Intervall vs Shift
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Custom interval workouts
- Save and reuse workouts
- Large, readable timer
- Apple Watch mirroring
- Watch controls
- Live heart rate display
- Apple Health integration
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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.
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
Intervall ships an update monthly, Shift every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Intervall | Shift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ruben Musca | Jorick van Meijeren |
Customer experience
Intervall
Shift
In-app purchases
Intervall
No in-app purchases
Shift
No in-app purchases









