Tabata Timer vs HIIT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Tabata timer
- 4-minute workouts
- 8 rounds per session
- Fat burning
- Muscle conditioning
- Anaerobic and aerobic capacity improvement
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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.
HIIT
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HIIT Tabata timer
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HIIT at none against Tabata Timer's 1. HIIT also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On price 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
Both are free to download. Tabata Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. HIIT asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Tabata Timer | HIIT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aaron Rockett | Paul Erickson |
In-app purchases
Tabata Timer
- Remove ads$0.99
HIIT
No in-app purchases
Questions
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