Comparison

Countdown & Interval Timer vs Loopa

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

Head to head
About

Countdown & Interval Timer

This app offers a versatile timer for various tasks, including focus sessions, training intervals, and everyday countdowns. Customize timers, run multiple simultaneously, and monitor progress with home screen widgets and live activities. Sync across devices via iCloud and enjoy a clean, ad-free interface.

Highlights
  • Multiple timer types (Pomodoro, Interval, Step)
  • Customizable countdowns
  • Run multiple timers simultaneously
  • Home screen widgets and Live Activities
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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Countdown & Interval Timer is a powerful, clean timer app for focus, training, cooking, routines, and everyday countdowns. Build the timer that fits the task, run multiple at once, and stay on track with widgets and Live Activities. TIMER TYPES • Timer: Simple countdown for anything. • Quick Timer: Fast one-tap timers for common durations. • Pomodoro Timer: Focus and break cycles for deep work and study. • Interval Timer: Warm-ups, work/rest intervals, rounds and sets for training. • Step Timer: Build a multi-step schedule for routines and complex workflows. REMINDERS AND ALERTS Get notified when a timer or segment ends with notifications and optional alarm delivery (availability depends on device and system settings). WIDGETS AND LIVE ACTIVITIES See active timers and countdowns on your Home Screen and Lock Screen, with Dynamic Island support where available. SYNC AND CLEAN UI • iCloud sync keeps timers and events consistent across your devices (requires the same Apple ID). • No ads. • Designed for speed: create, start, and manage timers without friction. PRO / SUBSCRIPTION Timers Pro offers optional in-app purchases (including subscription options) to unlock premium features. Pricing and availability may vary by region. Terms of Service (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://tingogo.com/privacy/timers

About

Loopa

Features
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Loopa is an interval timer that lets you build any repeating routine. Use it for workouts and running, or for meditation and Pomodoro-style study and focus sessions — anywhere you repeat timed steps. ■ Build your plan, your way - Arrange blocks like "Warm-up → Main set → Cool-down" - Set a repeat count for each block - Loop the entire plan as many times as you like (e.g. run the whole menu 3 times) ■ By time or by distance - Each step can be set by duration or by distance - Distance steps are measured automatically with GPS — build running menus like "run 400m, walk 200m" - See your distance and pace in real time - Plans that don't use GPS never access your location ■ Follow along without looking at the screen - Voice announcements for step changes and countdowns - Hear what's coming up before each step ends - Keeps running in the background — leave your phone in your pocket - Live Activity support: see your progress on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, and pause or resume right there ■ Sound the way you want it - Announce out loud, mark the steps with tones, both, or neither — set per plan - Five tones to pick from (Beep, Music box, Marimba, Chime, Wood block), with a preview in Settings - Pick a separate sound for reaching the end of a plan - Add a tempo (BPM) click to any step when you want a steady rhythm - Play a playlist from your own music library on any block — keep the warm-up quiet and save the music for the main set - Voice and tones stay audible over the music - Pick the announcement voice from the ones on your iPhone, and turn cue volume down in five steps - For songs where the vocals drown it out, the music can pause just while an announcement is spoken ■ Your sessions add up - Every plan you run is recorded automatically on the Stats tab - Sessions and total time for the month, plus which days you showed up - Log meditation to the Health app as Mindful Minutes - Export the history as a CSV file ■ Quick to start, yours to color - Start from a template: HIIT, a distance run, a run/walk interval, meditation, Pomodoro - Line up the plans you use often in a Home Screen widget and open one with a tap - "Start my run in Loopa" — begin a plan with Siri or from the Shortcuts app - Combine a base and an accent to recolor the app — every pairing tuned for light and dark - Card-based layout, with a large, clear display of the current step while you work out - The screen stays awake during a session ■ Privacy first - No account required - Your plans are stored only on your device and in your own iCloud — no one else, including us, can access them - Your location is never sent anywhere - We only write to the Health app, and never read from it - Your music library is read only to list and play your playlists — nothing about your music leaves your device - Anonymous usage data tells us which features get used. No advertising identifier, no tracking across other apps or websites — and you can turn it off in Settings ■ Free and Premium The free tier lets you keep up to 2 active plans. Everything that makes it a timer — blocks, loops, distance steps, voice announcements, tone-only mode, per-block music, the widget, Siri, stats, CSV export — is available. With Premium (subscription): - Create and save unlimited plans - Restore archived plans without limits - Sort plans into categories - Combine any base and accent to build your own colors - Extra tones for the cues (Chime, Wood block) and the Gong finish sound - A tempo (BPM) click per step Choose a monthly plan or a yearly plan with a 1-week free trial. Daily training or deep-focus work sessions — let Loopa count your repeats. ■ Links - Privacy Policy: https://cabana-inc.com/en/app-privacy-policy/ - Terms of Service: https://cabana-inc.com/en/app-term-of-service/

Screenshots

Countdown & Interval Timer4 screens
Loopa4 screens

Verdict

The call

Countdown & Interval Timer and Loopa 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. Countdown & Interval Timer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Loopa sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown & Interval Timer ships an update every 5 days, Loopa every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Countdown & Interval Timer versus Loopa: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown & Interval TimerLoopa
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTingogo IncCabana.Inc

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Countdown & Interval Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime Premium$19.99
  • Lifetime Premium$39.99
2 purchases

Loopa

Subscriptions2
  • プレミアム(月額)$1.991 Month
  • プレミアム(年額)7 Days trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Countdown & Interval Timer free?
Countdown & Interval Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Loopa free?
Loopa is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Countdown & Interval Timer or Loopa have ads?
Neither Countdown & Interval Timer nor Loopa shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown & Interval Timer or Loopa?
Countdown & Interval Timer ships an update every 5 days, and Loopa every 4 days. Most recently, Countdown & Interval Timer was updated on October 31, 2026 and Loopa on October 31, 2026.

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