Comparison

Best Interval Timer vs Interval Timer

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

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About

Best Interval Timer

This app acts as your personal coach, guiding you through workouts with customizable routines. Focus on your exercise while it manages timing for warm-up, high/low intensity intervals, cool-downs, and rest periods.

Highlights
  • Customizable workout routines
  • Warm-up, intensity, cool-down, rest periods
  • Background and multitasking support
  • Adjustable interval sounds and vibrations
  • Workout practice tracking
  • Landscape and portrait orientation
Features
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This app is like your personal coach, just focus on your workout without having to worry about time, Best Interval Timer will lead you to finish them perfectly. There is one default routine in this free version, but you can edit it to your own one which include warm-up, high/low intensity, cool down and rest time etc, you can custom as many sets as you wish to do. Key Features: ⁃ One default routine. ⁃ 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 one reminder to alert you doing your workout. ⁃ Supports universal version. If you have any question or suggestion, please send email to our support userfeed@vip.tom.com.

About

Interval Timer

Create custom interval timers for workouts, focus sessions, or meditation. Get audio, visual, and haptic cues to stay on track without watching the clock. Track performance and share timers with others.

Highlights
  • Customizable interval timers
  • Multiple intervals, rounds, warm-up, rest
  • Audio, visual, and haptic alerts
  • 14 ready-made presets
  • Performance tracking and lap recording
  • Timer sharing
  • Apple Watch sync
Features
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From the developer of Mila's Tools — Apple Staff Pick, 4.8* from 1,200+ reviews. BeepWatch is the interval timer trusted by athletes, coaches, and everyday users for over a decade. Build custom HIIT, Tabata, boxing, and circuit timers with multiple intervals, rounds, warm-up, and rest periods — then let audio beeps, visual cues, and haptic feedback keep you on track so you never have to watch the clock. APPLE HEALTH INTEGRATION Completed timers can save as workouts in Apple Health and contribute to your Activity Rings. Opt in once, tag the timers you want to track (HIIT, Boxing, Yoga, and more), and BeepWatch credits the rings — even when you start the timer on iPhone. Heart rate and active energy from your Apple Watch attach automatically. GET STARTED IN SECONDS Choose from 15 ready-made presets including HIIT, Tabata, Boxing Rounds, Pomodoro Focus, Meditation, and more. Or build your own timer in under a minute. CUSTOM INTERVAL TIMERS * Add as many intervals as you need, each with its own duration, name, sound, and warning * Set total rounds or run infinitely * Add warm-up time before your first interval * Add rest time between rounds * Count up or count down — six display modes to choose from AUDIO, VISUAL & HAPTIC ALERTS * Choose from beeps, buzzes, clicks, gongs, whistles, and more * Set warning alerts before an interval ends * Flash the screen on interval changes * Haptic vibration feedback * Independent volume control for interval and control sounds * Background tick audio to confirm your timer is running TRACK YOUR PERFORMANCE * Automatic and manual lap recording * View split times and deltas * Share lap data with your coach or training partner BEAUTIFUL THEMES & PROGRESS BARS * 20+ color themes including Neon, Aurora, and Sunset * Circle, rows, chronograph, and box progress indicators * Precision timing up to 3 decimal places APPLE WATCH * Full timer sync between iPhone and Apple Watch * Run timers independently on your wrist, or remote-control the timers on your iPhone * Workouts save to Apple Health from either device, with cross-device dedup so you never get double entries * Optimized Watch interface NOT JUST FOR WORKOUTS BeepWatch works for anything you time: Pomodoro focus blocks, study sprints, meditation, sport drills, public-speaking practice, recipe steps, and getting kids through morning routines. SHARE TIMERS * Share any timer via link or file * Recipients preview and import with one tap * Perfect for coaches, trainers, and workout groups NOW IN 12 LANGUAGES BeepWatch speaks Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Italian, Hindi, Indonesian, English, and Simplified Chinese. BeepWatch is the timer app you've been looking for! - - - - - Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Best Interval Timer4 screens
Interval Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Best Interval Timer at none against Interval Timer's 4. Best Interval Timer also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). Interval Timer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 12 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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. Interval Timer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Best Interval Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Interval Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 81 and 161 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Best Interval Timer's written reviews are positive against 92% of Interval Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Best Interval Timer ships an update every 12 months, Interval Timer every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Best Interval Timer versus Interval Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBest Interval TimerInterval Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (81 ratings)4.8 (161 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.3% of reviews92.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings81161 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer倩 赵Scott DeSapio

Customer experience

Best Interval Timer

All ratings81 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral4.9%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews103 reviews
Positive89.3%
Neutral6.8%
Negative3.9%

Interval Timer

All ratings161 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral1.2%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews201 reviews
Positive92.0%
Neutral3.0%
Negative5.0%

User reviews

Best Interval Timer

From 81 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Simple and functional
  • 👍 Free
  • 👍 Customizable intervals
  • 👍 Works in background

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Too many ads
  • 🐛 Limited programmable routines (free version)
  • 🐛 Ads block screen in landscape
  • 🐛 Small numbers hard to read
  • 🐛 Side view unusable

Interval Timer

From 161 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great for workouts
  • 👍 Easy to use and set up
  • 👍 Versatile and customizable
  • 👍 Helpful for interval training
  • 👍 Useful for various activities

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional issues with beeping/vibrating
  • 🔋 Ads can be intrusive
  • 🐛 Some features not very intuitive

Bugs and requests

Best Interval Timer

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • App stops working after rating notification
  • Buttons don't work after rating notification
  • Crashes when saving timers
  • Crashes when editing exercises
  • Freezes and stops working
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  • Lost all timers after reinstalling
  • Side view unusable

Requested features

10 requests
  • Ability to save multiple intervals/routines
  • Voice cues for start/stop
  • Apple Watch compatibility
  • Larger buttons and text
  • Option to save different schedules (e.g., Tabata)
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  • Fix crashing when saving timers
  • Fix crashing when editing exercises
  • Improve side view usability
  • Remove ads or reduce frequency
  • Option to have cool down at the end of all intervals

Interval Timer

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Unlock Pro feature not working for some users
  • Timers getting deleted unexpectedly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to save/load custom timer settings
  • Option to set countdown before timer starts
  • Integration with wearable devices

In-app purchases

None

Best Interval Timer

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Interval Timer

Subscriptions2
  • BeepWatch PRO Monthly$2.991 Month
  • BeepWatch PRO Annual$14.991 Year
One-time2
  • BeepWatch 2 PRO$0.99
  • BeepWatch PRO Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Best Interval Timer free?
Best Interval Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Interval Timer free?
Interval Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Best Interval Timer or Interval Timer?
Interval Timer is rated higher. Best Interval Timer averages 4.6 out of 5 from 81 ratings, while Interval Timer averages 4.8 from 161 ratings.
Do Best Interval Timer or Interval Timer have ads?
Best Interval Timer shows ads; Interval Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Best Interval Timer or Interval Timer?
Best Interval Timer ships an update every 12 months, and Interval Timer every 4 days. Most recently, Best Interval Timer was updated on September 18, 2026 and Interval Timer on September 21, 2026.

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