Tabata Timer vs Time2Heat
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.
Time2Heat
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Customizable HIIT Timer: Take control of your workouts with a fully customisable timer. Tailor intervals, rest periods, and rounds to match your unique fitness goals and intensity level. Light and Dark Modes: Adapt your workout environment to your mood. Switch seamlessly between light and dark modes for a personalized and comfortable exercise experience, day or night. Intuitive Design: Experience a sleek and user-friendly interface that simplifies your workout setup. With Time2Heat, focusing on your fitness goals has never been more intuitive.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Time2Heat at none against Tabata Timer's shown. Time2Heat also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases 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 and Time2Heat sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Tabata Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, Time2Heat weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tabata Timer | Time2Heat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aaron Rockett | PAURTECH |
In-app purchases
Tabata Timer
- Remove ads$0.99
Time2Heat
- Buy Time2Heat$12.99
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