The Magic Apps Interval Timer vs Intervale
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Magic Apps Interval Timer
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The Magic Apps Interval Timer is a clean, focused interval timer for HIIT, Tabata, EMOM, boxing rounds, and any custom work/rest routine. • Build intervals your way — work and rest steps, custom durations, and per-step sounds. • Voice and tone cues that keep playing when the screen is locked or you switch apps. • Live heart rate from your Apple Watch during every run (saved to your history with Plus). • Runs on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Free to use with two saved intervals. Interval Timer Plus (£1.99/year) unlocks unlimited intervals and run history. The subscription auto-renews yearly unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Your data stays private to you — on your device and synced across your own devices through your private iCloud account. No accounts to create, no ads, no tracking. Privacy Policy: https://the-magic-apps.github.io/IntervalTimer/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://the-magic-apps.github.io/IntervalTimer/privacy.html#terms
Intervale
Create custom interval timers for various workouts, including HIIT, rehab, and stretching. Get spoken cues and haptic feedback to guide you through each step. Seamlessly integrate with Apple Health to track your progress.
- Customizable named steps with work/rest times
- Spoken cues and haptic feedback
- Background operation with screen locked
- Routine creation for multiple timers
- Apple Health integration for workout tracking
- Siri and Shortcuts support
- Timer sharing via links or QR codes
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Intervale is an interval timer for HIIT, Tabata, circuits, physio and rehab exercises, and stretching. Build a timer from your own named steps, give each its own work and rest time, and run it with spoken cues and haptics on iPhone or Apple Watch. - Build named timers from your own steps, each with its own work and rest time. - Add both sides of an exercise in one go, and keep the left and right times in step if you like. - Repeat for as many rounds as you like, with an optional rest between rounds. - Big, glanceable countdown with colour-coded work and rest, and what comes next always on screen. - Sounds, spoken cues and haptics mark every change, so you never need to look at your phone. They play over your music without turning it down. - Keeps running in the background and with the screen locked. - Choose the cue sound and volume, and set the sound and haptics for each timer separately. - Favourite timers and routines start from the Home Screen icon's quick actions. ROUTINES - Put timers together in a routine, in the order you want, with a break between each one. - A break can be a set time, or wait until you tap Start now. - Timers are linked, not copied, so changing a timer changes it in every routine that uses it. APPLE HEALTH - Save finished timers to Apple Health as a workout (HIIT, strength, core, yoga, Pilates and more) or as mindful minutes. Pick the type for each timer. - Your step names are saved with the workout, so you can see the work in the Health app. - On Apple Watch, workouts record your heart rate and active calories and count towards your Activity rings. - On iPhone with iOS 26 or later, the workout is recorded live and Apple measures your active calories. Intervale never estimates calories itself. - It is optional. Every timer works the same without Apple Health, and you can switch it off at any time. - Your Health data stays on your device and is never sent anywhere. SIRI AND SHORTCUTS - Say "Start Leg day rehab in Intervale" on iPhone or Apple Watch to run one of your timers. - Ask "What timers do I have in Intervale" to hear your list. - Both are available in the Shortcuts app too, so you can add a timer to an automation or your Home Screen. SHARE AND DISCOVER - Send a timer as a link in one tap, with no upload, or make a page with a QR code that you can set to expire or stop. - Add timers other people share with you, and see how often your own links were viewed and added. - Discover ready-made timers, and change them once they are yours. - Ask for one of your shared timers to be featured on Discover. It is reviewed before anyone else sees it. APPLE WATCH - Run your timers from the wrist with taps for every change, even with your wrist down. - Sessions file into History on your iPhone. ACCOUNTS (OPTIONAL) - Sign in with Apple, Google or an email code. You never have to: every timer works without an account. - Your timers appear on every device you sign in on. - Your shared links stay saved with your account, including on a new phone. - Delete your account in the app at any time. HISTORY AND FOLDABLES - History shows the workouts you have finished, with calories where they were saved. - On iPhone Duo, opened out sideways, your timers and the editor sit side by side, and the running timer shows the steps still to come. No ads, no tracking, no analytics. Without an account, everything stays on your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Intervale at none against The Magic Apps Interval Timer's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. The Magic Apps Interval Timer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per year. Intervale asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Magic Apps Interval Timer ships an update every 3 days, Intervale every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Magic Apps Interval Timer | Intervale |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | A Graham | Stephen Dawson |
In-app purchases
The Magic Apps Interval Timer
- Interval Timer Plus$1.991 Year
Intervale
No in-app purchases
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