Tabata Timer Training vs Skillhouette
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Skillhouette
This app offers a collection of short, quiet activities designed to help manage stress, tension, and overwhelm. It provides guided breathing exercises, grounding techniques, and focus activities without requiring an account or internet connection.
- Guided breathing exercises
- Grounding techniques (5-4-3-2-1)
- Focus activities (Bubble Pop)
- No account or sign-in required
- Offline functionality
- Private and ad-free experience
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When it all feels too much, you can start here. One tap on the light opens a guided pause of about 90 seconds: a short lead-in, breathing with the light, looking around and time to settle. It ends with one sentence for stepping back into your day. You can pause or leave whenever you want. A quiet room Skillhouette is dark and still. One warm light hangs low in the room and stays with you through the pause and the breathing exercises. Nothing flashes, nothing hurries you. 19 short activities Breathe in different rhythms, each with a quiet ending after about a minute and a half; optional 4-7-8 breathing remains a separate choice. Notice your body and surroundings. Draw lines in sand, touch bubbles or lay out patterns. Give your mind a small task, like counting backwards in steps. No pressure: no scores, no streaks, nothing to win. Private, paid once No account, ads or tracking. Settings stay on your device. A one-time purchase includes the guided pause and all 19 activities. No subscription or in-app purchases. Quietly adjustable The breathing sound starts off. With Less motion, the guided pause keeps moving through its steps without scaling animation; a manual mode is also available. Keep breathing lets you stay with the breathing guidance for longer. The optional check-in at the end is never saved. Safety information Help numbers for selected countries can be read offline, with sources and a check date. The list is incomplete and details can change. Calls need a phone connection; external links need internet. Skillhouette itself offers no counselling and is not affiliated with the listed services. Skillhouette is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any medical condition.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Tabata Timer Training at Free against Skillhouette's $2.99. Skillhouette's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement 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
Tabata Timer Training is free to download; Skillhouette costs $2.99 up front. Tabata Timer Training sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Skillhouette asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tabata Timer Training ships an update every 5 months, Skillhouette every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tabata Timer Training | Skillhouette |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (87 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 67.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 87 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thang Nguyen | Fabian Kindermann |
Customer experience
Tabata Timer Training
Skillhouette
In-app purchases
Tabata Timer Training
- Go Pro$4.99
Skillhouette
No in-app purchases
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