iCountTimer Pro vs HIIT (Watch) Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iCountTimer Pro
This app combines a timer and counter for various fitness activities, from interval training to strength sessions. It offers a clear display, audio cues, and smart lock functionality to help users focus on their workouts. The Pro version includes Apple Watch support, no ads, and advanced customization options.
- Timer and counter combined
- Save presets by activity
- Large clear display with progress bar
- Audio cues
- Smart lock
- Apple Watch app
- Health app integration
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Workout timer & counter which is simple, practical and classy. Whether it's interval training, yoga, home workouts, sports, strength training, HIIT or other fitness requirements, this app can easily fit in and accelerate your progress. Time your repetitions, forget the count and focus on your moves. A must-have app for exercise enthusiasts, athletes, trainers, coaches and all the fitness freaks who are passionate about exercising. Features: • Timer + Counter combined together • Save timers/counters as presets organised by activities • Large clear display with progress bar • Audio cues • Smart lock to lock timer screen Pro version features: • Apple Watch app + Simple Counter and Timer for quick access + Presets from the iPhone app are available in Apple Watch app organised by activities • No Ads • Extended slider limits, • Input custom values • Save upto 40 presets • 5 different themes • Various choices for alert sounds • Different counter modes • Custom start delay • Calories estimation** • Health app integration • Today widget in Notification Center Note: * Health app is not available on iPad ** The estimated calories are approximate Calories burned for any selected activity based on the MET (Metabolic Equivalent) values for the activity and personal details of individual. Actual energy expenditure may vary.
HIIT (Watch) Timer
This app offers a straightforward interval timer designed for Apple Watch, iPhone, and iPad. It features a clean interface, live heart rate monitoring, haptic feedback, and detailed workout summaries, seamlessly integrating with the Health app.
- Apple Watch independent app
- Live heart rate monitoring
- Haptic feedback and audio alerts
- Workout summary with calories and heart rate
- Health app integration
- Customizable intervals (warm-up, cooldown, rest)
- Complications for quick access
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A simple HIIT app specifically engineered for Apple Watch. It also provides a simple HIIT timer for iPhone/iPad. With easy setup, clean display, live heart rate, haptic feedback, workout summary and completely independent Apple Watch app experience, your interval workouts will undoubtedly be fun. The workout also adds up to the move and exercise rings on Apple Watch. Features: • Super easy setup Digital crown makes setting intervals a breeze. The app remembers your previous settings. • Clean display Large fonts, vivid colors, live heart rate • Workout summary Calories burned, average and max heart rate, total time • Health app integration Workouts are saved to the Health app • Audio alerts and haptic feedback Subtle haptic feedback guiding you through the intervals. You can also set audio beep alerts if you want. • Runs in background A completely independent Apple Watch app experience • Complications They show the time left for the workout. Also, they are a quick way to launch the app. • More settings + Warm up interval + Cooldown interval + Last rest interval + Halfway alert + 8 sec warning during rest + Interval change warning (when 5 seconds are remaining) • Extra A simple HIIT timer for iPhone/iPad * Note: Though this app is primarily designed for Apple Watch, it also provides a simple iPhone/iPad HIIT timer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: HIIT (Watch) Timer at $3.99 against iCountTimer Pro's $19.99. On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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
iCountTimer Pro costs $19.99 and HIIT (Watch) Timer $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for iCountTimer Pro against 4.2 for HIIT (Watch) Timer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 12 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of iCountTimer Pro's written reviews are positive against 80% of HIIT (Watch) Timer's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on September 27, 2026.
| Parameter | iCountTimer Pro | HIIT (Watch) Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19.99 | $3.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (14 ratings) | 4.2 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.1% of reviews — better | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RhythmicWorks | RhythmicWorks |
Customer experience
iCountTimer Pro
HIIT (Watch) Timer
In-app purchases
iCountTimer Pro
No in-app purchases
HIIT (Watch) Timer
No in-app purchases
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