Comparison

Tabata Timer Training vs TimeTime

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Tabata Timer Training

This app provides a customizable interval timer for high-intensity workouts. It supports background operation and offers voice and sound navigation to guide you through your training sessions. Manage your timers and track your progress with ease.

Highlights
  • Flexible and advanced timer
  • Customizable timers with cycles and sets
  • Background and screen-locked operation
  • Color, voice, and sound navigation
  • Built-in music player
  • Multiple themes
  • Manage training data
Features
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Tabata interval training is the single most effective type of high intensity interval training, it's also the most intense by far, and surprisingly it's the shortest in duration: only lasts for four minutes... but those four minutes produce remarkable effects. According to the Japanese founder, Professor Izumi Tabata, one of his four-minute sessions is equal to an hour of jogging, an hour of moderate cycling, two hours of walking, an hour of Zumba or two hours of yoga. What’s not to like? Quite a lot, actually. The idea is to increase your heart rate to its maximum by “going completely mental” for 240 seconds. This is supposed to give you both aerobic and anaerobic benefits (both cardio and muscle workout). But we’re talking about four minutes of pain. The full Tabata program is four minutes long. It will probably be the longest four minutes of your life. If you are going to try it, we would recommend going light with the weights until you find your range, there’s a good chance you will underestimate this workout and be begging people around you to help you off the floor. Tabata intervals follow this structure: Push hard for 20 seconds Rest for 10 seconds. Repeat this eight times. The secret of this effective is in your sprint interval. You have to go all out, so do as many reps as you can in 20 seconds, put it down for 10, then pick it up again and go hell for another 20 seconds.... Our customers around the world: しょっかんっ: とても使いやすくシンプル!継続して筋トレしてます! Uscana82: E ótimo simples mas completo Rofl클: 심플하고 좋음 Now, let's focus on your exercises and we handle the rest Run in foreground, background and screen locked, Tabata Timer allows you to specify an overall time as well as program Cycles, Warm Up time, Train/Rest interval and Cool down time. + Flexible and Advanced Timer + Clean, simple and easy to use (There is no learning curve here) + Customize your own timer with some taps + Fully customized timers with a complex of cycles and sets, + Run in the background, foreground, screen locked + Color, Voice and Sound Navigations (Customizable) + Built in Music Player (in sync with iOS Music Player) + Multiple themes to select + Manage your timers and data of training (you can edit and even delete unwanted time data) + Create your own alarms right in the app + Work on iPhone, iPad and iPod (Universal) + And a lot more features will be added in over time. How to use this app: There is no user manual here! -> Download it -> tap on play button -> you will see -> It’s super easy

About

TimeTime

This app offers a beautifully designed stopwatch and timer with landscape mode for easy viewing. It allows for precise time measurement, lap counting, saving multiple custom timers, and editing them on the fly.

Highlights
  • Landscape mode for easy viewing
  • Millisecond precision stopwatch
  • Lap time measurement
  • Save and manage multiple timers
  • Edit running timers
  • Intuitive interface
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A beautiful and easy to use timer and stopwatch. The timer and stopwatch can be used in landscape. This makes it very easy to place your device anyway you want and you can still easily see the time. Stopwatch: - Measures time in milliseconds. - Counts lap time. Timer: - Just tap on the numbers, choose a time, and go. Simple and easy. - Save multiple times for future use. Just choose a time and save it. - Easy to edit and delete any saved time. - Edit the time at any time. Just pause the timer, change the time, and resume the timer later. If you enjoy the app, please consider leaving a review on the App Store or updating your previous one. Every single review is very much appreciated. Thank you so much!

Screenshots

Tabata Timer Training4 screens
TimeTime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TimeTime at none against Tabata Timer Training's 1. TimeTime also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Tabata Timer Training's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 65 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tabata Timer Training sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TimeTime asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TimeTime holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 87 and 26 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Tabata Timer Training's written reviews are positive against 100% of TimeTime's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tabata Timer Training ships an update every 5 months, TimeTime every 65 months. The most recent releases landed on August 23, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Tabata Timer Training versus TimeTime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTabata Timer TrainingTimeTime
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (87 ratings)4.8 (26 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings87 — better26
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 65 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThang NguyenFranz Bezjak

Customer experience

Tabata Timer Training

All ratings87 ratings
Positive85.1%
Neutral8.0%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews70 reviews
Positive67.1%
Neutral7.1%
Negative25.7%

TimeTime

All ratings26 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tabata Timer Training

One-time1
  • Go Pro$4.99
None

TimeTime

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tabata Timer Training free?
Tabata Timer Training is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TimeTime free?
TimeTime is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tabata Timer Training or TimeTime?
TimeTime is rated higher. Tabata Timer Training averages 4.5 out of 5 from 87 ratings, while TimeTime averages 4.8 from 26 ratings.
Do Tabata Timer Training or TimeTime have ads?
Tabata Timer Training shows ads; TimeTime does not.
Which is updated more often, Tabata Timer Training or TimeTime?
Tabata Timer Training ships an update every 5 months, and TimeTime every 65 months. Most recently, Tabata Timer Training was updated on August 23, 2026 and TimeTime on September 12, 2026.

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