Comparison

Ntrval Timer vs Lido

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

Head to head
About

Ntrval Timer

Design custom interval timers with work/rest periods, rounds, and visual cues. Build complete workouts from exercises, schedule training, and display timers on a large screen. It's designed for efficient training, from quick sessions to coached classes.

Highlights
  • Customizable interval timers
  • Workout builder with exercises
  • Per-interval names and colors
  • Glanceable display
  • Workout scheduling
  • TV display mode
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Ntrval is an interval timer built for how people actually train — fast to set up, clear to read across the room, and flexible enough for everything from a quick Tabata to a full coached session. Design a timer in seconds: set your work and rest intervals, rounds, colors, and sound cues, then hit start. Or build a complete workout from your own exercises and let Ntrval generate the timing for you. CUSTOM INTERVAL TIMERS • Work and rest intervals, rounds, and structure your way • Per-interval names, colors, and sound cues • A big, glanceable display you can read mid-set • Countdown beeps, transition cues, and vibration WORKOUT BUILDER • Build sessions from stations and exercises • Warm-ups and finishers • Timing generated automatically from your workout • Save workouts as reusable templates EXERCISE LIBRARY • Keep your movements, equipment, and notes in one place • Attach video links for form reference PLAN YOUR WEEK • Schedule timers and workouts on a calendar • Keep your training organized from anywhere RUN IT ON THE BIG SCREEN • A clean, full-screen TV display mode — AirPlay or screen-mirror to a TV for gyms, studios, and group classes ALSO INCLUDED • Stopwatch and alarms • Works offline — your timer runs even without a connection • No ads. No tracking. Whether you train at home, coach clients, or program classes for a studio, Ntrval keeps the timer out of your way so you can focus on the work. — PLANS Ntrval is free for core interval timers, stopwatch, and alarms. Optional annual subscriptions unlock more: • Basic — $19.99/year: the training calendar • Pro — $39.99/year: the workout builder, exercise library, templates, and sharing • Business — $79.99/year: everything in Pro, plus the commercial Display Board for gym TVs Subscriptions are auto-renewable. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the period. You can manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Service: https://www.ntrvaltimer.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.ntrvaltimer.com/privacy

About

Lido

This app provides a hands-free workout timer with spoken cues and alerts, even when the screen is locked. It also features a unique visual log where a toy floats in a pool after each completed workout, with rare gilded toys appearing occasionally.

Highlights
  • Hands-free spoken exercise cues
  • Halfway and 5-second alerts
  • Workout log with collectible toys
  • Untimed checklists with rest clock
  • Control Center/Lock Screen integration
  • Screen lock and background operation
Features
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Lido is a workout timer with a pool. Build your workout, press play, and put the phone down. Lido speaks — it announces each exercise, calls halfway so you know when to switch sides, and counts down the last five seconds, even with the screen locked. Finish a workout and a toy floats in your pool: a rubber duck, a beach ball, an orca, a flamingo. One toy per workout, a fresh pool every month. It's a workout log you'll actually want to look at — and every so often, a gilded toy turns up. THE TIMER • Timed circuits with spoken cues — hands-free from first exercise to last • Untimed checklists for gym days: sets, reps, and a rest clock • Halfway and five-second alerts, per exercise • Keeps talking with the screen locked or the app in the background SETS • A standalone rest clock for the bench — tap when you rack the bar, lift when it says go • Start it from Control Center or the Lock Screen without opening the app THE POOL • One toy per finished workout, in your workout's color • Monthly pools you can swim back through • Rare gilded toys, if you're lucky SHARE • Send a workout to a friend as a link — it opens in their Lido, ready to add • No account needed on either end EVERYWHERE • Home Screen widgets for your week and your pool • Lock Screen accessories • Night Swim — a dark mode that lights the pool after sundown PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no ads, no tracking, no subscription • Everything stays on your phone • Shared workouts travel inside the link itself — no server ever sees them Free. Made by one person and a rubber duck.

Screenshots

Ntrval Timer4 screens
Lido4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Lido at free against Ntrval Timer's freemium. Lido also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). Ntrval Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ntrval Timer ships an update weekly, Lido every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Ntrval Timer versus Lido: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNtrval TimerLido
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlake GarciaBrandon Lukas

In-app purchases

None

Ntrval Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Lido

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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