Best Interval Timer vs Hakoniwa Workout Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Hakoniwa Workout Timer
This app provides customizable timers for interval training and looping exercises. Users can set training times, interval durations, and the number of sets for each menu. It also offers sound customization, voice prompts, and the ability to create multiple timers and menus for various training needs.
- Interval training timer
- Looping exercise timer
- Customizable training times
- Adjustable interval durations
- Multiple set options
- Sound and voice notifications
- Unlimited timer creation
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A versatile interval and loop timer tailored for your training routine. # Key Features: - Customizable Timers: Set individual duration, interval length, and number of sets for every routine. - Loop Control: Repeat your entire workout sequence as many times as you need. - Rich Customization: Tailor your experience with custom sounds, count-up/countdown modes, and voice-guided menu readouts. - Unlimited Creation: Build and save as many timers and workout menus as you want. - Workout Reminders: Schedule notifications so you never miss a session. Perfect for daily strength training, stretching, study sessions, and productivity cycles.
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Verdict
Best Interval Timer and Hakoniwa Workout Timer both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 89% of Best Interval Timer's written reviews are positive against 62% of Hakoniwa Workout Timer's. Best Interval Timer also leads on ratings volume (81 vs 7). Hakoniwa Workout Timer's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 12 months). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Best Interval Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Best Interval Timer has 81 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Best Interval Timer's written reviews are positive against 62% of Hakoniwa Workout Timer's.
Best Interval Timer ships an update every 12 months, Hakoniwa Workout Timer every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Best Interval Timer | Hakoniwa Workout Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (81 ratings) — better | 4.4 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 89.3% of reviews — better | 61.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 81 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 倩 赵 | KAZUTERU YOKOI |
Customer experience
Best Interval Timer
Hakoniwa Workout Timer
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
Hakoniwa Workout Timer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Best Interval Timer
No in-app purchases
Hakoniwa Workout Timer
No in-app purchases
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