Comparison

Anima Apnea vs HIIT Timer

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

Head to head
About

Anima Apnea

Features
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Anima Apnea is your training companion for static apnea. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced freediver, the app guides you through every session. STATIC APNEA TIMER Precise timer with diaphragm contraction markers. Log your RPE, sensations, and add notes after each attempt. CO₂ & O₂ TABLES Classic training tables with fully customizable times. Track your progress round by round with clear visual feedback. BREATHING EXERCISES Guided patterns including AIDA, Box Breathing, 4-7-8, and custom sessions. Prepare before a dive or practice daily breathing training. STATISTICS & GRAPHS Visualize the evolution of your apnea times, contractions, and tables with detailed charts. Activity calendar, streak tracking, and personal records. TRAINING PLANS Structured 4-week programs designed to help you improve methodically. CUSTOMIZATION Dark, light, or sepia theme. Available in 20 languages. SAFETY Freediving carries risks. Never practice alone in the water. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

HIIT Timer

This app helps you create and manage custom interval training sessions. It features large, color-coded timers, audio and haptic cues for transitions, and tracks your workout history. The Pro version unlocks unlimited routines and a home-screen widget with a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Customizable interval routines
  • Large, color-coded timers
  • Audio and haptic transition cues
  • Workout history tracking
  • Offline functionality
  • Home-screen widget (Pro)
Features
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Build the interval you actually train with, then hit start. Warm-up, work, rest, rounds and a long rest every few rounds — a HIIT timer that gets out of the way. HOW IT WORKS Set the warm-up, one round of work and rest, how many rounds you want, and how often a long rest should come in. The app builds the whole session from that and shows you the total time before you start. WHILE YOU TRAIN • Numbers you can read from the floor, colour-coded by phase • A 3·2·1 countdown takes over the screen before every change • Beeps and haptics on every transition, so you never have to look down • The screen stays on for the whole session, so the clock is always there • Your music keeps playing • Pause, resume or skip a phase at any point AFTER THE SESSION • Every workout saved: duration, rounds and work time • Day streak, totals and history PRO — ONE PAYMENT • Unlimited routines (three are free, forever) • Home-screen widget: your last routine starts in one tap • No subscription. No renewals. You buy it once. ALSO • Works fully offline, with no account and no permissions to grant • Dark and light, following the system • Catalan, Spanish, English, French, German and Italian • No ads Made for HIIT and Tabata, circuit training, CrossFit-style rounds, EMOM, boxing rounds, running intervals, core work, stretching — anything with a work interval and a rest interval.

Screenshots

Anima Apnea4 screens
HIIT Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HIIT Timer at none against Anima Apnea's 3. HIIT Timer also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 months). Anima Apnea's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Anima Apnea sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. HIIT Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Anima Apnea ships an update every 3 months, HIIT Timer every 8 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Anima Apnea versus HIIT Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnima ApneaHIIT Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLucas MassoniBrothapps, SL

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Anima Apnea

Subscriptions2
  • Anima Apnea Premium — Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Anima Apnea Premium — Annual7 Days trial$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Anima Apnea Premium — Lifetime$8.99
None

HIIT Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Anima Apnea free?
Anima Apnea is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HIIT Timer free?
HIIT Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Anima Apnea or HIIT Timer have ads?
Neither Anima Apnea nor HIIT Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Anima Apnea or HIIT Timer?
Anima Apnea ships an update every 3 months, and HIIT Timer every 8 days. Most recently, Anima Apnea was updated on October 31, 2026 and HIIT Timer on October 31, 2026.

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