IntervalBeats vs F3 Workout Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IntervalBeats
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IntervalBeats is a focused interval timer for workouts, HIIT, tabata, stretching, meditation, and anything else that benefits from structured time. Built around Apple Music — pick your intervals, choose a work playlist and a rest playlist, press start. APPLE MUSIC — RECOMMENDED FOR THE FULL EXPERIENCE Apple Music is the smoothest path. Connect once and IntervalBeats plays, pauses, and switches between your work and rest playlists automatically — even while the screen is locked. The Sleep Timer pauses Apple Music precisely at zero whether your phone is locked or not. Requires an Apple Music subscription. WORKS WITH OTHER AUDIO APPS TOO Prefer Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Audible, or YouTube Music? Start playing in your audio app, then launch an IntervalBeats session — your audio mixes with our beep cues. Workout auto-pause and the Sleep Timer also work with these apps; just keep IntervalBeats on screen (we dim it for you) so iOS allows us to send the pause. No Apple Music subscription needed. KEY FEATURES • Customizable intervals — Set work and rest durations in seconds and minutes, pick any number of cycles • Ready-to-use templates — 16 presets across Focus (Pomodoro, Study Sprint), Classroom (Brain Break, Station Rotation), and fitness (HIIT, Tabata, EMOM, yoga, and more) — start in one tap • Timer Sets — Chain multiple timers into one seamless workout with automatic or manual transitions • One-tap repeat — Restart a workout or a Set without leaving the summary screen • Built for iPad — Split-screen layout makes full use of your tablet • Visual cycle progress — Progress ring tracks your rotations in real time • Sleep Timer — Fall asleep to your music with an automatic pause at the time you choose EVERYTHING ELSE • Countdown before start — Optional countdown so you have time to get ready • Beep cues — Configurable interval beeps and end-of-phase sounds • Haptic feedback — Feel every phase change • Background timer — The timer itself keeps ticking when your screen is off or you switch apps • Large, readable display — See your time and phase clearly, even mid-workout • Saved presets — Build once, reuse forever PERFECT FOR • HIIT and Tabata workouts • Circuit training and CrossFit • Running intervals and sprint training • Stretching and yoga flows • Focus sessions and Pomodoro • Meditation and breathwork • Classroom activities, brain breaks, and transitions • Any timed activity with work and rest phases DESIGNED FOR FOCUS IntervalBeats stays out of your way. No ads, no accounts, no tracking. Just a timer that respects your music and your time. PRIVACY IntervalBeats does not collect personal data. Apple Music permission is used only to play the playlists you choose. See the full privacy policy for details. Questions or feedback? Contact intervalbeats@icloud.com
F3 Workout Timer
This fitness timer offers personalized, motivating callouts during workouts. It synchronizes across devices for group sessions and supports various workout formats, including interval timers and freestyle stopwatches. Users can also manage playlists and submit custom callouts.
- Personalized name callouts
- Real-time device synchronization
- Adjustable intensity levels
- Multiple workout formats
- Saved timer presets
- Region playlist management
- Custom callout submission
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F3 Workout Timer is a free, smack-talking timer built for F3 beatdowns. Mark who posted and the app calls out PAX by name during heckles and motivation — no more generic countdowns. Dial the heat from low to high intensity and the callouts get more frequent and more savage. Sync every phone on the field to the Q's clock with a scannable QR code, so the whole beatdown moves together in real time. Keep going with the screen locked or the phone in your pocket — cues, beeps, and callouts keep firing. Built for every format you Q: standard station rotations, a simple countdown, a precise work/rest interval timer (fixed count or unlimited), or a freestyle stopwatch with no timer at all. Recently used timers are saved so you can start your go-to workout in one tap. Browse region playlists to queue up tunes for the whole AO, and send in your own smack-talk lines to get added to the callout rotation. F3 Workout Timer requires no account for normal use — sign in with Google or Apple only if you're managing your region's rosters, AOs, or playlists as an admin. Free. No ads. No subscriptions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: F3 Workout Timer at every 2 days against IntervalBeats's every 2 weeks. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 IntervalBeats against 5.0 for F3 Workout Timer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.
IntervalBeats ships an update every 2 weeks, F3 Workout Timer every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IntervalBeats | F3 Workout Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Iouri Zinoviev | DAVID ADAM CRUSE |
In-app purchases
IntervalBeats
No in-app purchases
F3 Workout Timer
No in-app purchases
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