Comparison

Tempo Interval vs RoundFlow

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

Head to head
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.

About

RoundFlow

This app provides a customizable interval timer for various combat sports and fitness routines. It seamlessly integrates with music apps, allowing your playlist to continue uninterrupted during workouts. Features include coach voice prompts, combo calls, and workout tracking.

Highlights
  • Music integration with Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music
  • Customizable round, rest, and warm-up/cool-down timers
  • Recorded coach voice and combo callouts
  • Workout tracking with calendar and streaks
  • Apple Watch companion app with haptic feedback
  • Workout art generation for social sharing
  • Group session synchronization
Features
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RoundFlow is the round timer you can pay for once and keep forever, and it doesn't kill your music. It keeps timing with the screen locked, ducks your music for the bell, then hands the volume straight back. Start Spotify, Apple Music or YouTube Music, hit START, lock the phone and train. Your playlist never stops. A COACH IN YOUR CORNER • A real recorded coach voice calls your rounds, rests and the final "3-2-1" • Combo calls shout live combinations — "Jab, cross, hook!" • Bell, coach voice and haptics — or switch to a built-in system voice INTERVALS INSIDE THE ROUND • Split any round into hard and easy bursts — 10 seconds hard, 10 seconds pace, nine times, inside a 3-minute round • The bell still means the round. The switches are a short tick, high going in hard, low going easy — not 200 bells a session • The ring turns amber while you ease off, so you can read it from across the gym without counting • A longer break every fourth or eighth round, on top of the normal rest • One toggle and three numbers to set up, or start from a ready-made Burst Rounds, Sprint Rounds or Long Session HANDS-FREE WHEN THE GLOVES ARE ON • Hold a hand over the top of the phone for a second to pause, and again to carry on • Or say "Pause RoundFlow" to Siri — no glove comes off either way BUILT FOR EVERY ROUND • Boxing, Muay Thai, MMA, kickboxing, taekwondo, karate, CrossFit, HIIT, Tabata, sprints & running • Two custom profiles free, unlimited with Pro: rounds, round time, rest, warm-up, cool-down and warning • A big, glanceable timer ring you can read from across the gym RUN & SPRINT • Roadwork — a GPS run tracker built for fighters: distance, pace, kilometre splits and a goal for the session • Sprints — interval sprint sessions with the same bell, coach voice and rest countdown as your rounds • Every run lands in the same training log as your rounds MADE TO SHARE • Workout DNA — every session draws a one-of-a-kind piece of art from your training, ready for Instagram Stories • Your RoundFlow Year — a Wrapped-style recap of everything you've put in • Challenge a friend — send any workout as a link, then compare your scores TRAIN TOGETHER • Group sessions in perfect sync — everyone hears the bell at the same moment • Present mode — mirror the timer to a TV or projector for the whole class TRAIN WITHOUT LOOKING • Live Activity & Dynamic Island keep the round live on your Lock Screen • Apple Watch companion — a haptic on every bell, plus live heart rate, punch count and Effort Score. Leave the phone in your bag • Runs in the background with the screen off TRACK YOUR WORK • An automatic training log of every session, with a calendar and streaks • Stats: total workouts, time on the mat, weekly activity and trends • Earn belts and badges as you put in the rounds RoundFlow Pro unlocks unlimited profiles, the recorded coach voice and combo calls, the full Apple Watch experience (heart rate, punch tracking and Effort Score), group hosting, and complete stats and trends. Try Pro free for 7 days, or unlock everything forever with a one-time Lifetime purchase. The only timer that lets your music play. Ring the bell. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://zakin02.github.io/roundflow/privacy.html

Screenshots

Tempo Interval4 screens
RoundFlow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tempo Interval at none against RoundFlow's 3. Tempo Interval also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 11 days). 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. RoundFlow sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Tempo Interval asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tempo Interval against 5.0 for RoundFlow. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tempo Interval ships an update every 4 days, RoundFlow every 11 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tempo Interval versus RoundFlow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTempo IntervalRoundFlow
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.2 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMehdi Akbar NaqviZakaria Elkassmi

Customer experience

Tempo Interval

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

RoundFlow

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

In-app purchases

None

Tempo Interval

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

RoundFlow

Subscriptions2
  • RoundFlow Pro (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • RoundFlow Pro (Yearly)$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • RoundFlow Pro (Lifetime)$24.99

Questions

Is Tempo Interval free?
Tempo Interval is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RoundFlow free?
RoundFlow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tempo Interval or RoundFlow?
Tempo Interval and RoundFlow are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Tempo Interval or RoundFlow have ads?
Neither Tempo Interval nor RoundFlow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tempo Interval or RoundFlow?
Tempo Interval ships an update every 4 days, and RoundFlow every 11 days. Most recently, Tempo Interval was updated on October 31, 2026 and RoundFlow on October 31, 2026.

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