Comparison

TRounds vs Mariabs · Interval Timer

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

Head to head
About

TRounds

Features
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Stop wasting time fumbling with a stopwatch. TRounds is the interval timer that serious athletes actually use — obsessively precise, brutally simple, and built to push you harder. Whether you're crushing Tabata, boxing rounds, or designing your own custom protocol, TRounds keeps you locked in. Big, color-coded countdowns. Haptic feedback on every phase change. Audio cues that fire the moment each interval switches — so your eyes stay on the work, not the screen. And when the session ends, the data tells the whole story. A 365-day heatmap shows every workout you've completed. Streak counters keep you honest. Completion rates reveal the truth. Weekly bar charts track your momentum. No cloud. No account. No excuses — everything lives on your device, private by default. --- 6 BATTLE-TESTED PRESETS --- Classic Tabata: 20s on / 10s off / 8 rounds. The original protocol that changed fitness forever. HIIT Beginner: 30s on / 30s off / 6 rounds. The perfect starting point. Fight Club: 45s on / 15s off / 10 rounds. Train like a fighter. Endurance Beast: 60s on / 20s off / 12 rounds. Build serious stamina. Quick Burn: 15s on / 5s off / 16 rounds. Fast and absolutely furious. Boxing: 3 min rounds / 1 min rest / 12 rounds. Classic gym-style training. --- BUILD YOUR OWN --- Create unlimited custom presets. Set work time (5-300s), rest time (5-60s), and rounds (1-30) exactly the way your training demands. Save them. Use them every session. --- SMART ANALYTICS --- - 365-day workout heatmap calendar - 12-week activity bar chart - Current streak and longest streak - Total sessions and total time trained - Completion rate tracking - Expandable recent session history --- BUILT DIFFERENT --- - Zero accounts. Zero cloud. Zero tracking. - All data stored on-device, permanently private. - Background audio so the timer keeps firing even when your screen locks. - Dark, distraction-free UI designed for the gym floor, not the boardroom. Download free. Train harder.

About

Mariabs · Interval Timer

Features
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Mariabs is a sharp, minimal interval timer for anyone who trains in rounds — tabata, HIIT, EMOM, circuits, or your own custom intervals. Set your prepare, work, rest, cycles, blocks, and block-rest durations in seconds. Press the white play button. Mariabs counts you in, calls out each phase, and chimes the final 3-2-1 of every interval so you can keep your eyes on what you're doing instead of on the screen. WHAT YOU GET • Six adjustable parameters: prepare, work, rest, cycles per block, number of blocks, and rest between blocks • Voice cues for every transition: "Prepare", "Work", "Rest", and "Block complete — get ready for the next" • Distinct musical chimes per phase, generated on-device, synced with light haptics • 3-2-1 countdown ticks before each phase change • Big, monochrome timer dial with a subtle progress ring tinted to the current phase • Cycle and block progress shown at all times so you always know where you are • Plays over whatever you're already listening to — music, podcasts, anything — and lowers it only for the moment Mariabs speaks • Stays awake automatically while a workout is running • Settings remembered between launches DESIGNED TO STAY OUT OF THE WAY The screen is dark, glanceable from across a gym, and built around one button. There are no menus, no levels, no streaks, no badges, no analytics. You configure once, then press play. PRIVACY Mariabs collects nothing. No account. No email. No analytics. No tracking. Your settings stay on your device. The privacy policy is one page; you can read it before you tap install. NO ADS Mariabs has no ads, no in-app purchases, and no premium tier. No account required.

Screenshots

TRounds4 screens
Mariabs · Interval Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TRounds at every 2 days against Mariabs · Interval Timer's every 6 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TRounds ships an update every 2 days, Mariabs · Interval Timer every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
TRounds versus Mariabs · Interval Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTRoundsMariabs · Interval Timer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.2
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOleksii VasylenkoPER MAGNE HELSETH

In-app purchases

None

TRounds

No in-app purchases

None

Mariabs · Interval Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TRounds free?
TRounds is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mariabs · Interval Timer free?
Mariabs · Interval Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TRounds or Mariabs · Interval Timer have ads?
Neither TRounds nor Mariabs · Interval Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TRounds or Mariabs · Interval Timer?
TRounds ships an update every 2 days, and Mariabs · Interval Timer every 6 days. Most recently, TRounds was updated on October 7, 2026 and Mariabs · Interval Timer on October 8, 2026.

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