Comparison

Tabata Timer □ vs Round

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-drop interval setting
  • Audio guidance for workouts
  • Music app integration
  • Workout history and statistics
  • Load previous workout settings
  • Customizable rounds, rest, and work periods
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

Round

This interval timer is designed for high-intensity interval training (HIIT), Tabata, and circuit workouts. It allows users to create custom routines with multiple exercises and track their progress. The app offers haptic alerts and can be controlled from an Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Customizable interval routines
  • HIIT, Tabata, and circuit training support
  • Apple Watch control
  • Haptic alerts for round changes
  • Visual arc timer
  • Workout progress tracking
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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Round is a visual interval timer for HIIT, Tabata, circuit training, strength workouts, mobility, and stretching. TRAIN WITH 3D MOVEMENT GUIDES Choose from 71 exercises and see each movement in 3D while building your routine and while the timer runs. Side-specific and alternating exercises are handled clearly, so you always know what comes next. BUILD A ROUTINE IN SECONDS • Start with a ready-made template or build from the exercise catalog • Reorder, duplicate, edit, and delete steps directly • Add custom exercises with your own name and emoji • Set work, step rest, set rest, preparation, and number of sets STAY FOCUSED • Follow the 3D animation or switch to a larger remaining-time display • See your current step, progress, and upcoming lineup at a glance • Audio and haptic cues announce every transition WORKS WITH WATCH Control your workout from your wrist and receive haptic cues without reaching for your iPhone. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS • Sessions are logged automatically • Review total training time, streaks, and your most-used routines • Save workouts to Apple Health • Delete individual history entries whenever needed No account. No ads. Fully offline.

Screenshots

Tabata Timer □4 screens
Round4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tabata Timer □ at 4.9 against Round's 4.0. Tabata Timer □ also leads on ratings volume (11K vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.2). Round's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads 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. Round asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tabata Timer □ holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tabata Timer □ has 11K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tabata Timer □ ships an update every 3 weeks, Round every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Tabata Timer □ versus Round: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTabata Timer □Round
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (11K ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews71.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings11K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFloat Tech, LLCRyosuke Nakayama

Customer experience

Tabata Timer □

All ratings10,555 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral1.5%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews813 reviews
Positive71.5%
Neutral7.1%
Negative21.4%

Round

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Round

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

Round

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tabata Timer □ free?
Tabata Timer □ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Round free?
Round is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tabata Timer □ or Round?
Tabata Timer □ is rated higher. Tabata Timer □ averages 4.9 out of 5 from 11K ratings, while Round averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Tabata Timer □ or Round have ads?
Neither Tabata Timer □ nor Round shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tabata Timer □ or Round?
Tabata Timer □ ships an update every 3 weeks, and Round every 8 days. Most recently, Tabata Timer □ was updated on November 3, 2026 and Round on October 31, 2026.

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