Best Timer for Workouts alternatives: apps like Timer for Workouts - HIIT

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Updated November 2026

Looking for something like Timer for Workouts? We've analyzed 10+ similar apps to help you find the best alternative. Each app is compared by ratings, features, and real user reviews, so you can make the right choice.

Top Alternatives to Timer for Workouts

TABATA Timer / Interval Timer#1

TABATA Timer / Interval Timer by FugaPiyo Inc.

TABATA Interval Training Timer
Editor's Choice
💪 Health & Fitness
4.8(23 ratings)
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This app provides a customizable interval timer for high-intensity workouts like Tabata. Easily set up custom workout routines with adjustable intervals, rest periods, and set counts. Personalize the timer with custom colors, sounds, and notifications for a tailored training experience.

HIITTimer: Training Timer#2

HIITTimer: Training Timer by Marc Prez Calmet

Tabata, EMOM, AMRAP & Fitness
Strong Contender
💪 Health & Fitness
4.4(43 ratings)
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This app provides a versatile timer for various high-intensity interval training routines like HIIT, EMOM, and Tabata. It allows users to create custom workouts, track progress, and offers multiple training modes with an intuitive interface.

Best Interval Timer#3

Best Interval Timer by 倩 赵

Tabata, HIIT, Circuit Training
Worth Considering
💪 Health & Fitness
4.6😊(86 ratings)
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This app acts as your personal coach, guiding you through workouts with customizable routines. Focus on your exercise while it manages timing for warm-up, high/low intensity intervals, cool-downs, and rest periods.

What We Love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Simple and functional
  • 👍 Free
  • 👍 Customizable intervals
  • 👍 Works in background
  • 👍 Good for workouts
  • 👍 Music integration
  • 👍 Clear notifications
  • 👍 Versatile timers
  • 👍 Reliable
  • 👍 Good basic functionality
  • 👍 Minimal ads

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Too many ads
  • 🐛 Limited programmable routines (free version)
  • 🐛 Ads block screen in landscape
  • 🐛 Small numbers hard to read
  • 🐛 Side view unusable
  • 🐛 App stops working after rating notification
  • 🐛 Crashes when saving timers
  • 🐛 Crashes when editing exercises
  • 🐛 Cool down comes between intervals instead of at the end
  • 🐛 Buttons and words too small

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Interval Timer for HIIT | Cero
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This interval timer app enhances various workouts like HIIT, Tabata, and yoga with intuitive design and customizable timer modes. Create and save custom intervals, track calorie expenditure, and sync settings across devices, including Apple Watch.

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