Comparison

Gnome Timer vs Interval Pulse Timer

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

Head to head
About

Gnome Timer

Features
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Gnome Timer is a powerful interval timer app that helps you stay on track with your workouts, meditation, or any timed activities. Features: • Create custom interval timers with multiple intervals • Set repeat counts for longer sessions • Beautiful, intuitive interface • Works when your phone is locked • Live Activity on lock screen and Dynamic Island • Custom beep sounds for interval changes • Background audio support

About

Interval Pulse Timer

Create and run custom interval workouts with named, colored segments and adjustable rounds. Features include audio cues, haptic feedback, and a history tracker. Optimized for focus without distractions.

Highlights
  • Custom interval workouts
  • Apple Watch app integration
  • Live Activity and Dynamic Island support
  • Audio and haptic cues
  • Workout history and habit tracking
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Build your own HIIT workouts and run them with a clean, focused interval timer. Interval Pulse Timer lets you create custom sequences of named, color-coded intervals — work, rest, warm-up, whatever you need — repeat them for as many rounds as you want, and run them with a big countdown ring, sound cues, and haptic feedback so you always know what's next without looking at your phone. FEATURES • Build unlimited custom workouts with named, colored, timed intervals • Apple Watch app — start any workout from your wrist with full run controls, and finished workouts sync back to History on your iPhone • Live Activity — see the current interval, round, and countdown on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island while a workout runs • Optional warm-up and cool-down segments (with their own colors) that run once, not per round • Repeat any workout for 1–99 rounds, or instantly re-run it from the finish screen • Drag to reorder workouts and intervals • Big countdown ring with round progress and "next up" preview • Audio + haptic cues for interval changes and the final countdown • Screen stays awake during a workout • History tab with streaks, weekly totals, and a habit-tracking calendar • Light, Dark, and System appearance • 100% offline — no account, no ads, no tracking. All data stays on your device. Whether it's Tabata, EMOM, or your own custom split, Interval Pulse Timer keeps the workout simple and the setup out of your way.

Screenshots

Gnome Timer4 screens
Interval Pulse Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

Gnome Timer and Interval Pulse Timer are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gnome Timer ships an update every 3 days, Interval Pulse Timer every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and August 6, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Gnome Timer versus Interval Pulse Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGnome TimerInterval Pulse Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNaomi AndersonNha Hoang

In-app purchases

None

Gnome Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Interval Pulse Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gnome Timer free?
Gnome Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Interval Pulse Timer free?
Interval Pulse Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Gnome Timer or Interval Pulse Timer have ads?
Neither Gnome Timer nor Interval Pulse Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gnome Timer or Interval Pulse Timer?
Gnome Timer ships an update every 3 days, and Interval Pulse Timer every 2 days. Most recently, Gnome Timer was updated on September 14, 2026 and Interval Pulse Timer on August 6, 2026.

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