Comparison

Heidi Workout Timer vs mito

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

Head to head
About

Heidi Workout Timer

This interval timer helps you manage workout durations for exercises, rest, and recovery. It supports various training styles like HIIT, Pilates, and Yoga, with customizable timers and clear visual cues. The app offers a large display, workout history, and language options.

Highlights
  • Customizable interval timers
  • Supports HIIT, Pilates, Tabata, Yoga
  • Sound and vibration alerts
  • Large, readable display
  • Workout history tracking
  • Light and dark mode options
Features
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This simple interval timer will track time during your workout to keep you working hard. This app is suitable for many types of workout, including: HIIT, Pilates, Tabata, Yoga, and more. Easily create, edit, and delete timed intervals for your workouts. Timers countdown each exercise, rest and recovery period – and the full workout. Sound and/or vibrate signal the end of each interval. There is a large display which can be read at a distance. You can see a visual history of your recent workout history. Both English and German languages are available. The app can be displayed in light or dark mode, and has a choice of sounds.

About

mito

This app visualizes the metabolic stages of fasting, explaining the biological processes occurring within your body. It goes beyond simple hour tracking to offer animated insights and educational articles about fasting and metabolism. Track your history, identify patterns, and make notes on your fasting experiences.

Highlights
  • Animated metabolic stages
  • Visual explanations of fasting
  • Articles on fasting biology
  • Fasting history tracking
  • Notes for observations
  • Structured fasting plans
  • Home Screen widgets
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mito helps you understand what happens inside the body during fasting. Instead of simply counting hours, mito visualizes the metabolic stages of fasting. Animated stages illustrate how the body gradually shifts from digestion and blood sugar regulation to stored glucose use and increasing reliance on fat metabolism. Most fasting apps simply count hours. mito explains how your metabolism gradually changes during a fast and what these changes mean for your body. Each stage includes a short article that explains what is happening in the body, making the biology of fasting easier to understand — not just something you track. Beyond the stages, mito also includes a growing collection of articles that explore different aspects of fasting and metabolism. You can also track your fasting history, recognize patterns in your fasting habits, and keep notes about how different fasts feel. What mito includes • A fasting timer with animated metabolic stages • Visual explanations of what happens during a fast • Short articles explaining each stage of fasting • A growing library of articles about fasting and metabolism • A history view to see patterns over time • Notes to capture observations during a fast • Structured fasting plans for different rhythms • Home Screen widgets and Live Activities Focused on privacy mito works without accounts, tracking, or cloud sync. Your data stays on your device.

Screenshots

Heidi Workout Timer4 screens
mito4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Heidi Workout Timer at none against mito's 4. Heidi Workout Timer also leads on iOS requirement (12.4 vs 18.0). mito's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. mito sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Heidi Workout Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Heidi Workout Timer against 5.0 for mito. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Heidi Workout Timer ships an update fortnightly, mito weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Heidi Workout Timer versus mito: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHeidi Workout Timermito
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHIJO DIGITAL LTDMarina Bohlem

In-app purchases

None

Heidi Workout Timer

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

mito

One-time4
  • coffee tip$1.00
  • lunch tip$3.00
  • extra support$5.00
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  • lifetime access$6.00

Questions

Is Heidi Workout Timer free?
Heidi Workout Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is mito free?
mito is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Heidi Workout Timer or mito?
Heidi Workout Timer and mito are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Heidi Workout Timer or mito have ads?
Neither Heidi Workout Timer nor mito shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Heidi Workout Timer or mito?
Heidi Workout Timer ships an update fortnightly, and mito weekly. Most recently, Heidi Workout Timer was updated on November 3, 2026 and mito on October 30, 2026.

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