Comparison

Lets HIIT vs Rayl

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

Head to head
About

Lets HIIT

Features
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LETS HIIT — TABATA & HIIT INTERVAL TIMER Train with clarity: work, rest, and rounds stay in sync from warm-up to cool-down. Lets HIIT is built for HIIT, Tabata, EMOM-style circuits, and quick cardio sessions—not a generic stopwatch. WHAT YOU SEE IN THE APP (AND ON OUR SCREENSHOTS): • Home — One-tap Tabata (classic 4-minute ready) plus your weekly goal at a glance • Workout — Full-screen timer with bold phases, progress ring, and optional voice callouts (work, rest, 3-2-1) • Finish — Session summary and shareable finish image when you’re done • Widget — Jump back in from your Home Screen without opening the app • Ad-free (optional) — Remove banners and full-screen ads; the interval timer stays free START FAST: • Tabata presets and HIIT quick starts • Custom work / rest / warm-up / cool-down rounds • Saved workouts—load your go-to routine in one tap • Countdown and stopwatch when you need them STAY CONSISTENT: • Weekly and monthly session goals • Workout history and progress on your device • Optional reminders on the days you choose BUILT FOR REAL TRAINING: • Large, glanceable UI mid-set • Voice + sound cues you can toggle anytime • Dark theme for early or late sessions • No account required—your data stays on your phone AD-FREE SUBSCRIPTION (OPTIONAL): • Subscribe to Ad-free to remove ads. The timer and core features remain free. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store subscription settings. Restore purchases on a new device from Settings → Ad-free. • Questions? Privacy Policy and Terms of Use are linked in the app and on our website. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS: • Ad-free is an auto-renewing subscription that removes banner and full-screen ads. The HIIT/Tabata timer stays free. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account. Subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Restore purchases in the app (Settings → Ad-free). • Privacy Policy: https://letshiit.btsoft.dev/privacy.html • Terms of Use: https://letshiit.btsoft.dev/terms.html Thanks for training with Lets HIIT—go crush your next round.

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Rayl

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Rayl is your strength-training logbook - local on your iPhone, no account, no ads, no tracking. Open the app, start a workout, log it set by set. That's the whole idea. LOG YOUR WORKOUTS • Strength sets with weight and reps, cardio with distance and duration • Working sets and warm-up sets kept apart - warm-ups never count toward your volume • Drop sets as their own set type • Optional RPE per set • Values from your last session are suggested and adopted with one tap • Rest timers per exercise, separate for working and warm-up sets - they keep running in the background and notify you when the rest is over • Live Activity: current exercise, sets and rest timer on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • A second, free-standing timer for everything else • Notes per exercise, bodyweight per workout • If the app crashes or you restart your iPhone, your running workout is still there TRAINING PLANS • Plans with exercises, sets, target values, RPE and rest durations • Start an empty workout without a plan whenever you like STATISTICS WORTH READING • Estimated 1RM using Epley, O'Conner, Brzycki or Mayhew - optionally RPE-adjusted • Max weight, volume, repetitions, sets and average RPE • Cardio: pace, speed, distance, duration • Interactive charts with a moving average, an improvements-only filter and full screen in landscape • Periods: 1W, 30D, 3M, 6M, 1Y, YTD, Max or a custom range • Radar chart of your training focus across muscle groups • Previous-load filter: compare only the sessions where the same exercises came before HISTORY • Month calendar with your training days marked • Every finished workout stays fully editable afterwards • Exclude individual workouts from statistics without deleting them • Personal records for weight, volume, 1RM, distance and pace EXERCISES • 120 built-in exercises • Create your own exercises - no limit, even on the free tier • Effective load: pull-ups, push-ups and friends factor in a share of your bodyweight YOUR DATA IS YOURS • CSV export of your complete history • Export and re-import exercises and plans as JSON • No account, no sign-up, no analytics, nothing shared WEEKLY GOAL Set a target number of workouts per week and keep an eye on your streak. RAYL PRO Logging workouts is unlimited and free - no cap, no expiry. Pro opens up the analysis: • Analyze your full history: One year, year to date, all time, and custom ranges • Unlimited training plans • Plate calculator • Create supersets, trisets and giant sets • Compare 1RM formulas and set your default • Moving average, improvements only, filter by previous exercise • Choose and group muscles on the radar • Automatic iCloud backup and restore • Workout import via CSV • Alternate app icons • All future Pro features Pro is available monthly or yearly, both with a free trial. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period in your App Store settings. Local workout tracking without an account. Rayl Terms of Use - https://www.ldm-software.de/rayl/terms

Screenshots

Lets HIIT4 screens
Rayl4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Rayl at none against Lets HIIT's shown. Rayl also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). Lets HIIT's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). On price and in-app purchases 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. Lets HIIT sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month and Rayl sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lets HIIT ships an update monthly, Rayl every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
Lets HIIT versus Rayl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLets HIITRayl
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBTS Software Development Company LimitedLeon Dorian Michl

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Lets HIIT

Subscriptions2
  • Ad-free Monthly$2.491 Month
  • Ad-free Annual$12.991 Year
2 purchases

Rayl

Subscriptions2
  • Rayl Pro (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • Rayl Pro (Yearly)$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Lets HIIT free?
Lets HIIT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rayl free?
Rayl is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lets HIIT or Rayl have ads?
Lets HIIT shows ads; Rayl does not.
Which is updated more often, Lets HIIT or Rayl?
Lets HIIT ships an update monthly, and Rayl every 4 days. Most recently, Lets HIIT was updated on September 15, 2026 and Rayl on September 13, 2026.

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