Intervals Pro vs Next Up
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Intervals Pro
Create and follow custom interval training routines for various fitness activities. This app offers extensive customization for intervals, alerts, and goals, with seamless integration for Apple Watch and Apple Health.
- Highly customizable intervals (time/distance)
- Spoken interval names and prompts
- Standalone Apple Watch workouts
- Workout history with Apple Health
- Home screen widgets for quick launch
- Bluetooth heart rate monitor support
- Siri Shortcuts integration
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Custom Interval Training at its best for iPhone, Apple Watch and iPad. Featured by Apple and recommended by fitness instructors, personal trainers, marathon runners, and coaches. Let Intervals Pro guide you through any type of interval workout: HIIT, running, strength training, yoga, stretching, circuit training, boxing, MMA, elliptical, rehabilitation, meditation, 7-minute workouts, and many more. FEATURED BY • Apple - App of the Day in 132 Countries • Apple - Workout with Apple Watch, Quick HIIT Workouts • Women's Health Magazine • COACH Magazine • SixColors.com HIGHLIGHTS • Highly Customizable • Home Screen Widgets to quickly launch timers • Spoken interval names and prompts • Customizable alert sounds • Standalone Apple Watch workouts. Leave your iPhone at home! • Workout History using Apple Health data • View an Apple Watch workout live on your iPhone! • Run in the background with the screen locked • Play music or podcasts using the app of your choice • Bluetooth heart rate monitor support for Apple Watch or iPhone • Fill your Activity Rings • Siri Shortcuts • Share timers with friends • Time and Distance Goals • Running Pace and Heart Rate Targets • Auto pause and resume • Send completed workouts to Strava • Confetti! PERSONALIZE YOUR WORKOUT • Customize the Name, Duration, Alert, and Color for each interval • Customize Alert Sounds and Voice Prompts to guide you through your workout • Set a Countdown Alert and vibrations when the interval is about to end • Optional halfway alert • Set target heart rate ranges for each interval • Set time and distance goals FLEXIBLE INTERVAL DURATIONS • Time based (e.g., 45 seconds) • Distance-based (e.g., 0.5 MI or KM) • Count up intervals keep running until your ready for the next interval • Estimated time or distance. Count down time or distance to zero and then continue the interval, counting up until you're ready to move on. THE BEST APPLE WATCH INTERVAL TIMER • Leave your phone at home with our standalone Apple Watch app • Control your music or podcasts on the "Now Playing" screen • View an Apple Watch workout live on your iPhone • Alert Sounds and Voice Prompts to guide you through your workout • Configurable haptic alert countdown that taps you on the wrist when the interval is ending • Track heart rate, calories, distance, and pace • Route tracking for running, walking, and cycling • Workouts contribute to the Apple Watch Activity Rings WORKOUT HISTORY USING APPLE HEALTH • Intervals Pro has the best Apple Health integration of any interval training app • Track heart rate, calories, distance, and pace • Route tracking for running, walking, and cycling • Detailed stats for every interval • All your data is safely stored in Apple Health GREAT FOR RUNNING AND CYCLING • Interval duration can be set to either a specified time or distance • Display current pace, pace for the interval, or pace for the entire run • Configure heart rate ranges per interval • Analyze each interval of your run in the workout history MULTIPLE VOICES AND LANGUAGES • Select the language and voice to use for all spoken alerts. • Spoken alerts are localized to 10 languages. Chinese (simplified), Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Spanish, and Swedish. Get Intervals Pro today, and your workouts will never be the same! SUBSCRIPTION INFO Intervals Pro is free to download and has a free timer. To create multiple timers and unlock all the features of the app, you may choose between a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription option. Upon confirmation of the purchase, payment will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the subscription period. Subscriptions can be managed and auto-renewal turned off in Account Settings in the App Store app. Privacy Policy and Terms of Service: https://intervalspro.com/privacy-policy.html
Next Up
Create and customize interval timers with detailed options for reps, sets, colors, and sounds. Offers flexible display modes, quick actions for navigation, and background notifications. Organize timers with folders and choose between light and dark themes.
