Voice cues
Hear interval changes and countdown information directly during a standalone Watch workout.
Leave your phone behind
An Interval Running Timer for Apple Watch
Build your workout on iPhone, sync it to Apple Watch, and head out without your phone nearby. Voice cues, haptics, and clear controls keep the session moving.
No phone nearby · Voice + haptics · Apple Health
Up next: Run
Haptic + voice cue
Simple handoff
Build on iPhone.
Run from your wrist.
Create and edit a workout on the larger iPhone screen. Once it is synced, Apple Watch has what it needs to guide the complete workout independently.
- Create on iPhone
Set intervals, repeats, warm-up, cool-down, color, and workout name. - Sync to Apple Watch
Your saved workout becomes available from the Watch workout list. - Run without the phone
Start and complete the synced workout when your iPhone is not nearby.
Clear at a glance
Feel and hear
what comes next.
Interval Run combines spoken guidance, haptic alerts, bold colors, and a clear countdown so you do not have to keep checking the screen.
Haptic alerts
Feel the next transition on your wrist, even when the environment around you is loud.
Visual countdown
See the current interval and remaining time in a glanceable running display.
In-workout controls
Stay in control
from your wrist.
Use the Watch controls to start, pause, resume, move through the workout, or finish without reaching for your iPhone.
- Reusable workouts
Choose a saved session instead of rebuilding it before every run. - Workout history
Review completed sessions and keep your training visible. - Apple Health
With permission, save workout duration, distance, and active energy. - Private by design
No account, advertising, tracking SDKs, or workout-data server.
Made for repeat sessions
Less setup.
More running.
Apple Watch already supports custom workouts. Interval Run focuses on a fast iPhone editor, a reusable colorful workout library, clear voice and haptic guidance, and the same simple run/walk workflow across your devices.
Questions
Apple Watch
FAQ.
Do I need my iPhone nearby?
No. After you build and sync a workout, you can start and complete it independently on Apple Watch without the iPhone nearby.
Where do I create or edit a workout?
Create and edit workouts in Interval Run on iPhone, then sync the saved workouts to Apple Watch.
Does Apple Watch provide voice and haptic alerts?
Yes. Standalone workouts support spoken cues and wrist haptics for interval transitions.
Can I control the workout from Apple Watch?
Yes. The Watch interface provides the controls needed to manage and finish the active workout.
Does it save to Apple Health?
Yes, when you grant permission. Workout duration, distance, and active energy can be saved to Apple Health.
Your next interval is already on your wrist.
Build it on iPhone, sync it once, and run without carrying your phone.