Comparison

Rounds vs Tempo Interval

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

Head to head
About

Rounds

This interval timer app simplifies workout creation for various training styles like HIIT, Tabata, and circuits. Build custom routines by stacking work, rest, and prep blocks, grouping them into rounds, and saving them as presets for quick access. It's designed for gym use, ensuring it won't interrupt your music.

Highlights
  • Customizable workout builder
  • Stackable work, rest, and prep blocks
  • Round grouping and repetition
  • Save and launch preset workouts
  • Music interruption-free design
  • Customizable sound profiles
Features
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Rounds is an interval timer that does what you tell it to. Wether its HIIT, Tabata, boxing 3s and 1s, a 20 minute EMOM with a finisheror kettlebell circuits, a mobility flow Rounds make it easy. No ads. No accounts. No upsells mid workout. Build the workout you want • Stack work, rest, and prep blocks in any order • Group blocks into rounds and repeat them as many times as you need • Save any workout as a preset and launch it with one tap from the home screen • Start from a handful of starter timers if you don't feel like building from scratch Rounds is made to actually be used in a gym. It doesn't interrupt your music, and we allow for a highly customizable sound profile so you can stay in the zone.

About

Tempo Interval

This interval timer app offers guided routines for mobility, breathwork, and automatic training logs. It features lock screen control and subtle haptic feedback for seamless workouts. Enjoy customizable sound modes and privacy with no account or data collection.

Highlights
  • Interval timer with customizable cycles
  • Built-in mobility and breathwork routines
  • Automatic training log with streak tracking
  • Lock screen and Dynamic Island controls
  • Haptic feedback for phase changes
  • Multiple sound modes for different environments
Features
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Tempo is an interval timer with built-in mobility routines, breathwork, and an automatic training log. Set up a session in seconds, lock your phone, and let the timer run. WHAT'S INSIDE - Super Cycle — one interval repeated for N rounds - Cycle — work + rest, looped - Workout — guided bodyweight sequence - Flexibility + Mobility — joint mobility and recovery routines - Wind Down — a short breathing routine before sleep LOCK SCREEN + DYNAMIC ISLAND The timer runs as a Live Activity. Pause and resume from the lock screen or Dynamic Island without unlocking the phone or opening the app. SOUND + HAPTICS Subtle haptics on every phase change so you can train without looking at the screen. Three sound modes — Studio, Gym, Boxing — for different environments. Plays alongside Spotify and Apple Music without interrupting them. TRAINING LOG Every session you complete is logged automatically. Track your streak, see your last 28 days at a glance, and add workouts you did outside the app manually. DARK MODE Toggle in Settings. PRIVACY No accounts. No analytics. No data collection. Everything you log stays on your device. Tempo Interval — by Mehdi Naqvi.

Screenshots

Rounds3 screens
Tempo Interval4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tempo Interval at every 4 days against Rounds's every 2 weeks. Tempo Interval also leads on iOS requirement (16.2 vs 18.0). 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

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 Rounds against 5.0 for Tempo Interval. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rounds ships an update every 2 weeks, Tempo Interval every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Rounds versus Tempo Interval: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoundsTempo Interval
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.016.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNightjar Labs LLC.Mehdi Akbar Naqvi

Customer experience

Rounds

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Tempo Interval

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Rounds

No in-app purchases

None

Tempo Interval

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rounds free?
Rounds is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tempo Interval free?
Tempo Interval is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Rounds or Tempo Interval?
Rounds and Tempo Interval are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Rounds or Tempo Interval have ads?
Neither Rounds nor Tempo Interval shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rounds or Tempo Interval?
Rounds ships an update every 2 weeks, and Tempo Interval every 4 days. Most recently, Rounds was updated on November 9, 2026 and Tempo Interval on October 31, 2026.

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