Comparison

Tabata Timer vs Time2Heat

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

Time2Heat

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Tabata Timer4 screens
Time2Heat4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tabata Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, Time2Heat weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Tabata Timer versus Time2Heat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTabata TimerTime2Heat
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAaron RockettPAURTECH

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tabata Timer

One-time1
  • Remove ads$0.99
1 purchases

Time2Heat

One-time1
  • Buy Time2Heat$12.99

Questions

Is Tabata Timer free?
Tabata Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Time2Heat free?
Time2Heat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tabata Timer or Time2Heat have ads?
Tabata Timer shows ads; Time2Heat does not.
Which is updated more often, Tabata Timer or Time2Heat?
Tabata Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, and Time2Heat weekly. Most recently, Tabata Timer was updated on September 28, 2026 and Time2Heat on October 3, 2026.

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