Comparison

Interval Timer vs Hangboard Buzzer

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

Head to head
About

Interval Timer

This app provides a simple and intuitive interval timer for workouts like HIIT, EMOM, and CrossFit. It features quick setup, guiding tones and colors, and background functionality to keep you focused on your training.

Highlights
  • Instant interval setup
  • Guiding tones and colors
  • HealthKit integration
  • Background functionality
  • Save and sync favorite timers
  • Preparation countdown
  • Pause and resume workouts
Features
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Discover the World’s Simplest Interval Timer — Bit Timer gets you off your phone or watch and into your workout in no time. ---------------- Key Features: Instant Setup — With a clean, no-frills design, set your work, rest, and repeat intervals in seconds. Guiding Tones and Colors — Navigate your workout with distinct tones and colors for each phase, keeping you on track effortlessly. Seamless HealthKit Integration (watchOS) — Automatically save your workouts and close those rings with Apple Health integration. Background Functionality — Keep your workout going even when your phone is locked or you’re using other apps, thanks to sound and haptics. Favorites Sync — Save and sync your favorite timers across iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch for quick access. Why You’ll Love Bit Timer: - Quick Setup: Press and drag to set work, rest, and repeat intervals swiftly. - Preparation Countdown: Get ready with a 10-second countdown before your workout starts (3 seconds on Apple Watch). - Clear Audio Cues: Three distinct sounds indicate different stages of your workout, ensuring you stay on track. - Warning Tone: A countdown tone alerts you before the work phase begins. - Pause & Resume: Pause your workout anytime and resume right where you left off. - Easy Reset: Start from the beginning if interrupted, with a simple reset. ----------- Bit Timer promises to be the ‘World’s Simplest Interval Timer Ever.’ It is.” - Fast Company Design.* ----------- Privacy Policy: https://www.bittimer.com/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://www.bittimer.com/terms-of-service End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Hangboard Buzzer

Features
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Hangboard Buzzer is the interval timer that lets you stop staring at your phone and start hanging. Set up in seconds. Pick a proven protocol, or build your own from scratch: choose the grip, how many fingers and how many reps. That's the whole setup. Press Start, put the phone down and your headphones on, and Buzzer counts you through the workout. If yo udon't want to look at the app you don't have to. Sound cues match every buzz, Each moment has its own buzz: two sharp taps to go, a long soft rumble to let go, and heavy thuds that tell you how many fingers the next set uses. But if you are visually inclined, it is clearly observable from afar. So when you do look, the time left is big and clear, and the whole screen will help you hold on just a little bit longer. Buzzer also works with VoiceOver and VoiceControl. And when you think you're done, you're not. After every workout an arcade game starts: invaders march down and you defend the board. Get shot and you take a penalty hang, right there and then. Three strikes and you're still in it; a fourth ends the game. It's the extra set you didn't plan on, and somehow you'll want to do it. Compare scores with friends on a Game Center leaderboard (optional). • Research-backed protocols: add Abrahangs, Repeaters, Max hangs and more in one tap, with instructions and links to the sources • Custom programs: save as many as you like, each with its own hang and rest times • Haptic and audio cues: you never have to check the screen mid-hang • Large, clear visuals and VoiceOver support • Share programs: send one as a link, and a friend can preview and save it without installing the app first • Live heart rate (optional): see your bpm during the workout with AirPods Pro 3 • Effort rating: rate each session afterwards, with a suggestion based on your heart rate • Apple Health (optional): save sessions as Climbing workouts with heart rate and effort. Your weight is read from Health to estimate the energy each session burns. • Six colour themes and alternate app icons • No account, no ads, no tracking Hangboard Buzzer is free. If it earns a spot in your training, an optional tip in Settings helps keep it on the App Store. Tips unlock nothing, but they do make the developer very happy.

Screenshots

Interval Timer4 screens
Hangboard Buzzer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Hangboard Buzzer at every 11 days against Interval Timer's every 4 weeks. Interval Timer's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Interval Timer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Hangboard Buzzer sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Interval Timer ships an update every 4 weeks, Hangboard Buzzer every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Interval Timer versus Hangboard Buzzer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInterval TimerHangboard Buzzer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (561 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings561 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeiter BuickjnaO AB

Bugs and requests

Interval Timer

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Timer continues counting down even after app is closed
  • Issues with music volume reduction while app is in use

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to save and load custom workout routines
  • Option to increase work interval duration beyond 4 minutes
  • Apple Watch app integration
  • More sound effect options

Hangboard Buzzer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Interval Timer

Subscriptions3
  • Bit Timer Pro$1.991 Month
  • Bit Timer Pro$4.991 Year
  • Bit Timer Pro$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Bit Timer Pro Lifetime$17.99
3 purchases

Hangboard Buzzer

One-time3
  • Supporter$1.99
  • Benefactor$19.99
  • Patron$149.99

Questions

Is Interval Timer free?
Interval Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hangboard Buzzer free?
Hangboard Buzzer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Interval Timer or Hangboard Buzzer have ads?
Neither Interval Timer nor Hangboard Buzzer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Interval Timer or Hangboard Buzzer?
Interval Timer ships an update every 4 weeks, and Hangboard Buzzer every 11 days. Most recently, Interval Timer was updated on November 1, 2026 and Hangboard Buzzer on October 31, 2026.

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