Comparison

Timer for Workouts vs Solstice

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

Solstice

Track your intermittent fasting with biological precision and a clean, clutter-free design. Monitor metabolic stages and build consistent habits without subscriptions or paywalls. Offers elegant timers, visual progress tracking, and privacy-focused, on-device data storage.

Highlights
  • Elegant circular timer with tactile adjustments
  • 5 metabolic fasting stages tracking
  • Flexible and customizable fasting protocols
  • Visual calendar heatmap for consistency
  • Solar and dark mode themes
  • 100% private and on-device data
Features
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Track your fasts with elegance, biological precision, and zero clutter. Solstice is an intermittent fasting tracker built with a clean, battery-efficient design. Track your circadian rhythms, monitor real-time metabolic stages (fat burning, autophagy, deep ketosis), and build consistent fasting habits without subscriptions or paywalls. KEY FEATURES: • Elegant Circular Timer: Real-time progress with tactile dial adjustments. • 5 Metabolic Fasting Stages: Understand when your body enters Blood Sugar Reset, Glycogen Depletion, Fat Burning, Autophagy, and Deep Ketosis. • Flexible Fasting Protocols: Choose 16:8, 18:6, 20:4 (Warrior), 14:10, 23:1 (OMAD), or customize your own. • Visual Calendar Heatmap: Glanceable monthly consistency view with active streak counters. • Solar & Dark Mode Themes: Deep midnight OLED dark mode and radiant solar accents. • 100% Private & On-Device: No account required, no ads, no trackers. Your health data stays on your device. DISCLAIMER: Solstice provides general wellness tracking and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Always consult a healthcare provider before beginning any fasting routine.

Screenshots

Timer for Workouts4 screens
Solstice4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Solstice at none against Timer for Workouts's 4. Solstice also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 79%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Timer for Workouts's advantage is ratings volume (82 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.1 vs 18.2). 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. Solstice asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Solstice 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Timer for Workouts's written reviews are positive against 100% of Solstice's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timer for Workouts ships an update every 8 days, Solstice every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Timer for Workouts versus Solstice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimer for WorkoutsSolstice
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (82 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings82 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.1 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAral AtpulatJames Grusy

Customer experience

Timer for Workouts

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

Solstice

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
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

Solstice

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Timer for Workouts free?
Timer for Workouts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Solstice free?
Solstice is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Timer for Workouts or Solstice?
Solstice is rated higher. Timer for Workouts averages 4.8 out of 5 from 82 ratings, while Solstice averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Timer for Workouts or Solstice have ads?
Neither Timer for Workouts nor Solstice shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timer for Workouts or Solstice?
Timer for Workouts ships an update every 8 days, and Solstice every 9 days. Most recently, Timer for Workouts was updated on October 4, 2026 and Solstice on October 1, 2026.

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