Comparison

Group Fitness Class Timer vs Cyca Interval Timer

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

Head to head
About

Group Fitness Class Timer

This app helps group fitness instructors plan and lead classes. It combines class structuring, an interval timer, and an exercise library into one tool. Instructors can create custom routines, track time, and even integrate music.

Highlights
  • Class planning and structuring
  • Interval timer with auto-advance
  • Library of 800+ exercises
  • Music integration
  • Apple Watch companion app
  • Custom exercise creation
Features
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More than a timer. Group Fit Studio is the all-in-one class planner and interval timer built for group fitness instructors. Design how your class flows, fill it with movements from our curated library of 900+ exercises, then press play to teach with your plan and timer working together. Whether you teach HIIT, Tabata, circuits, bootcamp, strength, yoga, Pilates, or barre, Group Fit Studio adapts to your format. Most instructors juggle three tools: notes or a spreadsheet to plan, a separate interval timer to run the clock, and music on the side. Group Fit Studio is all three. The class you build is exactly what the timer runs. No writing on the mirrors, no glancing between apps mid-class. GET STARTED IN MINUTES New to Group Fit Studio? Pick a ready-made starter class and it's yours to customize. Fill in your own exercises, then rehearse it as a live session with a quick guided walkthrough before you teach it for real. Prefer a blank page? Skip straight to building your own class instead. ONE CLASS, ONE PLACE Every class you teach lives on the Classes home. Open one and you get its whole workspace: class setup for the structure with timed blocks, group intervals, and station rotations, plus optional warm-up and cool-down. Set the structure once and prepare it again week after week with fresh movements. Add exercises from a curated library of over 900, organized by muscle group and equipment. Set timing per interval and add instructor notes for cues and transitions. All you have to do is add your exercises and press play. PRESS PLAY Tap Start on any class to run it as your real-time guide. A countdown timer tracks each work and rest interval, auto-advances through your class, and lets you skip forward or back on the fly. Pair an Apple Music playlist with any class so your music starts when class starts and ducks during the countdown beeps. No more losing your place mid-class. WEAR IT ON YOUR WRIST The Apple Watch companion mirrors your live session with the current move, what's next, and the timer at a glance. Use the app controls to pause, resume, skip, or end without picking up your phone. Heart rate and active energy are recorded as a workout in the Health app. BUILD YOUR LIBRARY Browse 900+ exercises, each with step-by-step instructions, primary and secondary muscle targeting, and suggested similar moves to keep your classes fresh. Create your own exercises and use them right away. Submit them to the shared catalog and they may be made available to all instructors after review. MIX & MATCH WITH COMBOS Studio Combos - Browse existing combos or create your own combination of exercises that drop right into an exercise slot in your class. Combos are created by the Group Fit Studio community. Search and filter by muscle group and equipment to find the perfect combo easily. BUILT FOR INSTRUCTORS - Ready-made starter classes to get you teaching in minutes - One workspace per class — structure and this week's exercises side by side - Studio Combos — pre-built or custom exercise groups for any slot - Timed, group, and station-based blocks — HIIT, Tabata, circuits, rounds, and more - Timed blocks with a sequence of moves — each gets its share of the clock, and the live timer calls out what's next - Live session timer with work/rest countdowns, auto-advance, and interval navigation - Apple Watch companion with on-wrist session controls - Apple Music playlist pairing with auto-ducking countdown beeps - Exercise library with 900+ movements and muscle/equipment filters - Create your own exercises and use them immediately in your classes - Offline support — your classes and sessions work without a connection - Session history to track what you taught and when Designed by a group fitness instructor with 19 years of teaching. Group Fit Studio is free to try. A subscription unlocks unlimited classes. --- Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Cyca Interval Timer

Features
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An interval timer for people who move — without stopping your music. Strength training, running, sauna, stretching, focused work: Cyca layers "work and rest" intervals on top of your own music. It only ducks the volume for the moment an announcement or beep plays, then restores it instantly. ■ Highlights ・Doesn't stop your music: runs over other apps' playback ・Exercise mode: speaks each exercise name during rest ・Quick timer: 1/2/3/5/10 min, one tap, no setup ・Built-in presets: Tabata / HIIT / Sauna / Stretch / Pomodoro ・Custom presets: work/rest seconds, repeats, countdown sounds, pre-start countdown ・History calendar: review which days you trained, with memos ・Works with the screen off: the timer stays accurate in the background All data is stored only on your device and never transmitted. No internet connection required.

Screenshots

Group Fitness Class Timer4 screens
Cyca Interval Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Group Fitness Class Timer at none against Cyca Interval Timer's shown. Group Fitness Class Timer also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). Cyca Interval Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price 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. Group Fitness Class Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Cyca Interval Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Group Fitness Class Timer ships an update every 2 days, Cyca Interval Timer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Group Fitness Class Timer versus Cyca Interval Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGroup Fitness Class TimerCyca Interval Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaul KrauseB8T LABS

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Group Fitness Class Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Group Fit Studio Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Group Fit Studio Yearly$29.991 Year
1 purchases

Cyca Interval Timer

One-time1
  • 広告を非表示$1.99

Questions

Is Group Fitness Class Timer free?
Group Fitness Class Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cyca Interval Timer free?
Cyca Interval Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Group Fitness Class Timer or Cyca Interval Timer have ads?
Cyca Interval Timer shows ads; Group Fitness Class Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Group Fitness Class Timer or Cyca Interval Timer?
Group Fitness Class Timer ships an update every 2 days, and Cyca Interval Timer every 2 weeks. Most recently, Group Fitness Class Timer was updated on October 5, 2026 and Cyca Interval Timer on October 6, 2026.

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