Small improvements. Mariabs now also asks for a rating after a few saved runs, not only after interval workouts.

Run mode on Apple Watch. • While a run is going on your iPhone, Mariabs on your Apple Watch shows it: run or walk, countdown, distance and pace. • Pause, resume or end the run from your wrist. • Smaller fixes for Run mode.

Mariabs 2.0: Run mode. Switch from TIMER to RUN and Mariabs measures your run with GPS: distance, pace, time and your route on a map. • Just run, with an optional time goal and/or distance goal • Run / walk intervals on top of the run, spoken over your music (default run 4:00, walk 1:00) • Every kilometre called out with its pace • Countdown, distance and pace on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Save runs on your iPhone with map and splits, or export them as GPX. No account, nothing uploaded The interval timer works exactly as before.

The Lock Screen now keeps up by itself. • The Lock Screen and Dynamic Island switch to the next phase on the exact second — work, rest, next round — even when iOS holds back the app's updates. No more banner stuck on 0:00. • Apple Watch: a workout resumed after the app restarts keeps running in the background and is saved to Apple Health; no more silent battery drain between cues. • Voice cues setting now says it applies to each device separately. • Smaller fixes and polish.

Lock Screen and stability release. • The Lock Screen now shows the right phase at every interval change, even when iOS delays the app's update — the next phase is already on the banner and takes over on time. • Resuming from the Lock Screen shows the running workout straight away, and the pause button always does what it shows. • If the phone was busy and the app fell behind, it now catches up to where your workout should be instead of drifting. • New: switch off the voice cues in SOUND. Chimes and the 3-2-1 countdown stay. • Changing settings on Apple Watch while a workout runs on iPhone no longer alters the running workout; the change applies when you're done. • Fixed a crash that could occur when Bluetooth headphones disconnected mid-workout or when resuming from the Lock Screen after the app had been closed. • Workouts resumed after a relaunch are now saved to Apple Health with their real start time. • Apple Watch keeps the workout alive even if you paused during the Health permission prompt. • Clearer Apple Health wording, better VoiceOver support on the timer dial and steppers, and localized widget descriptions.

Lock Screen countdown, fixed for real. • The big number on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island now counts down every second of every interval — including 2- and 3-minute rounds, which used to sit on a static "3 min". • A TOTAL line shows the time left in the whole workout and keeps counting on its own, so the banner stays honest even when your phone is locked for the entire session. • Updates to the Lock Screen are now sent in a way iOS accepts from a running workout; if you ever saw the banner freeze at 0:00 or dim to "Open Mariabs" mid-workout, this is for you. On iPhones with an Always-On display, iOS shows timer seconds as "--" while the screen is dimmed. That's the system's rendering, the same as Apple's own Timer; wake the screen and it ticks.

Interval navigation replaces the 30-second scrub: one tap back restarts the work, rest or prepare period you're in, one tap forward jumps to the next. Tapping back twice steps to the previous interval. Fixed: on the Lock Screen, intervals longer than a minute no longer sit on a stuck “2:--”. iOS can't count seconds in real time across a range that long, so long intervals now show the minutes left and switch to seconds for the final minute — and the progress ring keeps moving throughout, including in Always-On. Fixed: pause and play on the Lock Screen now work even after iOS has closed the app in the background — your workout is picked up exactly where it was. Fixed: the post-workout share card now actually appears in the share screen. New: an Apple Health section on the main screen shows that finished workouts are saved to Apple Health as high-intensity interval training, and lets you turn that off.

Skip forward and back 30 seconds at a time, while the timer is running or paused. The buttons sit either side of play. Reset has moved to the top-right corner. It used to sit right under play, which made it far too easy to graze when pausing. Small thing: the Mariabs wordmark now has a rule under it.

Share your workout when you finish. Pick a photo and Mariabs lays the session's numbers over it — straight to Instagram Stories, or any other app. The Lock Screen no longer keeps counting a workout that has ended. If you force-quit mid-session, the banner now goes quiet instead of ticking down a workout that isn't running.

Your saved workouts, front and center: • A new bookmark button sits right beside Play — your presets are one tap away. • The Lock Screen now shows which preset you're running ("BOXING 3×3", not just "Workout"). • Pause and resume straight from the Lock Screen, without unlocking. • Stopping now takes two taps — no more accidentally killing a workout with a stray touch. • Rename and reorder your presets (swipe to rename, Edit to drag).

