Workout Timer vs Tabata Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Workout Timer
This interval timer app supports various workout routines like Tabata and Rounds. Customize rounds, work/rest times, and alerts like vibration and LED flash. It's designed for effective training without ads.
- Tabata routine
- Rounds routine
- Stopwatch routine
- Customizable rounds
- Customizable work/rest times
- Adjustable delayed start
- LED flash and vibration alerts
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Interval timer for training, in which there is no advertising. A handy application in which your workouts are accompanied by LED Flash, vibration, and loud beeps. - Fitness routine "Tabata" - Fitness routine "Rounds" - Fitness routine "Stopwatch" You can change: - Rounds - Work time - Rest time - Delayed start from 0 to 99 seconds - Preliminary sound from 0 to 10 seconds - Vibration - LED Flash Fitness routine "Tabata" very intensive training. One cycle takes only 4 minutes. During this time you have time to do 8 exercises (20 seconds per each) with short respites of 10 seconds. Fitness routine "Rounds" training for counting rounds, with a progress line and set intervals. Fitness routine "Stopwatch" for more intensive workouts, with a progress line, also has a configurable audio playback interval. Our app is a great way to keep yourself in good shape. Good luck with your workouts!
Tabata Timer
This interval training app offers customizable timers for various workouts like Tabata, HIIT, and boxing. It features voice guidance, workout history, and the ability to save presets. Some advanced features require a one-time purchase.
- Customizable work and rest timers
- Adjustable number of rounds
- Pause, skip, and go back options
- Workout history and saved presets
- Customizable audio cues with voice guidance
- Initial countdown timer
- Final seconds alert
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A beautiful and easy-to-use interval timer for Tabata, HIIT, Boxing, CrossFit or any exercise that involves interval training. The best-designed timer for interval training includes: ↳ Customizable work, rest timer settings, and number of rounds ↳ Ability to pause, skip, and go back between rounds ↳ View workout history and save as preset ↳ Customizable audio cues with voice guidance and chimes ↳ Customizable initial countdown timer ↳ Customizable final seconds alert ↳ Compatible with both iPhone and iPad Some features require a one-time purchase to upgrade to Pro: - Unlimited workouts - Workout history and saved presets - Voice guidance and additional sounds - Countdown timer - Final seconds alert
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Workout Timer at 4.5 against Tabata Timer's 3.8. Workout Timer also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Tabata Timer's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 65%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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. Workout Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Tabata Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Workout Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 9 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 65% of Workout Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tabata Timer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Workout Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, Tabata Timer weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and August 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Workout Timer | Tabata Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (15 ratings) — better | 3.8 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 65.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Artem Sokurenko | Polybit Studio Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
Workout Timer
Tabata Timer
In-app purchases
Workout Timer
- Upgrade to PRO$0.99
Tabata Timer
- Pro Upgrade$4.99
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