Comparison

Tabata Timer vs Tabata 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 Timer ·

This interval training timer provides a highly customizable experience for various workout styles, including Tabata. It features a voice assistant, saved workout lists, and music ducking for an enhanced training session.

Highlights
  • Intuitive one-button start
  • Customizable interval times
  • Voice assistant with interval descriptions
  • Music volume ducking
  • Saved workout lists
  • Multiple display modes (Tabata, Rounds, Stopwatch, Intervals)
Features
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Special timer for interval training. This Interval Tabata Timer offers: • Very intuitive interface. After installing this timer you need to press one button to start a tabata workout with classic settings. • Ability to set up prepare, work, rest, rest between sets, cool down time, number of cycles and sets. • Intervals can be configured individually. With this interval training timer you can create any interval workout with any sequence of intervals. • Voice assistant with text-to-speech. • Add descriptions to intervals that will be displayed on the timer screen and will be voiced. • Bright and nice colors. • Ability to lower the volume in your music player while playing the timer sounds (ducking). • List of your saved workouts. • NEW! Quick workout - setup your workout with fast and ease. The opportunity to display mode: - Tabata Protocol. - Rounds. - Stopwatch. - Intervals. Tabata is a form of high-intensity interval training (HIIT): • Workout hard for 20 seconds • Rest for 10 seconds • Complete 8 rounds It's time to train, good luck! Terms of Use and Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FMzBsd_mSO69xuzkpOKljPPtxRMWMTzt2iGs6wJIhik

Screenshots

Tabata Timer4 screens
Tabata Timer ·4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tabata Timer · at 4.7 against Tabata Timer's 4.0. Tabata Timer · also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (1.5K vs 4). Tabata Timer's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and Tabata Timer · sells 10 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

Tabata Timer · holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tabata Timer · has 1.5K 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 Timer · every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tabata Timer versus Tabata Timer ·: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTabata TimerTabata Timer ·
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)4.7 (1.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings41.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB243 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAaron RockettHIIT Apps Sp. z o.o.

Customer experience

Tabata Timer

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

Tabata Timer ·

All ratings1,503 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral1.9%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews138 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral12.3%
Negative21.0%

Bugs and requests

Tabata Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Tabata Timer ·

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Timer not accurately tracking workout duration
  • Workouts disappearing after setup
  • Inability to use app without subscription

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to reorder exercises and rounds
  • Integration with fitness trackers
  • More voice options
  • Calorie tracking
  • Workout history and progress tracking

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tabata Timer

One-time1
  • Remove ads$0.99
10 purchases

Tabata Timer ·

Subscriptions4
  • Intervals | PRO version$1.991 Month
  • Intervals | PRO version$4.991 Month
  • Intervals - PRO7 Days trial$9.991 Year
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  • Intervals - PRO7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time6
  • Treat "Cappuccino"$1.99
  • Treat "Mocaccino"$2.99
  • Intervals | PRO version$10.99
Show 3 more
  • Intervals | PRO version$13.99
  • Intervals | PRO version$14.99
  • Intervals | PRO version$34.99

Questions

Is Tabata Timer free?
Tabata Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tabata Timer · free?
Tabata Timer · is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tabata Timer or Tabata Timer ·?
Tabata Timer · is rated higher. Tabata Timer averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Tabata Timer · averages 4.7 from 1.5K ratings.
Do Tabata Timer or Tabata Timer · have ads?
Tabata Timer shows ads; Tabata Timer · does not.
Which is updated more often, Tabata Timer or Tabata Timer ·?
Tabata Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, and Tabata Timer · every 6 weeks. Most recently, Tabata Timer was updated on September 18, 2026 and Tabata Timer · on September 24, 2026.

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