Comparison

Orya Timer vs Interval

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

Head to head
About

Orya Timer

Features
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Orya is a beautifully simple interval timer for any time-based workout: HIIT, circuit training, stretching, calisthenics, planks, or physiotherapy routines. Set your work, rest, and warm-up phases, name your exercises, and let Orya guide you through the entire session — hands-free, with voice announcements and haptic cues. WORKOUT BUILDER • Warm-up, work, rest, round breaks — every phase fully customizable • Per-exercise durations and names (with muscle-group templates) • Bilateral exercises with automatic side-switch countdown • Multiple rounds with recovery breaks • Optional reps and weight targets per exercise VOICE & SOUND GUIDANCE • Spoken phase announcements in English, Italian, German, French, Portuguese, and Chinese • "3, 2, 1" countdown and halfway cues • Beep mode or fully silent mode • Music ducking: your playlist keeps playing, Orya just lowers it briefly LIVE ACTIVITIES • Full countdown on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Pause state and remaining time always visible at a glance BUILT FOR TRAINING • Big, readable timer with phase-colored progress ring • Adjust time on the fly with +/āˆ’ buttons • Skip, repeat, or pause any phase instantly • Screen stays awake during workouts • Keeps running in the background SHARE YOUR WORKOUTS • Export any workout as a file and share it with friends • Print-ready PDF export of your training plan PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no ads, no analytics, no data collection • Everything stays on your device Download Orya and turn any space into your gym.

About

Interval

Features
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Interval is a fast, focused timer for HIIT, Tabata, EMOM, circuits, boxing rounds and any work/rest training you do. Set your work, rest and rounds — or start from a ready-made preset — and press start. A big, glanceable timer with color-coded phases and audio, voice and haptic cues keeps you on pace without staring at the screen. ON YOUR WRIST • A full Apple Watch app — start and run any of your workouts from your wrist • Live sync — start on iPhone and it opens on your Watch instantly, and the other way around • Pause, skip or end on either device and the other follows along • Haptic cues on every phase change, so you can train without looking BUILT FOR TRAINING • Work, rest and rounds you control, with round rests between sets • Tabata, HIIT and EMOM presets to start from • A clean preview of the whole workout before you begin • Gym circuits, boxing rounds, sprint intervals, stretching, physio sets — anything that runs on a clock STAY LOCKED IN • A large timer with color-coded WORK / REST phases • Two-tier progress: where you are in the round and in the whole workout • Audio beeps and an optional voice cue on every phase change and the last 3 seconds • Haptic feedback so you can train heads-down • Keeps running with the screen locked and in the background LOCK SCREEN & DYNAMIC ISLAND • A Live Activity shows the current phase and countdown on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island YOURS, AND PRIVATE • No account, no sign-up • No tracking, no ads, no data collection — everything stays on your device SIMPLE PRICING Use Interval free for up to 15 workouts with every feature unlocked. A single one-time purchase — Interval Pro — removes the limit forever and unlocks accent themes. No subscription, ever. Questions or feedback? Email interval@klimakov.me

Screenshots

Orya Timer4 screens
Interval4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Orya Timer at none against Interval's 1. Interval's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Interval sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Orya Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Orya Timer versus Interval: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrya TimerInterval
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGiovanni MonacoOLEG KLIMAKOV

In-app purchases

None

Orya Timer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Interval

One-time1
  • Interval Pro$6.99

Questions

Is Orya Timer free?
Orya Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Interval free?
Interval is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Orya Timer or Interval have ads?
Neither Orya Timer nor Interval shows ads.

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