Comparison

Ares vs Tempo Pulse

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

Head to head
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 from Apple Watch or earbuds, 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 • Workout sets: rounds, custom rests between workouts, edit straight from the list • Exercise library, expanded regularly • Exercise names read aloud during your workout HEART RATE: APPLE WATCH AND EARBUDS • Control your workout from your wrist: pause, skip, resume • Live heart rate and heart rate zones on Apple Watch and iPhone • Heart rate from earbuds too, no watch needed, even on iPad: AirPods Pro 3, Powerbeats Pro 2 or newer (iOS and iPadOS 26 or later) • Train with just your watch: put a workout on Apple Watch and leave your iPhone at home • 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 • Heart rate chart for every workout: work and rest with the average heart rate of each phase • 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/

About

Tempo Pulse

Features
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Tempo is a fast interval timer that turns plain workout descriptions into structured intervals you can run. Describe what you want — "8 rounds of 30 seconds work and 15 seconds rest", "tabata", "20 minutes mixed boxing", or paste a list of strength sets — and Tempo converts it into a timed workout with audio cues, haptic feedback, and a clean ring display. If you'd rather skip the prompt, jump into a preset: Tabata, Quick HIIT, Sprint Intervals, Boxing Rounds, or Long Endurance. WHAT YOU GET • AI workout generation from free-form text — type it or dictate it • Tabata, HIIT, EMOM, and custom interval support • Strength block support with sets, reps, and rest-between-sets • Boxing rounds with corner-rest interludes • Built-in countdown timer and stopwatch • Spoken cues in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, and Polish — automatic language detection from the exercise name • Voice characters: natural, hero, robot, more • Configurable haptic feedback and 3-2-1 countdown beeps • Live "Up Next" banner so you always know what's coming • Per-session summary and history of recent workouts • Multiple themes including OLED-friendly Calm and high-contrast Volt • Workout-complete notification with sound, even when the app is in the background • Auto-dim screen during workouts to save battery • Screen lock with double-tap-to-unlock for pocket protection mid-set • Shake to pause (toggle in Settings) PRIVACY Tempo is built to stay out of your way. No account is required. Analytics are anonymous (no user identifier). Crash reports contain stack traces only — never your prompts or workout content. When you dictate a workout, the audio is sent to OpenAI for transcription and discarded; the text prompt itself is sent to OpenAI to generate the workout structure and is not stored on Tempo's servers afterward. Full details: tempo-eta-kohl.vercel.app/privacy SUBSCRIPTION / PRICING Tempo is currently free. There are no in-app purchases or subscriptions. Premium features (Calendar tracking, Boxing combos) are unlocked for everyone in this release. WHO IT'S FOR • Lifters who want a clean strength-block runner with proper rest tracking • HIIT / Tabata users who don't want to count rounds • Boxers and martial artists running classic 3-minute rounds • Runners doing structured sprint intervals • Anyone tired of fiddling with generic countdown apps

Screenshots

Ares4 screens
Tempo Pulse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tempo Pulse at none against Ares's 3. Tempo Pulse also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, ads 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. Ares sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Tempo Pulse asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Ares versus Tempo Pulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAresTempo Pulse
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (25 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings25 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKrzysztof OrlowskiMateusz Twardy

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Ares

Subscriptions2
  • Ares Plus$1.991 Month
  • Ares Plus$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Ares Plus Forever$24.99
None

Tempo Pulse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ares free?
Ares is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tempo Pulse free?
Tempo Pulse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ares or Tempo Pulse have ads?
Neither Ares nor Tempo Pulse shows ads.

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