Comparison

Workout Interval Timer Lite vs Interval Timer

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

Head to head
About

Workout Interval Timer Lite

This app coaches your workouts with customizable timers, allowing you to focus on training. It supports advanced features like location tracking and heart rate monitoring, with voice and audio cues for seamless interval management.

Highlights
  • Customizable interval timers (HIIT, Circuit, Custom, Simple)
  • Location tracking for route and distance statistics
  • Heart rate training with Bluetooth LE monitor support
  • Voice and audio cues for interval notifications
  • Workout history and iCloud synchronization
  • Music integration for timers and intervals
Features
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Let our timer to coach your workouts so you can focus on actual training without staring at the watch. This timer meets the needs of amateurs as well as professionals. It was designed to be flexible and highly customisable so it can be used for all kinds of trainings. There is one important difference between this app and other apps on the App Store. No need to change timer configuration when switching exercises all the time. Create and configure timers once and use them multiple times. For more demanding users timers can be composed into entire workouts. All timers and workouts can be categorized into groups. For each timer can be enabled location tracking. With enabled location tracking you can seethe route and location based statistics like distance, speed, pace and altitude. Another great feature is support for heart rate training using a Bluetooth LE heart rate monitor. User can create multiple profiles and switch between them. Heart rate training profile contains all settings for your training like heart rate zones and notification options. During exercising user can be notified about current heart rate and zone. One heart rate zone can be selected as target zone. Voice coaching can notify the user to adjust tempo to stay in current zone. The user interface is designed to be clear and readable from a distance. For notification can be used vibrations, sounds and also text to speech voice. No more looking at the screen to know the current interval. Each timer is composed from intervals. Each interval has a configurable name, duration, color and music. Music can be set also for whole timer. Your workout sessions can be saved into history where you can see how you performed during exercising. All your timers and workout history can be synchronized into iCloud. This app integrates with the Health app. Workout metrics can be exported to Apple Health app. Features: - Four timer types (HIIT, Circuit, Custom, Simple). - Support for Apple Health (only for Full Version) - Synchronization to iCloud (only for Full Version) - Heart rate training feature. - Location tracking feature. - Timer sounds: last seconds, every second, interval end, timer finish and metronome. - Timer vibrations: last seconds, interval end and timer finish. - Timer text to speech voice: interval name, next interval name, duration at beginning of interval, current interval time, counting down for last seconds and timer finish. - Timers can be easily shared and duplicated. - Timers can be categorised into groups. - Timer music (playlist, album or song). - Multiple screens for running timer with different stats: Map, Location, Heart Rate, Timer, Intervals and Music - User can configure visual style for timer screens. - Screens for running timer can be locked. - Each interval has configurable duration, name, color and music. - Runs and plays music on background. - Universal app, works on iPhone and iPad. - Max interval duration is 99 hours 59 minutes and 59 seconds. - Max number of sets is 999. Free version includes ads and other restrictions that can be removed with InApp Purchases. If you have enable Track Location option please note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

Interval Timer

This app provides a customizable round-based timer for various time-based activities, including HIIT, circuit training, and boxing. It features a minimalistic design with big digits and bright colors, offering hand-crafted sounds to maintain focus. Users can create complex workouts, save custom sets, and track their workout history with Apple Health integration.

Highlights
  • Customizable round-based timer
  • Minimalistic design with big digits
  • Hand-crafted sounds for focus
  • Unlimited saved intervals
  • Quick Set feature
  • Apple Health integration
  • Dark Mode support
Features
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The Interval Timer App is a minimalistic, advanced all-in-one round-based timer for iOS Devices (iPhone / iPad). Create complex workouts or sets and get them visualized simple and minimalistic with big digits, bright colors and hand-crafted sounds to support you keeping the focus. Works for all simple and complex time-based activities - use it for your exercise, hiit, tabata, wod, yoga, running, lifting weights, gym workout, cycling, boxing, stretching or even cooking! Create your own set-library with unlimited saved intervals or just hop into a quick one with the "Quick Set" feature! - Pick from a variety of sounds for different phases and cycles - Separate Sound-Volume Setting - Does not interrupt background music - Phone won't lock automatically during sets - Supports Dark Mode - Battery friendly - Customizable color representation for every set - Save your workout-history with apple health! Create simple second-short or complex hour-long intervals with custom set and cycle durations including custom break- and warmup-lengths, round-counts, sounds and colors. ______________________________________________ APP USAGE INFO & SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Should you choose to upgrade to a subscription, payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current period, and cancellation of the current active subscription period is not allowed. Auto-renewal may be turned off in your Account Settings in iTunes after purchase. You can also manage your subscriptions in Account Settings after purchase. LICENSED APPLICATION END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://learned-romano-d09.notion.site/Terms-Conditions-4521f83f95f44900931f5887f08b852f Privacy Policy: https://learned-romano-d09.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-3920b87376da4552be9dbc3f0d0d24bf

Screenshots

Workout Interval Timer Lite4 screens
Interval Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Interval Timer at every 2 days against Workout Interval Timer Lite's every 5 weeks. Workout Interval Timer Lite's advantage is ratings volume (247 vs 77) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Workout Interval Timer Lite sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Interval Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Workout Interval Timer Lite against 4.8 for Interval Timer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 247 and 77 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Workout Interval Timer Lite's written reviews are positive against 91% of Interval Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Workout Interval Timer Lite ships an update every 5 weeks, Interval Timer every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Workout Interval Timer Lite versus Interval Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorkout Interval Timer LiteInterval Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (247 ratings)4.8 (77 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.4% of reviews91.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings247 — better77
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDenciSoft s.r.o.Mizo LLC

Customer experience

Workout Interval Timer Lite

All ratings247 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral2.4%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive89.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.6%

Interval Timer

All ratings77 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral1.3%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive91.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative5.9%

Bugs and requests

Workout Interval Timer Lite

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Music stops during workouts randomly
  • Interval sounds don't work half the time
  • Ads appear in the paid no-ad version
  • Music restarts after a pause even when 'play through pauses' is selected
  • Asking to save workout after every timer use can be burdensome

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add a "for time" timer option
  • Add lock screen notifications after each interval
  • Add Apple Watch support
  • Add a function to flash at the last 5 or 3 seconds of an interval
  • Option to turn off workout saving after each timer use
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  • Allow songs to start at a random point

Interval Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Workout Interval Timer Lite

One-time6
  • Unlimited Custom Timers$0.99
  • Unlimited Simple Timers$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
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  • Unlimited Circuit Timers$1.99
  • Unlimited HIIT Timers$1.99
  • Full Version$4.99
2 purchases

Interval Timer

Subscriptions1
  • Intervals+ Monthly$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Intervals+ Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Workout Interval Timer Lite free?
Workout Interval Timer Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Interval Timer free?
Interval Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Workout Interval Timer Lite or Interval Timer?
Interval Timer is rated higher. Workout Interval Timer Lite averages 4.7 out of 5 from 247 ratings, while Interval Timer averages 4.8 from 77 ratings.
Do Workout Interval Timer Lite or Interval Timer have ads?
Neither Workout Interval Timer Lite nor Interval Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Workout Interval Timer Lite or Interval Timer?
Workout Interval Timer Lite ships an update every 5 weeks, and Interval Timer every 2 days. Most recently, Workout Interval Timer Lite was updated on October 3, 2026 and Interval Timer on October 3, 2026.

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