Comparison

Interval Pal vs Setlap

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

Head to head
About

Interval Pal

Features
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A round timer and interval timer for boxing, MMA, Muay Thai, HIIT and Tabata. Big countdown, cues you can hear over your music, and it keeps running with your phone locked. Set it up in seconds Choose your work and rest times, exercises per round, rounds, rest between rounds and a get-ready countdown. The total time shows straight away. Tap play and go. Easy to read mid-set • Big countdown digits and a bold color for each phase, readable from across the room • The screen stays on for the whole workout • Pause, skip forward or back, or restart whenever you like Cues you can hear • 3-2-1 beeps and different sounds for work and rest • Plays on silent and over your music or podcast • Your music dips for a moment at each cue, and can stay low through short intervals • A boxing bell at the start and end of every round in boxing workouts • A 10-second warning before each work interval of a minute or more ends • Vibration too, if you like Locked phone, still on time Lock your iPhone and the cues keep playing on time, with a live countdown on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. Your workouts, your way • Ten built-in workouts: Amateur Boxing, Pro Boxing, MMA, Muay Thai, Classic Tabata, HIIT Standard, EMOM Style, Quick Burn, Endurance Builder and Strength Intervals • Save your own workouts and start any of them in one tap, or put one on the Timer to tweak it first • Share workouts with friends by link • Home Screen quick actions to jump straight in Track your progress • Workout history with trends over 7, 30 and 90 days • Apple Health: workouts are saved to Health, and heart rate and calories recorded by your Apple Watch show in your summary • Your Pal gets stronger: finish workouts to level your Pal up from Rookie to Champion, and your Home Screen icon changes with it Make it yours • 16 color themes and custom timer colors • Works on iPhone Duo, with layouts for both screens • Supports Dynamic Type, VoiceOver and Reduce Motion Your workouts stay on your iPhone. No account, no ads. SUBSCRIPTION Interval Pal needs a subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase to run workouts. Start with a 7-day free trial of the yearly plan, or choose a monthly subscription or lifetime. Prices are shown in the app before you buy. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase, or when a free trial ends. You can manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. Any unused part of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://intervalpal.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Setlap

Features
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Tap a routine. Put the phone down. Move. Setlap is an interval timer for people who train alone. The whole screen changes color for work and rest, the numbers are big enough to read from the floor, and sound and vibration tell you when to switch — so you never have to touch the screen mid-set. ā–  One tap to start Tabata, HIIT 40/20, EMOM, Circuit and Boxing are ready on first launch. Tap a row and the timer runs. No setup screen in between. ā–  Boxing and MMA rounds The Boxing preset runs six 3-minute rounds with 1-minute rest. For MMA, Muay Thai or BJJ, change the work time, rest time and number of sets. Choose the Bell sound set for a bell-like cue. ā–  Build as many routines as you want Prepare, work, rest, sets, rounds, rest between rounds and cooldown. Duplicate, reorder and edit freely. There is no limit on the number of routines. ā–  You don't need to look Orange means work. Bone white means rest. Blue means the long rest between rounds. A three-two-one beep counts down the end of every interval, with matching vibration. ā–  Keeps going with the screen locked Lock the phone or switch apps and the cues keep sounding. The current interval and the time left stay on your lock screen. ā–  Plays nicely with your music Your music keeps playing. Setlap lowers it only for the moment a cue sounds, then brings it back. You can turn that off. ā–  Three sound sets Clean, Wood and Bell. Pick the one you can hear over your playlist. ā–  Simple controls Pause, previous interval, next interval. Hold to end, so a sweaty thumb can't stop your workout by accident. ā–  Privacy Your routines and settings are stored only on your device. There is no account and no sign-up. Setlap is free and supported by ads. There are no subscriptions, no in-app purchases, no locked features and no usage limits. A banner sits at the top of the workout screen, away from the controls, and there are no pop-up ads that interrupt a workout. Cue sounds play even when the silent switch is on, so you don't miss an interval. Use the volume buttons to adjust them. Setlap is a timer. It does not give medical or training advice.

Screenshots

Interval Pal4 screens
Setlap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Setlap at none against Interval Pal's 6. Setlap also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Interval Pal's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Interval Pal sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. Setlap asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Interval Pal ships an update every 3 weeks, Setlap weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Interval Pal versus Setlap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInterval PalSetlap
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPROMETHIC LABS PTY LTDchanghyeon lee

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Interval Pal

Subscriptions4
  • Interval Pal Pro Monthly$2.491 Month
  • Interval Pal Pro Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Interval Pal Pro Yearly7 Days trial$12.991 Year
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  • Interval Pal Pro Yearly1 Year trial$12.991 Year
One-time2
  • Interval Pal Pro Lifetime$19.99
  • Interval Pal Pro Lifetime$24.99
None

Setlap

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Interval Pal free?
Interval Pal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Setlap free?
Setlap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Interval Pal or Setlap have ads?
Setlap shows ads; Interval Pal does not.
Which is updated more often, Interval Pal or Setlap?
Interval Pal ships an update every 3 weeks, and Setlap weekly. Most recently, Interval Pal was updated on November 9, 2026 and Setlap on November 10, 2026.

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