Comparison

HIIT Timer vs Kado

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • One-tap workout start
  • Customizable intervals and rounds
  • Background operation
  • Clear progress tracking
  • Audio cues
  • Workout history
Features
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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

About

Kado

Features
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Kado is a focused interval timer for simple, repeatable workouts and custom Work and Rest sequences. Create a routine once, then start it with one tap. Keep it simple with an optional Get Ready countdown, one Work duration, one Rest duration, and the number of intervals. Rest appears only between Work intervals—never after the final interval. For more flexibility, enable Advanced and give each Work and Rest step its own duration. Scan the compact sequence, tap a step to edit, and add or reorder steps to suit your workout. Switch between simple and advanced modes while keeping both configurations. FEATURES • Save and reorder reusable routines • Create custom sequences with individually timed Work and Rest steps • See when you last used each routine • Clear, glanceable countdown in portrait or landscape • Pause, resume, skip, restart, and repeat • Optional spoken phase announcements while Kado is open • 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.

Screenshots

HIIT Timer4 screens
Kado4 screens

Verdict

The call

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 update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HIIT Timer ships an update every 10 days, Kado every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 6, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
HIIT Timer versus Kado: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHIIT TimerKado
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB2 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAdmas Apps, LLCJan Lennartz

In-app purchases

2 purchases

HIIT Timer

Subscriptions2
  • HIIT Timer Pro$2.991 Month
  • HIIT Timer Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Year
None

Kado

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HIIT Timer free?
HIIT Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kado free?
Kado is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HIIT Timer or Kado have ads?
HIIT Timer shows ads; Kado does not.
Which is updated more often, HIIT Timer or Kado?
HIIT Timer ships an update every 10 days, and Kado every 2 months. Most recently, HIIT Timer was updated on October 6, 2026 and Kado on October 6, 2026.

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