Comparison

Best Interval Timer vs The Magic Apps 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

The Magic Apps Interval Timer

Features
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The Magic Apps Interval Timer is a clean, focused interval timer for HIIT, Tabata, EMOM, boxing rounds, and any custom work/rest routine. • Build intervals your way — work and rest steps, custom durations, and per-step sounds. • Voice and tone cues that keep playing when the screen is locked or you switch apps. • Live heart rate from your Apple Watch during every run (saved to your history with Plus). • Runs on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Free to use with two saved intervals. Interval Timer Plus (£1.99/year) unlocks unlimited intervals and run history. The subscription auto-renews yearly unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Your data stays private to you — on your device and synced across your own devices through your private iCloud account. No accounts to create, no ads, no tracking. Privacy Policy: https://the-magic-apps.github.io/IntervalTimer/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://the-magic-apps.github.io/IntervalTimer/privacy.html#terms

Screenshots

Best Interval Timer4 screens
The Magic Apps Interval Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Best Interval Timer at none against The Magic Apps Interval Timer's 1. The Magic Apps Interval Timer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 12 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. The Magic Apps Interval Timer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per year. Best Interval Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Best Interval Timer ships an update every 12 months, The Magic Apps Interval Timer every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Best Interval Timer versus The Magic Apps Interval Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBest Interval TimerThe Magic Apps Interval Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (86 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews89.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings86 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer倩 赵A Graham

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

The Magic Apps Interval Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Best Interval Timer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

The Magic Apps Interval Timer

Subscriptions1
  • Interval Timer Plus$1.991 Year

Questions

Is Best Interval Timer free?
Best Interval Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Magic Apps Interval Timer free?
The Magic Apps Interval Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Best Interval Timer or The Magic Apps Interval Timer have ads?
Best Interval Timer shows ads; The Magic Apps Interval Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Best Interval Timer or The Magic Apps Interval Timer?
Best Interval Timer ships an update every 12 months, and The Magic Apps Interval Timer every 3 days. Most recently, Best Interval Timer was updated on November 1, 2026 and The Magic Apps Interval Timer on November 5, 2026.

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