Comparison

Tempo vs HIIT Timer & Trainer

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

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About

Tempo

Features
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Tempo is an interval timer for people who actually train. Two tools in one app: a rest timer for between sets, and a routine builder for HIIT, Tabata, EMOM and circuits. FREE, FOREVER - Rest timer with 30s, 1:00, 1:30, 2:00 and 3:00 presets and a live progress ring - Set and round counters you tap as you go - Four built-in routines: Tabata 20/10, HIIT 30/30, EMOM 10 and a Pyramid - Build and save a routine of your own - Keeps running with the screen locked, and tells you when rest is over - Editing and deleting your routines is free, and always will be - Everything stays on your device. No account, no sign-up THE WORKOUT PLAYER Start a routine and the whole screen becomes the workout. A large ring counts the current interval down, the colour tells you whether you are working or resting, and the line underneath shows what is coming next and how far through the routine you are. Pause, skip an interval, or stop at any point. BUILD ANY INTERVAL PATTERN Work and rest from 5 seconds to 10 minutes, any number of rounds, and a separate break between rounds. Drag the intervals into the order you want. Tempo shows you the total workout time before you start. TEMPO PRO - Save as many routines as you want, instead of one - Every pattern you can build, kept: work, rest, rounds and round breaks - Restored on every iPhone and iPad signed into your Apple Account WHAT YOU WILL NOT FIND No ads. No account to create. No quiz before the app works. No coach selling you a programme. Tempo Pro is a subscription: 2.99 USD per month, or 19.99 USD per year with the first 14 days free. Prices are shown in local currency by region. Cancel any time during the free trial and you are not charged. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically for the same price and period unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://thedolceway.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://thedolceway.com/privacy

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HIIT Timer & Trainer

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HIIT Timer & Trainer is a fast, no-nonsense interval timer for HIIT, Tabata, circuits, stretching, and anything else built around "do X seconds, rest Y seconds, repeat N times." On iPhone and Apple Watch — now with a 12-week home workout plan and a stretching plan. WORKOUT PLAN • A 12-week home plan: strength circuits, intervals and easy days, getting a little harder every few weeks. • Every move explained in plain words — no jargon, no guessing. "12 times", "each leg", "hold 30 seconds". • Strength moves wait for you to tap DONE; intervals have their own hard and easy tones and haptics. • Track your weekly weight and monthly waist alongside the plan. • Personal Plan (one-time purchase): answer six quick questions and get a plan built around your goal, your days and your time — then change any of it by hand, including knee-friendly moves. FLEXIBILITY PLAN — NEW • A second 12-week plan: daily stretching, about 15 minutes, to touch your toes again and squat deep with heels down. CIRCUITS • Comes with a ready-made Full Body circuit — try it, then build your own. • Build your own workout: named exercises, each with its own duration, repeated over rounds. • HIIT Timer & Trainer calls out every exercise — "Squats", "Plank" — so you never have to look at the screen. • Optional warm-up and cool-down phases bookend any workout, circuits and classic sets alike. LOCK SCREEN & DYNAMIC ISLAND • Your running timer lives on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island: current exercise, set counter, and remaining time at a glance. iPHONE • Three things on the screen: sets, exercise duration, rest duration. Plus or minus to dial each one. Long-press +/āˆ’ to auto-repeat. • Five preset slots — four built-in (8Ɨ20/10, 6Ɨ40/20, 5Ɨ1m/15, 4Ɨ3m/1m) and one fully customisable. • Audio cues that actually help: a rising-pitch tick every second, a higher beep every 5 seconds, plus a voice announcement on a configurable interval ("3 minutes 20 seconds remaining"). Off, every 10s, or every 30s. • Pause / resume / stop, with a clear "next phase" hint so you always know what's coming. • Set rest to 0 for self-paced circuits — HIIT Timer & Trainer waits for you to tap CONTINUE before the next set. • Keeps running when the screen is locked, audio coming through your speaker or headphones. • Siri and Shortcuts: say "Start a HIIT Timer & Trainer workout" — works from the Action Button too. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS • A monthly calendar marks every day you finished a workout. • Streaks, a 12-week trend chart, and 15 achievements to unlock. • Home Screen widget with your current streak and this week's workouts. • Optional daily reminder at your chosen time — it knows your streak and what's at stake. • iCloud sync: progress and achievements follow you across your devices. • Apple Health: finished sessions can be saved as HIIT workouts. Off by default. APPLE WATCH • Start, pause, and stop workouts from your wrist — no need to fish your phone out mid-set. • Workouts finished on the watch count on your iPhone calendar too. • Voice announcements over AirPods. • Haptic cues every 5 seconds and on phase transitions, so you can train without headphones and still feel the cadence. FREE, WITH TWO OPTIONAL ONE-TIME PURCHASES The timer, the built-in presets, the calendar, the Apple Watch app and reading the plans are free. No subscription, ever. Two optional one-time purchases: • Your Presets & Circuits — save your own presets and build your own circuits. • Your Training Plans — run the 12-week and stretching plans, get a plan made for you, edit it by hand. PRIVACY No accounts. No analytics. No ads. Your settings, plan and workout history live on your devices and in your own iCloud — nowhere else. Apple Health is written only if you switch it on, and never read. WHY HIIT Timer & Trainer Most workout apps want a subscription and your data. HIIT Timer & Trainer wants neither. Open it, dial in the workout — or follow the plan — hit START, train, close it.

Screenshots

Tempo4 screens
HIIT Timer & Trainer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tempo at none against HIIT Timer & Trainer's 2. HIIT Timer & Trainer's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. HIIT Timer & Trainer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Tempo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tempo ships an update every 5 months, HIIT Timer & Trainer every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Tempo versus HIIT Timer & Trainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTempoHIIT Timer & Trainer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDt novaAnton Popov

In-app purchases

None

Tempo

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

HIIT Timer & Trainer

One-time2
  • Unlock presets$0.99
  • Your Training Plans$2.99

Questions

Is Tempo free?
Tempo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HIIT Timer & Trainer free?
HIIT Timer & Trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tempo or HIIT Timer & Trainer have ads?
Neither Tempo nor HIIT Timer & Trainer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tempo or HIIT Timer & Trainer?
Tempo ships an update every 5 months, and HIIT Timer & Trainer every 2 days. Most recently, Tempo was updated on October 28, 2026 and HIIT Timer & Trainer on October 28, 2026.

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