# Pacer Fitness - Interval Timer

> Boost Your Workouts

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id701657891](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id701657891)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id701657891`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Bright Mediums
- **Category:** Health & Fitness
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (306 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.8.1
- **Last updated:** 2022-01-08
- **First published:** 2013-09-20
- **Size:** 132 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-05
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pacer-fitness-interval-timer/id701657891)
- **Website:** [http://brightmediums.com/pacer-smart-fitness-timer-app-for-ios](http://brightmediums.com/pacer-smart-fitness-timer-app-for-ios)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.brightmediums.com/pacer-privacy-policy](https://www.brightmediums.com/pacer-privacy-policy)

## Description

Pacer Fitness is a powerful interval timer designed to help you reach fitness goals faster. It displays a full, color-coded timeline of your workout that moves from right to left as you exercise and supports both portrait and landscape mode for workouts on the go.

Timers are easy to create and share using gesture controls, with autostart and Apple Watch Health sync for seamless integration. It includes audio cues, featured workouts to get you started, timer management like swipe-to-delete and drag-and-drop reordering, and all guidance from a NASM-certified trainer.

## Rankings

- #88,093 — Overall

## Review summary

Summary: Users love Pacer for its strong configurability and sleek UI, with easy creation and management of custom interval timers and reliable everyday use. The biggest friction comes from reliability and monetization: issues with long runs (limits on intervals, broken example workouts), intrusive ads and paywall for features like saving timers, audio problems (inability to hear timers with music or in the background), and update-related regressions (deleted timers, privacy concerns with Health sync). Despite solid design and support, these reliability and monetization drawbacks are frequently cited.

### Pros

- High configurability with powerful interval options while remaining intuitive.
- Beautiful, clean UI with large type that's easy to read from a distance.
- Easy to create, edit, and name custom timers for workouts.
- Responsive developer support and helpful guidance.

### Cons

- Major reliability issues: sets with many intervals can be ignored (limit of 8), and workouts may fail or reset after updates.
- Intrusive ads and monetization friction; removing ads requires payment.
- Audio/notification problems: timer sounds can’t be heard with music or when the screen is locked; background playback fails.
- Health data toggle for Apple Health is buggy and privacy concerns are raised; data can toggle back on.
- Data loss after updates and free version limitations: saved timers can disappear and you may need the pro version to save custom timers.

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