Comparison

Circuit Timer vs Interval Timer · HIIT & Yoga

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

Head to head
About

Circuit Timer

Create custom interval training routines for HIIT, Tabata, and circuit workouts. Features precise timing, voice cues, and haptic feedback. Integrates with Apple Watch and Apple Health for comprehensive tracking.

Highlights
  • Customizable interval creation
  • Voice and haptic feedback
  • Full-screen player with progress ring
  • Music integration
  • Apple Watch app
  • Apple Health integration
  • Workout history tracking
Features
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Build your own interval circuits for HIIT, Tabata, boxing rounds, EMOM and circuit training, then run them with precise timing, voice announcements, sounds and haptics. CREATE YOUR PERFECT WORKOUT Design circuits with unlimited intervals, each with its own name, duration and alarm sound. Repeat single intervals or the whole circuit, by count or for a set time. Choose from 24 alarm sounds, a spoken countdown, or both. STAY IN THE ZONE A full-screen player with a progress ring, countdown and interval timeline keeps you focused. The final seconds of each interval pulse so you're ready for what's next, and voice announcements call out each interval by name, so you never have to look at your screen. TRAIN WITH YOUR MUSIC Interval sounds play over your music instead of pausing it. The current interval and countdown stay on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, and cues keep working through phone calls. Start any circuit hands-free with Siri. APPLE WATCH Run circuits from your wrist with live heart rate, heart rate zones, active calories and a tap at every interval change. Starting a workout on your iPhone? Your watch follows along with the same taps and your heart rate. A Smart Stack card keeps the current interval in view, even with the app closed. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS See your workout history with streaks, completion stats and total training time. Save workouts to Apple Health as High Intensity Interval Training. FREE TO START • 1 circuit with every feature: alarms, haptics, voice and history CORE UPGRADE • Unlimited circuits • iCloud sync across your devices • Apple Health PRO UPGRADE • Everything in Core • Apple Watch app Both upgrades are one-time purchases. No subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Interval Timer · HIIT & Yoga

Create custom interval workouts for various activities like HIIT, yoga, and boxing. The app manages countdowns, cues, and music playback, with a history tracker and Apple ecosystem integration. It offers a one-time purchase with no ads or subscriptions.

Highlights
  • Custom interval workout builder
  • AI-powered routine generation
  • Full-screen live timer with cues
  • Apple Watch and Apple TV integration
  • HealthKit logging
  • Workout history and stats
  • Music playlist integration
Features
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Build any interval workout in a minute, or describe it and let AI build it for you — free, no account. Then put your phone down and train — the timer handles the countdowns, the cues, the music, and your history. Boxing rounds, HIIT, Tabata, yoga flows, kettlebell circuits, mobility sessions — one timer runs them all, on iPhone, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and any AirPlay-compatible screen. Live heart rate on the iPhone and on the TV when you cast. One-time purchase. No subscription. No ads. No tracking. $4.99 at launch, $7.99 regular price. Pay once and the app is yours — every feature, every device, forever. Built for everyone who's tired of timers that pause your music between intervals, lock saved routines behind a paywall, or interrupt your workout with full-screen ads you can't close. — BUILD ANY WORKOUT — • Custom routine builder: stack cards of work intervals and rest • Drag to reorder • Large library of exercise icons so every card is recognizable mid-set • Color-coded cards: lime, coral, lavender, peach, mint, sky and more • Built-in gallery of HIIT, Tabata, cardio, mobility, combat, sports, and outdoor routines — clone and customize — DURING THE WORKOUT — • Full-screen live timer with a preview of the next card • Configurable pre-roll "get ready" countdown • Audio cues at halfway, ten-seconds-out, and final three seconds • Per-card cue overrides — silence individual phases without touching the rest • Distinct haptic patterns for each cue — feel timing through gloves or headphones • Keep-screen-awake setting • Pair an Apple Music playlist to a routine — plays, pauses, resumes alongside the timer • HealthKit logging with the right workout type (HIIT, strength, yoga, cycling, and more) — HISTORY & STATS — • Seven-week activity heatmap. Tap any day to drill in. • Current and all-time-best streaks; total sessions; total minutes • Full session history — completed, abandoned, or paused — APPLE ECOSYSTEM — • Apple Watch app: start, pause, end from your wrist, with live heart rate • Phone ↔ Watch mirroring — start on one, finish on the other • Apple TV app for the big screen, driven by the Siri Remote • AirPlay to any compatible TV for a full-screen workout dashboard • Live heart rate from your Apple Watch shown on the iPhone timer and on the TV when casting • Live Activity and Dynamic Island for the active timer • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for one-tap routine launch • iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch • Background audio stays on — the timer never goes silent — SHARE — • Generate a shareable workout link for any routine • Friends open it in a browser and import in one tap — CUSTOMIZE — • Light and dark mode • In-app language switching: English, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese • Granular sound pickers for start, end, per-phase cues

Screenshots

Circuit Timer3 screens
Interval Timer · HIIT & Yoga4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Interval Timer · HIIT & Yoga at 4.2 against Circuit Timer's 2.0. Interval Timer · HIIT & Yoga also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1). Circuit Timer's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs paid). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Circuit Timer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Interval Timer · HIIT & Yoga sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Interval Timer · HIIT & Yoga holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Interval Timer · HIIT & Yoga has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Circuit Timer ships an update every 6 weeks, Interval Timer · HIIT & Yoga every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Circuit Timer versus Interval Timer · HIIT & Yoga: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCircuit TimerInterval Timer · HIIT & Yoga
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings)4.2 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings16 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLawman Services, LLCGuram Kajaia

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Circuit Timer

One-time2
  • Core$2.99
  • Pro$4.99
1 purchases

Interval Timer · HIIT & Yoga

One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$7.99

Questions

Is Circuit Timer free?
Circuit Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Interval Timer · HIIT & Yoga free?
Interval Timer · HIIT & Yoga is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Circuit Timer or Interval Timer · HIIT & Yoga?
Interval Timer · HIIT & Yoga is rated higher. Circuit Timer averages 2.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Interval Timer · HIIT & Yoga averages 4.2 from 6 ratings.
Do Circuit Timer or Interval Timer · HIIT & Yoga have ads?
Neither Circuit Timer nor Interval Timer · HIIT & Yoga shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Circuit Timer or Interval Timer · HIIT & Yoga?
Circuit Timer ships an update every 6 weeks, and Interval Timer · HIIT & Yoga every 4 weeks. Most recently, Circuit Timer was updated on October 31, 2026 and Interval Timer · HIIT & Yoga on November 5, 2026.

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