Comparison

BarePace vs Overtone

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

Head to head
About

BarePace

Features
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BarePace is a free interval timer for runners, HIIT athletes, and anyone training with timed phases. No account. No subscription. No ads. Ever. โ€” BUILD ANY WORKOUT โ€” Create interval sequences in seconds. Run 5 minutes, walk 2 minutes, repeat 4 times โ€” or any combination you need. Combine single phases and repeat groups in any order. โ€” TABATA QUICK START โ€” Jump straight into a Tabata session from the home screen. Set your Work time, Rest time, and Rounds, then go. โ€” VOICE ANNOUNCEMENTS โ€” Hear each phase spoken aloud at every transition. "Run." "Walk." "Rest." Your phone stays in your pocket. โ€” COUNTDOWN BEEPS โ€” 3-2-1 beeps count down before every phase transition so you're never caught off guard. โ€” WORKS WHILE LOCKED โ€” Audio cues fire reliably even when your iPhone screen is off. Your battery and your focus both thank you. โ€” PROGRESS UPDATES โ€” Optional time-remaining announcements every 30 seconds, 1 minute, 2 minutes, or 5 minutes โ€” so you always know where you are in a long phase. โ€” STOPWATCH โ€” A clean count-up timer for open-ended sessions. Optional voice announcements at your chosen interval. โ€” LANDSCAPE TIMER โ€” Rotate to landscape for a larger countdown display during your workout. โ€” START AGAIN INSTANTLY โ€” Recent workouts are one tap away on the home screen. No searching, no rebuilding. FREE. FOREVER. No premium tier. No ads. No account required. Everything works offline. BarePace is built on the belief that a timer should be simple, reliable, and free.

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Overtone

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Overtone is an interval timer that stays out of the way of your music. Set a total time and a beep interval, or build rounds of work and rest. Press Start, lock your phone, put it in your pocket. The cues play over whatever you are listening to, without pausing it and without turning it down. BUILT FOR HIIT, CIRCUITS, TABATA AND TEMPO RUNS โ€ข Simple mode: total time plus a beep every X seconds โ€ข Rounds mode: work, rest, rounds, warm-up and cool-down, with a distinct cue at every change โ€ข 3-2-1 countdown ticks before each cue, and a get-ready lead-in before you start โ€ข Pause, skip ahead, or extend without breaking stride YOUR MUSIC KEEPS PLAYING Overtone mixes with other apps instead of interrupting them. Spotify, Apple Music, podcasts and audiobooks carry on at full volume. ON THE LOCK SCREEN AND IN THE DYNAMIC ISLAND See the current phase and the countdown without unlocking. Pause and resume from the Live Activity. YOUR SOUNDS Pick from built-in chirps, beeps, bells and gongs, or record your own three-second cue with the microphone. Yes, you can make it your own voice. FREE FOR A FULL MONTH, THEN ONE DOLLAR Everything is free for 30 days. After that, a single one-time purchase unlocks Overtone forever. No subscription, no ads, no account.

Screenshots

BarePace4 screens
Overtone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: BarePace at 3 against Overtone's 1. BarePace also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. BarePace sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Overtone sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
BarePace versus Overtone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBarePaceOvertone
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size42 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTim SmithMATTHEW KA YEUNG KWAN

In-app purchases

5 purchases

BarePace

One-time5
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$2.99
  • Large Tip$4.99
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  • XL Tip$9.99
  • XXL Tip$19.99
2 purchases

Overtone

One-time2
  • 30-day TrialFree
  • Full Unlock$0.99

Questions

Is BarePace free?
BarePace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Overtone free?
Overtone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BarePace or Overtone have ads?
Neither BarePace nor Overtone shows ads.

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