Comparison

FitCycles vs PushPace

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

PushPace

Features
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PushPace is a free interval timer for running, treadmill and HIIT training, with no locked features and no subscription. The competitors put the essentials behind a paywall. PushPace does not. BUILD ANY WORKOUT Create your own workouts with as many intervals as you want. Set work and rest, add rounds, a warmup and a cooldown, and see the total time before you start. Or start in one tap from a ready-made template: Tabata, HIIT 30/30, 4x4 or EMOM 10. VOICE CUES, EYES ON THE ROAD PushPace speaks each change out loud so you never have to look at your phone. It ducks your music while it talks and hands it straight back, so Spotify and podcasts keep playing. Never a jarring ad in the middle of a workout, and never a sound from an ad. SPEED AND INCLINE Set a target speed and incline for each interval, shown in large type on the timer and read aloud. Choose your unit freely: km/h, mph, min/km or min/mi. Change the unit any time without editing your workouts. DISTANCE AND SHOE MILEAGE PushPace adds up your distance from the speeds you set, in kilometres or miles. Run on a treadmill or by feel? Type the real distance from your machine or watch afterwards. Keep a list of your running shoes and let PushPace log the miles on each pair, so you know when it is time to replace them. QUICK TIMER Need a plain countdown right now? Start a 10, 20, 30 or 45 minute timer, or a custom one, straight from the home screen. The screen stays awake the whole time. MADE FOR THE TREADMILL AND THE TRACK Full-screen colours tell you at a glance whether you are working, resting, warming up or cooling down. A big countdown, a progress bar and a clear Next label keep you on pace. Pause, skip forward, or jump back to restart the current segment. Everything stays on your phone. No account, no login, no sign-up. REMOVE ADS PushPace is free and stays free. A small banner and a single ad after your workout keep it that way. Prefer it completely clean? One optional one-time purchase removes all ads forever. FEATURES - Unlimited custom interval workouts - Ready-made templates: Tabata, HIIT 30/30, 4x4, EMOM - Spoken voice cues that duck your music, not stop it - Target speed and incline per interval - Units in km/h, mph, min/km or min/mi - Automatic distance, plus manual entry for treadmill runs - Running-shoe mileage log - Quick countdown timer with screen kept awake - Warmup, cooldown and rounds - Everything stored on your device, no account needed - Optional one-time purchase to remove ads Free, no paywalls. Just press start and run.

Screenshots

FitCycles4 screens
PushPace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FitCycles at none against PushPace's 1. FitCycles also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). PushPace's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.5). On price 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. PushPace sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FitCycles asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FitCycles ships an update every 6 days, PushPace every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
FitCycles versus PushPace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFitCyclesPushPace
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.516.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWeijin WangANDERS AASVANG OTTESEN

In-app purchases

None

FitCycles

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PushPace

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is FitCycles free?
FitCycles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PushPace free?
PushPace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FitCycles or PushPace have ads?
PushPace shows ads; FitCycles does not.
Which is updated more often, FitCycles or PushPace?
FitCycles ships an update every 6 days, and PushPace every 3 weeks. Most recently, FitCycles was updated on October 7, 2026 and PushPace on October 20, 2026.

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