Run / Walk Intervals Timer
* This app does not work correctly with Android 4.4 (KitKat). **
* Google changed the way timers work in KitKat, breaking the app. Please do NOT download this app if you are running Android 4.4 (KitKat) until I update it with a fix!
The Run/Walk Intervals Timer (Timer) is a quick and easy way to enjoy your run/walk interval training while listening to music, enjoying the scenery, enjoying the company of others, and/or recording your run via GPS ... but NOT worrying about keeping track of your intervals. The Timer keeps track of those intervals for you! (The scenery, company of others and GPS NOT included ☺ )
After opening the application, set your desired times and intervals and press Start. The Timer keeps track of the time for each interval, how many intervals you have completed, and the overall time you have spent in the activity.
When an alarm directs you to transition, the Timer will:
sound ON:
- Mute any music
- Vibrate the phone (if selected)
- Tell you to run, walk or cool down (as appropriate)
- Return the music back to its original level
sound OFF:
- Vibrate the phone (if selected)
- Display a note instructing you to run, walk or cool down (as appropriate)
- During a phone conversation, the Timer will react to an alarm as if the sound is OFF. The conversation is not interrupted in any way.
You can also use other applications without error while the Timer is running
- all audible alarms will be played (sound ON) or notes will be displayed (sound OFF). For example, I use the Timer, Pandora, and My Tracks for testing.
After starting the Timer you can Stop it. Once it is stopped, you are free to either Reset the application back to the default choices or Resume the training values previously setup. Resuming will begin everything exactly where you stopped it at with no loss of information or time.
General application settings are available at Menu | Settings. It contains options for Text-To-Speech, Interval Announcements and the Vibrator.
Select specific run settings on the Timer's main page by clicking on the appropriate edit or toggle button.
Toggle buttons:
- Toggle a warm up interval on or off
- Toggle to run first or walk first (both the Running and Walking toggle buttons function like this)
- Toggle to choose a specific number of interval sets or continue indefinitely
- Toggle a cool down interval on or off
Edit buttons:
- Select the interval for the associated item
- The 'Stop after' edit button allows you to select how many run / walk intervals you want prior to run completion or the cool down interval firing.
If the sound does NOT work: The Timer uses Android's 'Notifications' audio stream so you must set the sound level for notifications on your phone:
- While at the phone's home screen, click on the Menu button, then Settings.
- In the Settings screen, click on the Sound category.
- Click on the 'Volumes' or 'Set audio volume' entry. The entry may be different on your phone, you are looking for the 'Notifications' audio stream control.
- Set the Notifications audio stream to its maximum. (Personally, I just max out all the audio volumes.)
- There may also be a checkbox labeled "Use incoming call volume for notifications". If checked, RWI will use the incoming call volume instead of the notification volume. If you check it or leave it checked, set the incoming call volume to its maximum.
- Your device may differ slightly from these instructions, but they should be close.
- Click the back button until you get back to your Home screen.
- Start the Timer and the sound should work properly.
Thank you for using Run / Walk Intervals Timer and I hope it helps you to meet your fitness goals.
Category : Health & Fitness
Reviews (23)
App looks simple enough to use. Easy set up. I set it to 30 second run and 2 minute walk (since I'm just starting). After the initial warm up, the app told me to run, run, run every 5 minutes for the first 15 minutes, but never to walk during that time. Then told me to walk, walk, walk every 5 minutes for the next 15 minutes, but never to run. Waste of my time to download app and try to use it. If I could have given zero stars, I would have.
I started using this app with tremendous success some months ago when I began training for a half marathon....then I dropped my phone and got a replacement. When I loaded the app on the new phone/same model its given me nothing but fits. Inconsistent notifications for run walk intervals. I was training on a 3:1 and runs have stretched to 6 minutes and walks shortened. So frustrating and now I have to hope it will work while I run my half marathon. Uninstalling and reinstalling the app did not help.
I've been using this app for years and it has been great when I do my run/walk races every month. For some reason when the app was transferred to my new phone, the Voice command doesn't work when I set it on one minute intervals. It works every now and then. Just not consistent. It still works great on my old phone. I've uninstalled and installed several times. I need this app in my life. I need assistance on this problem. I need that run, run, run or walk, walk, walk.
