Comparison

The Timer vs HIIT Time

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

Head to head
About

The Timer

Features
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The Timer is a clear interval timer for combat sports, tabata, and other round-based workouts. Choose a ready-made preset, set up your own intervals, or build a complete workout from individual segments. Then press start and focus on training. QUICK START Start with built-in boxing and MMA workouts, or quickly choose the number of rounds, work time, rest time, preparation, and cooldown. CUSTOM WORKOUTS The advanced builder supports custom segments, repeat groups, and reordering. Save, edit, duplicate, delete, and favorite your presets for easy reuse. CUES YOU CAN FOLLOW Distinct sounds and optional haptics mark phase changes. A last-seconds warning helps you prepare for the next transition. The current phase color fills the display, making your workout easy to read from a distance. TIME THAT STAYS ON TRACK The timer uses real timestamps and catches up to the actual workout state when you return. Your workout can continue in the background and while the phone is locked. Pause, resume, skip the current phase, or end the workout whenever needed. PROGRESS AND PREFERENCES See the remaining time, upcoming phase, and total workout progress. Adjust workout sounds, haptics, keep-awake behavior, and app language to suit your setup. No registration or account required. Your custom workouts and preferences stay on your device.

About

HIIT Time

Features
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Most workout timers bury you in settings before you've done a single burpee. This one doesn't. Pick 10, 20, or 30 minutes. Hit Start. Done. HIIT Time runs classic high-intensity interval training: 30 seconds of work, 15 seconds of rest, repeating until your session is up. The screen turns blue for work and teal for rest, so you can read your phase from across the room mid-exercise. Train differently? Build your own presets for Tabata, EMOM, rounds, or any work and rest combination you use. WHY IT WORKS • Zero setup: three duration options, one button • Audio cues for every phase change, so you never have to look at your phone • Interval cues keep coming when your screen is locked, through notifications and a Lock Screen Live Activity • Haptic feedback on transitions • Full-screen color coding: blue means work, teal means rest • Big, readable countdown built for sweaty, mid-workout glances • Pause, resume, or stop anytime • Elapsed and remaining time always visible • Workout history so you can see what you've put in • Finished workouts save to Apple Health and count toward your activity rings NO NONSENSE • No account. No sign-up. • No ads. • No subscription. • No data collection. Nothing leaves your phone. Built for people who want to work out, not configure an app. Download it, press Start, and get moving.

Screenshots

The Timer4 screens
HIIT Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: HIIT Time at weekly against The Timer's monthly. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Timer ships an update monthly, HIIT Time weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
The Timer versus HIIT Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe TimerHIIT Time
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJan VlcekGRAIG FISHER

In-app purchases

None

The Timer

No in-app purchases

None

HIIT Time

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Timer free?
The Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HIIT Time free?
HIIT Time is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do The Timer or HIIT Time have ads?
Neither The Timer nor HIIT Time shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Timer or HIIT Time?
The Timer ships an update monthly, and HIIT Time weekly. Most recently, The Timer was updated on November 4, 2026 and HIIT Time on November 6, 2026.

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