Comparison

Seconds Interval Timer vs Workout Builder

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

Head to head
About

Seconds Interval Timer

This app provides a versatile interval timer for various workout types like Tabata, HIIT, and circuit training. It features a clear, full-screen display, customizable alerts, and background operation. Users can also utilize a stopwatch and countdown timer, with integration for Apple Health.

Highlights
  • Full-screen colored display
  • Templates for HIIT, Tabata, Circuit Training
  • Voice and audio alerts
  • Music assignment per interval
  • Background operation
  • Apple Health integration
  • Stopwatch and countdown timer
Features
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Seconds is an interval timer for HIIT, Tabata, EMOM, circuits and any workout built from timed intervals. It calls each interval out loud, keeps running with the screen off, and runs on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Apple has featured it, and Joe Wicks, The Body Coach, has said it is the fitness app he uses more than any other. BUILD ANY WORKOUT - Start from a HIIT, Tabata or circuit template, or build a timer from scratch with sets, rounds and intervals of different lengths. - Chain timers into one compound timer, so a warm-up flows into the main set and then a cool-down. - Color-code every interval so you know what is coming before the beep. - Share a timer with a friend in one tap. HEAR IT, DON'T WATCH IT - Voice cues call out each interval by name and warn you before the next one starts. - Beeps and bells are there too if you would rather not be talked at. - Play your own music, per timer or per interval. Cues duck the music and it comes back up when they are done. - The timer keeps going in the background while you use other apps or the screen sleeps. ON THE GYM FLOOR - A full-screen, color-coded display you can read from across the room, in portrait or landscape. On iPad it uses the whole screen. - A lock button stops a stray tap from pausing your set. APPLE WATCH - Seconds runs on the watch by itself, so the phone can stay in the locker. Timers you build on the phone sync to the wrist, and Quick Intervals builds a basic circuit on the watch itself. MORE TIMERS - A stopwatch that marks your best and worst laps. - A countdown timer with five preset durations (three on Apple Watch). APPLE HEALTH - Save workouts and mindful sessions to Health. With a heart rate monitor connected, Seconds reads your body measurements and year of birth from Health to estimate calories burned. FREE TO TRY, ONE PAYMENT TO UNLOCK - Everything is available from the first launch. Build any timer and run it. - Each timer locks after you run it once. A single in-app purchase removes the lock on every timer you make. SECONDS AND SECONDS PRO - Seconds Pro is the same app, paid once up front, with nothing to unlock. The two are separate products and a purchase in one does not carry over to the other. If you bought Seconds Pro, download Seconds Pro. If you bought the unlock in Seconds, download Seconds and use Restore Purchases.

About

Workout Builder

Create and customize your own high-intensity interval training routines with a library of exercises. Use the built-in timer to complete workouts and share them with others. No equipment is required.

Highlights
  • Over 60 exercises
  • Customizable exercise duration, rounds, and rests
  • Built-in workout timer
  • Share workouts with users
  • No equipment needed
  • Save routines online
Features
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KEY FEATURES: - Pick from over 60 exercises - Control exercise duration, rounds and rests - Complete workouts using the built-in timer - Share them with other users - Totally free to use SUMMARY: Take total control with Workout Builder and create your own high-intensity interval training routines. Whether it’s a leg burner, upper body strength or a full body cardio session, the app gives you everything you need to run the workouts you want and need. Simply create a new workout, give it a name, add your chosen exercises (controlling duration, number of rounds and rests for each) and press save. Complete your workouts using the built-in timer and share them with your friends and family. No equipment is necessary for any of the exercises. Workout Builder is entirely free to use – you just need to create an account in order to save your routines online, allowing you to access them from multiple devices and share them with other users. The app was created by Saturday Club Online. To find out more about this app development group, please visit https://www.saturdayclub.online. DISCLAIMER: The information available on the Mobile Application is for general health information only and is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. You should not rely exclusively on information provided on the Mobile Application for your health needs. All specific medical questions should be presented to your own health care provider and you should seek medical advice regarding your health and before starting any nutrition, weight loss or any other type of workout program. If you choose to use the information available on the Mobile Application without prior consultation with and consent of your physician, you are agreeing to accept full responsibility for your decisions and agreeing to hold harmless the Operator, its agents, employees, contractors, and any affiliated companies from any liability with respect to injury or illness to you or your property arising out of or connected with your use of this information. There may be risks associated with participating in activities presented on the Mobile Application for people in good or poor health or with pre-existing physical or mental health conditions. If you choose to participate in these risks, you do so of your own free will and accord, knowingly and voluntarily assuming all risks associated with such activities. TERMS AND CONDITIONS: https://www.saturdayclub.online/workout-builder-terms-and-conditions PRIVACY POLICY: https://www.saturdayclub.online/workout-builder-privacy-policy

Screenshots

Seconds Interval Timer4 screens
Workout Builder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Workout Builder at none against Seconds Interval Timer's 1. Workout Builder also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). Seconds Interval Timer's advantage is review sentiment (74% vs 50%). On price, ads 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. Seconds Interval Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Workout Builder asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Seconds Interval Timer versus Workout Builder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSeconds Interval TimerWorkout Builder
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (24K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews74.5% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings24K — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB45 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperRunloop LtdThomas Turner

Customer experience

Seconds Interval Timer

All ratings23,711 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral1.9%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews1,277 reviews
Positive74.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative19.2%

Workout Builder

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Seconds Interval Timer

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Timer sometimes stops working unexpectedly
  • Issues with restoring purchases on new devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to change beep/alert volume independently
  • Option to delay transition between intervals
  • Sync workouts across devices
  • More preset workout templates
  • Heart rate monitoring integration

Workout Builder

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Seconds Interval Timer

One-time1
  • Advanced Version$7.99
None

Workout Builder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Seconds Interval Timer free?
Seconds Interval Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Workout Builder free?
Workout Builder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Seconds Interval Timer or Workout Builder have ads?
Neither Seconds Interval Timer nor Workout Builder shows ads.

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