- Customizable intervals (reps, sets, colors, sounds)
- Detailed and full-screen display modes
- Portrait and landscape orientation support
- Quick actions for navigation and editing
- Background notifications
- Timer organization with folders
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Customize Your Intervals, Your Way A fully customizable interval timer: Create your intervals. Specify reps, sets, colours and sounds. Tailor it to your purpose and needs. Minimal design and easy to use. Options for rep-based intervals and images. Display options: Choose to run your timer in a detailed view that auto-scrolls through intervals or a full-screen mode for a larger, easily visible display. Both modes support portrait and landscape orientations. Visual details: In detailed view, running intervals and sets are highlighted, providing a clear visual cue. For intervals with multiple reps, the highlighted area indicates the percentage completed. Set optional background colours on intervals for a visual cue. Light and dark mode versions are available and will adapt to your preferences set on your device. Quick actions: Set an interim interval that will automatically be added between intervals. Optionally, end your timer with the interim interval. Skip or backtrack through intervals using intuitive arrow buttons. Swipe actions allow for easy deletion and duplication of intervals and sets. --- Interval Timer features: • Interval timers: Create timers with unlimited intervals. • Description, Length, and Reps: Set the details of each interval, customizing it to your precise requirements. • Interim Intervals: Quickly set up timers by adding interim intervals that run between each interval. • Interval Sets: Group intervals into sets and specify the desired number of set reps. • Interval Customization: Differentiate intervals with background colors. • Time Display: View countdown of each interval and total remaining time, with an option to display total elapsed time. • Progress and Highlighting: View progress with highlighted current intervals and reps completed. • Start from Any Interval: Choose which interval to start the timer from, providing maximum control. • User-friendly Actions: Effortlessly manage intervals with swipe actions for deletion and duplication. Duplicate button allows for easy copying of intervals, sets, and timers. Arrow buttons enable smooth navigation between intervals. • Background Notifications: Run timers in the background and receive alerts for interval changes and timer completion. • Organize with Folders: Create folders to organize and easily access your timers. • Orientation and Display: Enjoy portrait and landscape orientations, and full-screen mode for a larger timer display. • Light and Dark Mode: Seamlessly switch between light and dark mode to suit your preference. Upgrade features include: • Unlimited timers: Create as many timers as you like. • Sound Options: Enable countdown beeps, set interval/timer sounds, and/or enable text to speech. • Rep-based Intervals: Option to create intervals based on reps instead of time to offer maximum flexibility. • More Interval Customization: Differentiate intervals with images/photos and sounds. • Edit received timers: Flexibility to modify all timers. Subscription - syncing and sharing timers: • Sync and Share: Sync timers across devices and choose to share timers and folders with other users. Sharing via email includes a direct download link and instructions. --- Privacy Policy: https://alysha.dev/interval-timer-privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://alysha.dev/interval-timer-terms-of-use
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Intervals Pro at every 8 days against Next Up's every 5 weeks. Intervals Pro also leads on ratings volume (14K vs 2.8K) and review sentiment (84% vs 76%). Next Up's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.5). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Intervals Pro sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Next Up sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Intervals Pro against 4.7 for Next Up. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14K and 2.8K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of Intervals Pro's written reviews are positive against 76% of Next Up's.
Intervals Pro ships an update every 8 days, Next Up every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Intervals Pro | Next Up |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (14K ratings) — better | 4.7 (2.8K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.4% of reviews — better | 76.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14K — better | 2.8K |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Intervals, LLC | Alysha Kwok |
Customer experience
Intervals Pro
Next Up
Bugs and requests
Intervals Pro
Reported bugs
2 issues- Workout data not syncing correctly
- App crashes or freezes on certain devices
Requested features
3 requests- More customization options for interval displays
- Ability to batch delete or manage workout history
- Integration with more third-party fitness apps
Next Up
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Intervals Pro
- Monthly Membership7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Yearly Membership7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Generous Tip$0.99
- Awesome Tip$1.99
- Massive Tip$4.99
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- Amazing Tip$9.99
- Intervals Pro (Legacy)$69.99
- Lifetime Access$69.99
Next Up
- Syncing and Sharing$3.991 Month
- Upgrade$2.99
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