Interval Timer vs Burnd
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Interval Timer
Organize your running and high-intensity interval training sessions with ease. Quickly set up custom time intervals for running, walking, warm-ups, and cool-downs. Receive voice and vibration notifications for interval changes, and enjoy background music playback.
- Intuitive design
- Customizable time intervals
- Warm-up and cool-down timers
- Voice and vibration notifications
- Background music support
- Foreground/background operation
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Create custom run-walk intervals, HIIT sessions, and cardio workouts in seconds. Train with voice announcements and haptic cues, control workouts from Apple Watch, save sessions to Apple Health, and track your workout history. Set your intervals, hit Start, and focus on your workout—not the clock. CREATE YOUR CUSTOM WORKOUTS • Build warm-up, running, walking, and cool-down intervals • Customize each interval duration and repeat cycle for any training goal • Save multiple custom workouts for quick access • Preview your full workout before you start • Relaunch your favorite sessions in just a few taps STAY IN THE FLOW • Hear clear voice announcements at every interval transition • Feel haptic cues when it’s time to change pace • Keep your workout running while your iPhone is locked or the app is in the background • Listen to music, podcasts, or audiobooks while you train TRAIN WITH APPLE WATCH • Sync your custom workouts to Apple Watch • Start, control, and monitor workouts directly from your wrist • Train phone-free with workouts ready on your Watch • Track heart rate, distance, and active energy during your workout • Save completed workouts to Apple Health TRACK YOUR PROGRESS • Browse completed workouts in calendar and history views • Review total duration, intervals, distance, and active energy • Look back at your training over time • Share your workout results • Export and restore backups of your workout data BUILT FOR EVERY WORKOUT Whether you're starting a beginner run-walk program, adding sprint intervals to your training, preparing for a race, or building a focused HIIT session, Interval Run keeps you on track from the first interval to the last. Create your workout. Start running. Let Interval Run handle the timing. Some features shown, including multiple workouts and full workout history, require Interval Run Pro. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Burnd
This app simplifies High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) with customizable workout configurations and a clean interface. It offers audio guidance, workout history, and the ability to save favorite routines for easy access.
- Quick start workouts
- Customizable exercise and rest durations
- Voice coach for audio guidance
- Pause and resume functionality
- Workout history and overview
- Save favorite workouts
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Introducing Burnd: The Ultimate HIIT Trainer & Timer App Are you ready to transform your workouts and ignite your fitness journey? Look no further! Burnd is the ultimate High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) app that will revolutionize the way you train. Features: - Quick start - launch the app and start exercising - Configuration for exercise & rest duration, workout sets, rounds and break between rounds all with just a couple of taps - Clean user interface that only shows whats important - Voice coach for audio guidance - Pause and resume workouts - Fast back and forward navigation during workouts - Workout history and overview of your completed workouts - Manage and save your favourite workouts for quick access Terms and Conditions: - https://philjay.github.io/burnd-app/terms/ Privacy Policy: - https://philjay.github.io/burnd-app/privacypolicy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Burnd at 5.0 against Interval Timer's 4.5. Burnd also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months). Interval Timer's advantage is ratings volume (534 vs 1) and review sentiment (21% vs 0%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Interval Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Burnd sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Burnd holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Interval Timer has 534 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 21% of Interval Timer's written reviews are positive against 0% of Burnd's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Interval Timer ships an update every 3 months, Burnd every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 1, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Interval Timer | Burnd |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (534 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 534 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | 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, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roma Sosnovsky | Philipp Jahoda |
Customer experience
Interval Timer
Burnd
Bugs and requests
Interval Timer
Reported bugs
4 issues- Timer resets or freezes during workout
- Prompts not working when phone is locked or in pocket
- Unexpected interval changes or duration changes
- Compatibility issues with music playback
Requested features
6 requests- Option to pause/resume timer
- Larger time remaining display
- Apple Watch app
- Ability to play audio prompts even with screen off
- More interval options (run/walk/jog)
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- Congratulatory audio cue at the end
Burnd
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Interval Timer
- Interval Run Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- Interval Run Pro Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Full Version$2.99
Burnd
- Premium Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
- Premium Lifetime Special Deal$3.99
- Premium Lifetime$7.99
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