Comparison

IntervalBeats vs Reiki Circle

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

Head to head
About

IntervalBeats

This app provides a customizable interval timer for various activities like workouts, focus sessions, and sleep. It integrates with Apple Music for seamless playlist transitions and also supports other audio apps.

Highlights
  • Customizable intervals
  • Ready-to-use templates
  • Timer Sets
  • Sleep Timer
  • Background timer
  • Visual cycle progress
Features
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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

About

Reiki Circle

This app provides a private community space for distance Reiki requests and discussions. It features a dedicated practice timer with customizable soundscapes and works with your phone locked. Teachers can manage their community and student progress through a web dashboard.

Highlights
  • Private community for Reiki students
  • Distance Reiki request system
  • Practice timer with singing bowl chimes
  • Customizable background soundscapes
  • Screen-locked timer functionality
  • Web dashboard for teachers
  • Practice tracking and stats
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The Reiki Circle app gives your community a private space for distance Reiki requests and discussions. A dedicated practice timer with singing bowl chimes and background music that works alongside other audio or with your phone locked. No ads, no tracking. Built in NYC alongside a real Reiki Master and shaped by what their students needed. PRACTICE TIMER Set the number of positions, pick the duration, and choose your background music. A singing bowl chime marks each position change. Intervals can also be marked with a flash for silent transitions. The timer runs with the screen locked, so you can keep practicing with your phone in your pocket. Choose between several included background soundscapes or use your timer alongside other audio sources like Youtube and Spotify. For open-ended sessions, set positions to infinity and let your hands guide you. YOUR SCHOOL'S COMMUNITY Your students join a private, invitation-only community. No strangers, no algorithms, no noise. They share reflections, ask questions, celebrate progress, and support each other in a space that belongs to your school. Distance Reiki requests are built in. When someone in your community needs support, others show up. No group text required. PRACTICE TRACKING Students see their session history, total practice time, current streak, and weekly stats. A quiet record of consistency, not a gamified reward system. BUILT FOR SCHOOLS Teachers manage everything from a web dashboard. Invite students, assign Reiki levels as they progress, and see your whole community at a glance. PRIVACY YOU CAN TRUST No ads. No tracking. No data selling. Your students' practice stays private. Account deletion built in, with a 30-day grace period. Technology should hold space for the practice, not compete with it.

Screenshots

IntervalBeats4 screens
Reiki Circle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Reiki Circle at daily against IntervalBeats's every 2 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IntervalBeats ships an update every 2 weeks, Reiki Circle daily. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
IntervalBeats versus Reiki Circle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIntervalBeatsReiki Circle
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB95 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIouri ZinovievJARED CARL MURPHY

In-app purchases

None

IntervalBeats

No in-app purchases

None

Reiki Circle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IntervalBeats free?
IntervalBeats is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Reiki Circle free?
Reiki Circle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do IntervalBeats or Reiki Circle have ads?
Neither IntervalBeats nor Reiki Circle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IntervalBeats or Reiki Circle?
IntervalBeats ships an update every 2 weeks, and Reiki Circle daily. Most recently, IntervalBeats was updated on November 5, 2026 and Reiki Circle on October 31, 2026.

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