Comparison

Tabata Timer 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

This app provides a straightforward timer for Tabata-style workouts, featuring 4-minute sessions with 8 rounds. It's designed for users who want an effective method to burn fat and improve fitness. Download this free application to enhance your training.

Highlights
  • Tabata timer
  • 4-minute workouts
  • 8 rounds per session
  • Fat burning
  • Muscle conditioning
  • Anaerobic and aerobic capacity improvement
Features
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Tabata Timer for HIIT, gym sessions, and classic 20/10 × 8 — simple to start, solid when it counts. Open the app, tap a timer, and train. Big work and rest phases, optional beeps and spoken cues, and a countdown you can trust with the phone locked. Live Activity and Dynamic Island keep the interval visible. CLASSIC TABATA & MORE • Traditional Tabata: 8 rounds, 20 seconds work, 10 seconds rest (~4 minutes) • Beginner Tabata, HIIT 40/20, Norwegian 4×4, boxing rounds • Full custom: rounds, work, rest, countdown, warm-up, cool-down • Optional exercise names per round (shown and spoken) BUILT FOR REAL WORKOUTS • Glanceable gym-first UI • Accurate timing with lock screen / background use • Live Activity + Dynamic Island • Haptics, beeps, and announcements you can mute • Screen stays awake while the timer runs PHONE & SHORTCUTS • Favorites and recent timers • Reorder, duplicate, and edit • Siri / Shortcuts • History of completed sessions • Optional Apple Health HIIT logging This app is a training timer, not medical advice. Always train safely and consult a professional if you have health concerns. Download free and run your next Tabata or HIIT session with less friction.

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 Timer4 screens
Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer at 4.8 against Tabata Timer's 4.0. Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (239 vs 4). Tabata Timer's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ads and device support 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 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 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer has 239 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tabata Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Tabata Timer versus Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTabata TimerTabata & HIIT Interval Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)4.8 (239 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews
Number of ratings4239 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAaron RockettTakahiro Torii

Customer experience

Tabata Timer

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

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

One-time1
  • Remove ads$0.99
None

Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tabata Timer free?
Tabata Timer 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 or Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer?
Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer is rated higher. Tabata Timer averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer averages 4.8 from 239 ratings.
Do Tabata Timer or Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer have ads?
Both Tabata Timer and Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer show ads.
Which is updated more often, Tabata Timer or Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer?
Tabata Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, and Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer every 4 months. Most recently, Tabata Timer was updated on September 18, 2026 and Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer on September 21, 2026.

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