Interval Timer vs GridBar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Interval Timer
This app provides versatile timers for various activities, including high-intensity interval training, Pomodoro technique, and meditation. Its intuitive design and customizable modes help users focus on their tasks or workouts without distraction.
- Rotary knob for time setting
- Four distinct timer modes (Timer, Pomodoro, Interval, Meditation)
- Customizable work/rest durations for intervals
- Automatic session tracking for Pomodoro
- Keyboard shortcuts for play/pause and reset
- Native notifications and haptic feedback
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Train smarter with Interval Timer -- the interval app built for HIIT, Tabata, boxing rounds, and deep work sessions. Set your time with a satisfying rotary knob, hit play, and focus. Four built-in modes cover every workflow -- from high-intensity circuits to calm meditation. FOUR MODES - Timer: Simple countdown up to 60 minutes. Drag the knob and go. - Pomodoro: Classic 25/5/15 technique with automatic work-break cycling and session tracking. - Interval: HIIT and boxing-style rounds with configurable work/rest durations. Perfect for Tabata, circuit training, and gym workouts. - Meditation: Mindfulness timer with a calm green accent and gentle completion sound. DESIGNED FOR FOCUS - Drag-to-set rotary knob with satisfying tick marks and progress arc - Each mode has its own accent color for instant recognition - Keyboard shortcuts: Space to play/pause, R to reset - Compact window that stays out of your way - Native notifications when your timer completes - Haptic feedback on supported devices Whether you are training at the gym, studying with Pomodoro, running boxing rounds, or winding down with breathwork -- Interval Timer gives you precise control without the clutter. Less setup. More flow. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
GridBar
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Your boards. Now in your pocket. GridBar on the Mac is a board of keys you summon with a hotkey. This is the same board on your iPhone and iPad — your keys, in the order you built them, one tap away. WHAT A TAP DOES Links open. Calls dial. Mails start with the subject already filled in. Apple Shortcuts run. One tap, one thing, no menu diving. YOUR FIRST BOARD ARRIVES ON ITS OWN Sync is no longer Pro-only. The first board you built on the Mac mirrors here without Pro, so this app opens on your own keys instead of an empty grid. Pro carries every further board, the stash and your workspaces. WHAT STAYS AT THE DESK App launches, file paths, workspaces and keystrokes have no phone equivalent. Those keys keep their place in the grid but sit dimmed with a Mac badge, so you always know what travels and what waits at the desk. THE STASH COMES ALONG Copy something on the Mac and it is here seconds later. Tap text to copy it, tap a link to open it, share an image straight out of the row. Paste on the phone and it is back on the desk when you sit down. BUILD RIGHT HERE Add link, call, mail and Shortcut keys on the phone — name, color, done. They sync back to every Mac you own. ASK THE SYSTEM Every key the phone can fire is something the system understands. Run it from the Shortcuts app, ask Siri, or start it from Spotlight without opening GridBar first. A BOARD PER CONTEXT Work, home, studio. Switch from the toolbar, pull down to fetch the latest from iCloud. SYNC YOU CAN TRUST Boards and stash mirror between Mac, iPhone and iPad through your own iCloud account. Backups before every merge, newest edit wins, and a message in plain language if anything ever cannot sync. WORKS ON ITS OWN No Mac required to start. Build a board here, and it is waiting when you install GridBar on the desk. GRIDBAR PRO One unlock lifts every cap: boards and keys without limit, routines, Shortcut keys, and sync for every board and the stash. It covers Mac and iOS together. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Native Swift. No telemetry, no account, no servers of ours. Your boards live on your devices and in your iCloud. Made by Balane. Feedback: contact@balane.app Support: support@balane.tech Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
Interval Timer and GridBar are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Interval Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and GridBar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Interval Timer | GridBar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Evgeny Goncharov | Jonas Hoettler |
In-app purchases
Interval Timer
- Monthly Premium$2.991 Month
- Annual Premium7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Phygital Timer Plus$4.99
GridBar
- GridBar Pro$8.99









