Comparison

Interval Timer vs Upward

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

Head to head
About

Interval Timer

This app provides a customizable interval timer for various training styles like HIIT, Tabata, and HYROX. It features clear voice cues, a large display, and quick setup for focused workouts without distractions.

Highlights
  • Customizable warm-up, work, rest, and round times
  • Quick setup for immediate training
  • Clear voice cues and beeps
  • Large, easy-to-read display
  • Supports HYROX, HIIT, Tabata, and more
Features
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Interval Timer is the simple, powerful timer built for serious training. Whether you compete in HYROX, push through HIIT, or need precision for Tabata, AMRAP, or EMOM workouts, this app keeps you on pace and focused. Why athletes choose Free Interval Timer: Fully customizable warm-up, work, rest, and round times Quick setup so you can start training in seconds Clear voice cues and beeps so you never have to look at your phone Large, easy-to-read display for fast adjustments Works for HYROX, HIIT, Tabata, CrossFit, cardio, strength, and more Perfect for: HYROX race training and simulations High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) Tabata, AMRAP, and EMOM sessions CrossFit and functional fitness Strength training, weightlifting, and bodybuilding Running, cycling, rowing, and ski erg workouts Yoga, pilates, stretching, and recovery Most timers are complicated, cluttered, or overpriced. Free Interval Timer is clean, easy to use, and built for athletes who want performance without distractions. Download today and train like a pro.

About

Upward

This app uses your iPhone's camera to automatically count your push-ups, squats, and plank holds. It creates personalized, adaptive training plans to help you reach your fitness goals and tracks your progress over time.

Highlights
  • Automatic camera rep counting
  • Adaptive daily training plans
  • Squat and plank timing
  • Detailed progress tracking
  • Logbook for manual entries
  • Rest timer and Dynamic Island integration
  • Arcade Mode for gamified workouts
Features
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Set your number. Meet it. Upward turns your iPhone into a push-up coach: prop your phone to your side, and the camera counts every rep — automatically, accurately, entirely on your device. No wearables, no tapping, no losing count. And now it counts your squats and times your plank, too. Tell Upward how many push-ups you can do today and where you want to be. It builds an honest, day-by-day plan to get you there — and adapts after every session. Crush a day and the plan pushes harder. Miss one and it rebuilds around you: a recovery day, softer targets, then back on the climb. And if your goal date stops being realistic, Upward tells you the truth and offers a better one. THE COUNTER — FREE, FOREVER • Camera rep counting with real depth detection — half reps don't count • A big, beautiful count you can read from the floor • A haptic pulse on every rep, so you feel the count land • A Logbook that remembers: sessions record themselves, and push-ups done anywhere can be logged by hand • Your first two training days included THE COACH — SUBSCRIPTION • Your full day-by-day plan, adapting after every session • The second mountain: full squat coaching — test your max with the camera, get your own adaptive squat plan, climb to your own summit • Plank, kept honest — the camera times your hold, and the clock only runs while the plank is real • The Climb: your whole journey on one screen — a glowing route from basecamp to summit, camp milestones along the way • Change your summit any time — raise it or lower it mid-climb; the days you've climbed stay climbed • Progress that matters: max over time, weekly volume, streaks, clean-depth form — plus all-time totals for every exercise you log • The full Logbook: squats, sit-ups, lunges, dips, and plank — camera-counted or logged by hand • Optional reminders at the hour you actually train — and a heads-up before a streak breaks • Rest timer on your lock screen and in the Dynamic Island — put the phone down between sets and the countdown follows you • Arcade Mode: a push-up game your body controls — dodge laser gates, build streaks, chase your best • A daily line from the coach that knows exactly where you are in the climb • Reach your goal and the next mountain unlocks — 50 becomes 75 becomes 100 • Share cards worth sharing PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything runs on your iPhone. The camera feed is processed live and never recorded, stored, or uploaded. Your progress backs up to your own private iCloud — so a new phone or a reinstall never costs you your climb — and we never see any of it. No account. No ads. No tracking. Workouts — push-ups, squats, and planks — can save to Apple Health, with your permission, like everything else. Upward Coach is an auto-renewing subscription (monthly or annual; 7-day free trial on annual). Payment is charged to your Apple ID and renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Cancel anytime in Settings. Terms: https://upward-app-seven.vercel.app/terms Privacy: https://upward-app-seven.vercel.app/privacy Start where you are. Go up.

Screenshots

Interval Timer4 screens
Upward4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Interval Timer at none against Upward's 2. Interval Timer also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). Upward's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. Upward sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Interval Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Interval Timer against 5.0 for Upward. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Interval Timer versus Upward: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInterval TimerUpward
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJessie WashingtonTrevor Ringle

Customer experience

Interval Timer

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Upward

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

In-app purchases

None

Interval Timer

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Upward

Subscriptions2
  • Coach — Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Coach — Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Interval Timer free?
Interval Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Upward free?
Upward is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Interval Timer or Upward?
Interval Timer and Upward are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Interval Timer or Upward have ads?
Interval Timer shows ads; Upward does not.

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