Comparison

Roundwork vs Interval Routine Timer

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

Head to head
About

Roundwork

Features
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Roundwork is a clean, focused interval timer for HIIT, Tabata, EMOM and circuit training. Set up a workout with four values: lead-in, work time, rest time and number of rounds. The timer guides you through each phase with clear on-screen colors and audio cues, so you always know whether to push or recover. FEATURES β€’ Four-parameter setup: lead-in, work, rest, rounds β€’ Five ready-made presets β€” Classic, Tabata, EMOM, Boxing, Sprint β€” plus your own β€’ Clear phase colors and audio signals for every transition β€’ Live heart rate during your workout β€’ Standalone Apple Watch app: start a preset on your wrist, no iPhone needed β€’ Haptics you feel at every change, with a 3-2-1 countdown β€’ Complication for your watch face and the Smart Stack β€’ Saves your session to Apple Health as a workout β€’ Week overview with last week to compare β€” tap a day to see what you trained β€’ Choose from a wide range of activity types β€’ Live Activity on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island β€’ Simple, distraction-free design No accounts, no clutter. Open the app, set your intervals and train.

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Interval Routine Timer

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A training timer that simply plays a sequence of work and rest. It is a routine player, not a logging app: press play and move to the chimes. BUILD A ROUTINE - Line up "how many seconds" and "what that time is for" and save it as a routine - Name each interval anything you like: "Bench Press", "Rest", "Stretch". Whatever you write becomes its label - Set each length as either Time or Reps. Time is chosen with minute and second wheels - For exercises you count, such as squats and push-ups, a Reps interval waits until you finish. Write how many in the name ("Squats 20") - Duplicate, reorder and delete routines, so a "Chest Day" and a "Back Day" with the same rests are quick to make PLAY, THEN FOLLOW ALONG - Once you start, each timed interval moves on to the next by itself - A Reps interval moves on when you tap inside the ring after you finish - A ring shows the time left, and you can see what comes next - Pause, skip and stop are supported. In a timed interval, you can also tap inside the ring to pause and resume CHIMES FOR EVERY CHANGE - Chimes start a little before each change and finish exactly on it, so you know it is ending before it does - Choose a countdown (a beep each second, then a long high tone) or a steady beep - Set how long the chime lasts - They sound even when the silent switch is on and the screen is locked SCREEN OFF, PHONE IN YOUR POCKET - While the phone is locked, chimes sound at the same moment as when the app is open - The current interval and time left appear on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, and advance with each change (Live Activities) - Each change also arrives as a notification, and shows on your wrist if you wear an Apple Watch (notification permission required) A CALENDAR OF THE DAYS YOU TRAINED - Days you play a routine to the end are marked automatically. Add days by hand for sessions you ended early or did without the app - Only the date and routine name are stored. Reps, weights and calories are not tracked SYNC WITH ICLOUD - Routines, the days you trained, and the ring color stay in step across iPhones and iPads signed in with the same Apple Account - The app works without iCloud, too. Syncing happens only between devices signed in to iCloud - Chime settings (style and length) stay on each device AND MORE - Choose the ring color; the app icon changes to match - Dark Mode - Japanese and English (follows your device language) - iPhone and iPad - No sign-up, no ads. Your data is stored on your device and in your own iCloud, where neither the developer nor third parties can see it ABOUT CALORIES This app does not show calories burned. To record calories and heart rate, use it together with the Workout app on your Apple Watch.

Screenshots

Roundwork4 screens
Interval Routine Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Interval Routine Timer at daily against Roundwork's every 2 weeks. Interval Routine Timer also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Roundwork ships an update every 2 weeks, Interval Routine Timer daily. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Roundwork versus Interval Routine Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoundworkInterval Routine Timer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size4 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDominik Meierhoferjunto yanai

In-app purchases

None

Roundwork

No in-app purchases

None

Interval Routine Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Roundwork free?
Roundwork is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Interval Routine Timer free?
Interval Routine Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Roundwork or Interval Routine Timer have ads?
Neither Roundwork nor Interval Routine Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Roundwork or Interval Routine Timer?
Roundwork ships an update every 2 weeks, and Interval Routine Timer daily. Most recently, Roundwork was updated on October 10, 2026 and Interval Routine Timer on October 8, 2026.

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