HIIT Timer vs Kado
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HIIT Timer
This app provides a straightforward interval timer for High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT), Tabata, and custom workout routines. It allows for quick setup of work/rest periods and rounds, running in the background to minimize distractions during exercise. Features include clear progress tracking, audio cues, and workout history to encourage consistency.
- One-tap workout start
- Customizable intervals and rounds
- Background operation
- Clear progress tracking
- Audio cues
- Workout history
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A simple, reliable interval timer for HIIT, Tabata, and custom workouts. Start workouts in one tap. Set work and rest intervals, rounds, and exercises in seconds. The timer runs in the background so you can focus on your workout — not your phone. Clear progress, audio cues, and workout history help you stay consistent without distractions. Built for gym sessions, home workouts, running intervals, and more. Terms of Service: https://admasapps.com/hiit/terms Privacy Policy: https://admasapps.com/privacy
Kado
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Kado is a focused interval timer for simple, repeatable workouts. Create a routine once, then start it with one tap. Choose an optional Get Ready countdown, one Work duration, one Rest duration, and the number of intervals. Kado inserts Rest only between Work intervals—never after the final interval. FEATURES • Save and reorder reusable routines • Clear, glanceable countdown in portrait or landscape • Pause, resume, skip, restart, and repeat • Sounds, haptics, and transition notifications • Light, dark, and system appearance • Dynamic Type and VoiceOver support • English, German, French, Polish, and Dutch • No accounts, ads, analytics, or cloud services Kado works completely offline. Your routines stay on your iPhone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kado at none against HIIT Timer's 2. Kado also leads on ads (none vs shown). HIIT Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). 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
Both are free to download. HIIT Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Kado asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | HIIT Timer | Kado |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Admas Apps, LLC | Jan Lennartz |
In-app purchases
HIIT Timer
- HIIT Timer Pro$2.991 Month
- HIIT Timer Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Year
Kado
No in-app purchases





