Comparison

Interval Timer · HIIT & Yoga 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 · HIIT & Yoga

Create custom interval workouts for various activities like HIIT, yoga, and boxing. The app manages countdowns, cues, and music playback, with a history tracker and Apple ecosystem integration. It offers a one-time purchase with no ads or subscriptions.

Highlights
  • Custom interval workout builder
  • AI-powered routine generation
  • Full-screen live timer with cues
  • Apple Watch and Apple TV integration
  • HealthKit logging
  • Workout history and stats
  • Music playlist integration
Features
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Build any interval workout in a minute, or describe it and let AI build it for you — free, no account. Then put your phone down and train — the timer handles the countdowns, the cues, the music, and your history. Boxing rounds, HIIT, Tabata, yoga flows, kettlebell circuits, mobility sessions — one timer runs them all, on iPhone, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and any AirPlay-compatible screen. Live heart rate on the iPhone and on the TV when you cast. One-time purchase. No subscription. No ads. No tracking. $4.99 at launch, $7.99 regular price. Pay once and the app is yours — every feature, every device, forever. Built for everyone who's tired of timers that pause your music between intervals, lock saved routines behind a paywall, or interrupt your workout with full-screen ads you can't close. — BUILD ANY WORKOUT — • Custom routine builder: stack cards of work intervals and rest • Drag to reorder • Large library of exercise icons so every card is recognizable mid-set • Color-coded cards: lime, coral, lavender, peach, mint, sky and more • Built-in gallery of HIIT, Tabata, cardio, mobility, combat, sports, and outdoor routines — clone and customize — DURING THE WORKOUT — • Full-screen live timer with a preview of the next card • Configurable pre-roll "get ready" countdown • Audio cues at halfway, ten-seconds-out, and final three seconds • Per-card cue overrides — silence individual phases without touching the rest • Distinct haptic patterns for each cue — feel timing through gloves or headphones • Keep-screen-awake setting • Pair an Apple Music playlist to a routine — plays, pauses, resumes alongside the timer • HealthKit logging with the right workout type (HIIT, strength, yoga, cycling, and more) — HISTORY & STATS — • Seven-week activity heatmap. Tap any day to drill in. • Current and all-time-best streaks; total sessions; total minutes • Full session history — completed, abandoned, or paused — APPLE ECOSYSTEM — • Apple Watch app: start, pause, end from your wrist, with live heart rate • Phone ↔ Watch mirroring — start on one, finish on the other • Apple TV app for the big screen, driven by the Siri Remote • AirPlay to any compatible TV for a full-screen workout dashboard • Live heart rate from your Apple Watch shown on the iPhone timer and on the TV when casting • Live Activity and Dynamic Island for the active timer • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for one-tap routine launch • iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch • Background audio stays on — the timer never goes silent — SHARE — • Generate a shareable workout link for any routine • Friends open it in a browser and import in one tap — CUSTOMIZE — • Light and dark mode • In-app language switching: English, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese • Granular sound pickers for start, end, per-phase cues

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

Interval Timer · HIIT & Yoga4 screens
Interval4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Interval at every 10 days against Interval Timer · HIIT & Yoga's every 4 weeks. Interval also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Interval Timer · HIIT & Yoga's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads 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 · HIIT & Yoga 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 · HIIT & Yoga ships an update every 4 weeks, Interval every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Interval Timer · HIIT & Yoga versus Interval: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInterval Timer · HIIT & YogaInterval
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGuram KajaiaOLEG KLIMAKOV

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Interval Timer · HIIT & Yoga

One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$7.99
1 purchases

Interval

One-time1
  • Interval Pro$6.99

Questions

Is Interval Timer · HIIT & Yoga free?
Interval Timer · HIIT & Yoga 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 · HIIT & Yoga or Interval have ads?
Neither Interval Timer · HIIT & Yoga nor Interval shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Interval Timer · HIIT & Yoga or Interval?
Interval Timer · HIIT & Yoga ships an update every 4 weeks, and Interval every 10 days. Most recently, Interval Timer · HIIT & Yoga was updated on November 5, 2026 and Interval on October 31, 2026.

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