Repeat Timer vs Interval Timer Sec+Sec
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Repeat Timer
This app provides versatile timer options for repeating tasks, intervals, or standard countdowns. It offers multiple timers simultaneously and integrates with Apple Watch and home screen widgets for convenient control. Alerts are designed to be reliable, even with silent mode enabled.
- Multiple timer types (Repeat, Interval, Standard)
- Run several timers simultaneously
- Apple Watch app and complications
- Lock screen alarms and notifications
- Home and lock screen widgets
- Siri and Shortcuts support
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Set a duration, set how many times it repeats, and Repeat Timer counts you through it. Leave the app open to watch the countdown, or close it and get an alert on every repeat. THREE KINDS OF TIMER - Repeat: one duration, looped as many times as you like, or forever - Interval: different phases in sequence, each with its own length and colour - Standard: a plain countdown RUN SEVERAL AT ONCE Keep a timer for every job and run as many as you need at the same time. Each one keeps its own count, its own sounds and its own alerts. ON YOUR WRIST - A full Apple Watch app. All three kinds of timer live on your watch, so you can start, pause and finish a session with your phone nowhere near you - Watch face complications with a live progress gauge ALERTS THAT GET THROUGH - Lock Screen alarms that get through silent mode and a locked phone - Notifications on every repeat, so you can get on with something else - Pick the sound for each repeat and a different one for the finish - Play the finish sound once, for 5, 10 or 30 seconds, or until you stop it - Vibration and haptics, on or off MADE FOR INTERVALS - Start Delay and Finish Delay, to get into position before the first phase and wind down after the last - A countdown of beeps over the last seconds of each phase, so you are never caught out - Confirmation mode: the next repeat will not start until you acknowledge the last one, so nothing gets skipped while you are not looking AND MORE - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets you can start, pause and skip without opening the app - A full screen timer for when you want nothing else on the display - Keep the screen awake while a timer runs - Timer cards that flip over to reveal their settings - Siri and Shortcuts support - iPhone and iPad PERFECT FOR - Cooking, when something needs turning every few minutes - Standing up and stretching at work - Drinking water through the day - Focus blocks and pomodoro sessions, with planned breaks - Physiotherapy sets and holds - Looking away from the screen every twenty minutes - Medication on a schedule REPEAT TIMER PREMIUM One timer that does everything is free. Premium adds: - Unlimited timers - Every alert sound - No ads Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Interval Timer Sec+Sec
This free interval training timer app uses alarms and vibrations to mark specified second intervals. It automatically tracks repetitions and remembers your settings, making it ideal for High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT). Background operation is limited.
- Second-based interval timing
- Alarm and vibration alerts
- Repetition counter
- Saves interval settings
- Suitable for HIIT
- Background operation limited
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Simple free interval training timer application that alarm and vibration at the time specified in seconds. After the set time has elapsed, it counts the number of repetitions. Since it keeps the specified seconds setting, it is no need to set the seconds every time. The behavior in the background is limited. For High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Repeat Timer at 4.2 against Interval Timer Sec+Sec's 3.7. Repeat Timer also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (556 vs 13). Interval Timer Sec+Sec's advantage is review sentiment (78% vs 46%) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Repeat Timer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Interval Timer Sec+Sec sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Repeat Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Repeat Timer has 556 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 46% of Repeat Timer's written reviews are positive against 78% of Interval Timer Sec+Sec's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Repeat Timer ships an update monthly, Interval Timer Sec+Sec every 12 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Repeat Timer | Interval Timer Sec+Sec |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (556 ratings) — better | 3.7 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 46.3% of reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 556 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Foobar Creative | SHIGETO TAKAGI |
Customer experience
Repeat Timer
Interval Timer Sec+Sec
Bugs and requests
Repeat Timer
Reported bugs
3 issues- Timers not working consistently in background
- Apple Watch integration issues
- Inconsistent behavior when setting longer timer durations
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to set custom intervals (e.g. 8 seconds)
- Option for alternating interval lengths
- Vibration mode for silent notifications
- Ability to pause/resume timers
- More timer sound options
Interval Timer Sec+Sec
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Repeat Timer
- Repeat Timer Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
- Repeat Timer Premium Weekly$1.997 Days
- Repeat Timer Premium Annual7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Premium Upgrade$49.99
Interval Timer Sec+Sec
- Remove Ads$1.99
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