The Lock Screen timer now counts the way you'd expect: • The big countdown follows the current interval, ticking every second. • Total time left in the workout is shown in minutes alongside cycle and block. (iOS only ticks Lock Screen timers second-by-second inside the final minute — the previous whole-workout countdown could appear stuck as "18:--". The new layout works with that rule instead of against it.)

Mariabs now speaks your language with VoiceOver. Every control — the dial, the steppers, the play button, the watch app — is announced in English, German, Spanish, or French, with times read as words ("1 minute, 30 seconds") instead of digits. On Apple Watch: • Turn the Digital Crown to adjust any setting — tap a slider, then rotate. • The watch-face complication now starts your workout directly with one tap. • VoiceOver follows the running timer as it counts down.

The Lock Screen timer has been rebuilt so it can no longer freeze mid-workout: • The big countdown now runs the full length of your session and keeps ticking no matter what. • The current phase, its own countdown, and a phase progress bar sit alongside it. • If anything ever falls out of sync, opening Mariabs instantly corrects the Lock Screen. Apple Watch workouts are now real workout sessions: long sessions no longer stall on the wrist, count toward your Activity rings, and can save to Apple Health — strictly opt-in, nothing is read, nothing leaves your watch. Plus smaller fixes: totals over an hour display correctly, and interval counts read correctly in every language.

This update is all about reliability: • If you pause a workout yourself, a brief interruption like a phone call or Siri no longer makes it restart on its own. • You can now change settings or load a preset right after a workout finishes — no need to tap Reset first. • Smoother, more dependable Lock Screen Live Activity.

Lock-screen polish, workout presets, and German/Spanish/French support. • The lock-screen Live Activity no longer lingers after you close the app, and the countdown stays smooth between phases. • Save your favorite workouts as presets — Tabata, Boxing, EMOM, and HIIT come ready to go; add your own with one tap. • The app now speaks German, Spanish, and French — voice cues, on-screen labels, and the Live Activity all follow your device language. • Also includes iPad support, a standalone Apple Watch app, and auto-pause when your Bluetooth headphones disconnect.

Lock screen polish + home-screen widget + Apple Health + watch complication. • Lock-screen Live Activity no longer lingers after a workout ends or the app is closed. The countdown stays smooth across all phases. • Tap the new Stop button on the lock screen to end a workout without unlocking your phone. • Add the Mariabs 2x2 widget to your home screen for one-tap workout start. • Completed workouts can be saved to the Health app as High Intensity Interval Training sessions (opt-in; only duration is written, no biometrics are read). • Pick Mariabs as a watch face complication in circular, corner, rectangular, or inline slots.

Accessibility, audio, and standby polish. • Auto-pause and resume if a phone call, FaceTime, or Siri interrupts your workout. • Honors Reduce Motion in iOS Accessibility settings. • Larger Text setting now scales the configuration list. • VoiceOver reads phase and remaining time on the play button. • Lock-screen Live Activity optimized for StandBy and Always-On Display: brighter phase color, bolder counter, less visual noise. • Now runs on iOS 16.2 and up.

Polishes the lock screen Live Activity rendering. • Per-second countdown on the lock screen during each phase. • Smooth transition between phases. Counter never sticks at 0:00 between Prepare, Work, Rest and Block Rest. • Progress bar fills in lockstep with the counter.

Fixes a lock screen Live Activity countdown that could stall mid-workout. • The on-screen timer now ticks continuously through every phase, anchored to the workout's total runtime. • Apple Watch and iPhone settings stay in sync. • Small stability and timing polish.

v1.5 — now Mariabs. • Lock Screen Live Activity: a live, ticking countdown that follows your workout through Prepare, Work, Rest, and Block Rest — driven by the system clock so it stays in sync even if the app sleeps. • Apple Watch companion: adjust all six settings (Prepare, Work, Rest, Cycles, Blocks, Block Rest) from your wrist. Settings sync both ways. • Refreshed brand and store listing. • Stability and timing polish.

You can now adjust your interval settings directly on Apple Watch — same six controls as iPhone, all on your wrist. Plus a sync polish that prevents settings from briefly cycling between devices on launch.

Apple Watch companion. Start, pause, and run interval workouts from your wrist — same chimes, same haptics, settings synced automatically from your iPhone.