Comparison

Tabata Timer Training vs Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer

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

Head to head
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

Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer

This app functions as a versatile timer for high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and Tabata workouts. It guides users through structured exercise and rest periods, making it easy to follow popular interval training methods for effective, short-duration fitness sessions.

Highlights
  • Tabata timer
  • Interval timer
  • HIIT workout guidance
  • Structured exercise/rest periods
  • Customizable training
Features
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A dead simple interval timer. Open it, press play, train. Set your ready, work and rest times and the number of sets — that is the whole setup. A voice counts you in and calls every interval, so you never have to look at the screen while you train. WHAT PEOPLE USE IT FOR • HIIT and Tabata • Strength sets and weight circuits • Burpees, planks, mountain climbers, sprints • Stretching and mobility work • Anything that runs on a clock KEEPS GOING WHEN YOU LOOK AWAY Watch a video, change the music, lock your phone — the timer keeps counting and keeps talking. Glance at your Lock Screen to see how much is left. PLAYS WITH YOUR MUSIC Your music keeps going at its own volume. The announcements come over the top. FREE No account. No subscription. No full-screen ads. ABOUT TABATA Twenty seconds of work, ten seconds of rest, eight rounds, after a short warm-up. Devised by Professor Izumi Tabata at Ritsumeikan University, and used for squats, exercise bikes, running and much else. Maximum effort in each round is the point: a few minutes is said to do the work of far longer. Every duration is adjustable, so it does a great deal more than Tabata.

Screenshots

Tabata Timer Training4 screens
Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer at none against Tabata Timer Training's 1. Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (78% vs 67%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 87 and 239 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Tabata Timer Training's written reviews are positive against 78% of Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tabata Timer Training ships an update every 5 months, Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tabata Timer Training versus Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTabata Timer TrainingTabata & HIIT Interval Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (87 ratings)4.8 (239 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.1% of reviews77.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings87239 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThang NguyenTakahiro Torii

Customer experience

Tabata Timer Training

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

Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer

All ratings239 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral0.4%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral3.7%
Negative18.5%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tabata Timer Training

One-time1
  • Go Pro$4.99
None

Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tabata Timer Training free?
Tabata Timer Training is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer free?
Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tabata Timer Training or Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer?
Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer is rated higher. Tabata Timer Training averages 4.5 out of 5 from 87 ratings, while Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer averages 4.8 from 239 ratings.
Do Tabata Timer Training or Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer have ads?
Both Tabata Timer Training and Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer show ads.
Which is updated more often, Tabata Timer Training or Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer?
Tabata Timer Training ships an update every 5 months, and Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer every 4 months. Most recently, Tabata Timer Training was updated on September 28, 2026 and Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer on September 30, 2026.

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