Hyperion Timer vs HIIT Timer & Trainer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hyperion Timer
This interval timer app offers precise timing for various training protocols like Tabata and HIIT. It features a customizable workout builder, stunning animated visuals, and Live Activity integration for seamless tracking without unlocking your phone.
- Customizable interval workouts
- Live Activity on Dynamic Island/Lock Screen
- Exercise-based routine builder
- Animated progress ring
- Built-in workout presets
- Offline functionality
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Hyperion Timer is a beautifully designed interval timer built for serious training. Whether you're doing Tabata, HIIT, EMOM, or your own custom protocol, Hyperion delivers precise timing with stunning visuals — and tracks your workout right on the Dynamic Island. DYNAMIC ISLAND & LOCK SCREEN Your workout lives outside the app. Hyperion pushes a Live Activity to the Dynamic Island and Lock Screen so you can glance at: • Current phase (Warmup, Work, Rest) with color-coded icons • Live countdown timer that ticks in real time • Round progress and exercise name • All without unlocking or switching apps Put your phone down mid-set and still know exactly where you stand. BUILD EXERCISE-BASED WORKOUTS Go beyond simple rounds. Hyperion's workout builder lets you assemble full routines from a library of 45+ exercises: • Browse by category — Upper Body, Lower Body, Core, Cardio, Full Body, Stretch • Configure each exercise independently — sets, duration, rest time • Rename exercises and pick custom icons to make them yours • Drag to reorder with a long press • Scroll-wheel pickers for fast, precise number entry The timer sequences through every exercise automatically — work phases, rest phases, and everything in between. GORGEOUS ANIMATED TIMER Watch the glowing progress ring animate smoothly through each phase. Color gradients shift between warmup, work, and rest to give you instant visual feedback without looking away from your training. BUILT-IN WORKOUT PRESETS Get started immediately with four professionally-designed interval workouts: • Tabata — 20 seconds work, 10 seconds rest for 8 rounds • HIIT Classic — 30 seconds work, 15 seconds rest for 10 rounds • EMOM — Every Minute On the Minute, 50 seconds work, 10 seconds rest • Pyramid — Variable intervals that build up and back down CREATE YOUR OWN WORKOUTS Build unlimited custom workouts tailored to your training style: • Set your own work and rest durations • Choose the number of rounds • Add a warmup countdown • Pick from 10 vibrant color themes • Save and reuse your favorite workouts FULL CONTROL VIA SETTINGS Tune every aspect of the experience: • Keep Screen Awake — Prevent dimming during workouts • Sound Effects — Toggle countdown beeps and phase alerts • Background Audio — Hear alerts even when the app is minimized • Haptic Feedback — Vibration on taps, transitions, and completion • Dynamic Island — Enable or disable Live Activity (iOS) DESIGNED FOR TRAINING Every detail is crafted for gym use: • Large, readable timer display • Countdown beeps for the final 3 seconds of each phase • Haptic feedback on every phase transition • Dark theme reduces eye strain and saves battery • Polished animated launch sequence WORKS COMPLETELY OFFLINE All your data stays on your device. No account required. No internet needed. Just open the app and start training. NO ADS. NO SUBSCRIPTIONS. Hyperion Timer is a one-time download. No recurring fees. No premium tiers. No interruptions. Just a focused tool for focused training. Perfect for: • High-intensity interval training (HIIT) • Tabata workouts • CrossFit & functional fitness • Circuit training • Kettlebell & dumbbell workouts • Bodyweight training • Running intervals • Boxing rounds • Yoga flows • Any timed exercise protocol Download Hyperion Timer and experience the most beautiful way to train with intervals.
