Comparison

HIIT Timer vs Rounds Coach

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

Head to head
About

HIIT Timer

This interval training app provides voice-guided workouts for Tabata, EMOM, Circuit, and custom routines. It allows users to focus on their exercises without constantly checking their screen, with features like saved workouts and workout history.

Highlights
  • Voice announcements for workout cues
  • Multiple training modes (Tabata, EMOM, Circuit, Custom)
  • Save and replay custom workouts
  • Workout history tracking
  • Independent sound, haptic, and voice controls
  • Music integration with voice cues
Features
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HIIT Timer is a fast, focused interval timer for people who want to train, not fiddle with settings. Pick a mode, hit start, and let the app call out every work and rest period so you can keep your eyes off the screen and on the set. FOUR WAYS TO TRAIN Tabata. Classic high intensity intervals with ready made protocols. EMOM. Every minute on the minute. Name your exercises, do your reps, rest whatever time is left. Circuit. Set your stations, work time, rest time, and rounds, then go. Custom. Build your own workout from scratch. Name every exercise, set work and rest for each one, reorder them, and choose your rounds. BUILT FOR REAL WORKOUTS • Voice announcements call out each exercise, so you never look at your phone mid set • Type your times directly, or tap to adjust, whichever is faster • Save any workout and start it again in one tap • History tracks completed workouts, total minutes, and exercises done • Sound, haptics, and voice each turn on or off independently • Your music keeps playing, cues mix over the top • Screen stays awake through a workout • Optional pause when you leave the app • Dark mode COMPLETELY FREE No ads. No subscriptions. No paid unlocks. No account to create. Every feature is there the moment you install. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS HIIT Timer collects nothing. Your workouts, history, and settings live on your device and nowhere else.

About

Rounds Coach

This interval timer app provides a real coach's voice to guide you through workouts, offering customizable timers for HIIT, Tabata, and circuits. It integrates with music apps, Apple Watch, and Apple Health, with widgets for quick access.

Highlights
  • Real coach voice for interval guidance
  • Customizable HIIT, Tabata, and circuit timers
  • Music integration with Spotify and Apple Music
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
  • Apple Watch and Apple Health integration
  • Workout history and streaks tracking
  • Share timers via link or QR code
Features
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Rounds is an interval timer that doesn't hold features back. Everything is free — unlimited timers, compound timers, the coach voice, music, widgets, Apple Watch and Apple Health. A REAL COACH Liam calls every round, every interval and what's next — 400+ exercises, from burpees to the Pilates hundred — "Round 3 of 8! Work!", "Next up: squats!" — over your music, with the screen locked. BUILD ANY WORKOUT • HIIT, Tabata and circuit builders • Custom timers with repeating groups inside groups • Change every work or rest interval at once • Folders and search — drag timers to rearrange them, or drop one on a folder to file it • Starter workouts: Tabata, HIIT, the 7-Minute Workout, a Pilates mat class, EMOM, boxing rounds and focus sessions IN CONTROL MID-WORKOUT Jump straight to any interval from the list on the workout screen — handy when a class runs long or short. Pause, skip back or skip ahead any time. START WITHOUT OPENING THE APP • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets start a timer in one tap • Siri and Shortcuts: "Start Tabata in Rounds", "Start a 5 minute countdown in Rounds" YOUR MUSIC Works with whatever you're playing — Spotify, Apple Music, podcasts. The music dips while the coach talks, can pause on every rest, and pauses with the workout. Or pick an Apple Music playlist for any timer. ACTIVITY AND STREAKS Every workout lands in your history: your day streak, this week's minutes and a month calendar in your timers' colours. Workouts from your Apple Watch count too. SHARE A TIMER Send any timer as a link or a QR code. Friends open it and add it to Rounds in one tap. WITH THE PHONE IN YOUR POCKET The timer keeps running, beeping and talking with the screen off. The Lock Screen and Dynamic Island show the time left and where you are in the workout. APPLE WATCH Run any timer from your wrist with haptics, Liam's voice and live heart rate. Tap the next interval to skip ahead. APPLE HEALTH Finished workouts are saved to Health with the workout type you choose. ALSO A one-tap countdown for rest between sets, and a stopwatch with laps. No subscription. No ads. No account. Your timers stay on your iPhone and Apple Watch.

Screenshots

HIIT Timer4 screens
Rounds Coach4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Rounds Coach at 5.0 against HIIT Timer's 4.0. Rounds Coach also leads on update cadence (daily vs fortnightly). HIIT Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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

Rounds Coach holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HIIT Timer ships an update fortnightly, Rounds Coach daily. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
HIIT Timer versus Rounds Coach: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHIIT TimerRounds Coach
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperANNR StudioAryaman Ravi

Customer experience

HIIT Timer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Rounds Coach

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

HIIT Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Rounds Coach

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HIIT Timer free?
HIIT Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rounds Coach free?
Rounds Coach is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HIIT Timer or Rounds Coach?
Rounds Coach is rated higher. HIIT Timer averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Rounds Coach averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do HIIT Timer or Rounds Coach have ads?
Neither HIIT Timer nor Rounds Coach shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HIIT Timer or Rounds Coach?
HIIT Timer ships an update fortnightly, and Rounds Coach daily. Most recently, HIIT Timer was updated on September 29, 2026 and Rounds Coach on October 11, 2026.

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