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 simple and clear interface for setting up and running Tabata workouts. It offers audio guidance, music integration, and tracks your workout history and statistics. Customize your intervals with an intuitive drag-and-drop system.

Highlights
  • Intuitive drag-and-set interval customization
  • Clear audio guidance for workouts
  • Music app integration
  • Workout history and statistics
  • Load previous workout settings
  • Leave app and maintain audio guidance
Features
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A Tabata workout timer that is simple, clear, and beautiful. 1. Drag to set your rounds, rest, work, etc 2. Tap to workout. While the app is ultra-simple to use, we didn't skip any necessary features: ∙ Listen to your music apps while you work out. ∙ Audio guides you through the workout, so you don't have to be looking at the screen. ∙ You can leave the app and still listen to the audio guides, in order to follow a workout you found online. ∙ History and statistics pages to review your previous workouts. ∙ You can even load the settings from any previous workout! If you have any questions or suggestions, simply tap "Contact Support" and tell us! We'll try to include your idea in our next update. This app offers an optional auto-renewable subscription, Premium Pass (monthly), and a one-time Lifetime Pass. Premium Pass starts with a 1-week free trial for eligible new subscribers, then renews automatically every month at the price shown in the app until you cancel. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase or, with a free trial, when the trial ends. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for the renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage the subscription and turn off auto-renewal at any time in your Apple Account settings. Cancelling stops the next renewal, and Premium stays active until the end of the period you've paid for. Any unused part of a free trial ends when you buy a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://float.support/tabata-timer/privacy Terms of Use: https://float.support/tabata-timer/terms

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 Timer □4 screens
Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer at none against Tabata Timer □'s 6. Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Tabata Timer □'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, rating, review sentiment 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 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Tabata Timer □ against 4.8 for Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tabata Timer □ has 11K ratings behind it against 253, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of Tabata Timer □'s written reviews are positive against 78% of Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tabata Timer □ ships an update every 3 weeks, Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Tabata Timer □ versus Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTabata Timer □Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (11K ratings) — better4.8 (253 ratings)
Positive reviews71.5% of reviews77.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11K — better253
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFloat Tech, LLCTakahiro Torii

Customer experience

Tabata Timer □

All ratings10,559 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral1.5%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews815 reviews
Positive71.5%
Neutral7.1%
Negative21.3%

Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer

All ratings239 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral0.4%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral3.7%
Negative18.5%

Bugs and requests

Tabata Timer □

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Timer stopping unexpectedly when phone is locked or app is backgrounded
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching between exercises or rounds

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to save and reuse custom workout settings
  • Option to disable voice instructions and use only audio cues
  • Integration with Apple Watch or other wearables
  • More advanced analytics and workout tracking

Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Tabata Timer □

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Pass7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Premium Pass7 Days trial$2.991 Month
One-time4
  • Unlock One Workout$0.99
  • Lifetime Pass$14.99
  • Lifetime Pass$19.99
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  • Premium Forever Promo$29.99
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 Timer □ is rated higher. Tabata Timer □ averages 4.9 out of 5 from 11K ratings, while Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer averages 4.8 from 253 ratings.
Do Tabata Timer □ or Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer have ads?
Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer shows ads; Tabata Timer □ does not.
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 November 12, 2026 and Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer on November 11, 2026.

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