Comparison

PureIntervals vs Waddle

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

Head to head
About

PureIntervals

This app offers a simple yet adaptable interval timer for various activities. Create custom intervals for workouts, mindfulness, or productivity, with smart presets and the ability to save your routines.

Highlights
  • Customizable intervals
  • Smart presets
  • Save routines
  • Intuitive interface
  • HIIT and meditation timers
  • Pomodoro timer
Features
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PureIntervals - Your Smart Interval Timer Transform any activity with PureIntervals, the elegantly simple timer that adapts to your needs. Whether you're working out, practicing mindfulness, or boosting productivity, PureIntervals helps you stay focused and achieve more. Key Features: Beautifully Simple - Clean, intuitive interface gets you started in seconds Endlessly Adaptable - Create custom intervals for any activity, from HIIT to meditation Smart Presets - Ready-to-use templates for popular routines like Pomodoro, box breathing, and workouts Save Your Routines - Store and quickly access your favorite interval patterns Perfect For: Fitness & Training HIIT and circuit training, strength workouts, running intervals, mobility routines Wellness & Mindfulness Breathing exercises, meditation sessions, yoga practice, relaxation techniques Focus & Productivity Pomodoro technique, study sessions, work sprints, break reminders Why Choose PureIntervals? No complicated setup - start timing in seconds Thoughtfully designed for real-world use Reliable and distraction-free Works exactly how you need it to Download PureIntervals today and make every second count.

About

Waddle

This app offers gentle running plans for beginners, featuring guided intervals and GPS tracking. It adapts to your pace and allows adjustments, with a friendly goose mascot to motivate you. Build a consistent movement habit towards your fitness goals without pressure.

Highlights
  • Guided run/walk intervals
  • GPS outdoor activity tracking
  • Adaptive training plans
  • Workout scheduling and reminders
  • Progress tracking and badges
  • Route planning and replays
Features
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Meet your new running buddy. It’s a goose. It honks. Waddle to Run turns beginning—or beginning again—into something a little less intimidating. Choose your goal, tell us what feels manageable, and get a gradual walking or run-walk plan designed to fit your week. Follow guided intervals, track outdoor activities with GPS, plan favorite routes, and watch small sessions add up over time. Miss a day? The goose saved your spot. Need to walk? That was always allowed. Build toward a regular movement habit, a 20-minute jog, your first 5K, or a 10K—without treating every workout like a test. Along the way, you can: • Hear run and walk cues • Track distance, pace, time, and routes • Adjust sessions when they feel too hard • Schedule runs and receive reminders • Collect badges and unlock goose gear • Create private route postcards and replays • Save completed workouts to Apple Health Running is hard enough. Your running app doesn’t need to yell at you. Waddle. Jog. Honk. Repeat. Waddle to Run is free to download. Waddle Premium access, available through an auto-renewable subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase, is required to start guided runs and unlock personalized plans, run tracking, Progress, route postcards and replays, Live Activities, and goose outfits. Pricing and any available trial are shown before purchase. Terms of Use: https://spammusubitech.github.io/waddle-to-run/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://spammusubitech.github.io/waddle-to-run/privacy/

Screenshots

PureIntervals4 screens
Waddle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PureIntervals at none against Waddle's 5. PureIntervals also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Waddle's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Waddle sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. PureIntervals 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 PureIntervals against 5.0 for Waddle. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PureIntervals versus Waddle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPureIntervalsWaddle
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB153 MB
Age rating4++17
Developerjamal rizkiSpam Musubi Technologies

Customer experience

PureIntervals

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Waddle

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

PureIntervals

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Waddle

Subscriptions5
  • Premium Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Premium Annual — Final Offer$9.991 Year
  • Premium Annual — Special Offer$19.991 Year
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  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Premium Annual$39.991 Year

Questions

Is PureIntervals free?
PureIntervals is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Waddle free?
Waddle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PureIntervals or Waddle?
PureIntervals and Waddle are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do PureIntervals or Waddle have ads?
Neither PureIntervals nor Waddle shows ads.

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