Comparison

Interval Pulse Timer vs Cadence Timers

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

Head to head
About

Interval Pulse Timer

Create and run custom interval workouts with named, colored segments and adjustable rounds. Features include audio cues, haptic feedback, and a history tracker. Optimized for focus without distractions.

Highlights
  • Custom interval workouts
  • Apple Watch app integration
  • Live Activity and Dynamic Island support
  • Audio and haptic cues
  • Workout history and habit tracking
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Build your own HIIT workouts and run them with a clean, focused interval timer. Interval Pulse Timer lets you create custom sequences of named, color-coded intervals — work, rest, warm-up, whatever you need — repeat them for as many rounds as you want, and run them with a big countdown ring, sound cues, and haptic feedback so you always know what's next without looking at your phone. FEATURES • Build unlimited custom workouts with named, colored, timed intervals • Apple Watch app — start any workout from your wrist with full run controls, and finished workouts sync back to History on your iPhone • Live Activity — see the current interval, round, and countdown on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island while a workout runs • Optional warm-up and cool-down segments (with their own colors) that run once, not per round • Repeat any workout for 1–99 rounds, or instantly re-run it from the finish screen • Drag to reorder workouts and intervals • Big countdown ring with round progress and "next up" preview • Audio + haptic cues for interval changes and the final countdown • Screen stays awake during a workout • History tab with streaks, weekly totals, and a habit-tracking calendar • Light, Dark, and System appearance • 100% offline — no account, no ads, no tracking. All data stays on your device. Whether it's Tabata, EMOM, or your own custom split, Interval Pulse Timer keeps the workout simple and the setup out of your way.

About

Cadence Timers

Features
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Cadence is a timer for the things you actually do, not just a single countdown. Build a sequence of timed phases, hit start, and stay in the moment. Cadence keeps perfect time and reaches you even when the screen is off, your phone is silenced, or it is across the room. BUILT FOR REAL ROUTINES Chain as many phases as you like, each with its own name and length, and repeat them for as many rounds as you need. Hot 3:00, cold 1:00, five times. Twelve named stations of a bodyweight circuit. Inhale, hold, exhale. Whatever your ritual, it fits. RELIABLE WHEN YOU ARE NOT LOOKING Cadence uses Apple's alarm framework, so the end-of-phase alert breaks through silent mode and Focus. A live countdown ticks on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, so a glance is all it takes. No more frozen timers when the app slips into the background. EVERY KIND OF TIMER Countdown intervals, count-up with a cap, and open-ended stopwatch holds. That covers Tabata, HIIT, EMOM, AMRAP and For Time, Pomodoro and deep work, contrast therapy, breathwork, meditation with interval bells, cooking, and much more. A LIBRARY OF FAMOUS TIMERS Browse ready-made timers across fitness, productivity, walking, sauna and cold, breathwork, meditation, and everyday life. Start one instantly or save it and make it your own. The classic 7-minute workout even names each exercise on screen, so you always know what is next. CUES THAT RESPECT YOUR MUSIC Clear chimes duck your podcast or playlist for a moment instead of stopping it. Pick a sound that fits the moment, a soft bell for meditation or a sharp buzzer for a workout. SHARE YOUR TIMERS Send any timer to a friend with a single link. They tap it and it opens right in Cadence, ready to run. NO ACCOUNT, NO TRACKING Cadence works entirely on your device. There is no sign-up, no ads, and nothing is collected.

Screenshots

Interval Pulse Timer4 screens
Cadence Timers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Interval Pulse Timer at 17.0 against Cadence Timers's 26.1. On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Interval Pulse Timer versus Cadence Timers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInterval Pulse TimerCadence Timers
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNha HoangDimitrios Zarkadas

In-app purchases

None

Interval Pulse Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Cadence Timers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Interval Pulse Timer free?
Interval Pulse Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cadence Timers free?
Cadence Timers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Interval Pulse Timer or Cadence Timers have ads?
Neither Interval Pulse Timer nor Cadence Timers shows ads.

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