Comparison

Interval ▪ HIIT ▪ Timer vs Run by Mike

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

Head to head
About

Interval ▪ HIIT ▪ Timer

This app provides a highly customizable interval timer for various workout types like HIIT and Tabata. It features voice announcements, music integration, and a clean interface to keep users focused and motivated during their training sessions.

Highlights
  • One-tap workout start
  • Fully customizable intervals
  • Voice assistant announcements
  • Personalized workout descriptions
  • Automatic music volume adjustment
  • Quick setup mode
  • Workout history
Features
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One-Tap Workouts: Start an Interval session with just one tap using classic presets. Fully Customizable: Configure every aspect of your intervals – prepare time, work time, rest time, cycles, sets, and cool down. Perfect for creating tailored routines. Voice Assistant: Stay focused with text-to-speech announcements for each interval, so you never miss a beat. Personalized Workouts: Add descriptions to your intervals, displayed and voiced during your session. Seamless Music Integration: Lower your music volume automatically while timer sounds play. Vibrant Interface: A bright, clean, and user-friendly design keeps you motivated. Quick Workouts: Set up a workout in seconds with our fast and intuitive quick mode. Modes That Fit You: Switch between Tabata, Rounds, Stopwatch, and Custom Intervals effortlessly. Workout History: Save and access your favorite routines anytime.

About

Run by Mike

This app generates running routes based on your desired workout and location, eliminating the need for manual map planning. It also offers personalized training plans for various race distances and tracks your progress automatically.

Highlights
  • Automatic route generation
  • Customizable workout types
  • Personalized training plans
  • Calendar-based workout scheduling
  • Automatic run tracking via Apple Health
  • Weather-based readiness insights
  • Shareable run summaries
Features
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Your run, mapped in seconds. Run by Mike turns "I want to run" into a route you can start right now. Pick your workout, and it builds a course from where you're standing. No scrolling around a map, no measuring streets. Just head out the door. ROUTES THAT FIT YOUR RUN Choose Out and Back, a Loop, or find the nearest track, then get a route at the distance you want. It reads the wind and points you into it first, so you finish with it at your back. Want to draw your own? Tap the map to build a custom route with Premium. Save the ones you like and start them again in a tap. TRAINING PLANS BUILT AROUND YOU Get a real plan for your 5K, 10K, half, or full marathon, built on the 80/20 approach that most coaches stand by. Plans scale from your first race to your fastest, and they move through a base, a build, a peak, and a taper as race day gets closer. New to running? A Couch to 5K style plan eases you in with walk and run intervals. Your pace targets come from your Apple Health fitness, a recent race, or the time you're chasing. A CALENDAR THAT KEEPS YOU HONEST Every workout sits on a calendar, color coded by type. Tap any day to see the details, preview the route, and get directions. Mark a run done or skip it, and your plan adjusts. TRACKING WITHOUT THE BUSYWORK Your runs come in from Apple Health on their own, so there's nothing to log by hand. See your weekly, monthly, and all time distance, your current streak, your longest run, and how your pace is trending. Open any run for splits by mile or kilometer with pace and heart rate. Earn badges as you hit milestones. WEATHER YOU CAN PLAN AROUND A quick readiness check tells you whether to go now, wait for a better window, or sit out the heat. You'll see the current conditions and the hours ahead right where you plan the run. Premium adds a coach that reads the weather and your recent training to give you a daily nudge and notes for the workout. SHARE THE RUN Build a card with your route map and your stats. Move things around, pick what shows, and post it anywhere. MADE FOR APPLE Your plans, runs, and routes sync across your devices with iCloud. Add widgets for the best window to run today, your race countdown, and the next route up. It uses Apple Health, Weather, and Maps directly, and it works with Dynamic Type and VoiceOver. FREE AND PREMIUM Generate routes, track your runs, and save up to three routes for free. Premium adds the custom route builder, build training plans for races, unlimited saved routes, the run coach, sync with Apple Health, readiness insights, and more! Pick a run. Get a route. Go. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Interval ▪ HIIT ▪ Timer4 screens
Run by Mike4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Interval ▪ HIIT ▪ Timer at none against Run by Mike's 2. Interval ▪ HIIT ▪ Timer also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). Run by Mike's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, rating and ads 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. Run by Mike sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Interval ▪ HIIT ▪ Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Interval ▪ HIIT ▪ Timer against 5.0 for Run by Mike. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Run by Mike has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Interval ▪ HIIT ▪ Timer versus Run by Mike: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInterval ▪ HIIT ▪ TimerRun by Mike
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings16 — better
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNavani Labs, LLCMichael Agrillo

Customer experience

Interval ▪ HIIT ▪ Timer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Run by Mike

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Interval ▪ HIIT ▪ Timer

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Run by Mike

Subscriptions2
  • Run by Mike Premium Monthly14 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Run by Mike Premium Yearly14 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Interval ▪ HIIT ▪ Timer free?
Interval ▪ HIIT ▪ Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Run by Mike free?
Run by Mike is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Interval ▪ HIIT ▪ Timer or Run by Mike?
Interval ▪ HIIT ▪ Timer and Run by Mike are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 6 ratings respectively.
Do Interval ▪ HIIT ▪ Timer or Run by Mike have ads?
Neither Interval ▪ HIIT ▪ Timer nor Run by Mike shows ads.

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