Noticed immediately when the first notification didn't alert me. Thought I might have set it up wrong but after wasting some time and consulting other reviews, I decided, no, it's not me, it's the app. - Yet more proof that you get what you pay for; and in the case if this app, you pay for and get nothing.
I was super excited when I found this. It's exactly what I have been looking for. But sadly, I couldn't get it to do anything after the first run interval. Good thing I decided to test it before I used it during a run. I will gladly raise my rating after this is fixed.
This is what exactly what I was looking for! Something that lets me set up my own time instead of following at pre set time! Lord knows I have a hard time running for 60sec each interval! Here I can set it at a great time that's challenging and not to over the top! Wish the graphics were a little better and it would have some type of rank you establish the more you workout to keep MD motivated other than that it's great!
Almost everything you want from an interval timer. Also, it needs an audible alert beep/buzzer besides TTS. On the other hand, has a bad UI. Text not vertically aligned. Button size not proportion to text size. Timer and other details are too small. Design and layout overhaul should be done.
The elapsed time is accurate but the interval prompts ( both voice and vibrate) are not. Sometimes it skips one or the other, sometimes a one minute interval is given less than 30 secs. I tried re setting everything but still the same result.
When I first saw this app I thought, "Wow, I can't believe I found this. This app will be perfect for what I need! But, unfortunately to my dismay I've discovered that this app is horrible!! It's frustrating because it's so very inconsistent!!! It was fine for the first interval, then it started going longer than the set time for walking and during some intervals it even skipped the running! Please fix this issue because I would really like to use this app for my training program, then I would give 5 stars.
I just upgraded to a galaxy s5 and this app has stopped working properly. On my s3 it was perfect. Now it announces the next interval at any point. I had set the walk interval to be 45 seconds. I checked the time when it said walk and it announced run after less a than 30 seconds. I really loved this app and please fix this issue. Will update my review when it works again. I loved this app and wish it worked.
One star review for app that doesn't function. Set up a timer interval: Warm Up: x Minutes Running: y Minutes Walking: z Minutes Timer goes off at x minutes, again at x + y minutes, but then does not go off again until x + y + z +
I was so excited when I saw this app. Unfortunately, it doesn't work. 1) You can't turn the sound off. I tried unchecking "use TTS"; nothing changed. I tried unchecking all options - nothing. I finally erased the text boxes. It still muted my music, but I could work with that. 2) The intervals don't work. It vibrated on my 1st transition, and my 2nd transition, then went five intervals without doing anything. This exact pattern repeated until I stopped it. Useles, and a good way to ruin someone's workout.
Timer didn't switch for intervals. I was testing with walk 1 min run 1 min. The timer got to 1 min and kept going. It never switched from walk to run
Was working fine at first. But now the voice prompts dont work until WELL into my workout and they arent even consistent at that.
Since the last update the intervals have been off. I hate it now. Removing the app.
I loved this app and them it started missing intervals. It will say walk or run and then nothing for double the time then say the same thing again.
A tutorial would have been great to add, but otherwise seems ok. Can't figure out how to change the number of preferred sets. I guess we'll never know 😊
So far not impressed. This app can't count to ten let alone four minutes. I'll uninstall and reinstall and see if that's it. Used on a galaxy s4
It is the only run walk app in google play. It does exactly what it says. I have to hold my phone to feel the buzz. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE add a beep.
First few rounds it worked great but now it changes the settings on its own. Sometimes it will be 30 seconds and other times 2 minutes, not consistent st all.
... Voice announcements stopped working after the new Google TTS was installed. Please fix it! Update: Seems like it is Google TTS's fault - I can't even play the sample on the settings page. Uninstalled the TTS update, and now voice announcement is back.
I love how everything is in one page which saves you time and effort by eliminating the need to navigate between different pages.
Needs a fix. Good app but needs update. Currently, the timer portion is not working on my Samsung s10+. Worked fine until rather recently.