Simple Workout Interval Timer vs Ares
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Workout Interval Timer
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Workout, Rest, Repeat is your no-fuss interval timer designed for fitness lovers, runners, HIIT athletes, and anyone needing structured workout-rest cycles. Configure your intervals, hit start, and focus on your workout – we’ll handle the rest. Whether you’re sprinting, lifting, stretching, or meditating, our timer is ready. Features: Simple and intuitive interface Custom workout and rest intervals Perfect for HIIT, running, circuit training, yoga, and Tabata Audio alerts and visual cues Track time without distractions Terms of use: https://www.sidekickdigital.co.uk/app-services/work-rest-repeat-eula
Ares
This app provides a customizable interval timer for various workouts like HIIT, Tabata, yoga, and stretching. It features real-time heart rate zone tracking with Apple Watch integration and allows users to create and save unlimited training sessions and workout sets. Voice cues guide users through workouts, ensuring focus remains on exercise.
- Customizable interval timer
- HIIT, Tabata, Yoga, Stretch modes
- Apple Watch control and heart rate zones
- Unlimited training session saving
- Workout set creation
- Voice and sound cues
- Training history tracking
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An interval timer that does the counting for you. Set rounds, work and rest in seconds, and Ares guides you by voice through the whole workout: HIIT, Tabata, EMOM, AMRAP, circuits, yoga, stretching and mobility. Heart rate zones on Apple Watch, your workout on the Lock Screen, no ads. INTERVAL TIMER • Work time, rest time and number of rounds, down to the second • Left/Right mode times each side for you. Perfect for stretching, yoga and exercises done one side at a time • Countdown before you start, the option to begin with a warmup and an optional final rest • Pin favorite workouts to the Home Screen and repeat your last one with a single tap WORKOUTS, SETS AND EXERCISES • Save as many workouts as you like, each with its own name and icon, and edit or duplicate them anytime • Combine several workouts into one set • Exercise library, expanded regularly • Exercise names read aloud during your workout APPLE WATCH AND HEART RATE ZONES • Control your workout from your wrist: pause, skip, resume • Live heart rate and heart rate zones on Apple Watch and iPhone • Calories tracked in every workout • Automatic sync with Apple Health ALWAYS AT HAND • Your workout on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, with a timer and a pause button, no unlocking needed • Widgets for the Home Screen and the Lock Screen • Keeps running with the screen locked and never stops your music, it just turns it down for voice cues • A big, clear timer on iPad that you can read from across the room PROGRESS AND HISTORY • Weekly trends for number of workouts and training time • Calendar, list and details of every workout • Weekly streak: one workout a week keeps it alive • A reminder when your streak is at risk, at most once a week Privacy Policy: https://ares.eris.one/privacy-policy/ License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Ares at fortnightly against Simple Workout Interval Timer's every 9 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Simple Workout Interval Timer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $7.99 per year and Ares sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Simple Workout Interval Timer ships an update every 9 months, Ares fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Workout Interval Timer | Ares |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (25 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 25 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sidekick Digital Limited | Krzysztof Orlowski |
In-app purchases
Simple Workout Interval Timer
- Premium Yearly$7.991 Year
Ares
- Ares Plus$1.991 Month
- Ares Plus$9.991 Year
- Ares Plus Forever$24.99
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