Comparison

Best Interval Timer Pro vs 12 Minute Athlete HIIT Timer

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

Head to head
About

Best Interval Timer Pro

This app acts as a personal coach, guiding you through various workouts with customizable interval timers. It supports multiple exercise types and allows for unlimited routine creation, ensuring you can focus on your fitness goals without tracking time.

Highlights
  • Customizable interval timers
  • Unlimited routine creation
  • Pre-set editable routines
  • Background and multitasking support
  • Vibration and sound alerts
  • Music playback support
Features
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Best Interval Timer is a simple but powerful training app, default routines together with your customized routines will help doing your workouts and fitness. This app is like your personal coach, when you are boxing, MMA, jogging, running, Tabata, swimming, pushups, sit ups, yoga, cycling, exercise, stretching, circuit training, and workout etc, just focus on your workout without having to worry about time, Best Interval Timer will lead you to finish them perfectly. You can create unlimited interval timers which could include warm-up, high/low intensity, cool down and rest time etc, you can custom how many sets you wish to do. Eight free editable routines: MMA, Yoga, Pushups, Boxing, Rope Skipping, Dumbbell, Situps and Jogging. Key Features: ⁃ 8 editable default routines. ⁃ Create unlimited your own routines. ⁃ Big readable counting down time. ⁃ Start, pause or reset routine. ⁃ Warm up, low intensity, high intensity, cool down, rest time. ⁃ Support background, foreground playing and multitasking. ⁃ Music plays. ⁃ Vibrate or not. ⁃ 15 interval switch sounds. ⁃ 12 background interval pictures available. ⁃ Show number of times you have practiced of one routine. ⁃ Support landscape and portrait. ⁃ Create unlimited reminders to alert you doing your workout or anything else. ⁃ Supports universal version. If you have any question or suggestion, please send email to our support userfeed@vip.tom.com.

About

12 Minute Athlete HIIT Timer

This app provides a programmable interval timer and stopwatch for various workout types, including HIIT and bodyweight exercises. It offers features like saving favorite timers, playing your own music, and sharing workouts. An upgrade unlocks a large library of guided HIIT workouts with exercise demonstrations.

Highlights
  • Programmable interval timer
  • Save favorite interval timers
  • Intuitive and easy-to-use design
  • Play your own music during workouts
  • Share workouts on social media
  • Library of guided HIIT workouts (paid)
  • Exercise instructions and videos (paid)
Features
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12 Minute Athlete HIIT Timer is a programmable interval timer and stopwatch perfect for interval workouts and HIIT training. Whether you're into bodyweight workouts, sprinting, weights, CrossFit, boxing, MMA or HIIT, the 12 Minute Athlete free app is an easy-to-use, beautifully designed tool perfect for all your workout needs. Key features: - Easily program your high/low interval and number of intervals - Save your favorite interval timers for easy access - Simple functionality, intuitive design, easy to use - Post your workout to Twitter or Facebook - Play your own music during your workout Perfect for use with 12minuteathlete.com workouts or any workout of your choice! **Upgrade to the full 12 Minute Athlete app for these awesome features: - 185+ full-body HIIT workouts to choose from. Workouts are either 12 minutes, 16 minutes or time challenge. - Short, intense workouts focus on strength, cardio, interval and core training. - Seven possible equipment choices with option to choose bodyweight-only workout as well. - 35+ bodyweight and equipment-based exercises included. - Access to step-by-step instructions and video demonstrations for every exercise at any time. - Ability to save favorite workouts and interval timers for easy access. - Share your workout on Facebook and Twitter. - Interval timer and stopwatch gives you the option to do your own workouts at any time.

Screenshots

Best Interval Timer Pro4 screens
12 Minute Athlete HIIT Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: 12 Minute Athlete HIIT Timer at Free against Best Interval Timer Pro's $0.99. 12 Minute Athlete HIIT Timer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 13 months). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

12 Minute Athlete HIIT Timer is free to download; Best Interval Timer Pro costs $0.99 up front. Best Interval Timer Pro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. 12 Minute Athlete HIIT Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Best Interval Timer Pro against 4.9 for 12 Minute Athlete HIIT Timer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 29 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Best Interval Timer Pro's written reviews are positive against 84% of 12 Minute Athlete HIIT Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Best Interval Timer Pro ships an update every 13 months, 12 Minute Athlete HIIT Timer every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and August 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Best Interval Timer Pro versus 12 Minute Athlete HIIT Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBest Interval Timer Pro12 Minute Athlete HIIT Timer
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (14 ratings)4.9 (29 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.0% of reviews — better84.4% of reviews
Number of ratings1429 — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer倩 赵12 Minute Athlete

Customer experience

Best Interval Timer Pro

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive88.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative8.0%

12 Minute Athlete HIIT Timer

All ratings29 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive84.4%
Neutral9.4%
Negative6.3%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Best Interval Timer Pro

Subscriptions3
  • Premium - 1 month7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Premium - 6 months1 Month trial$5.496 Months
  • Premium - 1 year3 Months trial$9.991 Year
None

12 Minute Athlete HIIT Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Best Interval Timer Pro free?
Best Interval Timer Pro costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is 12 Minute Athlete HIIT Timer free?
12 Minute Athlete HIIT Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Best Interval Timer Pro or 12 Minute Athlete HIIT Timer?
12 Minute Athlete HIIT Timer is rated higher. Best Interval Timer Pro averages 4.8 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while 12 Minute Athlete HIIT Timer averages 4.9 from 29 ratings.
Do Best Interval Timer Pro or 12 Minute Athlete HIIT Timer have ads?
Neither Best Interval Timer Pro nor 12 Minute Athlete HIIT Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Best Interval Timer Pro or 12 Minute Athlete HIIT Timer?
Best Interval Timer Pro ships an update every 13 months, and 12 Minute Athlete HIIT Timer every 4 months. Most recently, Best Interval Timer Pro was updated on September 27, 2026 and 12 Minute Athlete HIIT Timer on August 20, 2026.

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