Comparison

Interval Walking Timer vs Kado

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

Head to head
About

Interval Walking Timer

This app provides a simple timer for interval fast walking routines, automatically switching between slow and fast walking every 3 minutes. It offers real-time tracking of heart rate, distance, and time, with Apple Watch vibration notifications for mode changes. A summary screen displays post-workout metrics, and users can control music playback directly from the app.

Highlights
  • Interval timer for fast walking
  • Automatic mode switching (slow/fast walk)
  • Apple Watch vibration notifications
  • Real-time heart rate, distance, and time display
  • Post-workout summary with key metrics
  • Music and podcast playback control
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Simple timer for interval fast walking. It switches between slow walking mode and fast walking mode every 3 minutes. The Apple Watch vibrates to notify you when it is time to switch modes. Heart rate, total time, and total distance are displayed in real time, so you can monitor your current heart rate and adjust your walking speed to meet your target heart rate. Features: ・Simple timer for interval fast walking. ・Switch between slow walking mode and fast walking mode every 3 minutes. ・When the mode is switched, Apple Watch vibrates to notify you. ・Displays heart rate, total distance, and total time in real time. ・When finished, a summary screen is displayed, showing total time, total distance, total energy, average heart rate, and maximum heart rate. ・The Pause button can be used to pause the program. ・When starting, you can select whether to start in slow walk mode or fast walk mode. ・Slide the screen to the right to control music and podcasts.

About

Kado

Features
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Kado is a focused interval timer for simple, repeatable workouts. Create a routine once, then start it with one tap. Choose an optional Get Ready countdown, one Work duration, one Rest duration, and the number of intervals. Kado inserts Rest only between Work intervals—never after the final interval. FEATURES • Save and reorder reusable routines • Clear, glanceable countdown in portrait or landscape • Pause, resume, skip, restart, and repeat • Sounds, haptics, and transition notifications • Light, dark, and system appearance • Dynamic Type and VoiceOver support • English, German, French, Polish, and Dutch • No accounts, ads, analytics, or cloud services Kado works completely offline. Your routines stay on your iPhone.

Screenshots

Kado4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Interval Walking Timer at 3 against Kado's 1. Interval Walking Timer also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Interval Walking Timer versus Kado: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInterval Walking TimerKado
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 14 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTakahiro NakagawaJan Lennartz

In-app purchases

None

Interval Walking Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Kado

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Interval Walking Timer free?
Interval Walking Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kado free?
Kado is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Interval Walking Timer or Kado have ads?
Neither Interval Walking Timer nor Kado shows ads.

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