HIIT Interval Timer vs Interval Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HIIT Interval Timer
This app provides a flexible interval timer for high-intensity training. Customize workout cycles, rest periods, and receive color, voice, and sound navigation cues. It runs in the background and offers a built-in music player.
- Customizable interval and rest times
- Background and screen-locked operation
- Color, voice, and sound navigation
- Built-in music player
- Create and manage custom timers
- Multiple themes
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Run in foreground, background and screen locked, the HIIT app allows you to specify an overall time as well as program High/Low intensity interval and rest time between cycles. + Flexible and Advanced Timer + Clean, simple and easy to use (There is no learning curve here) + Create your own timers with some taps + Create fully customized timers with a complex of cycles and sets, + Run in the background, foreground, screen locked + Color, Voice and Sound Navigations (Customizable) + Built in Music Player (in sync with iOS Music Player) + Multiple themes to select + Manage your timers and data of training (you can even delete unwanted timer or junk data) + Create your own alarms right in the app + Work on iPhone, iPad and iPod + And a lot more features will be added in over time. How to use this app: There is no user manual here! -> Download it -> tap on play button -> you will see -> It’s super easy
Interval Timer
This advanced workout timer app features a clear, customizable layout perfect for timing various training styles like Tabata, HIIT, and Circuit Training. It offers text-to-speech interval announcements and background operation, ensuring seamless use during workouts.
- Tabata, HIIT, Circuit & Compound timer types
- Text to speech interval announcements
- Customizable colors
- Background operation
- Lockable display
- Vibrations
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You have found it. The most advanced workout timer app available is now before you. A clear easy to read layout with hundreds of possible setting combinations make this the perfect app to time your workout. Whether you are doing Tabata, HIIT, or Circuit Training this app has you covered. Features: - Tabata, HIIT, Circuit & Compound timer types - Text to speech interval/exercise announcements - Customizable colors - Works well while music is playing from the same device - Runs in the background or when screen is locked - Lockable display - Vibrations Run the app in the foreground, background or with device locked. Text to speech interval announcements will tell you exactly what you need to do. Now go get to work!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Interval Timer at none against HIIT Interval Timer's shown. Interval Timer also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). HIIT Interval Timer's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 3.9) and review sentiment (53% vs 33%). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. HIIT Interval Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Interval Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
HIIT Interval Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HIIT Interval Timer has 102 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of HIIT Interval Timer's written reviews are positive against 33% of Interval Timer's.
HIIT Interval Timer ships an update every 5 months, Interval Timer weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HIIT Interval Timer | Interval Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (102 ratings) — better | 3.9 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.6% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 102 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thang Nguyen | Charles Vanderhoff |
Customer experience
HIIT Interval Timer
Interval Timer
In-app purchases
HIIT Interval Timer
- Pro Upgrade$4.99
Interval Timer
- Timer Pro$4.99
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