Comparison

Timer for Workouts vs HIITLY

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

Head to head
About

Timer for Workouts

This app provides a simple yet powerful interval timer for various fitness activities. Easily create and save custom workouts with adjustable work, rest, and repeat intervals. Stay focused with visual and voice cues to track progress and achieve your fitness goals.

Highlights
  • Build custom HIIT and tabata workouts
  • Save and repeat favorite routines
  • Clear visual and voice cues
  • Track progress
  • Adjustable work, rest, and repeat intervals
Features
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Transform your training with HIIT Timer — the simple interval timer and workout timer built for every level of fitness. Whether you lift in the gym, crush home circuits, or hit the road running, this HIIT timer creates powerful, personalized sessions in seconds. Set work, rest, and repeat intervals for tabata, EMOM, AMRAP, strength, mobility, or any exercise you choose. No fluff. Just fast, focused intervals. What You Can Do • Build custom HIIT and tabata workouts in a few taps • Save and repeat your favorite routines anytime • Stay on track with clear visual and voice cues • Track progress to see every flex and milestone Designed for efficiency, HIIT Timer makes every second count — from warm-up to cool-down — acting as the perfect timer for workouts of any length. Perfect For • Home training or full-body gym days • Running, cycling, rowing, bodyweight drills • Coaches and athletes who need a reliable interval clock Why It Works Structured interval training ignites metabolism, burns more calories, and builds endurance fast. HIIT Timer delivers the precision timing you need to stay consistent and get results you can flex. Download HIIT Timer today and train smarter. Your next sweat session starts with one tap. Have feedback or questions? Contact us in the app. Terms of Use: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gLTzf9_jwmI0T46C_tdsgMxNqjS7jIdZBLtCXiidlhA/edit?usp=drive_link

About

HIITLY

This interval timer app allows for quick setup of custom workouts with adjustable intervals, rest periods, and rounds. It offers voice cues or beeps, background functionality, and detailed workout history to track progress. Ideal for HIIT, Tabata, and circuit training.

Highlights
  • Customizable intervals, rest, and rounds
  • Voice cues or beeps
  • Background functionality
  • Detailed workout history and stats
  • Repeat past workouts
  • Unlimited custom timer creation
Features
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A simple and beautiful interval timer built for your workouts. Set it up in seconds: Just drag to customize your intervals workout, rest, rounds, and more. Tap to start. That’s it. Your music stays in control: ∙ Continue using your favorite music apps during workouts. ∙ Choose between voice cues or beeps for each interval. ∙ Multitask freely — audio guides keep you on track even when you switch apps or follow an online workout. No more manual tracking: ∙ Access detailed history and stats to monitor your progress. ∙ Instantly repeat past workouts without setting them up again. Perfect for HIIT, Tabata, Stretch and circuit training. The app is designed for high-intensity interval training with features made for serious results: Display rounds, cycles, and durations clearly. Built-in interval stopwatch. Fully functional in the background. Create and save unlimited custom timers. Voice guidance to keep you focused. Got ideas to make the app better? Tap “Contact Support” in the app and share them with us — we’re always working to improve our Interval Timer!

Screenshots

Timer for Workouts4 screens
HIITLY4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HIITLY at none against Timer for Workouts's 4. HIITLY also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Timer for Workouts's advantage is ratings volume (82 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Timer for Workouts sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. HIITLY asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HIITLY holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timer for Workouts has 82 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timer for Workouts ships an update every 8 days, HIITLY every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Timer for Workouts versus HIITLY: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimer for WorkoutsHIITLY
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (82 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings82 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.115.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAral AtpulatMatys Bouziane

Customer experience

Timer for Workouts

All ratings82 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral1.2%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive78.9%
Neutral5.3%
Negative15.8%

HIITLY

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Timer for Workouts

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Pro$2.991 Month
  • Annual Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Annual Pro$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$20.00
None

HIITLY

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Timer for Workouts free?
Timer for Workouts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HIITLY free?
HIITLY is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Timer for Workouts or HIITLY?
HIITLY is rated higher. Timer for Workouts averages 4.8 out of 5 from 82 ratings, while HIITLY averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Timer for Workouts or HIITLY have ads?
Neither Timer for Workouts nor HIITLY shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timer for Workouts or HIITLY?
Timer for Workouts ships an update every 8 days, and HIITLY every 6 days. Most recently, Timer for Workouts was updated on October 4, 2026 and HIITLY on September 24, 2026.

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