Comparison

Best Interval Timer vs timer buddi

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

Head to head

Best Interval Timer

Tabata, HIIT, Circuit Training

Free

💪 Health & Fitness

★ 4.681 ratingsView app →

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

timer buddi

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timerbuddy is a lightweight and intuitive timer app designed to streamline your routines and tasks. This app is your go-to companion for your workouts. - Manage multiple timers - Customize timer durations - Simple and intuitive user interface - Workout without interruptions

Screenshots

Best Interval Timer4 screens

timer buddi3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Best Interval Timer at Free against timer buddi's $0.99. timer buddi's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Best Interval Timer is free to download; timer buddi costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Best Interval Timer ships an update every 12 months, timer buddi every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level

Best Interval Timer versus timer buddi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Best Interval Timer	timer buddi
Price	Free — better	$0.99
Rating	4.6 (81 ratings) — better	—
Positive reviews	89.3% of reviews	—
Number of ratings	81 — better	—
Update frequency	Every 12 months	Every 10 months — better
Ads	Yes	No — better
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Ad-supported	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad	iPhone, iPad
Requires iOS	16.0	16.0
Further details — not scored
Size	19 MB	24 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	倩赵	geerah dev

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

timer buddi

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Best Interval Timer

No in-app purchases

None

timer buddi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Best Interval Timer free?

Best Interval Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is timer buddi free?

timer buddi costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.

Do Best Interval Timer or timer buddi have ads?

Best Interval Timer shows ads; timer buddi does not.

Which is updated more often, Best Interval Timer or timer buddi?

Best Interval Timer ships an update every 12 months, and timer buddi every 10 months. Most recently, Best Interval Timer was updated on September 18, 2026 and timer buddi on September 11, 2026.