Comparison

Interval Timer · HIIT & Yoga vs Interval Timer by STRNTH

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

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About

Interval Timer · HIIT & Yoga

Create custom interval workouts for various fitness activities like HIIT, boxing, and yoga. Track your progress with detailed history and stats, and enjoy seamless integration with Apple devices. The app offers audio cues, music pairing, and live heart rate monitoring.

Highlights
  • Custom interval routine builder
  • Audio and haptic cues
  • Music playlist integration
  • HealthKit logging
  • Apple Watch and Apple TV apps
  • Workout history and stats
  • Shareable workout links
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 Timer by STRNTH

Features
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Interval Timer by STRNTH is a free interval timer for HIIT, Tabata, EMOM, AMRAP, boxing rounds, running intervals, stretching and more. Build any timer you want with no fixed structure, then run it hands-free and read it from across the room. BUILD ANY TIMER - Add as many steps as you like, each with its own label, duration, colour, sound and voice. - Group steps into repeat blocks so a round loops as many times as you need. - Link separate timers together to chain a warm-up, workout and cool-down into one session. - Start from a template: Couch to 5K, Tabata, HIIT, 7 minute workout, EMOM, AMRAP, boxing rounds, Pomodoro, box breathing and full body stretch. RUN IT HANDS-FREE - A giant readout inside a progress ring, sized to read from across the gym. - Full-screen colour per step so you know your phase at a glance. - Voice reads each step and announces what is next before it arrives. - Sound cues on the last three seconds, plus beep, go, switch, rest, bell, horn, gong and whistle tones. Import your own sounds too. - Optional spoken 3-2-1 countdown, a cadence metronome from 60 to 180 BPM and haptic feedback. - Choose what the screen shows: interval time, total time, interval count, the clock or heart rate. MORE TOOLS - A countdown tab with quick presets for a fast single timer. - A stopwatch with laps that highlight your fastest and slowest split. - Light and dark themes and your own custom step colours. - Share a timer as a link or a file, and import timers others send you. ACROSS YOUR DEVICES - An Apple Watch companion runs your timers on the wrist with colour and haptics. - Pair a Bluetooth heart rate strap to see live BPM, zones and more while you train. - Save finished sessions to Apple Health as workouts. - Back up your timers to your private iCloud. FREE, WITH A ONE-TIME UPGRADE Interval Timer is free and supported by ads. A single 9.99 purchase removes ads for good. No accounts, no subscriptions, no cloud sign-in. Your timers stay on your device. Part of the STRNTH family of training apps.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Interval Timer · HIIT & Yoga at none against Interval Timer by STRNTH's shown. Interval Timer by STRNTH's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Interval Timer · HIIT & Yoga sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Interval Timer by STRNTH 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 9 days, Interval Timer by STRNTH every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Interval Timer · HIIT & Yoga versus Interval Timer by STRNTH: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInterval Timer · HIIT & YogaInterval Timer by STRNTH
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB55 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperGuram KajaiaNext Big Leap Ltd

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Interval Timer · HIIT & Yoga

One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$7.99
1 purchases

Interval Timer by STRNTH

One-time1
  • Remove ads$9.99

Questions

Is Interval Timer · HIIT & Yoga free?
Interval Timer · HIIT & Yoga is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Interval Timer by STRNTH free?
Interval Timer by STRNTH is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Interval Timer · HIIT & Yoga or Interval Timer by STRNTH have ads?
Interval Timer by STRNTH shows ads; Interval Timer · HIIT & Yoga does not.
Which is updated more often, Interval Timer · HIIT & Yoga or Interval Timer by STRNTH?
Interval Timer · HIIT & Yoga ships an update every 9 days, and Interval Timer by STRNTH every 10 days. Most recently, Interval Timer · HIIT & Yoga was updated on October 1, 2026 and Interval Timer by STRNTH on October 5, 2026.

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