Just One Minute vs HearTime
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Just One Minute
This app guides you through timed routines for stretching, workouts, and habits with simple, step-by-step instructions. It offers hands-free operation with voice announcements and full-screen countdowns, making it easy to follow along without constantly checking your device.
- Timed step-by-step routines
- Hands-free voice announcements
- Full-screen countdowns
- Live Activity on Lock Screen
- Habit tracking with statistics
- Private iCloud sync
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One routine. Simple steps. One minute at a time. Just One Minute turns your stretching sessions, workouts, and daily habits into a sequence of timed steps that run themselves. Build your routine once — then press play and follow along. No clock-watching, no phone in your hand. MADE FOR MOVEMENT • Time every stretch, exercise, and rest exactly as you planned it — from a single second to 75 minutes • Repeat a routine for as many rounds as you need, ideal for circuits and intervals • Optional warm-up and cool-down cues ease you in and out, with or without rests • Rests between steps let you reset before the next exercise • Full-screen countdowns you can read from across the room HANDS-FREE BY DESIGN • Voice announcements speak each step's name before it starts • Keep your eyes closed mid-stretch — you'll hear what's next • Live Activity on your Lock Screen shows progress at a glance • Announcements use the best installed voice for each step's language HABITS THAT STICK • Unlimited steps per routine, each with its own duration and icon • Morning routines, evening wind-downs, chores — anything with steps • Statistics and streaks show every day you showed up • Private iCloud sync between iPhone and iPad FAIR AND PRIVATE • No account, no ads, no subscription, no tracking • Two routines of your own, free forever • One single purchase unlocks unlimited routines — with Family Sharing Start with just one minute. Big goals become manageable when you focus on the next minute.
HearTime
This app provides spoken timers for workouts and daily tasks, allowing users to maintain pace without looking at their screen. It offers features like automatic counting with compatible headphones, customizable routines, and Siri integration for hands-free control.
- Spoken stopwatch and countdown timers
- Automatic jump rope and squat counting
- Multi-step routines with rest periods
- Nine offline synthetic voices
- Siri and App Shortcuts integration
- Lock Screen status with Live Activities
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Your workout. Timed by voice. HearTime is an interval workout timer with spoken cues. Set up your warm-up, exercise, rest and cooldown, then follow each step without repeatedly checking your phone. Use it for HIIT, Tabata, circuit training, bodyweight workouts at home and stretching—or a few minutes of movement at the office. Train at your own pace • Set count-up and countdown timers, preparation time and rests. • Combine steps into routines with repeating rounds and rests between groups. • Save your favorite presets and routines, ready to start again next time. Listen and focus on your workout • Choose announcement intervals, voices and speech speed, with optional beats. • Built-in voices play offline after installation. • Hear spoken cues in the background and control timing with Siri and Shortcuts. • Check your timer on the Lock Screen with Live Activities. See what you have practiced • Review daily sessions in the practice calendar, with weekly and monthly summaries. • Enable Apple Health recording to save completed workouts or breathing exercises in the Health app. More ways to practice • Add a reference video link to a routine. After switching to another app, check progress with the Picture in Picture floating timer. • Count jumps and squats automatically with compatible AirPods that support head tracking. • Follow spoken numbers for breathing practice, or add breathing exercises to a multi-step routine. Basic timing is free. Some advanced features require HearTime Pro, a one-time purchase with no subscription. No account required. No ads. Your presets, routines, practice records and settings are stored on your device by default. Optional anonymous usage analytics can be turned off in Settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: HearTime at every 4 days against Just One Minute's monthly. 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
Both are free to download. Just One Minute sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and HearTime sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Just One Minute against 5.0 for HearTime. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Just One Minute ships an update monthly, HearTime every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Just One Minute | HearTime |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ali Banani | 平 丁 |
Customer experience
Just One Minute
HearTime
In-app purchases
Just One Minute
- Unlimited Routines$3.99
HearTime
- 7-day TrialFree
- HearTime Pro Lifetime$14.99
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