Comparison

FitCycles vs Interval

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

Head to head
About

FitCycles

This app provides customizable interval timers for various workout types like HIIT, Tabata, and EMOM. It offers clear audio, haptic, and visual cues to keep users focused on their training. The app supports Apple Watch for convenient control during workouts.

Highlights
  • Customizable workout cycles
  • Work, rest, and recovery phases
  • Quick presets for HIIT, Tabata, EMOM
  • Apple Watch support
  • Audio, haptic, and visual alerts
  • Ad-free and free to use
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# FitCycles Interval Timer+ • No ads. No subscriptions. No accounts. • Enjoy a premium, 100% free workout experience with zero interruptions. Seamlessly track your training with standalone Apple Watch support, Live Activities, Dynamic Island alerts, • Apple Health integration, and real-time heart rate zones. Whether you're smashing a HIIT, Tabata, or EMOM session, indoor cycling, running, or strength training, FitCycles keeps you focused and on pace with precise audio, haptic, and visual cues. ## Why You'll Love FitCycles • Completely Free: No ads, subscriptions, paywalls, or hidden fees. • Apple Watch Support: Start and monitor your workout directly from your wrist. • Dynamic Island & Live Activities: See workout progress, current intervals, countdowns, and remaining time at a glance without opening the app. • Apple Health Integration: Automatically sync completed workouts to Apple Health so your exercise data stays in one place. • Heart Rate & Training Zones: Monitor your heart rate during workouts and track your training zones to optimize performance and recovery. • Create Custom Workouts: Build interval routines with work, rest, recovery, warm-up, and cool-down phases. • Ready-to-Go Presets: Quickly start HIIT, Tabata, EMOM, and other popular interval workouts. • Stay Focused: Clear countdowns, sounds, vibrations, and visual cues let you train without constantly checking the screen. • Fast and Simple: Designed to get you into your workout in seconds, not buried in complicated menus. ## Perfect For • HIIT Workouts • Tabata Training • EMOM Sessions • Indoor Cycling • Running Intervals • Circuit Training • Strength Training • CrossFit-Style Workouts • Boxing and Martial Arts Training Train harder. Stay focused. Let FitCycles handle the timing. Download today and experience the simplest interval timer for Apple Watch and iPhone.

About

Interval

Features
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Interval is a fast, focused timer for HIIT, Tabata, EMOM, circuits, boxing rounds and any work/rest training you do. Set your work, rest and rounds — or start from a ready-made preset — and press start. A big, glanceable timer with color-coded phases and audio, voice and haptic cues keeps you on pace without staring at the screen. ON YOUR WRIST • A full Apple Watch app — start and run any of your workouts from your wrist • Live sync — start on iPhone and it opens on your Watch instantly, and the other way around • Pause, skip or end on either device and the other follows along • Haptic cues on every phase change, so you can train without looking BUILT FOR TRAINING • Work, rest and rounds you control, with round rests between sets • Tabata, HIIT and EMOM presets to start from • A clean preview of the whole workout before you begin • Gym circuits, boxing rounds, sprint intervals, stretching, physio sets — anything that runs on a clock STAY LOCKED IN • A large timer with color-coded WORK / REST phases • Two-tier progress: where you are in the round and in the whole workout • Audio beeps and an optional voice cue on every phase change and the last 3 seconds • Haptic feedback so you can train heads-down • Keeps running with the screen locked and in the background LOCK SCREEN & DYNAMIC ISLAND • A Live Activity shows the current phase and countdown on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island YOURS, AND PRIVATE • No account, no sign-up • No tracking, no ads, no data collection — everything stays on your device SIMPLE PRICING Use Interval free for up to 15 workouts with every feature unlocked. A single one-time purchase — Interval Pro — removes the limit forever and unlocks accent themes. No subscription, ever. Questions or feedback? Email interval@klimakov.me

Screenshots

FitCycles4 screens
Interval4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FitCycles at none against Interval's 1. On price, update cadence, 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. Interval sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FitCycles asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FitCycles ships an update every 6 days, Interval weekly. The most recent releases landed on July 4, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
FitCycles versus Interval: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFitCyclesInterval
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWeijin WangOLEG KLIMAKOV

In-app purchases

None

FitCycles

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Interval

One-time1
  • Interval Pro$6.99

Questions

Is FitCycles free?
FitCycles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Interval free?
Interval is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FitCycles or Interval have ads?
Neither FitCycles nor Interval shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FitCycles or Interval?
FitCycles ships an update every 6 days, and Interval weekly. Most recently, FitCycles was updated on July 4, 2026 and Interval on September 11, 2026.

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