Comparison

Interval Timer vs Interval Timer | HIIT Training

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
Read full description

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 Timer | HIIT Training

This app provides a customizable timer for various interval training styles, including HIIT, Tabata, and boxing. It features large, clear displays and sound/vibration alerts for seamless workouts, even with the screen off. Track and share your progress with detailed workout summaries and map integrations.

Highlights
  • Customizable work and rest intervals
  • Large, full-screen display with color coding
  • Sound and vibration alerts
  • Workout tracking and sharing
  • Wear OS app for standalone use
  • Nesting repeat blocks for complex workouts
  • Distance-based intervals
Features
Read full description

Interval Timer is a simple, colorful workout timer for HIIT, Tabata, circuit training, boxing rounds and any workout built from rounds of work and rest, on your phone and on your Apple Watch. It times every round, keeps every workout, and turns it into a card you can share. No account and no sign-up needed. Set your series, train time and rest time, then press start. Big numbers and a full-screen color for every phase mean you can read the timer from across the room, mid-burpee, without reaching for your glasses. TRACK AND SHARE EVERY WORKOUT - See your run or ride on a real map, the route painted in the color of each interval - Distance, pace, average and max speed, and steps for the whole workout - Every interval on its own: heart rate, speed and pace for each sprint and each rest - Your week and month at a glance in the Activity tab, with your training streak - Share a workout as a card for your story: over your photo, over the map, or live from the camera - Finished workouts go to Apple Health BUILD ANY WORKOUT - Repeat blocks you can nest, for rounds within rounds - Custom phases, each with its own name, color, sound and vibration - Distance phases: run 400 m instead of 2 minutes - Drag and drop to reorder phases, blocks and saved timers - Save workouts as presets and start them in one tap - Share a timer with a friend through a link or a QR code TRAIN WITH THE SCREEN OFF A colored notification keeps counting while the phone is in your pocket: current phase, time remaining, and quick pause, stop and skip controls, with a heads-up alert at every phase change. Nothing stops when the screen does. A REAL WEAR OS APP Not a remote control. Build and run interval timers on the watch itself, with heart rate, calories and GPS distance on your wrist, an ongoing activity on your watch face and a vibration at every phase change, so you can train with your phone at home. Workouts from the watch land in your history on the phone. MADE FOR - HIIT and Tabata workouts - Circuit training and CrossFit style WODs - EMOM and AMRAP rounds - Boxing, MMA and jump rope rounds - Running, track and cycling intervals - Kettlebell, dumbbell and bodyweight sets - Stretching, mobility and yoga holds - Physio and rehabilitation exercises - Pomodoro study and focus sessions ONE TIMER, EVERY SPORT As a HIIT timer it counts work and rest for you so you never check the clock mid-round. As a Tabata timer the classic 20/10 for eight rounds is two taps away. As a boxing round timer it calls three-minute rounds with a minute between them. As a running interval timer it counts your sprints and recoveries, or the meters, and shows each one on the map afterwards. Keep training with the screen off: the timer keeps running in the background and alerts you at every phase change. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Shared cards leave out the first and last 200 m of a route, so they never show where you live. Your routes are never sold, never used for ads and never used to train AI. FREE TO START, PRO WHEN YOU WANT MORE The timer is free to use. Interval Timer Pro removes the ads, saves unlimited timers (the free plan keeps up to 3), and backs up your timers, history and personal sounds to every device you use. It also supports an independent developer. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://lucianosantos.dev/apps/interval-timer/privacy_policy.md

Screenshots

Interval Timer4 screens
Interval Timer | HIIT Training4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Interval Timer at 5.0 against Interval Timer | HIIT Training's 1.0. Interval Timer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Interval Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Interval Timer | HIIT Training sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Interval Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Interval Timer ships an update fortnightly, Interval Timer | HIIT Training every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Interval Timer versus Interval Timer | HIIT Training: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInterval TimerInterval Timer | HIIT Training
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB101 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBehailu AwlayeLS PROGRAMACAO LTDA

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Interval Timer

One-time1
  • Interval Timer Pro$4.99
3 purchases

Interval Timer | HIIT Training

Subscriptions2
  • Interval Timer Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Interval Timer Pro Annual7 Days trial$11.991 Year
One-time1
  • Interval Timer Pro Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Interval Timer free?
Interval Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Interval Timer | HIIT Training free?
Interval Timer | HIIT Training is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Interval Timer or Interval Timer | HIIT Training?
Interval Timer is rated higher. Interval Timer averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Interval Timer | HIIT Training averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Interval Timer or Interval Timer | HIIT Training have ads?
Interval Timer | HIIT Training shows ads; Interval Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Interval Timer or Interval Timer | HIIT Training?
Interval Timer ships an update fortnightly, and Interval Timer | HIIT Training every 10 days. Most recently, Interval Timer was updated on November 5, 2026 and Interval Timer | HIIT Training on November 6, 2026.

Other comparisons