Comparison

Minds vs Interval Timer Free

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

Head to head
About

Minds

This app offers a simple way to track your daily emotions and thoughts. It uses a minimalist design and allows you to select from nine emotion icons to quickly log your feelings. Gain insights into your emotional patterns with visual graphs and statistics.

Highlights
  • Simple emotion logging with icons
  • Minimalist and distraction-free design
  • Personalized insights and pattern discovery
  • Visual emotion flow graphs
  • Mood statistics
  • Multi-language support
Features
Currently charting
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What does your inner world look like each day? Joy, sadness, anxiety, or a complex mix of feelings you can't quite name? Minds is a minimal emotion journal that helps you clearly reflect on your scattered thoughts with just a few taps and a short entry. Leave complex, long-form journaling behind. Minds offers the simplest, most intuitive way to consistently check in with yourself, even on your busiest days. Choose up to three of our nine emotion icons that best describe your day, and add a few words to capture your thoughts. This small habit builds a unique map of your emotional flow, helping you see the bigger picture at a glance. Key Features * Simple Emotion Logging: Easily express complex feelings by selecting up to 3 emotions from 9 distinct options. * Minimalist Design: We've removed all distractions. Enjoy a beautiful, eye-friendly design that lets you focus solely on your feelings. * Personalized Insights: Discover your emotional patterns and gain a deeper understanding of yourself through your accumulated records. * Emotion Flow Graph: Track your emotional journey with visual graphs that show your weekly and monthly changes. * Mood Statistics: Objectively review your primary emotional state by checking which feelings you log most often. * 7 Language Support: Comfortably write your journal entries in your native language, wherever you are. Perfect for those who: * Find traditional journaling overwhelming but want to grow through consistent self-reflection. * Want to visually understand the causes and patterns of their emotional shifts. * Seek to deepen their self-awareness and practice meaningful self-care. * Are ready to take the first step towards systematic mental wellness management. Start looking into the mirror of your mind with Minds today. You might just discover a new side of yourself you never knew existed.

About

Interval Timer Free

This versatile timer app helps you achieve fitness and personal goals. Easily create custom timers for various workouts and activities, with options for multiple saved routines and visual customization.

Highlights
  • Customizable interval timers
  • Save multiple workout routines
  • Dark mode and themes
  • Supports HIIT, Tabata, yoga, and more
  • Optimized for study, work, and meditation
Features
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Achieve your workouts and goals with this versatile Interval Timer app, which can be used for a variety of workouts and training sessions. Interval Timer - Workout & Tabata offers intuitive and powerful features to perfectly support your workouts and various routines. Key Features: Easy and Quick Interval Addition: Instantly create your own custom timer by easily setting exercise duration, rest periods, and number of sets. Manage Multiple Timers: Create and save multiple timers to easily switch between and manage various workout routines. Dark Mode and Various Themes: Dark mode supports eye relief, and various themes allow you to enjoy your workouts in your preferred mood. Optimized for All Exercises: Whether you're looking for HIIT, Tabata, circuit training, boxing, or yoga, this app is the perfect fit. Optimized for Various Activities: Whether you're studying, working, cooking, meditating, or stretching, this app is the perfect fit.

Screenshots

Minds4 screens
Interval Timer Free4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Interval Timer Free at Free against Minds's $0.99. Interval Timer Free also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 1). Minds's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Interval Timer Free is free to download; Minds costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Minds holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Interval Timer Free has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Minds ships an update every 3 days, Interval Timer Free every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 16, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Minds versus Interval Timer Free: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindsInterval Timer Free
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.4 (7 ratings)
Number of ratings17 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#196 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEUIHYUNG JUNGHUJIN SHIN

Customer experience

Minds

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

Interval Timer Free

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

None

Minds

No in-app purchases

None

Interval Timer Free

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Minds free?
Minds costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Interval Timer Free free?
Interval Timer Free is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Minds or Interval Timer Free?
Minds is rated higher. Minds averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Interval Timer Free averages 4.4 from 7 ratings.
Do Minds or Interval Timer Free have ads?
Interval Timer Free shows ads; Minds does not.
Which is updated more often, Minds or Interval Timer Free?
Minds ships an update every 3 days, and Interval Timer Free every 6 weeks. Most recently, Minds was updated on August 16, 2026 and Interval Timer Free on September 14, 2026.

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