Comparison

Interval Workout Fitness Timer vs TABATA Timer / Interval Timer

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Interval Workout Fitness Timer

This app provides an optimized interval timer for various training routines, including strength and trunk training. It offers essential features like voice countdowns, vibration alerts, and background operation to support your workouts. Customize your training sessions with simple or personalized timers.

Highlights
  • Simple and customizable timers
  • Voice countdowns
  • Vibration notifications
  • Background operation
  • Remaining time animation
Features
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Concentrated training with interval timer optimized for training! It can be used for strength training, interval training, trunk training, etc. Functions essential to the training timer, such as voice count, vibration, movement in the background, etc. are complete. It is also recommended for good people who can customize their name and order by themselves even for simple people with a simple timer. About This application is an interval timer optimized for training. There is a simple timer that sets exercise time and break time for the first time and a custom timer that you can customize exercise name and order yourself. Features 1.Simple timer and customizable timer The first screen is a simple interval timer that alternates exercise time and break time. There is also a custom timer that you can edit your own exercise. 2. Voice count When the remaining time becomes 3 seconds, the voice down countdown begins. You can choose from four types of voice. 3. Vibration notification Vibration notification at the end of the exercise is available. (You can turn it off by setting) 4. Behavior in the background Processing will continue even when you switch to the background, such as locking with the power button or opening other applications. Voice and vibration of the countdown will also be executed during locking. 5. Animation to know the remaining time You can see at a glance the percentage of remaining time that decreases as time progresses.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Unlimited timer creation
  • Customizable intervals (warm-up, workout, rest, cool-down)
  • Adjustable set counts
  • Color and text customization
  • Background notifications
  • Dark mode support
Features
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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/

Screenshots

Interval Workout Fitness Timer3 screens
TABATA Timer / Interval Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: TABATA Timer / Interval Timer at 100% against Interval Workout Fitness Timer's 64%. Interval Workout Fitness Timer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Interval Workout Fitness Timer ships an update monthly, TABATA Timer / Interval Timer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Interval Workout Fitness Timer versus TABATA Timer / Interval Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInterval Workout Fitness TimerTABATA Timer / Interval Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (23 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—23 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYudai FukudaFugaPiyo Inc.

Customer experience

Interval Workout Fitness Timer

Written reviews50 reviews
Positive64.0%
Neutral12.0%
Negative24.0%

TABATA Timer / Interval Timer

All ratings20 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Interval Workout Fitness Timer

No in-app purchases

None

TABATA Timer / Interval Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Interval Workout Fitness Timer free?
Interval Workout Fitness Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TABATA Timer / Interval Timer free?
TABATA Timer / Interval Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Interval Workout Fitness Timer or TABATA Timer / Interval Timer have ads?
TABATA Timer / Interval Timer shows ads; Interval Workout Fitness Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Interval Workout Fitness Timer or TABATA Timer / Interval Timer?
Interval Workout Fitness Timer ships an update monthly, and TABATA Timer / Interval Timer every 2 months. Most recently, Interval Workout Fitness Timer was updated on October 23, 2026 and TABATA Timer / Interval Timer on October 21, 2026.

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