Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer vs TABATA Timer / Interval 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.
TABATA Timer / Interval Timer
This app provides a customizable interval timer for high-intensity workouts like Tabata. Easily set up custom workout routines with adjustable intervals, rest periods, and set counts. Personalize the timer with custom colors, sounds, and notifications for a tailored training experience.
- Unlimited timer creation
- Customizable intervals (warm-up, workout, rest, cool-down)
- Adjustable set counts
- Color and text customization
- Background notifications
- Dark mode support
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It's a timer app suitable for Tabata training. All features are completely free to use. Features: - Quick start-up and comfortable operability. Create unlimited timers. - Freely set warm-up, ready, workout, interval, cool-down seconds, and set counts. - Customize colors, texts, background notifications, sounds, speeches, vibrations, screen flashes and icon badges. - Dark mode - Free URL scheme: tabatatimer:// --- What is Tabata Training? The Tabata Training workout requires 8 intervals of 20 seconds-all-out intensity exercise followed by 10 seconds of rest. Many of you might think how can one do 8 intervals in just 4 minutes? However, according to the research result by Professor Tabata, it is proven the best cardio workout as one can achieve both the aerobic and anaerobic exercises at the same time. Tabata training is a workout with high intensity and high efficiency. Quoted from: http://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/rs/category/tokushu/150715/
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Verdict
Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer and TABATA Timer / Interval Timer both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of TABATA Timer / Interval Timer's written reviews are positive against 78% of Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer's. TABATA Timer / Interval Timer also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer's advantage is ratings volume (239 vs 20) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 4.8 for TABATA Timer / Interval Timer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer has 239 ratings behind it against 20, 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 100% of TABATA Timer / Interval Timer's.
Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer ships an update every 4 months, TABATA Timer / Interval Timer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer | TABATA Timer / Interval Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (239 ratings) | 4.8 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 239 — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Takahiro Torii | FugaPiyo Inc. |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
Tabata & HIIT Interval Timer
No in-app purchases
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No in-app purchases
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