Comparison

Seconds Interval Timer vs SetCue

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

SetCue

Features
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SetCue is a clean interval timer for workouts that need structure without friction. Create a session from one screen, add exercise and rest blocks, adjust time with simple controls, choose the number of rounds, then press play. SetCue keeps the session moving with clear voice guidance and countdown cues, so you can train without staring at the screen. Key features: - One-screen session builder - Exercise and rest blocks - Fixed ready and finish steps - Optional rest between repeated rounds - Rounds for full-session repetition - Voice guidance and countdown cues - Screen-on workout guidance with a clear lock-screen audio limitation notice - Built-in feedback email from Settings - Simple, high-contrast controls for in-workout use SetCue is designed for HIIT, conditioning, mobility circuits, home workouts, gym intervals, and any routine where the next cue matters more than another complicated setting screen.

Screenshots

Seconds Interval Timer4 screens
SetCue4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SetCue at none against Seconds Interval Timer's 1. SetCue also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). Seconds Interval Timer's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. SetCue asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Seconds Interval Timer ships an update monthly, SetCue weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Seconds Interval Timer versus SetCue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSeconds Interval TimerSetCue
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (24K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings24K — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRunloop LtdEUNHWAN LEE

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

SetCue

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Seconds Interval Timer

One-time1
  • Advanced Version$7.99
None

SetCue

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Seconds Interval Timer free?
Seconds Interval Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SetCue free?
SetCue is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Seconds Interval Timer or SetCue have ads?
SetCue shows ads; Seconds Interval Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Seconds Interval Timer or SetCue?
Seconds Interval Timer ships an update monthly, and SetCue weekly. Most recently, Seconds Interval Timer was updated on September 27, 2026 and SetCue on September 11, 2026.

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