Interval Timer vs Myzone | Make movement count
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Interval Timer
This app helps you manage workout intervals with customizable work and rest periods. It runs in the background and allows music playback, with options to save settings and share progress. Integrates with Apple Health for heart rate monitoring.
- Customizable sets, intervals, and rest times
- Runs in background and with screen locked
- Music playlist integration
- Save settings as templates
- Apple Health integration for heart rate
- Post workouts to social media
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***Free and reliable. Perfect for use at home, at the track or in the gym. We’re proud to introduce this handy little app that helps you keep track of your work and rest periods during workouts. Whether your into cycling, running, lifting weights, exercise, workout, stretching, boxing, MMA or HIT, this interval timer will prove to be an invaluable asset to you. Running foreground, background or with device locked, this reliable app allows you specify an overall time as well as program High/Low intensity interval and rest time between sets. Produced by Polycents! Key Features: - Customizable sets, high/low intensity interval and rest for your own need - Retina display, iOS4 and multitasking - Continue to run even when screen is locked - Play your song or playlist during your workout - Post your workout to Facebook or Twitter - Save settings as templates Customizable Features: - Number of Sets - Countdown Time - Set Time - Low Interval time - High Interval time - Rest Time - First Interval (low or high) - Sound Volume - Timer Sounds - Auto Lock - Vibrate - Pause during Rest - Playlist - New Each Set APPLE HEALTH: -Interval Timer can use Apple Health to show heart rate in Apple Watch App. # Subscription Details # - Monthly and annual subscriptions are available. - Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. - Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is disabled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. - Automatic renewals will be charged at the same price you were originally charged for the subscription. - Subscriptions can be managed by going to Account Settings on the App Store after purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.iubenda.com/terms-and-conditions/18915396 Privacy Policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/18915396
Myzone | Make movement count
This app uses gamification and social features to motivate physical activity and fitness. It rewards effort over ability, allowing users of all fitness levels to compete together. Connect with a global community or build your own group for shared wellness experiences.
- Effort-based rewards
- Personalized heart rate zones
- Social community features
- Gamified challenges
- Live virtual workouts
- Integration with wearables and health apps
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Get in the zone and make it count, with a social platform and gamification to keep you feeling good, inside and out. Join an inclusive community fuelled by physical activity, fitness and wellbeing with the heart rate monitor that rewards effort over ability. Or build your own community among your family, friends, and classmates. At the heart of over 7500 gym chains in over 80 countries, Myzone is a unique wearable fitness brand that rewards effort rather than ability. It's the secret to motivating anyone to feel good about exercise. The Myzone app uses inclusive, game-based mechanics and social elements to prove time and time again that we're stronger together. When combined with a Myzone heart rate monitor, the app creates personalised zones, based on your maximum heart rate, which means anyone can compete together on a level playing field. What is Myzone? ▶ FEEL GOOD INSIDE AND OUT Myzone develops accurate wearable technology, providing engaging and motivational experiences that support lifestyle changes to make exercise habits stick. ▶ JOIN THE COMMUNITY OR BUILD YOUR OWN Myzone is used by 1.8 million people around the world at home, outdoors and in our partner gyms such as Snap Fitness, LA Fitness, Bannatyne Health Club, Fitness First, Anytime Fitness, and UFC GYM. ▶ USE IT YOUR WAY Myzone connects through analogue, ANT+ and Bluetooth with gym equipment, and Apple Watch. Myzone integrates with Apple Health to save your workout data and biometrics such as weight, BMI, and BMR. It also integrates with third-party apps such as MapMyRun, Strava, and MyFitnessPal. Myzone integrates with many other platforms, including Apple Health. If you grant permission, we will save your activity calories, height, weight, BMI, BMR and body fat data to Apple Health. ▶ THE MOST ACCURATE TRACKERS Myzone heart rate monitors let you know the exact level that you're working out at, in real time. The heart rate monitoring system features electrocardiography (ECG) measurement that's accurate up to 99.4%, as used by health professionals. The MZ-Switch combines an ECG sensor with a photoplethysmography (PPG) sensor to create the world's first interchangeable heart rate monitor for the gym, outdoors or in water. ▶ LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD Myzone rewards effort over ability. Each device automatically updates how it records your effort, every time you progress through your goals. The five tailored effort zones make heart rate training easy to understand. Each zone is a percentage of your maximum heart rate, meaning that athletes and fitness newbies can exercise together to earn MEPs (Myzone Effort Points). ▶ WORLD-CLASS WORKOUTS Myzone means you can take part in live classes with real studio buzz, wherever you are. Exclusive to the Myzone app, MZ-Remote is the world's first virtual live group workout where participants can connect and exercise together, while receiving real-time biometric feedback and personalised coaching from a trainer. ▶ LOVED BY THE EXPERTS Myzone has been featured and reviewed by international journalists from publications such as Men's Fitness, Men's Health, Women's Health, The Huffington Post, GQ, T3, Wired and Esquire for over 10 years. For more information on how you can join the Myzone community visit www.myzone.org
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Myzone | Make movement count at none against Interval Timer's shown. Myzone | Make movement count also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5). Interval Timer's advantage is review sentiment (73% vs 64%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Myzone | Make movement count sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Myzone | Make movement count holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19K and 23K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of Interval Timer's written reviews are positive against 64% of Myzone | Make movement count's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Interval Timer | Myzone | Make movement count |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (19K ratings) | 4.8 (23K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.9% of reviews — better | 63.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19K | 23K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 9 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 143 MB | 301 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | NEO PIXEL LABS PTE. LTD. | MYZONE INC |
Customer experience
Interval Timer
Myzone | Make movement count
User reviews
Interval Timer
From 19K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Free version works well
- 👍 Customizable intervals and timers
- 👍 Flexible for different workouts
- 👍 Easy to use and set up
- 👍 Provides visual and audio cues
Room to improve
- 🐛 Timer issues (stops, loses time)
- 🔋 Drains battery when used
- 💰 Expensive subscription model
- 📢 Intrusive ads
- 🔒 Incompatible with other apps
Myzone | Make movement count
From 23K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Motivating and pushes user
- 👍 Helps track fitness progress
- 👍 Accurate heart rate monitoring
- 👍 Connects with gym equipment
- 👍 Encourages harder workouts
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues and data loss
- 🐛 Inaccurate heart rate readings
- 🐛 Temperamental and unreliable
- 🔋 Battery life issues
- 👎 Poor customer service
Bugs and requests
Interval Timer
Reported bugs
3 issues- Ads block functionality
- App freezes or crashes
- Timer doesn't work in background
Requested features
5 requests- Add notes to workouts
- Provide workout history and analytics
- Allow syncing with Apple Health
- Improve Apple Watch integration
- Add more customization options
Myzone | Make movement count
Reported bugs
4 issues- Workouts not recording properly
- Syncing issues with gym equipment
- Time zone and clock change problems
- Inconsistent data tracking
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to start/stop workouts
- Improve workout data editing and management
- Enhance integration with other fitness apps
- Add more customization options
- Improve real-time workout display
In-app purchases
Interval Timer
- Plus - 1 Month$0.991 Month
- Premium - 1 Month$1.991 Month
- Plus - 1 Month$1.991 Month
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- Premium - 1 Month$2.991 Month
- Plus - 1 Year2 variants$4.991 Year
- Premium - 1 Year7 Days trial2 variants$9.991 Year
Myzone | Make movement count
- MZ-Open$3.991 Month
- Myzone Go14 Days trial$6.991 Month
- Myzone Go1 Month trial$6.991 Month
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- Myzone Premium$9.991 Month
- Myzone Go14 Days trial$38.996 Months
- Myzone Go1 Month trial$38.996 Months
- MZ-Open$39.991 Year
- Myzone Go14 Days trial$61.991 Year
- Myzone Go1 Month trial$61.991 Year
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