Workout Builder vs Interval Timer+++
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Workout Builder
Design personalized fitness routines on your iPhone, then seamlessly transfer them to your Apple Watch. Supports a wide range of activities from running and cycling to yoga and strength training, with options for simple goals, advanced intervals, and paced efforts.
- Create custom workouts on iPhone
- Send workouts to Apple Watch
- Supports running, cycling, swimming, yoga
- HIIT & Strength interval training
- Boxing and skipping interval options
- Goal-based workouts
- Advanced interval workouts
- Paced workouts
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Workout Builder lets you create custom workouts on your iPhone and send them to your Apple Watch. Build advanced workouts like: - Running workouts for tempo runs, intervals, hill sprints - Cycling workouts for intervals, pyramids, and distance efforts - Swimming workouts for specific distances and times - Flow, Yin, Vinyasa yoga - HIIT & Strength training intervals - Boxing and skipping intervals, with rest included - Plus many, many more sports! Workout Builder has three types of workouts you can send to your Apple Watch - Simple, goal-based workouts – set a time, distance, or energy burn goal - Advanced interval workouts – add multiple sets and reps, along with rest, warmup, and cooldown - Paced workouts – set a time and distance goal and pace your workout
Interval Timer+++
This app provides a versatile workout timer for various training styles like HIIT, Tabata, and EMOM. It allows users to create custom routines, access pre-made workouts, and offers clear voice announcements. Designed for both home and gym use, it's suitable for all fitness levels.
- Customizable interval and circuit training
- Support for Tabata, EMOM, and AMRAP formats
- Pre-made workout library
- Voice announcements and countdowns
- Large, high-contrast display
- Save and reuse custom workouts
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Advanced HIIT Timer: Tabata, EMOM, AMRAP & Custom Workouts The ultimate no-nonsense workout timer for serious training. Perfect for Tabata, EMOM, AMRAP, HIIT, intervals, circuits, and bodyweight sessions at home or in the gym. Simple enough for beginners, powerful enough for advanced athletes. WHY CHOOSE THIS TIMER • Mix Tabata, EMOM, AMRAP, and interval rounds in one workout • Build unlimited custom workouts in seconds • 40+ proven ready to use workouts included (beginner → advanced) • Crystal-clear voice announcements + 3-2-1 countdowns • Large, high-contrast timer — visible across the room • Save and reuse your favorite sessions forever • Works flawlessly with bluetooth speakers • Zero bloat. Zero ads. Just your workout. Whether you're crushing at-home HIIT, CrossFit WODs, running, cycling, or yoga flows — this is the timer that finally keeps up with you. Download now and train smarter. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://apptelligentapps.wixsite.com/apptelligent/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Interval Timer+++ at 5.0 against Workout Builder's 4.3. Interval Timer+++ also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 71%) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). Workout Builder's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 3). 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. Workout Builder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Interval Timer+++ sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Interval Timer+++ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Workout Builder has 20 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Workout Builder's written reviews are positive against 100% of Interval Timer+++'s.
Workout Builder ships an update fortnightly, Interval Timer+++ weekly. The most recent releases landed on July 26, 2026 and July 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Workout Builder | Interval Timer+++ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (20 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matthew Palmer | Apptelligent |
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Workout Builder
Interval Timer+++
In-app purchases
Workout Builder
- Workout Builder Premium$9.99
Interval Timer+++
- Monthly$1.491 Month
- Annual$9.991 Year
- Lifetime Access$3.99
- Lifetime Access$19.99
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