Comparison

Interval Timer vs Interval

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

Head to head
About

Interval Timer

This app provides customizable interval timers for various workout styles like Tabata and HIIT. It offers presets for quick starts, allows users to build and save custom routines, and features an independent Apple Watch app for on-wrist control. Track your progress with workout history and streaks, all within a distraction-free interface.

Highlights
  • Built-in Tabata, HIIT, and EMOM presets
  • Custom workout builder
  • Save unlimited custom presets
  • Independent Apple Watch app
  • Live Activity and Dynamic Island support
  • Workout history and progress tracking
  • Sound effects and haptic feedback
Features
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Whether you're doing Tabata in the gym, HIIT in your living room, or a custom circuit on the track — Interval Timer keeps you focused on the work, not the screen. READY IN SECONDS Built-in presets for Tabata, HIIT, and EMOM mean you can go from zero to working out in one tap. No setup. No guesswork. Just pick a preset and start. BUILT AROUND YOU Create and save custom workouts with your own work duration, rest time, round count, and exercise count. Every detail is yours to control. Save as many presets as you want. ON YOUR WRIST The independent Apple Watch app gives you a full timer right on your wrist. Leave your phone in the bag. Your workout syncs automatically — start from the watch, finish on the phone. STAY IN THE ZONE Live Activity and Dynamic Island support keeps your timer visible even when your phone is locked. See your current phase, time remaining, and progress — without unlocking your phone. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Every completed workout is logged automatically. See your total sessions, total time, current streak, and weekly chart at a glance. Know exactly how consistent you've been. CLEAN. FAST. FOCUSED. Designed with a dark interface and zero distractions. No ads. No bloat. Just a timer that works as hard as you do. FEATURES • Tabata, HIIT, and EMOM built-in presets • Custom workout builder — set work, rest, rounds, and exercises • Save unlimited custom presets • Independent Apple Watch app with full timer support • Live Activity and Dynamic Island support • Workout history with streaks and weekly chart • Sound effects and haptic feedback (customizable) • Warmup phase toggle • Auto-pause when leaving the app • Works completely offline — no account needed

About

Interval

Features
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Interval is a fast, focused timer for HIIT, Tabata, EMOM, circuits, boxing rounds and any work/rest training you do. Set your work, rest and rounds — or start from a ready-made preset — and press start. A big, glanceable timer with color-coded phases and audio, voice and haptic cues keeps you on pace without staring at the screen. ON YOUR WRIST • A full Apple Watch app — start and run any of your workouts from your wrist • Live sync — start on iPhone and it opens on your Watch instantly, and the other way around • Pause, skip or end on either device and the other follows along • Haptic cues on every phase change, so you can train without looking BUILT FOR TRAINING • Work, rest and rounds you control, with round rests between sets • Tabata, HIIT and EMOM presets to start from • A clean preview of the whole workout before you begin • Gym circuits, boxing rounds, sprint intervals, stretching, physio sets — anything that runs on a clock STAY LOCKED IN • A large timer with color-coded WORK / REST phases • Two-tier progress: where you are in the round and in the whole workout • Audio beeps and an optional voice cue on every phase change and the last 3 seconds • Haptic feedback so you can train heads-down • Keeps running with the screen locked and in the background LOCK SCREEN & DYNAMIC ISLAND • A Live Activity shows the current phase and countdown on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island YOURS, AND PRIVATE • No account, no sign-up • No tracking, no ads, no data collection — everything stays on your device SIMPLE PRICING Use Interval free for up to 15 workouts with every feature unlocked. A single one-time purchase — Interval Pro — removes the limit forever and unlocks accent themes. No subscription, ever. Questions or feedback? Email interval@klimakov.me

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

Interval Timer and Interval are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Interval Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Interval sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Interval Timer ships an update fortnightly, Interval every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Interval Timer versus Interval: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInterval TimerInterval
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBehailu AwlayeOLEG KLIMAKOV

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Interval Timer

One-time1
  • Interval Timer Pro$4.99
1 purchases

Interval

One-time1
  • Interval Pro$6.99

Questions

Is Interval Timer free?
Interval Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Interval free?
Interval is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Interval Timer or Interval have ads?
Neither Interval Timer nor Interval shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Interval Timer or Interval?
Interval Timer ships an update fortnightly, and Interval every 10 days. Most recently, Interval Timer was updated on October 2, 2026 and Interval on October 16, 2026.

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