Comparison

Simple Workout Interval Timer vs Ares

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

Head to head
About

Simple Workout Interval Timer

Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

Screenshots

Simple Workout Interval Timer3 screens
Ares4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Simple Workout Interval Timer versus Ares: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Workout Interval TimerAres
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (25 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—25 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.5 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSidekick Digital LimitedKrzysztof Orlowski

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Simple Workout Interval Timer

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Yearly$7.991 Year
3 purchases

Ares

Subscriptions2
  • Ares Plus$1.991 Month
  • Ares Plus$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Ares Plus Forever$24.99

Questions

Is Simple Workout Interval Timer free?
Simple Workout Interval Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ares free?
Ares is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Simple Workout Interval Timer or Ares have ads?
Neither Simple Workout Interval Timer nor Ares shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Workout Interval Timer or Ares?
Simple Workout Interval Timer ships an update every 9 months, and Ares fortnightly. Most recently, Simple Workout Interval Timer was updated on September 30, 2026 and Ares on October 10, 2026.

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