Intervals vs Backyard Ultra Loop Run
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Intervals
This app provides a versatile interval timer for various training styles like HIIT and Tabata, integrating seamlessly with Apple Watch and iPhone. It offers detailed workout tracking, custom workout creation, and performance analytics to help users achieve their fitness goals.
- Real-time workout tracking on Apple Watch
- Customizable workout editor
- Training Impulse and heart rate zone analysis
- Game Center integration for leaderboards
- Weekly progress challenges
- Apple Health integration
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The Ultimate Fitness & Interval Training App for Apple Watch Achieve your fitness goals with our versatile interval timer, perfect for HIIT, Tabata, functional training, cross-training, and more. Designed for everyone from recreational athletes to pros, this app offers a comprehensive training experience, seamlessly integrating Apple Watch and iPhone. It combines a comprehensive activity feed with insightful fitness statistics and all your essential health metrics in one beautifully designed app. Features: * Real-Time Workout Tracking – Track your workout on Apple Watch while viewing all relevant data live on your iPhone. * Comprehensive Workout Editor – Create custom workouts with blocks and steps—whether for HIIT, Tabata, or other interval structures—to tailor your training exactly to your needs. * Training Impulse & Heart Rate Zones – Calculate your Training Impulse and view your daily training load at a glance. Train with customizable heart rate zones for optimal intensity. * Points & Self-Competition – Earn points based on your workout intensity and compete with yourself in every split. New: Compete & Analyze Like Never Before! * Game Center Integration – Compare your workout scores with other athletes in the weekly Intervals League. * Weekly Progress Challenges – Beat your past workouts and push for new personal bests in the race for the best week of the year. * Training Load Balance – With TRIMP (Training Impulse) analysis, track your short-term and long-term training load to see if you're pushing too hard or need to step it up. * Enhanced Statistics – Get deeper insights into your performance, including personal records and detailed training metrics. Pro Features (PRO subscription required) * Additional Sports – Access specialized timers for fitness gaming, rowing, running, cycling and more. * Advanced Workout Editor – Plan even more precisely with added warm-up and cooldown phases. * Apple Watch Workout Export – Export your workouts as native Apple Watch workouts. * Statistics & History – Analyze your progress and view your workout history. All workouts are saved in Apple Health and can be reviewed for detailed insights. Make every split a challenge and take full control of your progress! Download the ultimate interval workout timer now and make your HIIT and Tabata workouts more precise and effective! Note: The workout feature requires an Apple Watch to track your heart rate and training data. Health App Integrations: Intervals uses your health data from the Health App (HealthKit) to display your energy burned, record your workouts, and display your current heart rate. Privacy policy: http://apps.gogolith.com/privacy Terms and Conditions: http://apps.gogolith.com/row-terms
Backyard Ultra Loop Run
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Every 60 minutes, 4.167 miles. Until only one runner is left. Backyard Ultra is the most honest race format in the world – and Backyard is the app that gets you ready for exactly that. YOUR TRAINING PLAN, BUILT FROM YOUR NUMBERS Backyard builds your plan from your current weekly mileage, your longest run, your level, and your target date. No one-size-fits-all program off the shelf, but weeks tailored to you – with easy runs, long runs, tempo runs, intervals, back-to-back runs on tired legs, strength & stability work, and recovery weeks. Every workout comes with a target pace, a description, and the reason it's in the plan. Haven't booked a race yet? Then you'll get an open 12-week plan and can add the date later. BACKYARD SIMULATION WITH LIVE YARD TIMER The core feature: simulate a full Backyard race. Yards of 4.167 miles on a 60-minute cycle, with a countdown to the next start, remaining time display, and an alarm that calls you back to the corral. Run with a yard limit or an open end – keep going until you can't anymore. The simulation keeps running with the screen locked and shows your yard, pace, and countdown right on the lock screen. GPS TRACKING THAT KEEPS UP Distance, pace, time, elevation gain, and your route – recorded live, even in the background. After your run, you'll see your per-mile splits and the route you ran on a map. If GPS falls short on tight loops, you can end the yard manually. ROUTE FINDER FOR REAL LOOPS Find loop courses near 4.167 miles close to you – built from real map data, with surface type, elevation profile, and traffic levels. Prefer pavement, filter for low traffic, adjust the radius, save a route, and pull it straight into your next simulation. STATS THAT ANSWER THE RIGHT QUESTIONS Total miles, runs, longest run, elevation gain, and longest streak – plus the numbers that actually matter in a Backyard: fastest yard, average yard time, successful yards, longest simulation. The analysis shows your weekly mileage trend, pace progression, and yard drop-off and yard variance: how much do your late yards slow down compared to your first ones? That's exactly what decides how far you'll get. RACE GUIDE FOR YOUR FIRST BACKYARD Pacing, fueling, sleep, clothing, headlamp, batteries – the guide explains what matters in the late hours, including a checklist you can tick off. YOUR DATA BELONGS TO YOU Backyard works completely without an account – in that case, all data stays on your device. With Apple or Google sign-in, you can sync your plan, runs, and yards across devices. Export runs and yards as CSV or your session as GPX and take it wherever you want. You can delete your account anytime with one tap. English and German, kilometers or miles, dark interface throughout for nighttime use. BACKYARD PREMIUM Backyard is free to use. Premium unlocks the full training plan, the Route Finder, in-depth analysis with export, and an ad-free experience – as a monthly, yearly, or one-time purchase. Loop by loop. One more loop. Last one standing. Terms of use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://artvation.com/privacyapps
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Backyard Ultra Loop Run at none against Intervals's 2. Backyard Ultra Loop Run also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18). Intervals's advantage is ads (none vs shown). 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. Intervals sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Backyard Ultra Loop Run asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Intervals | Backyard Ultra Loop Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christoph Gogolin | Annika Koenemann |
In-app purchases
Intervals
- All Pro features (monthly)$2.991 Month
- All Pro features (yearly)7 Days trial$12.991 Year
Backyard Ultra Loop Run
No in-app purchases





