Comparison

Tabata Timer Training vs Interval Timer

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

Interval Timer

This versatile timer assists with various fitness routines, including HIIT, Tabata, and boxing. It also functions as a productivity timer for tasks like Pomodoro. Easily configure intervals, sets, and rest periods for personalized workouts.

Highlights
  • HIIT and Tabata workout timer
  • Boxing and martial arts round timer
  • Productivity and Pomodoro timer
  • Customizable interval and set configurations
  • Templates for quick setup
  • Supports various fitness exercises
Features
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Nice and simple Interval Timer for your Workouts. Perfect for HIIT, Tabata, Boxing, WOD, Crossfit and Fitness. Tabata Timer: Interval Timer for HIIT Workout Simple and convinient interval workout timer app for high intensity interval training (HIIT timer). Perfect stopwatch or countdown timer for your workouts. Fitness Timer for Interval Training This Tabata Timer is perfect for home workouts and daily workout routines for all your main muscle groups. You can use this circuit timer at gym and for home workout. In just a few minutes a day, you can build muscles and keep fitness with just your body weight. Use this hiit timer for fitness training for high intensity interval training at home or at gym. Boxing Timer - Round Timer for Martial Arts This workout timer can be used as Boxing Timer. You can set the number of boxing rounds, length of each round and rest interval. Use boxing timer for martial arts. Boxing timer can save templates for different fighting sports: Boxing, MMA, Kickboxing, Karate, Judo, Taekwondo, Jujutsu, Muay Thai, Aikido, Krav Maga, Capoeira, Wrestling etc. Productivity Timer - Pomodoro Timer You can even use this timer as a productivity timer or pomodoro timer to focus on your work tasks. Stay focused and productive with pomodoro timer. Configure and save pomodoro preset to use this productivity timer as pomodoro timer. Home Workout Timer - 7 Minute Workout Looking for home workout timer? This interval timer is perfect for 7 minute workout. Do you like 7 minute abs workout, abs workout at home, home workout with no equipment? This tabata timer will be useful for home exercises, home training and fitness at home. Warmup Timer - Round timer for Stretching and Morning Exercises Warmup and stretching is an important part of workout. If you do stretching and morning exercises every day, use this Warmup timer. This fitness timer for morning exercises has templates feature that allows you to start morning exercises in 1 click. Kitchen timer - Steak Timer, Egg Timer, Cooking Timer Going to cook a steak? Have a lot of cooking recipes in your kitchen book? Use this timer as kitchen timer. Kitchen timer can be used as steam timer, egg timer. Egg timer is perfect for egg cooking, steak timer will help to cook a steak. You can use this cooking timer for any cooking recipes in your kitchen book. Easy configuration - fast timer setup - Set warmup seconds time - Configure seconds timer for workout interval - Configure rest interval seconds - Enter amount of workout sets - Click start button Perfect for all exercises This timer can be uses as: workout timer, interval timer, tabata timer, hiit timer or circuit timer for your workouts. Timer is perfect for all kinds of exercises, including: - Tabata workouts - Boxing rounds - HIIT workouts (High Intensity Inverval Training) - Home Workout - Gym Workout - Training with weights - Bodyweight exercises - 7 minute abs workout - Weight loss workout - 5K Run - Interval Running - Six pack abs workout - Yoga and Meditation - WOD - TRX - Cardio exercises - Calisthenics - Stretching exercises - Kettlebells - Crossfit - Cycling or Exercise bike - Circuit workout - or any other high intensity interval training MAIN FEATURES: - Nice and simple ui - Fast timer setup - Templates to save your settings Try Tabata Timer: Interval Timer for HIIT Workout now!

Screenshots

Tabata Timer Training4 screens
Interval Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

Tabata Timer Training and Interval Timer both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 67% of Tabata Timer Training's written reviews are positive against 29% of Interval Timer's. Interval Timer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 and Interval Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Tabata Timer Training against 4.5 for Interval Timer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 87 and 149 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Tabata Timer Training's written reviews are positive against 29% of Interval Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tabata Timer Training versus Interval Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTabata Timer TrainingInterval Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (87 ratings)4.5 (149 ratings)
Positive reviews67.1% of reviews — better29.4% of reviews
Number of ratings87149 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThang NguyenDMYTRO DOLOTOV

Customer experience

Tabata Timer Training

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

Interval Timer

All ratings149 ratings
Positive87.2%
Neutral5.4%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive29.4%
Neutral5.9%
Negative64.7%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tabata Timer Training

One-time1
  • Go Pro$4.99
3 purchases

Interval Timer

Subscriptions1
  • 1 Month Access$1.991 Month
One-time2
  • Lifetime Access -50%$4.99
  • Lifetime Access$9.99

Questions

Is Tabata Timer Training free?
Tabata Timer Training is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Interval Timer free?
Interval Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tabata Timer Training or Interval Timer?
Tabata Timer Training and Interval Timer are both rated 4.5 out of 5 on the App Store, from 87 and 149 ratings respectively.
Do Tabata Timer Training or Interval Timer have ads?
Tabata Timer Training shows ads; Interval Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Tabata Timer Training or Interval Timer?
Tabata Timer Training ships an update every 5 months, and Interval Timer every 5 months. Most recently, Tabata Timer Training was updated on September 28, 2026 and Interval Timer on October 1, 2026.

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