Comparison

Interval Timer vs Takeoff Intervals

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

Head to head
About

Interval Timer

Features
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Most interval timers are ugly. This one isn't. Set your work interval, your rest interval, how many rounds. Tap GO. That is the whole setup. Then put the phone down. The screen becomes one colour and one number, big enough to read from across the room, and the colour flips at every work/rest boundary - so you always know which side you are on without walking over to look. Build your own sequences interval by interval: ladders, pyramids, EMOMs, warm-ups. Drag to reorder, tap to edit, save them as presets. Ladder, Pyramid, Tabata and EMOM 10 come built in. Make it yours with eight colour themes, a Minimal mode, and twelve languages for the count. - Runs in the background with the screen off - Audio cues at every interval - Get-ready countdown - Hold to pause, tap to resume - Ducks under your music - Works offline

About

Takeoff Intervals

Transform written workout instructions into an audible, spoken timer. This app intelligently interprets exercises, rounds, and rest periods, allowing you to review and start your session without looking at your phone.

Highlights
  • AI-powered text to workout timer
  • Understands various workout formats (EMOM, AMRAP, etc.)
  • Spoken cues for exercises
  • Countdown beeps and music integration
  • Apple Watch control and display
  • Handles interruptions like phone calls
Features
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Takeoff Intervals turns a written workout into a timer that talks you through it. Paste the message from your coach, a screenshot, or your own words. The app reads the rounds, exercises, work times, and rest, shows you what it understood, and builds the timer. Check it, tap Start, and put the phone in your pocket. IT UNDERSTANDS HOW COACHES WRITE • Rounds, circuits, EMOMs, AMRAPs, and for-time caps • Per-side exercises run both sides, with time to switch • "Rest as needed" waits for your tap • When a message has several sections, you pick the one to run IT ASKS BEFORE IT ASSUMES • A range like 8-12 becomes a one-tap choice • A missing detail becomes a question you answer in seconds • Anything estimated is marked so you can check it before you start BUILT FOR THE GYM FLOOR • Spoken cues name every exercise, so you can leave the phone in your pocket • Countdown beeps in the last seconds of each interval • Your music keeps playing while the cues dip in and out • Automatic transition time between stations • Rep-based sets hold until you tap done ON YOUR WRIST • Start, pause, and skip from Apple Watch • The current interval and time at a glance • Runs alongside an Apple Workout session, so your rings and heart rate still count A PHONE CALL WON'T RUIN YOUR SESSION • The clock keeps running through the call • After a short call, it catches you up out loud • After a long call, the workout waits exactly where the call caught you FROM TEXT TO TIMER • Paste from Messages, Notes, or email • Dictate a workout; transcription happens on your device • The numbered format most coaches use works offline, and everything else gets an on-device draft you can check No account. No subscription. Your workouts stay on your phone.

Screenshots

Interval Timer4 screens
Takeoff Intervals4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Takeoff Intervals at none against Interval Timer's 1. Interval Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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. Interval Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Takeoff Intervals asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Interval Timer versus Takeoff Intervals: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInterval TimerTakeoff Intervals
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMidaMultiMedia, LLCTakeoff Timer LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Interval Timer

One-time1
  • Unlock everything$2.99
None

Takeoff Intervals

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Interval Timer free?
Interval Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Takeoff Intervals free?
Takeoff Intervals is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Interval Timer or Takeoff Intervals have ads?
Neither Interval Timer nor Takeoff Intervals shows ads.

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