Comparison

Best Interval Timer vs Workouts+ HIIT Interval 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

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

Workouts+ HIIT Interval Timer

Design custom workout routines with integrated music, voice cues, or audio beeps. This app helps serious fitness enthusiasts track their progress without needing to constantly check a screen or notes. It offers pre-loaded exercise plans for various popular workouts.

Highlights
  • Create custom workout routines
  • Integrate music with workouts
  • Voice cues and audio beeps
  • Pre-loaded exercise plans
  • Programmable interval timer
  • Edit workouts (Pro feature)
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Create and program your workouts with music! Yes, you read that right. Dream, imagine and create any crazy workout you can come up with. Set it to music, have it talk back to you or set audio beeps to notify you where you are in your workout without constantly looking at the screen or those pieces of paper you use (umm lose) right now. The ultimate and only workout app for people serious about reaching their peak fitness potential. Beautifully crafted, easy to use, feature packed and backed by exceptional customer support. You'll love it. Workouts+ is ready to use out of the box and comes loaded with example exercise plans for popular exercises, just select one and off you go. These include: + Tabata + Mountain Climbers + Advanced Tabata + Kettlebell Swings + HIIT + Advanced HIIT + Walking + Running + Stretches + Calisthenics + Basic Plyometrics + Advanced Plyometrics + Basic Kettlebell + Advanced Kettlebell + Kettlebell Circuit + Bodyweight Circuits + Gym Days + Slow-Fast Bike + Plank + 5 by 5 + 4 by 8 + 7 Minute Workout Pro Features: Some features of the app require a paid Pro Features In App Purchase. These include editing workouts, no ads and more sounds. You can find out more about these by clicking on the Pro Features button in the app Options on the top right. Get Workouts+ today and tailor it to your work out needs, you will absolutely positively love it. Health Disclaimer: Exercising can be extremely stressful for the body, please consult your doctor, trainer or coach before using this app. This app does not aim to teach, coach or guide you with fitness, exercises or working out. It is a utility for people (adults only) who already know what they are doing and why. Further, calculations for workout times, calories burned and heart rates when working out are only approximations and should not be used for any medical purposes.

Screenshots

Best Interval Timer4 screens
Workouts+ HIIT Interval Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Best Interval Timer at none against Workouts+ HIIT Interval Timer's 1. Workouts+ HIIT Interval Timer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Workouts+ HIIT Interval Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Best Interval Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Best Interval Timer against 4.7 for Workouts+ HIIT Interval Timer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Workouts+ HIIT Interval Timer has 2.1K ratings behind it against 81, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 89% and 90% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Best Interval Timer ships an update every 12 months, Workouts+ HIIT Interval Timer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Best Interval Timer versus Workouts+ HIIT Interval Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBest Interval TimerWorkouts+ HIIT Interval Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (81 ratings)4.7 (2.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.3% of reviews89.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings812.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer倩 赵Anuj Seth

Customer experience

Best Interval Timer

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

Workouts+ HIIT Interval Timer

All ratings2,107 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral3.2%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews320 reviews
Positive89.7%
Neutral3.1%
Negative7.2%

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

Workouts+ HIIT Interval Timer

From 2.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Customizable workouts
  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 🎶 Ability to play own music
  • 🗣️ Voice prompts for exercises
  • 💪 Effective for HIIT and interval training

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Restricted editing options without paying for pro version
  • 🐛 Occasional app crashes
  • 🔍 Difficulty finding edit option
  • 🔁 Inability to delete pre-loaded workouts
  • 🔊 Music interruption during workouts

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)
Show 5 more
  • 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

Workouts+ HIIT Interval Timer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to edit workouts after upgrading to pro version
  • Persistent prompts to rate the app
  • Ads still showing after purchasing pro version

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add images or videos of exercises
  • Integrate with Apple Watch
  • Ability to copy/duplicate exercises within a workout
  • Workout logging and progress tracking
  • More language support

In-app purchases

None

Best Interval Timer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Workouts+ HIIT Interval Timer

One-time1
  • Pro Features$19.99

Questions

Is Best Interval Timer free?
Best Interval Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Workouts+ HIIT Interval Timer free?
Workouts+ HIIT Interval Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Best Interval Timer or Workouts+ HIIT Interval Timer?
Workouts+ HIIT Interval Timer is rated higher. Best Interval Timer averages 4.6 out of 5 from 81 ratings, while Workouts+ HIIT Interval Timer averages 4.7 from 2.1K ratings.
Do Best Interval Timer or Workouts+ HIIT Interval Timer have ads?
Best Interval Timer shows ads; Workouts+ HIIT Interval Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Best Interval Timer or Workouts+ HIIT Interval Timer?
Best Interval Timer ships an update every 12 months, and Workouts+ HIIT Interval Timer every 2 months. Most recently, Best Interval Timer was updated on October 2, 2026 and Workouts+ HIIT Interval Timer on September 30, 2026.

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