Urban Interval Timer vs Rhetra
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Urban Interval Timer
This app helps fitness enthusiasts customize and manage their workout intervals for various training styles like HIIT and strength training. Its user-friendly interface and urban design keep users focused on their performance.
- Customizable interval settings
- Supports HIIT, strength, and circuit training
- Sleek urban-inspired design
- User-friendly interface
- Workout tracking
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Urban Interval Timer is the ultimate workout companion for fitness enthusiasts. Easily configure and customize your workouts with precise interval settings, whether you’re doing HIIT, strength training, or circuit workouts. Simple to use, with a sleek urban-inspired design, it keeps you on track, so you can focus on pushing your limits. Download Urban Interval Timer and elevate your training sessions today!
Rhetra
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A logbook records what you did. Rhetra tells you what to do. A rhetra, the word that was law in Sparta, is the rule you set yourself and stick to. Rhetra knows it's Tuesday, that it's Push day, week 3 of 8, and that your bench press goes up to 82.5 kg. And it tells you why. THE PROGRAM, NOT JUST THE LOGBOOK Pick an agoge — StrongLifts 5×5, Push/Pull/Legs, Upper/Lower, calisthenics, CrossFit, Hyrox, running — or build your own. Days, a duration, a progression rule: the plan moves forward on its own. Strength on Tuesday, a run on Thursday, in the same agoge. EVERY LOAD EXPLAINS ITSELF "82.5 kg, +2.5: your 3×5 went through last week." The engine proposes, you decide: nothing is saved without your OK. And when it doesn't know, it says so: past 12 reps, Rhetra refuses to estimate your 1RM rather than make one up. YOUR RACE, READY FOR RACE DAY 10K, half marathon, marathon, HYROX, obstacle races: three levels, from three to twelve months. Each week tells you what to run, at what pace, and what to lift alongside. STRENGTH FOR YOUR SPORT Tennis, padel, cycling, skiing, climbing, football… 66 sports, 7 strength families, 3 levels, with or without equipment. Built on proven programmes like FIFA 11+. Beginner level is free. Free activities: log your tennis, your ride or your yoga. They count in your energy and your weekly report, without touching your agoge. Workouts from your watch or Garmin are one tap away. THE REMINDER THAT GETS YOU UP "Push: 82.5 kg bench press, +2.5." The notification carries today's load. Skipped a session? Rhetra offers to move it. Never a reproach. SPEED, WHILE YOU TRAIN One tap per set, screen kept on, rest timer in the Dynamic Island. Supersets, warm-up sets, the plates to load. 283 exercises with their form cues, written and reviewed, never generated on the fly. And mobility routines at the end of your session. THE ARENA, FOR THE RUSH 42 benchmark WODs — Fran, Murph, the Heroes, Hyrox formats. The arena runs them full screen, in landscape: a giant clock, one big button. ON YOUR WRIST, NO PHONE NEEDED The full trial on Apple Watch, and GPS-guided runs with your target pace on your wrist. Today's session can also go to your Garmin watch. WHAT YOU BECOME Load curves, sourced 1RM, records, volume, bodyweight, paces. Every Monday, a report on your week. No streak to keep alive: missing a session erases nothing. THE TEMPLE Your circle, by invitation only: the wall of records, the challenges, and phalanxes — a live WOD with your friends, each of you in your own place. OFFLINE, ALWAYS The gym has no signal: everything logs without a connection. No account. Your sessions live on your iPhone and in your iCloud, go to Health, and export to CSV. RHETRA PRO Free, forever: the full trial, the engine and its reasons, one agoge of up to four sessions a week, three-month race plans, reminders, curves, records, mobility, Apple Watch, export. Pro adds: — Unlimited agoges, five or more sessions a week, several sports combined. — Six- to twelve-month race plans. — Advanced Progress, My goals and Monday's report. — The machine: 50 kg on a Hammer Strength isn't 50 kg on a Technogym. Loads and records tracked per manufacturer. — The arena, Random WOD, the temple and its phalanxes. — Unlimited templates, and your own mobility routines. Monthly or yearly, with a 14-day free trial, or lifetime. Prices are shown in the app, in your currency. Your subscription renews automatically at the price shown unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel it anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms: https://rhetra-app.com/en/terms Privacy: https://rhetra-app.com/en/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Urban Interval Timer at none against Rhetra's 3. Urban Interval Timer also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). Rhetra's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 months). On price 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
Both are free to download. Rhetra sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Urban Interval Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Urban Interval Timer ships an update every 5 months, Rhetra every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Urban Interval Timer | Rhetra |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Ryan | Victor Calvary |
In-app purchases
Urban Interval Timer
No in-app purchases
Rhetra
- Pro - monthly14 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Pro - yearly14 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Pro — lifetime$99.99









