Interval Pulse Timer vs Old
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Custom interval workouts
- Apple Watch app integration
- Live Activity and Dynamic Island support
- Audio and haptic cues
- Workout history and habit tracking
- Offline functionality
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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.
Old
This app provides a straightforward interval timer for run/walk training. Configure work, rest, warm-up, and cool-down durations, along with repetition counts. It offers voice announcements or tone alerts for phase changes, making it easy to follow your workout without constant screen checking.
- Configurable work, rest, warm-up, and cool-down phases
- Adjustable repetition count
- Voice announcements or tone alerts
- Optional end-of-interval countdown
- Vibration alerts
- Pause, resume, restart, and skip controls
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A no-nonsense interval timer built for run/walk training. Set a work duration, rest duration, and number of repetitions. Add optional warm-up and cool-down phases. Start the timer and it runs the full workout automatically, announcing each phase change out loud so you don't have to look at your phone. FEATURES - Work, rest, warm-up, and cool-down phases, each independently configurable - Adjustable repetition count - Voice announcements or tone alerts at the start of each phase - Customizable phrases for work start, rest start, and warm-up start - Optional end-of-interval countdown (5s, 10s, or 15s before a phase ends) - Optional intermediate time announcements within a phase (e.g., every 1 or 2 minutes) - Vibration alerts - Pause, resume, restart, and skip controls during a workout - Total time remaining shown on screen - Reset to defaults No account required. No ads. No subscription. No data collected. Built by a former casual runner training for a marathon on his 50th birthday, because I couldn't find a simple interval timer that just worked.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Interval Pulse Timer at 5.0 against Old's 4.0. On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Interval Pulse Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Interval Pulse Timer | Old |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nha Hoang | Paul Boal |
Customer experience
Interval Pulse Timer
Old
In-app purchases
Interval Pulse Timer
No in-app purchases
Old
No in-app purchases









