Comparison

Intervall vs Shift

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

Head to head
About

Intervall

Create and run custom interval training routines with a clear, legible timer. This app syncs with Apple Watch to display heart rate and control workouts, and can save data to Apple Health.

Highlights
  • Custom interval workouts
  • Save and reuse workouts
  • Large, readable timer
  • Apple Watch mirroring
  • Watch controls
  • Live heart rate display
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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Intervall is a precise interval timer for training sessions on iPhone and Apple Watch. Build custom workouts from intervals, repeats, and rests, then run them with a clear timer designed to stay legible during movement. Features: • Build custom interval workouts with sets, repeats, and rest periods • Save workouts and return to them anytime • Run workouts on iPhone with large, readable timer controls • Mirror the session on Apple Watch • Control play, pause, and skipping from your watch • View live heart rate when a fresh reading is available from Apple Watch Intervall is suited to HIIT, circuits, mobility work, cardio intervals, strength blocks, and other structured workouts. Health and Apple Watch: The Watch companion can supply live heart rate during a workout. Without a Watch reading, the heart rate display stays hidden. When you run a workout on iPhone without the Watch, Intervall can save it to Apple Health.

About

Shift

This interval timer app simplifies workout setup with customizable work, rest, and repeat cycles. It offers background timing, voice cues, and a live activity display for seamless tracking. Your workout history is stored locally for easy recall.

Highlights
  • Customizable work, rest, and repeat intervals
  • Background workout timing
  • Voice cues and tone options
  • Live Activity on Lock Screen/Dynamic Island
  • Workout history stored locally
  • Sideways workout display option
Features
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Shift is an interval timer made as simple as possible (but not any simpler). Set up in seconds: • Work • Rest • Repeat How long you exercise – how long you recover – how many rounds. That’s all. Tap Start and Shift takes it from there. Finished workouts stay in History, so your last workout can be your next preset. Load it and go. A few essentials: • Voice cues or simple tones that don’t lower your music • Keeps time in the background • A Live Activity on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • A workout display you can turn sideways • Made for iPhone, iPhone Duo and iPad Completely free. No ads, no paywall, no subscriptions. No accounts or tracking. Your workout history stays on your device.

Screenshots

Intervall4 screens
Shift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Shift at every 5 days against Intervall's monthly. Shift also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). Intervall's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26). On price, rating, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Intervall against 5.0 for Shift. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Intervall ships an update monthly, Shift every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Intervall versus Shift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIntervallShift
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better26
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRuben MuscaJorick van Meijeren

Customer experience

Intervall

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Shift

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Intervall

No in-app purchases

None

Shift

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Intervall free?
Intervall is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shift free?
Shift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Intervall or Shift?
Intervall and Shift are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Intervall or Shift have ads?
Neither Intervall nor Shift shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Intervall or Shift?
Intervall ships an update monthly, and Shift every 5 days. Most recently, Intervall was updated on November 5, 2026 and Shift on November 10, 2026.

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