Comparison

Workout Timer vs Clear Intervals

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

Head to head
About

Workout Timer

Create and save custom interval timers for various workout routines like Tabata and HIIT. Features audio cues, haptics, and voice announcements for phase changes. Keeps running with the screen locked and offers Live Activities on iOS.

Highlights
  • Build custom interval timers
  • Save and reuse timer templates
  • Audio cues and haptic feedback
  • Voice announcements for phase changes
  • Live Activities on iOS Lock Screen
  • Runs with screen locked
Features
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A workout interval timer for Tabata, HIIT, and any work-and-rest routine. Build a timer once, save it, and run it again with one tap. It's free to use. No paywall. No ads. No tracking. No accounts. What it does: - Build interval timers with warm-up, work, rest, recovery, and cool-down phases - Save timers as templates and run them again in one tap - Audio cues, haptics, and optional voice announcements at every phase change - Watch the phase, set, and time left on a clear countdown screen - On iOS, a Live Activity shows your timer on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island - Keeps running with the screen locked, so the phone can sit in your pocket Made for any interval discipline: - Rock climbing: hangboard and fingerboard repeaters (try 7 seconds on, 3 seconds off, for 6 sets), plus campus-board and no-hang protocols - Boxing, MMA, and martial arts: timed rounds with rest between them - High-intensity interval training and functional fitness: Tabata, EMOM, and AMRAP - Running and cycling: sprint and interval training - Strength and calisthenics: timed sets and supersets - Yoga, mobility, and stretching: hold each pose for a set time - Physical therapy and rehab: timed holds and repetitions - Meditation and breathwork: steady, repeating intervals If it has a "work for a bit, rest for a bit, repeat" shape, you can build it here. Your data stays with you. No accounts, no ads, no tracking. Your timers stay on your phone. The only network activity is the check for app updates, which carries no information about you. Open source: https://github.com/Josh-Approved/workout-timer What it doesn't do: No paywall. No ads. No tracking. No accounts. No subscriptions. The whole app is the whole app: every feature is here, free. Josh Approved is supported by the people who use it. No ads, no subscriptions, no data harvest. What keeps this sustainable is whether it's worth a few dollars to you. If it is, there's an optional tip jar in the app. Send feedback: feedback@joshapproved.com

About

Clear Intervals

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Clear Intervals is a focused workout timer for HIIT, circuits and conditioning sessions. Build the workout you need, start in seconds and follow every phase without fighting the interface. CHOOSE YOUR FORMAT - Stopwatch for open-ended timing and laps - Rounds for custom work and rest intervals - Tabata for classic 20/10 sessions or your own variation - EMOM for every-minute pacing - AMRAP for time-capped training STAY IN THE WORKOUT - Clear countdown, phase and round information - Audio tones, spoken cues and haptics - Pause, skip, mute and end controls - A Live Activity on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island on supported iPhones REPEAT WHAT WORKS - Save reusable workouts - Review completed and ended sessions in local history - Open any History result for active time, workout structure and Stopwatch lap splits - Keep an active workout recoverable when the app relaunches FREE BY DESIGN Clear Intervals has no ads, paywalls, accounts, tracking or in-app purchases. Every timer mode and feature is available to everyone. Presets and workout history are stored locally and are not transmitted to us. Simple utility apps should respect the people who use them. Clear Intervals is our small contribution to that idea.

Screenshots

Workout Timer4 screens
Clear Intervals4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Clear Intervals at none against Workout Timer's 5. Clear Intervals also leads on update cadence (daily vs weekly). Workout Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Workout Timer sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Clear Intervals asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Workout Timer ships an update weekly, Clear Intervals daily. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Workout Timer versus Clear Intervals: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorkout TimerClear Intervals
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJosh Approved LLCDominik Drag

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Workout Timer

One-time5
  • Tip$2.99
  • Tip$4.99
  • Tip$9.99
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  • Tip$19.99
  • Tip$49.99
None

Clear Intervals

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Workout Timer free?
Workout Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clear Intervals free?
Clear Intervals is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Workout Timer or Clear Intervals have ads?
Neither Workout Timer nor Clear Intervals shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Workout Timer or Clear Intervals?
Workout Timer ships an update weekly, and Clear Intervals daily. Most recently, Workout Timer was updated on October 7, 2026 and Clear Intervals on October 9, 2026.

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