Comparison

Pure Energy Music vs Vault Timer

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

Head to head
About

Pure Energy Music

This music streaming app is designed for fitness professionals, offering a vast library of high-quality tracks for various workouts. It includes features like a BPM controller, interval timer, and personalized recommendations to enhance your exercise sessions. Enjoy offline playback and continuous mixes for an uninterrupted fitness experience.

Highlights
  • High-quality music library for workouts
  • Adjustable BPM controller
  • Personalized interval timer
  • Expert music recommendations
  • Offline playback
  • Continuous mixes
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Expertly curated music for fitness, powered by instructor-focused technology. From HIIT and Indoor Cycling to Strength, Pilates, Yoga, Aqua and recovery sessions, Pure Energy Music gives instructors the tools to soundtrack every class with confidence. Find the right music faster — Access expertly curated workout playlists, DJ mixes and sessions built for every workout style, intensity and mood. Keep every class perfectly paced — Adjust tempo instantly with BPM Controller and stay on track with the built-in Interval Timer. Build workouts your way — Create custom playlists using advanced filtering tools, curated collections and predefined templates. Stay fresh every week — Discover new music made for fitness, DJ mixes, workout playlists and featured releases added weekly. Teach anywhere with confidence — Download music and playlists for uninterrupted offline sessions. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Vault Timer

Features
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Interval training deserves better. Vault Timer is a workout timer for people who train seriously: HIIT, Tabata, EMOM, AMRAP, boxing, BJJ and strength work. Big digits, clear sounds, no clutter. IT COUNTS YOUR REPS Set a work phase by reps instead of seconds, say 12 reps at 30 BPM, and Vault Timer paces every rep with a metronome and a spoken count, with the rep number big on screen. Ready-made 5Ɨ5, Hypertrophy and Rep Burn presets get you started. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE GYM Boxing rounds open and close with a bell, BJJ rounds with a buzzer, just like the clock on the wall. Everything else gets a spoken 3-2-1 countdown and voice cues. READ IT FROM ACROSS THE ROOM Turn your phone sideways for landscape "gym TV" mode: huge, high-contrast digits you can see mid-set. FEATURES • Quick-start presets: HIIT, Tabata, EMOM, AMRAP, Fat Burn, Strength, Boxing, BJJ, 5Ɨ5, Hypertrophy and Rep Burn • Workout Builder for your own circuits • 50-movement exercise library, including 20 dumbbell exercises • A form guide on every exercise: what it works, how to do it, and a cue to keep in mind • Accurate in the background: lock your phone or take a call and it comes back showing the right time • Live Activity on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Haptics on every transition, and keep-awake so the screen never goes dark mid-set • Saves your workouts to Apple Health • Workout history, streaks and a home-screen streak widget • Text that scales with your iOS text size FREE, OR PRO FOR ONE PRICE Every quick-start preset and two custom workouts are free, with no ads and no account. One purchase unlocks Vault Timer Pro for good: unlimited custom workouts, Apple Watch sync, a choice of voice coaches and colour-coded phase backgrounds. No subscription, ever. Vault Timer. Interval training, perfected.

Screenshots

Pure Energy Music4 screens
Vault Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Vault Timer at every 2 weeks against Pure Energy Music's every 2 months. Pure Energy Music's advantage is iOS requirement (15.2 vs 17). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Pure Energy Music sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $22.99 per month and Vault Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pure Energy Music ships an update every 2 months, Vault Timer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 6 level
Pure Energy Music versus Vault Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPure Energy MusicVault Timer
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.2 — better17
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPure Energy Musicross cowen

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pure Energy Music

Subscriptions2
  • Individual Monthly$22.991 Month
  • Individual Annual$229.991 Year
1 purchases

Vault Timer

One-time1
  • Vault Timer Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Pure Energy Music free?
Pure Energy Music is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vault Timer free?
Vault Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pure Energy Music or Vault Timer have ads?
Neither Pure Energy Music nor Vault Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pure Energy Music or Vault Timer?
Pure Energy Music ships an update every 2 months, and Vault Timer every 2 weeks. Most recently, Pure Energy Music was updated on October 30, 2026 and Vault Timer on November 5, 2026.

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