HIIT Timer & Trainer
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HIIT Timer & Trainer is a fast, no-nonsense interval timer for HIIT, Tabata, circuits, stretching, and anything else built around "do X seconds, rest Y seconds, repeat N times." On iPhone and Apple Watch — now with a 12-week home workout plan and a stretching plan. WORKOUT PLAN • A 12-week home plan: strength circuits, intervals and easy days, getting a little harder every few weeks. • Every move explained in plain words — no jargon, no guessing. "12 times", "each leg", "hold 30 seconds". • Strength moves wait for you to tap DONE; intervals have their own hard and easy tones and haptics. • Track your weekly weight and monthly waist alongside the plan. • Personal Plan (one-time purchase): answer six quick questions and get a plan built around your goal, your days and your time — then change any of it by hand, including knee-friendly moves. FLEXIBILITY PLAN — NEW • A second 12-week plan: daily stretching, about 15 minutes, to touch your toes again and squat deep with heels down. CIRCUITS • Comes with a ready-made Full Body circuit — try it, then build your own. • Build your own workout: named exercises, each with its own duration, repeated over rounds. • HIIT Timer & Trainer calls out every exercise — "Squats", "Plank" — so you never have to look at the screen. • Optional warm-up and cool-down phases bookend any workout, circuits and classic sets alike. LOCK SCREEN & DYNAMIC ISLAND • Your running timer lives on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island: current exercise, set counter, and remaining time at a glance. iPHONE • Three things on the screen: sets, exercise duration, rest duration. Plus or minus to dial each one. Long-press +/− to auto-repeat. • Five preset slots — four built-in (8×20/10, 6×40/20, 5×1m/15, 4×3m/1m) and one fully customisable. • Audio cues that actually help: a rising-pitch tick every second, a higher beep every 5 seconds, plus a voice announcement on a configurable interval ("3 minutes 20 seconds remaining"). Off, every 10s, or every 30s. • Pause / resume / stop, with a clear "next phase" hint so you always know what's coming. • Set rest to 0 for self-paced circuits — HIIT Timer & Trainer waits for you to tap CONTINUE before the next set. • Keeps running when the screen is locked, audio coming through your speaker or headphones. • Siri and Shortcuts: say "Start a HIIT Timer & Trainer workout" — works from the Action Button too. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS • A monthly calendar marks every day you finished a workout. • Streaks, a 12-week trend chart, and 15 achievements to unlock. • Home Screen widget with your current streak and this week's workouts. • Optional daily reminder at your chosen time — it knows your streak and what's at stake. • iCloud sync: progress and achievements follow you across your devices. • Apple Health: finished sessions can be saved as HIIT workouts. Off by default. APPLE WATCH • Start, pause, and stop workouts from your wrist — no need to fish your phone out mid-set. • Workouts finished on the watch count on your iPhone calendar too. • Voice announcements over AirPods. • Haptic cues every 5 seconds and on phase transitions, so you can train without headphones and still feel the cadence. FREE, WITH TWO OPTIONAL ONE-TIME PURCHASES The timer, the built-in presets, the calendar, the Apple Watch app and reading the plans are free. No subscription, ever. Two optional one-time purchases: • Your Presets & Circuits — save your own presets and build your own circuits. • Your Training Plans — run the 12-week and stretching plans, get a plan made for you, edit it by hand. PRIVACY No accounts. No analytics. No ads. Your settings, plan and workout history live on your devices and in your own iCloud — nowhere else. Apple Health is written only if you switch it on, and never read. WHY HIIT Timer & Trainer Most workout apps want a subscription and your data. HIIT Timer & Trainer wants neither. Open it, dial in the workout — or follow the plan — hit START, train, close it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: HIIT Timer & Trainer at Free against Hyperion Timer's $0.99. Hyperion Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
HIIT Timer & Trainer is free to download; Hyperion Timer costs $0.99 up front. HIIT Timer & Trainer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Hyperion Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Hyperion Timer | HIIT Timer & Trainer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Phoenix Strategies LLC | Anton Popov |
In-app purchases
Hyperion Timer
No in-app purchases
HIIT Timer & Trainer
- Unlock presets$0.99
- Your Training Plans$2.99
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