Comparison

Japanese Walking Timer vs Brisk Timer

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

Head to head
About

Japanese Walking Timer

This app guides you through the Japanese Walking method, alternating between brisk and slow paces. Receive timely notifications to adjust your speed, track your progress, and earn achievements to stay motivated on your fitness journey. Your data is kept private and stored locally on your device.

Highlights
  • Interval speed notifications
  • Walk history tracking
  • Customizable walk reminders
  • Achievement system for motivation
  • Light and dark mode
  • Customizable app colors
  • Private data storage
Features
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Japanese Walking is a way to get the most benefit from your daily walk. Studies have shown that people who Japanese Walk have greater health outcomes compared to people who simply walk. To Japanese Walk you need to walk as fast as possible for 3 minutes and then walk slowly for 3 minutes. Repeat this 10 times. How does this app help? It gives you a notification when you need to speed up or slow down. No need to keep looking at the phone, press the button and get walking. This app can also give you a reminder of a time to walk. You set this, we will never send you a notification you didn’t ask for. Japanese Walking has an achievement system to help keep you motivated on your health journey. Modern app design. Choose from light mode or dark mode. You can even change the app colour (if red isn’t your favourite). This app takes your privacy very seriously. All the data entered into the app is stored on your device. We couldn’t sell your information even if we wanted to. The app does track app usage data, this is limited to what City you are in and what pages you have looked at. This is optional and can be turned off at any time. Or a quick summary - Notifies you to speed up or slow down - Shows your walk history - Reminds you to walk - Gives you achievements for meeting the goals. - Keeps your data private.

About

Brisk Timer

Features
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Interval walking alternates brisk walking (a slightly hard pace) with slow walking in timed intervals. Brisk Timer is a dedicated timer that signals each switch automatically. ■ Keep going without looking at your phone Phase changes are signaled by haptics, notifications, and voice cues. A Live Activity shows the remaining time on your lock screen—no need to touch your phone while walking outdoors. ■ Simple setup Just set the minutes for slow and brisk walking and the number of sets, then start. ■ Record your workouts Integrates with Apple Health to record and show steps, distance, active energy, and heart rate. ■ Apple Watch support Start on iPhone and the workout begins on Apple Watch too, measuring your heart rate. Check the remaining time and phase right on your wrist. ■ See your progress with Trends (Premium) Daily, weekly, and monthly charts show how your count, distance, calories, heart-rate range, and VO2 max change over time. ■ Privacy first No ads. Health data is processed on your device and is never sent to any external server or shared with third parties. Great for: - Building an exercise habit - Making your walks more effective - Health for ages 40–70 and beyond Note: Some features (Trends analytics, per-interval detailed metrics, and multiple presets) require Premium (a subscription). Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://dolphin3000.com/brisk-policy.html

Screenshots

Japanese Walking Timer4 screens
Brisk Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

Japanese Walking Timer and Brisk Timer are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Japanese Walking Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Brisk Timer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Japanese Walking Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, Brisk Timer every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Japanese Walking Timer versus Brisk Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJapanese Walking TimerBrisk Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (84 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings84 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander EverettShigeki Hirano

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Japanese Walking Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Japanese Walking Pro$2.991 Month
  • Japanese Walking Pro$11.991 Year
One-time1
  • Japanese Walking Pro$29.99
1 purchases

Brisk Timer

Subscriptions1
  • Premium (Yearly)14 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Japanese Walking Timer free?
Japanese Walking Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Brisk Timer free?
Brisk Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Japanese Walking Timer or Brisk Timer have ads?
Neither Japanese Walking Timer nor Brisk Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Japanese Walking Timer or Brisk Timer?
Japanese Walking Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, and Brisk Timer every 9 days. Most recently, Japanese Walking Timer was updated on October 4, 2026 and Brisk Timer on October 6, 2026.

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