Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer vs Simple Workout Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Tabata timer
- Interval timer
- HIIT workout guidance
- Structured exercise/rest periods
- Customizable training
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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.
Simple Workout Timer
This app provides a customizable timer to support your workouts. It can send notifications, record active energy and workout data to Apple Health, and display your workout history. Calculate active energy burned with detailed input options.
- Customizable workout timer
- Workout notifications
- Record to Apple Health
- View workout history
- Active energy calculation
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This App will support workout. Timer can be customized. Main Function ・Workout timer. ・Notifications. ・Record Active Energy and Workouts to Apple Health. ・View history. Active Energy ・Ex. METs 3.5, Weight 50 kg, Time 30 min. (3.5 - 1) x 50 x (30 / 60) x 1.05 = 65.6 kcal. Optional permission requests ・Apple Health: It is used to record data in Apple Health. ・Tracking: It is used to deliver personalized ads to you. ・Notifications: It is used to sending notifications. Languages ・Japanese, English.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer at 239 against Simple Workout Timer's 21. Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer against 4.7 for Simple Workout Timer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer has 239 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer's written reviews are positive against 86% of Simple Workout Timer's.
Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer ships an update every 4 months, Simple Workout Timer every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer | Simple Workout Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (239 ratings) — better | 4.7 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 239 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Takahiro Torii | Intersect |
Customer experience
Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer
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In-app purchases
Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer
No in-app purchases
Simple Workout Timer
No in-app purchases
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