Best Interval Timer vs HIIT 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.
HIIT Timer
This interval timer is designed for High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT), warm-ups, and stretches. Easily configure workout, rest, and ready times, along with the number of rounds. The app remembers your settings for future use and offers a dark mode option.
- Customizable workout and rest intervals
- Configurable number of rounds
- Pre-workout 'Get Ready' time
- Alarm notification before interval end
- Dark mode option
- Remembers previous settings
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This app is a simple timer designed for High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT). It is also suitable for warm-ups and stretches. You can easily specify the settings, opt in for the alarm three seconds prior to the end of each part and even switch to dark mode. To use this timer: 1. Tap to configure the following settings: - Get Ready time - Workout time - Rest time - Number of rounds 2. Tap to start 3. Enjoy your workout! Since the timer remembers your previous program settings, you do not need to configure them again for your next workout. Privacy Policy: https://www.vividlytec.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.vividlytec.com/terms-of-use
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Best Interval Timer at 89% against HIIT Timer's 25%. Best Interval Timer also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (81 vs 2). HIIT Timer's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Best Interval Timer has 81 ratings behind it against 2, 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 25% of HIIT Timer's.
Best Interval Timer ships an update every 12 months, HIIT Timer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Best Interval Timer | HIIT Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (81 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 89.3% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 81 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 倩 赵 | Vividly Technologies Inc. |
Customer experience
Best Interval Timer
HIIT 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
HIIT Timer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Best Interval Timer
No in-app purchases
HIIT Timer
No in-app purchases
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