Stretch vs Best Interval Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stretch
This app provides a simple countdown timer with large, preset buttons for various activities. It runs in the background, offers customizable durations, and tracks how many times timers have been used. Ideal for workouts, cooking, or any timed task.
- Preset countdown timers
- Large, easy-to-use buttons
- Background operation
- Timer duration editing
- Timer run count tracking
- Repeat timers indefinitely
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Stretch - A continuous period of time. Stretch is a count down timer. It's designed to be to as simple as possible. It comes with five large buttons, each of which starts a preset count down timer, and a large reset button to stop the count down should you wish. It also keeps a count of how many times the count down has been run. Stretch is useful for lots of things. Here's a quick list of things you might time with Stretch: - Stretching! - Exercising - Rest periods - Boiling eggs - Steeping tea - Brewing coffee - Naughty corner Stretch timers will run in the background and while your device is locked and the alerts will mix nicely with other audio if it's playing. There are options to disable the auto-lock, and to repeat timers indefinitely. Instructions: - Timer durations can be edited by tapping and holding a button until the editor opens. - The count can be reset by tapping it.
Best Interval Timer
This app acts as your personal coach, guiding you through workouts with customizable routines. Focus on your exercise while it manages timing for warm-up, high/low intensity intervals, cool-downs, and rest periods.
- Customizable workout routines
- Warm-up, intensity, cool-down, rest periods
- Background and multitasking support
- Adjustable interval sounds and vibrations
- Workout practice tracking
- Landscape and portrait orientation
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This app is like your personal coach, just focus on your workout without having to worry about time, Best Interval Timer will lead you to finish them perfectly. There is one default routine in this free version, but you can edit it to your own one which include warm-up, high/low intensity, cool down and rest time etc, you can custom as many sets as you wish to do. Key Features: ⁃ One default routine. ⁃ Big readable counting down time. ⁃ Start, pause or reset routine. ⁃ Warm up, low intensity, high intensity, cool down, rest time. ⁃ Support background, foreground playing and multitasking. ⁃ Music plays. ⁃ Vibrate or not. ⁃ 15 interval switch sounds. ⁃ 12 background interval pictures available. ⁃ Show number of times you have practiced of one routine. ⁃ Support landscape and portrait. ⁃ Create one reminder to alert you doing your workout. ⁃ Supports universal version. If you have any question or suggestion, please send email to our support userfeed@vip.tom.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Stretch at none against Best Interval Timer's shown. Stretch also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Stretch holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 231 and 85 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 85% of Stretch's written reviews are positive against 89% of Best Interval Timer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Stretch ships an update every 2 months, Best Interval Timer every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stretch | Best Interval Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (231 ratings) — better | 4.6 (85 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.4% of reviews | 89.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 231 — better | 85 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Runloop Ltd | 倩 赵 |
Customer experience
Stretch
Best Interval Timer
User reviews
Stretch
From 231 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Best Timer App Out There
- 🚀 Simple and Efficient
- 🚀 Perfect for Workouts
- 👍 Customizable Timers
- 👍 Prevents Screen Lock
Room to improve
- 🐛 Sound Stopped Working
- 🔊 Loud Beeps
- 🔊 No Volume Control
Best Interval Timer
From 85 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Simple and functional
- 👍 Free
- 👍 Customizable intervals
- 👍 Works in background
Room to improve
- 🐛 Too many ads
- 🐛 Limited programmable routines (free version)
- 🐛 Ads block screen in landscape
- 🐛 Small numbers hard to read
- 🐛 Side view unusable
Bugs and requests
Stretch
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes on Launch
- Freezes and Becomes Unresponsive
Requested features
6 requests- Reset Count Option
- Multiple Timers
- Countdown Warnings
- Vibration Option
- Apple Watch Support
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- Customizable Sounds
Best Interval Timer
Reported bugs
7 issues- App stops working after rating notification
- Buttons don't work after rating notification
- Crashes when saving timers
- Crashes when editing exercises
- Freezes and stops working
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- Lost all timers after reinstalling
- Side view unusable
Requested features
10 requests- Ability to save multiple intervals/routines
- Voice cues for start/stop
- Apple Watch compatibility
- Larger buttons and text
- Option to save different schedules (e.g., Tabata)
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- Fix crashing when saving timers
- Fix crashing when editing exercises
- Improve side view usability
- Remove ads or reduce frequency
- Option to have cool down at the end of all intervals
In-app purchases
Stretch
No in-app purchases
Best Interval Timer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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