Custom Timer

Exercises

The list of intervals played in order. Tap any to open the interval editor.

Adding an Exercise

Tap Add Exercise at the bottom of the list.

Reordering, Moving, Deleting

Two ways to manipulate exercises.

Drag a single exercise. Tap and hold the drag handle (≡) on the row, then drop where you want it.

Cut, copy, and paste multiple at once. Tap the circle on the left of each row to select exercises in the order you want them to reappear. From the toolbar:

• Cut removes selected exercises. Paste them elsewhere to move; don't paste to delete.
• Copy keeps selected exercises in place. Paste elsewhere to insert duplicates.

Paste at the bottom of the list via the toolbar's paste button, or beneath a specific exercise by tap-and-hold + Paste.

If you can't see the toolbar, close the keyboard first.

Common Properties

Name

How the timer is labeled in lists, including the sub-timer list inside compound timers. Blank names show as Unnamed Timer.

Activity

Tags the timer with an Apple Health activity. Required if you want completed sessions to log as workouts.

Alerts

Sound and haptic cues for interval transitions. Tap to change them. Inside compound timers, each sub-timer keeps its own alerts; rest intervals use the compound's.

Audio

Music or other audio for the timer. Tap to open the audio editor.

Allow Overrun

Tacks a count-up interval onto the end so you can keep training past the scheduled finish and still log the time. End the timer manually when you're done — otherwise Seconds keeps running in the background and drains your battery.

Color

Display color in the timer list. Defaults to the parent folder's color.

Notes

Scratchpad for anything you want to keep with the timer. URLs auto-link.

Preview

Sanity-check before you start. The Preview Bar at the top of the editor totals the duration; tap it for the full interval list.