Comparison

Tabata Timer □ vs HIIT 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

HIIT Timer

This interval training app provides voice-guided workouts for Tabata, EMOM, Circuit, and custom routines. It allows users to focus on their exercises without constantly checking their screen, with features like saved workouts and workout history.

Highlights
  • Voice announcements for workout cues
  • Multiple training modes (Tabata, EMOM, Circuit, Custom)
  • Save and replay custom workouts
  • Workout history tracking
  • Independent sound, haptic, and voice controls
  • Music integration with voice cues
Features
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HIIT Timer is a fast, focused interval timer for people who want to train, not fiddle with settings. Pick a mode, hit start, and let the app call out every work and rest period so you can keep your eyes off the screen and on the set. FOUR WAYS TO TRAIN Tabata. Classic high intensity intervals with ready made protocols. EMOM. Every minute on the minute. Name your exercises, do your reps, rest whatever time is left. Circuit. Set your stations, work time, rest time, and rounds, then go. Custom. Build your own workout from scratch. Name every exercise, set work and rest for each one, reorder them, and choose your rounds. BUILT FOR REAL WORKOUTS • Voice announcements call out each exercise, so you never look at your phone mid set • Type your times directly, or tap to adjust, whichever is faster • Save any workout and start it again in one tap • History tracks completed workouts, total minutes, and exercises done • Sound, haptics, and voice each turn on or off independently • Your music keeps playing, cues mix over the top • Screen stays awake through a workout • Optional pause when you leave the app • Dark mode COMPLETELY FREE No ads. No subscriptions. No paid unlocks. No account to create. Every feature is there the moment you install. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS HIIT Timer collects nothing. Your workouts, history, and settings live on your device and nowhere else.

Screenshots

Tabata Timer □4 screens
HIIT Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tabata Timer □ at 4.9 against HIIT Timer's 3.5. Tabata Timer □ also leads on ratings volume (11K vs 2). HIIT Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and review sentiment (100% vs 72%). On price, update cadence, 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. HIIT Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tabata Timer □ holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tabata Timer □ has 11K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 72% of Tabata Timer □'s written reviews are positive against 100% of HIIT Timer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tabata Timer □ ships an update every 3 weeks, HIIT Timer fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 14, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tabata Timer □ versus HIIT Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTabata Timer □HIIT Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (11K ratings) — better3.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews71.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFloat Tech, LLCANNR Studio

Customer experience

Tabata Timer □

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

HIIT Timer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
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

HIIT 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

HIIT Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tabata Timer □ free?
Tabata Timer □ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HIIT Timer free?
HIIT Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tabata Timer □ or HIIT Timer?
Tabata Timer □ is rated higher. Tabata Timer □ averages 4.9 out of 5 from 11K ratings, while HIIT Timer averages 3.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Tabata Timer □ or HIIT Timer have ads?
Neither Tabata Timer □ nor HIIT Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tabata Timer □ or HIIT Timer?
Tabata Timer □ ships an update every 3 weeks, and HIIT Timer fortnightly. Most recently, Tabata Timer □ was updated on November 14, 2026 and HIIT Timer on November 13, 2026.

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