Intervals vs FlowTimer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Intervals
Design personalized interval timers for workouts, study, or cooking. This minimalist app offers a clean interface, background operation, and customizable blocks with sounds and vibrations. Save and share your timer programs easily.
- Create unlimited custom timer programs
- Multiple blocks with custom names, durations, and colors
- Repeat counts for blocks or programs
- Transition sounds and haptic feedback
- Background operation and screen awake option
- Export and import timer programs
- Offline functionality
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Create custom, minimalist interval timers for any purpose: Whether you're timing workouts, meditation sessions, cooking, study blocks, or routines. **Build Interval Timer Programs** Create flexible programs with multiple blocks, each with its own name, duration, and color. Arrange them in any order, set repeat counts, and start your session with a single tap. **Simple & Minimalist** A clean, focused interface shows you exactly what you need: a large countdown, the current block, and simple controls without distractions. **Works in the Background** Start your timer and put your phone aside. You'll hear a sound and feel a vibration when blocks change — even with the screen off. **Features** • Create unlimited custom timer programs • Add multiple blocks with custom names, durations, and colors • Set repeat counts for individual blocks or entire programs • Choose from multiple transition sounds • Haptic feedback for block transitions • Keep screen awake during sessions • Export and import your programs • Works offline — no account required **Private by Design** No accounts. No ads. No tracking. All your data stays on your device.
FlowTimer
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See your remaining time at a glance — a bold number, a full-screen segment meter, and color that shifts as time runs out. A minimal, focused visual timer for iPhone and iPad. WHY YOU'LL USE IT • Study or work sessions, including Pomodoro-style intervals • Kids' routines, classrooms, and special-needs support — make "how much longer" visible • Anyone who finds it hard to sense time passing • Cooking, workouts, breaks — anything you need to time • You just want a clean, satisfying timer with nothing extra FEATURES • Wall-clock accurate countdown — stays correct even after returning from the background • Full-screen segment meter shows remaining time at a glance • Smooth color shift as time runs low (teal → amber → orange → red) • Interval mode for repeating work/break cycles (Pomodoro-style) • Weekly report to review how you've been using your time • Live Activity and Lock Screen support to track progress at a glance • Home Screen widget — start a saved timer with one tap • Notification, sound, and haptic feedback when time's up • Built for iPhone and iPad, in English and Japanese A no-frills timer you can actually rely on. TERMS & PRIVACY • Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ • Privacy Policy: https://flow-timer.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FlowTimer at none against Intervals's 1. Intervals's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Intervals sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FlowTimer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Intervals ships an update weekly, FlowTimer every 11 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Intervals | FlowTimer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 11 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SIMON RAYMOND SCHOEN | CLEARBIX WORKS |
In-app purchases
Intervals
- Intervals Pro$4.99
FlowTimer
No in-app purchases









