Simple Repeat Timer vs Interval Timer Plus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Repeat Timer
This app assists with repetitive, timed activities. It's designed to help users track sets and durations for exercises or other timed tasks, preventing distractions and lost counts.
- Repetitive timed activities
- Set and duration tracking
- Distraction prevention
- Exercise routine support
- Customizable timers
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A few months ago I had my right arm injured. The doctor recommended several exercises as part of the treatment. They were like "do this for 15 seconds, 10 times". And quite often I got distracted and lost the count. What a iOS developer can do? Write an app, of course! So here you are: an app for repetitive, timed activities.
Interval Timer Plus
This versatile timer app offers a simple yet powerful way to manage timed activities. Customize multiple intervals with individual colors and sounds, and save them as presets for quick access. It's designed for ease of use and visibility, even from a distance, and works seamlessly in the background.
- Customizable intervals
- Named intervals with voice readout
- Individual colors and sounds
- Count time or repetitions
- Unlimited presets
- Works in background
- Full screen color coding
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Free, simple and easy to use all purpose Interval Timer SIMPLE AND FREE INTERVAL TIMER + 1-Tap Quickstart + No signup required, download and get going immediately GLANCEABLE + Very Big Fonts, visible from everywhere + Full screen color coding, works like a traffic light right in front of you + Portrait or landscape, always uses the full screen space POWERFUL ADVANCED PRESETS + Multiple intervals, each individually customizable + Name your intervals and have Interval Timer read it out to you + Individual colors and sounds + Count time or repetitions + Unlimited amount of presets ACCESSIBLE + Works with locked screen or while in another app + Reads out the interval name, so you know exactly what’s on + Vibration or silent mode, for the times when you need to tune it down + Works great with headphones and your own music + Supports dark and light mode REPEAT YOUR ROUTINE + Prepare and save your settings in presets + Pick your presets and start with just 1-tap OPTIMIZE ALL OF YOUR ACTIVITIES + Tabata timer + HIIT training + Crossfit + Circuit training + Fitness routines + Home workouts + Boxing round timer + Calisthenics circuit timer
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Interval Timer Plus at 4.9 against Simple Repeat Timer's 3.7. Interval Timer Plus also leads on review sentiment (95% vs 54%) and ratings volume (6.3K vs 13). Simple Repeat Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (10.3 vs 15.0). 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. Simple Repeat Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Interval Timer Plus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Interval Timer Plus holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Interval Timer Plus has 6.3K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Simple Repeat Timer's written reviews are positive against 95% of Interval Timer Plus's.
Simple Repeat Timer ships an update every 9 months, Interval Timer Plus every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Repeat Timer | Interval Timer Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (13 ratings) | 4.9 (6.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.8% of reviews | 95.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 6.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.3 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alberto Hung | Su-Au Hwang |
Customer experience
Simple Repeat Timer
Interval Timer Plus
Bugs and requests
Simple Repeat Timer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Interval Timer Plus
Reported bugs
1 issue- Audio alerts not working when app is in the background
Requested features
2 requests- Support for Apple Watch integration
- Ability to delete saved workouts
In-app purchases
Simple Repeat Timer
- Remove Ads$0.99
Interval Timer Plus
- Remove Ads$2.99
Questions
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