Comparison

Interval Timer vs Run Bitty Run

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

Head to head
About

Interval Timer

This app provides a customizable interval timer for running, sprints, and HIIT workouts. It offers voice and haptic cues, Apple Watch integration, and saves data to Apple Health. Choose from pre-made routines or build your own for focused training.

Highlights
  • Customizable run/walk intervals
  • Voice and haptic interval cues
  • Apple Watch control and phone-free workouts
  • Save sessions to Apple Health
  • 25+ ready-made running workouts
  • Build multi-step advanced workouts
  • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island Live Activities
Features
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Interval Run is a running interval timer for iPhone and Apple Watch. Create run/walk intervals, sprint sessions, and HIIT 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. Choose from 25+ ready-made running workouts or build your own. Follow intervals from the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, and focus on your run. 25+ READY-MADE RUNNING WORKOUTS • Explore run/walk workouts, running intervals, sprints, hill repeats, tempo runs, fartlek sessions, ladders, pyramids, and more • Find workouts for speed, endurance, recovery, and different training goals • Start any workout immediately or customize it to match your training • Save your favorites to My Workouts for quick access BUILD YOUR OWN INTERVAL WORKOUT • Create simple run/walk intervals or advanced multi-step workouts • Add warm-up, running, walking, recovery, rest, and cool-down sections • Set a custom duration for every step • Repeat intervals and complete workout blocks • Add custom cues to guide you through each workout step • Build sprint, HIIT, cardio, and structured running sessions • Save multiple workouts and reuse them anytime • Preview the complete workout before you start VOICE & HAPTIC INTERVAL CUES • Hear clear voice announcements at every interval transition • Feel haptic cues when it’s time to run, walk, recover, or rest • Keep your workout active while your iPhone is locked or the app is in the background • Follow your current interval from the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island with Live Activities • Listen to music, podcasts, or audiobooks while you train RUN WITH APPLE WATCH • Sync workouts to Apple Watch • Start, pause, and control workouts directly from your wrist • Run phone-free with your workouts ready on Apple Watch • Follow interval progress without repeatedly checking your phone • Track heart rate, distance, and active energy during your workout • Get haptic interval cues directly on your Watch • Save completed workouts to Apple Health TRACK YOUR TRAINING • Browse completed workouts in calendar and history views • Review workout duration, intervals, distance, and active energy • Look back at your running and interval training over time • Share your workout results • Export and restore backups of your workout data MADE FOR RUNNERS WHO TRAIN WITH INTERVALS Whether you’re starting with beginner run/walk intervals, adding speed work to your weekly training, preparing for a 5K or another race, or creating a challenging HIIT session, Interval Run keeps every interval clear from start to finish. Use it as a simple run/walk timer, a running interval timer for speed training, an Apple Watch interval timer for phone-free workouts, or a flexible workout builder for more advanced structured sessions. From beginner run/walk workouts to sprints, tempo runs, hill repeats, fartlek training, and custom multi-step sessions, Interval Run adapts to the way you train. Start with one of 25+ ready-made workouts or create your own. Interval Run handles the timing so you can focus on your training. Some features shown, including the full workout library, advanced workout creation, multiple saved workouts, and full workout history, require Interval Run Pro. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Run Bitty Run

Features
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Run Bitty Run is a free run/walk training plan for people who have never run before — or haven't in years. THE PROGRAM A 27-workout, run/walk interval plan that gradually builds you from short walk/jog intervals to running continuously. Every workout has a spoken warm-up, interval cues, a halfway check-in, and a cool-down, so you never have to watch the clock. IT ADAPTS TO YOU After every workout, tell it how the session felt. Struggled twice on the same workout? It suggests repeating it. Either way, you always choose: move on to the next workout, or run this one again — nothing is locked to a fixed calendar. RUNS ON YOUR SCHEDULE Pick 2 to 6 days a week and the plan builds your calendar around it. Fall behind, take a break, come back — your next workout is always right where you left off. APPLE WATCH APP A full standalone Apple Watch app — start, run, and finish a workout without your phone nearby. Haptic cues at every transition, a watch face complication showing your next workout, and heart rate written to Apple Health. AUDIO CUES THAT DON'T FIGHT YOUR MUSIC Spoken coaching plays over whatever you're already listening to — it ducks your music for each cue, then gets out of the way. APPLE HEALTH Completed workouts save to Apple Health automatically, if you allow it. WHAT THIS APP DOESN'T HAVE No ads. No account or sign-in. No subscription, trial, or in-app purchase — every workout is unlocked from the first launch and stays that way. No GPS or distance tracking (this is a time-based interval coach, not a run tracker). No social feed, no leaderboard, nothing you didn't ask for. Run Bitty Run is, and will stay, completely free.

Screenshots

Interval Timer4 screens
Run Bitty Run4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Run Bitty Run at none against Interval Timer's 3. Run Bitty Run also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Run Bitty Run asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Interval Timer ships an update fortnightly, Run Bitty Run every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Interval Timer versus Run Bitty Run: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInterval TimerRun Bitty Run
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (540 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews21.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings540 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoma SosnovskyLovara & Co

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

Run Bitty Run

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Interval Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Interval Run Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Interval Run Pro Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Full Version$2.99
None

Run Bitty Run

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Interval Timer free?
Interval Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Run Bitty Run free?
Run Bitty Run is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Interval Timer or Run Bitty Run have ads?
Neither Interval Timer nor Run Bitty Run shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Interval Timer or Run Bitty Run?
Interval Timer ships an update fortnightly, and Run Bitty Run every 3 weeks. Most recently, Interval Timer was updated on November 11, 2026 and Run Bitty Run on October 31, 2026.

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