Comparison

StartRunning vs HIIT Interval Timer

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

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About

StartRunning

Features
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From the couch to thirty minutes of continuous running in nine weeks. No experience needed, no gear, and no prior idea of what "interval training" means. StartRunning takes you through 27 workouts, three a week. Each one opens with five minutes of brisk walking and ends with five minutes of cooling down. In between, running and walking alternate โ€” at first one minute of running, ninety seconds of walking. By week nine you run for half an hour without stopping. WHAT GUIDES YOU โ€ข Spoken coaching tells you when to run and when to walk. You never have to look at your phone. โ€ข Tones and vibration for every change โ€” even with music in your ears and the phone in your pocket. โ€ข A screen you can read in one second: one huge number, two buttons, nothing else. โ€ข GPS records your route and works out distance, pace and kilometre splits. โ€ข Your history shows every run with its map; the progress grid shows the whole plan at a glance. THREE LEVELS OF COACHING Voice and tones, vibration only, or nothing at all. Switchable mid-run โ€” for the day you run with someone and still want to feel the interval change. YOU SET THE PACE All 27 workouts can be started and repeated at any time. Nothing is locked, nothing pushes you. If a week feels too fast, run it again. If you end a workout early, the time you ran still counts โ€” only the plan doesn't move on. CUSTOM WORKOUTS You set total duration, run interval and walk break; the app works out the rest. For after the plan, or for the day you have something else in mind. WHAT THIS APP DOES NOT DO No ads. No subscription. No sign-up. No account. No tracking, no analytics, nothing shared with anyone. Your data stays on your device. What you export, you export yourself โ€” as a backup file or as GPX. If you want, the app writes your workouts to Apple Health; that is off by default. Training and all your data work completely offline. Only the map view loads tiles from the network. ACCESSIBILITY Every interval type is signalled by word, icon, colour and vibration pattern โ€” never by colour alone. The app holds up at triple system text size and respects the reduce-motion setting. WHAT IT COSTS The first 9 workouts are free โ€” about three weeks of training, with everything included. After that you unlock everything once: all three plans, custom workouts, for good. No subscription, no follow-up costs. Your history stays open either way, unlocked or not.

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HIIT Interval Timer

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The interval timer for custom HIIT and circuit training. Unlimited saved templates. No subscription. Unlike apps that cap free workouts or hide the editor behind a weekly plan, HIIT Interval lets you build, favorite, and run as many timers as you want. CUSTOM CIRCUITS Work, rest, warm-up, and cool-down โ€” each with its own name and free-form duration. Drag to reorder. Insert a segment anywhere. Set rounds. Presets include 20/10 sprint, 45/15 HIIT, EMOM 12, and a focus cycle. CUES THAT KEEP YOU HONEST Halfway beep and 3-2-1 countdown, including short intervals. Haptics on every transition. Your music keeps playing โ€” the app ducks it during cues. FAVORITES, HISTORY, STREAKS Save real favorites, not just a history dump. Continue your last workout. Mark rest days so planned days off do not break the streak. Weekday reminders. HEALTH Optionally log completed HIIT sessions to Apple Health. You can train without granting Health access. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick a template or tap + to build one 2. Name each work and rest segment 3. Start โ€” cues fire on every transition 4. Save, favorite, or run it again FREE FOREVER Timers stay free. Optional ads keep the app free. No workout-per-day limit. Remove Ads: one-time purchase โ€” ads off forever. Timers stay free. Optional purchase. Timers do not require it. Price shown at checkout, charged to your Apple ID. Non-consumable โ€” restore on new devices. Terms apply. Support: contacttomujahid@gmail.com Privacy Policy: https://justclack.blogspot.com/p/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

StartRunning4 screens
HIIT Interval Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: StartRunning at none against HIIT Interval Timer's shown. StartRunning also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. StartRunning sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and HIIT Interval Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 3 level
StartRunning versus HIIT Interval Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStartRunningHIIT Interval Timer
PriceFreeFree
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size30 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPatrick Engels-KolodziejMuhammad Mujahid Khan

In-app purchases

1 purchases

StartRunning

One-time1
  • StartRunning Lifetime$6.99
1 purchases

HIIT Interval Timer

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$9.99

Questions

Is StartRunning free?
StartRunning is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HIIT Interval Timer free?
HIIT Interval Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do StartRunning or HIIT Interval Timer have ads?
HIIT Interval Timer shows ads; StartRunning does not.

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