision timing you need to stay consistent and get results you can flex. Download HIIT Timer today and train smarter. Your next sweat session starts with one tap. Have feedback or questions? Contact us in the app. Terms of Use: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gLTzf9_jwmI0T46C_tdsgMxNqjS7jIdZBLtCXiidlhA/edit?usp=drive_link

Screenshots

Interval Timer4 screens
Timer for Workouts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Timer for Workouts at none against Interval Timer's shown. Timer for Workouts also leads on ratings volume (82 vs 2). Interval Timer's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Interval Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Timer for Workouts sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Interval Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timer for Workouts has 82 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Interval Timer versus Timer for Workouts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInterval TimerTimer for Workouts
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.8 (82 ratings)
Positive reviews—78.9% of reviews
Number of ratings282 — better
Update frequency—Every 8 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperReal Vision LtdAral Atpulat

Customer experience

Interval Timer

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Timer for Workouts

All ratings82 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral1.2%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive78.9%
Neutral5.3%
Negative15.8%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Interval Timer

One-time1
  • Premium version$3.99
4 purchases

Timer for Workouts

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Pro$2.991 Month
  • Annual Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Annual Pro$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$20.00

Questions

Is Interval Timer free?
Interval Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Timer for Workouts free?
Timer for Workouts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Interval Timer or Timer for Workouts?
Interval Timer is rated higher. Interval Timer averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Timer for Workouts averages 4.8 from 82 ratings.
Do Interval Timer or Timer for Workouts have ads?
Interval Timer shows ads; Timer for Workouts does not.

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