Comparison

Interval Pulse Timer vs Old

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

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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

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Interval Pulse Timer4 screens
Old3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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

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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Interval Pulse Timer versus Old: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInterval Pulse TimerOld
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNha HoangPaul Boal

Customer experience

Interval Pulse Timer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Old

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Interval Pulse Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Old

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Interval Pulse Timer free?
Interval Pulse Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Old free?
Old is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Interval Pulse Timer or Old?
Interval Pulse Timer is rated higher. Interval Pulse Timer averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Old averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Interval Pulse Timer or Old have ads?
Neither Interval Pulse Timer nor Old shows ads.

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