Seconds Interval Timer vs EMOM Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
EMOM Timer
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EMOM Timer is a workout timer for EMOM, Tabata, AMRAP, For Time and custom intervals, with an Apple Watch app that saves every session to Apple Health. Pick a mode, tap a preset, train. No accounts. No ads. No clutter. Just you and the clock. FIVE WAYS TO TRAIN Switch modes from the dropdown on the main screen. - EMOM: every minute on the minute, 1 to 120 rounds or infinite. Work/rest splits of 30/30, 40/20 and 45/15 keep you honest inside each minute. - TABATA: the classic 20 seconds on, 10 seconds off for 8 rounds, plus 30/15, 40/20 and 45/15 variants. Add sets and rest between sets. - AMRAP: set the clock, tap the counter each time you finish a round, see your total at the end. - FOR TIME: the clock counts up until you hit Finish. Optional time cap. - CUSTOM INTERVALS: set any work and rest length with a picker, up to 60 minutes each, and any number of rounds and sets. Boxing rounds, sprint repeats, kettlebell complexes, your call. APPLE WATCH + HEART RATE Leave your phone in the gym bag. The Watch app runs the timer with haptic countdowns and round alerts, shows your live heart rate, and saves each session to Apple Health as a HIIT workout with every round marked as a lap. ANALYTICS THAT READ YOUR WATCH Streaks, trends, personal records and recent sessions for every timer. Filter by mode and the Apple Health numbers follow: average and peak heart rate, active calories, calories per session, burn rate, heart rate recovery and workout time from your Apple Watch sessions. Plus resting heart rate and cardio fitness (VO2 max) to see the training pay off. MUSIC MIXER Choose a playlist, album or song from your Apple Music library for Work, Rest and Cooldown. Shuffle, resume or keep playing through rest. Works in every mode. PREP, COOLDOWN AND CUES Preparation countdown so you are set before the first beep: none, 3 or 10 seconds, or any custom length. Cooldown up to 60 minutes. Clear 3-2-1 beeps and phase sounds, timed to the second, that keep playing with your screen locked or while you change the song in another app. MAKE IT YOURS Eight color themes: Classic Gold, Ocean Blue, Crimson, Neon Green, Sunset Orange, Lavender, Mint and Midnight. PERFECT FOR - Functional fitness WODs: EMOM, AMRAP and For Time - HIIT and Tabata conditioning - Circuit and bootcamp classes - Strength work with timed rest - Boxing and martial arts rounds - Kettlebell complexes and sprint repeats - Garage gym and home workouts EMOM PRO The free version includes EMOM, Tabata, AMRAP and For Time with preset lengths, preparation and cooldown timers and all eight themes. EMOM Pro unlocks Custom Intervals, custom round counts and time caps, Music Mixer, Analytics with Apple Health data and iCloud sync across your devices. Pro is an auto-renewing subscription you can cancel anytime in Settings. Open. Tap. Train. That's it. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.zeusqolivar.com/privacy-emom.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: EMOM Timer at weekly against Seconds Interval Timer's monthly. 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. Seconds Interval Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and EMOM Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Seconds Interval Timer ships an update monthly, EMOM Timer weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Seconds Interval Timer | EMOM Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (24K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 74.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 24K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Runloop Ltd | Zeus Solomon Olivar |
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
EMOM Timer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Seconds Interval Timer
- Advanced Version$7.99
EMOM Timer
- EMOM Pro – Monthly$0.991 Month
- EMOM Pro – Yearly$3.991 Year
- EMOM Pro Lifetime Pass$4.99
Questions
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