Comparison

BeLoop vs Interval Timer | HIIT Training

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

Head to head
About

BeLoop

Features
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A voice in your corner calling the combos, and a timer that keeps the round honest. BeLoop coaches boxing, Muay Thai and kickboxing out loud while you work, then times everything else you train. No ads on Pro. No subscription required. COMBAT COACHING • A coach calls combinations out loud while you move, so your eyes stay off the phone • Boxing, Muay Thai and kickboxing, each with its own strikes: low kicks and teeps, knees and elbows • Four levels, from five-punch beginner combinations to expert sequences • Set the pace: relaxed, steady, or fast • Shadowboxing mode for continuous combos with no rounds at all PUNCH INTENSITY, FROM YOUR APPLE WATCH • Every punch scored 0 to 1000 against your own calibration, so the number means something to you • Peak acceleration in m/s2, measured on your wrist • Live count and power while you work, kept in your history afterwards • Fifteen calibration punches set your light, medium and hard SIX TIMER MODES • Tabata: 20s work, 10s rest, eight rounds • EMOM: every minute on the minute • AMRAP: as many rounds as possible against a cap • Interval: any work and rest, any rounds and sets • Countdown and Stopwatch for everything else BUILT FOR TRAINING, NOT FOR LOOKING AT • Voice announcements and distinct haptics for every phase change • Audio countdown at 3-2-1 before each transition • Custom program builder: chain modes, name them, start them again in one tap • Full history with streaks, weekly totals and session comparison • Dark theme built for gym lighting ON YOUR WRIST • Apple Watch, standalone: start a session without your iPhone • Call combos from the watch itself • Phase-colored ring, haptics and voice cues at a glance • Live heart rate and zones on the timer face, kept in your history PRO • No ads, on any screen, ever • Live timer on your Lock Screen and while the screen is off • Kickboxing and Muay Thai, and the advanced and expert combinations • Pay once and own it, or subscribe. Either way the ads go and stay gone. FOR • Boxing, Muay Thai, kickboxing and MMA rounds • Heavy bag and shadowboxing work • CrossFit WODs and HIIT • Circuit training and strength rest periods • Anything that runs on intervals Boxing is free, including beginner and intermediate combinations. Start there. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Interval Timer | HIIT Training

Features
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Easy to use interval timer for iPhone and Apple Watch. Set the number of series, train time and rest time, with a colorful interface that makes the current state of the timer easy to read at a glance. Build your own workouts: - Repeat blocks you can nest to create rounds within rounds - Custom phases, each with its own name, color, sound and vibration - Drag and drop to reorder phases and blocks - Save workouts as presets and reuse them anytime - Presets sync between your phone and your Apple Watch - Sign in to back up your timers, settings and sounds and pick them up on your other devices (Pro) Keep training with the screen off: the timer keeps running in the background and alerts you at every phase change. Perfect for any of your training activities: - HIIT Training - Tabata - Circuit training - Pomodoro ...and more. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

BeLoop4 screens
Interval Timer | HIIT Training4 screens

Verdict

The call

BeLoop and Interval Timer | HIIT Training 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. BeLoop sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Interval Timer | HIIT Training sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BeLoop ships an update every 3 weeks, Interval Timer | HIIT Training every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
BeLoop versus Interval Timer | HIIT Training: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeLoopInterval Timer | HIIT Training
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIMRE KASZABLS PROGRAMACAO LTDA

In-app purchases

2 purchases

BeLoop

Subscriptions1
  • Beloop Pro$3.991 Month
One-time1
  • Remove Ads$14.99
3 purchases

Interval Timer | HIIT Training

Subscriptions2
  • Interval Timer Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Interval Timer Pro Annual7 Days trial$11.991 Year
One-time1
  • Interval Timer Pro Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is BeLoop free?
BeLoop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Interval Timer | HIIT Training free?
Interval Timer | HIIT Training is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BeLoop or Interval Timer | HIIT Training have ads?
Both BeLoop and Interval Timer | HIIT Training show ads.
Which is updated more often, BeLoop or Interval Timer | HIIT Training?
BeLoop ships an update every 3 weeks, and Interval Timer | HIIT Training every 11 days. Most recently, BeLoop was updated on October 4, 2026 and Interval Timer | HIIT Training on October 1, 2026.

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