Comparison

Interval Timer vs Kado

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

Head to head
About

Interval Timer

Features
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Transform your workouts with Interval Timer – the beautifully designed, feature-rich timer built for athletes, fitness enthusiasts, and personal trainers. QUICK START IN SECONDS Jump straight into your workout with intuitive controls. Set work and rest durations, number of exercises, rounds, and rest between rounds – all from one elegant screen. Your total workout time calculates automatically. CUSTOMISABLE WORKOUT ROUNDS Put multiple work and rest events in each round, re-order them to fit your needs. BUILT-IN WORKOUT PRESETS Get started instantly with popular training methods: - Tabata (20s work / 10s rest) - EMOM (Every Minute on the Minute) - 30:15:10:5 Progressive Intervals - Boxing - And more... SAVE YOUR CUSTOM WORKOUTS Create and save unlimited workout templates. Add warm-up and cool-down periods, build complex interval sequences, and reload your favorites with one tap. AUDIO CUES THAT KEEP YOU FOCUSED Never miss a transition with clear beep cues and spoken countdowns (3, 2, 1). Audio plays through silent mode so you can focus on your form, not your phone. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS View your workout history with detailed analytics and a visual calendar. See your streaks, total workout time, and repeat past workouts with a single tap. PT MODE FOR TRAINERS Perfect for personal trainers and coaches. Switch to PT Mode and workouts won't count toward your personal stats – ideal when demonstrating exercises for clients. THOUGHTFUL FEATURES - Daily workout reminders - Keep screen awake during workouts - Auto-pause when backgrounded - Works beautifully on iPhone and iPad - Landscape and portrait support for iPad Whether you're doing HIIT at home, timing circuits at the gym, or coaching clients, Interval Timer gives you the flexibility and polish you need to train smarter. For Terms of Use, please visit https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ For Privacy Policy, please visit https://parallelconcepts.co/intervaltimer-privacy-policy Download now and take control of your intervals.

About

Kado

Features
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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 intervalsβ€”never after the final interval. FEATURES β€’ Save and reorder reusable routines β€’ Clear, glanceable countdown in portrait or landscape β€’ Pause, resume, skip, restart, and repeat β€’ Sounds, haptics, and transition notifications β€’ Light, dark, and system appearance β€’ Dynamic Type and VoiceOver support β€’ English, German, French, Polish, and Dutch β€’ No accounts, ads, analytics, or cloud services Kado works completely offline. Your routines stay on your iPhone.

Screenshots

Interval Timer4 screens
Kado4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kado at none against Interval Timer's 2. Kado also leads on ads (none vs shown). Interval Timer's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Interval Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Kado asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences Β· 2 level
Interval Timer versus Kado: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInterval TimerKado
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksβ€”
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size51 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNadim ElsayedJan Lennartz

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Interval Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium3 Days trial$19.991 Year
None

Kado

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Interval Timer free?
Interval Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kado free?
Kado is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Interval Timer or Kado have ads?
Interval Timer shows ads; Kado does not.

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