Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer vs Simplest Tabata 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.
Simplest Tabata Timer
This app provides a straightforward timer for high-intensity interval training (HIIT) workouts. It guides users through 20-second exercise intervals followed by 10-second rests, repeating for a total of 8 rounds. Audio cues and progress tracking are included to facilitate a focused and effective 4-minute session.
- High-intensity interval training (HIIT) timer
- 20-second work, 10-second rest intervals
- 8-round workout structure
- Audio cues for transitions
- Progress tracking display
- Simple tap-to-start/pause interface
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A Tabata training workout is a simple high intensity interval training (HIIT) workout. You perform some exercise for 20 seconds, rest for 10 seconds, and then repeat 8 times. It sounds simple because it is. And while it's a simple 4 minute workout, it will get your heart racing very quickly and that 8th set will be much harder than you might expect. This timer comes with a very simple interface: tap anywhere to start a workout, anywhere to pause one, and double tap if you need to reset the workout and start over for one reason or another. There are audio cues so you don't need to watch the count down timer during your workout and you can see your progress. If you lose track of what round your on, that's displayed in the corner so you'll know how much of a workout you have left. So try out a different and simple way to work out using this Tabata training timer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer at 4.8 against Simplest Tabata Timer's 4.0. Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 50%) and ratings volume (239 vs 3). Simplest Tabata Timer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer has 239 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer's written reviews are positive against 50% of Simplest Tabata Timer's.
| Parameter | Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer | Simplest Tabata Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (239 ratings) — better | 4.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 239 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Takahiro Torii | Brian Manning |
Customer experience
Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer
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In-app purchases
Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer
No in-app purchases
Simplest Tabata Timer
No in-app purchases
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