Comparison

SmartWOD Timer vs Tabata Timer

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

Head to head
About

SmartWOD Timer

This app provides a versatile timer for various functional fitness routines like AMRAP, EMOM, and Tabata. It features customizable intervals, motivational cues, and a clear display, making it suitable for gym or home workouts.

Highlights
  • AMRAP, EMOM, For Time, Tabata timers
  • Customizable MIX timer
  • Motivational sound and voice cues
  • Mid-workout reminders
  • Round counter
  • Landscape mode with large display
  • Background operation
Features
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SmartWOD Timer is a simple yet powerful timer for all popular functional fitness workouts: AMRAP, EMOM, For Time, Tabata, and custom intervals. Just select your workout type, set the time, and go! TIMERS • AMRAP, EMOM, For Time and Tabata • Customizable MIX timer for your own workout flows • Round counter and landscape mode with large, clear numbers • Motivational sound and voice cues, plus mid-workout reminders • Runs in the background and works great with Apple Watch AFTER YOUR WORKOUT • Guided cool-downs — stretches for exactly the muscles you just trained, video by video • Workout log with calendar, notes and CSV export • Save your workouts to Apple Health IN THE GYM • Cast your timer to any TV with Chromecast • Save any setup as a preset and start with one tap • Clean, distraction-free design Whether you're training at the gym, at home, or preparing for events like HYROX or The Open – SmartWOD Timer keeps you on track. Train smart. Train strong. With SmartWOD. SUBSCRIPTION PRICING AND TERMS SmartWOD offers auto-renewing subscriptions: Premium $2.99 per month $17.99 per year Premium+ $4.99 per month $34.99 per year Prices shown are for United States customers and may differ elsewhere. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it any time in your App Store account settings. Privacy policy and terms: https://smartwod.app/timer-terms https://smartwod.app/privacy

About

Tabata Timer

This app offers a professional and user-friendly interval training timer. Customize workout plans, set durations for various sessions, and receive smart voice prompts. It supports background operation, music integration, and Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Customizable training plans
  • Smart voice prompts
  • Automatic music playback
  • Background operation
  • Apple Watch support
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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Congratulations! You have found the most professional and easy-to-use Tabata Timer in App Store. Are you a bodybuilder still follow the video or music? Let go of old ways. They could just help to learn moves, but then you have to adjust the training plan accordingly to make your efforts worked. This is different from those with complex operation or gaudy functions. It is easy to set up all kinds of circuit training plans. You can custom moves pool, adjust theirs duration flexibly, and the dial interface is the settings page that allows you to complete most of the normal operations. WYSIWYG! Next time you work out, maybe you’d like to try this practical voice coach fitness app! This app also has more powerful and practical functions. It includes warm-up, cold-down, recover and work out sessions, and also theirs duration can be changed flexibly. It can change the music automatically during your workout if you have subscribed the apple music service. This app is suitable for personal trainers, fitness enthusiasts, bodybuilders, athletes, home exerciser and etc. Use with Tabata, HIIT, weight training, kettlebells, HIIT running, sprints, HIIT treadmill, and any interval fitness training. Help to establish a scientific, systematic, based on your characteristics and personalized training program and maximize your workout are all we can do. Depends on no equipment and exercise anywhere or anytime! Hope you enjoy it. AT A GLANCE: + Easy to customize you training plan + Smart voice prompts + Automatically play and change music + Runs in the background + prompts the next workout name + Fully customizable times, cycles and tabatas + Clean and smart design + Great on iphone X + Support Siri ("Hey Siri, start a workout using GoFit Now") + Support Apple Watch, Standalone Apple Watch workouts. Leave your iPhone at home! + Apple Health integration MORE INFORMATION: • Easy Customize Touch what you want to change to set work time, rest time, cycles, tabata, warm up time and cooldown time. Stopwatchs can be set in 1 second increments up to 60 minutes! • Customize your training plan You can custom every single attribute like moves and its duration, and accordingly the voice system will prompts you what the next move is. • Smart voice prompts system this app will alerts you when it is time to work, rest, warmup or cooldown, even when this app is running in the background. You can preset your workout names for per cycle, and this app will call out them while the timer begins working. You can turn off the voice prompts, and choose the vibration mode. • Automatically play music this app allows you to set different playlists for each of the work duration, rest duration, warm up duration and cooldown duration, and is easy to change the currently playing song in iPhone control center. Or you can just choose any music app you like, this app supports multitasking. • Runs in the background When the timer starts working, you can lock screen and run it in the background, and have it play voice prompts. Once your training plan ends, it won't run in the background any more, in case of more battery drain.

Screenshots

SmartWOD Timer4 screens
Tabata Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SmartWOD Timer at 4.9 against Tabata Timer's 4.3. SmartWOD Timer also leads on ratings volume (54K vs 26) and review sentiment (88% vs 75%). Tabata Timer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). 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. SmartWOD Timer sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Tabata Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SmartWOD Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SmartWOD Timer has 54K ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of SmartWOD Timer's written reviews are positive against 75% of Tabata Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SmartWOD Timer ships an update every 10 days, Tabata Timer weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
SmartWOD Timer versus Tabata Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartWOD TimerTabata Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (54K ratings) — better4.3 (26 ratings)
Positive reviews88.5% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings54K — better26
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.111.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmartWOD GmbH宇超 朱

Customer experience

SmartWOD Timer

All ratings54,037 ratings
Positive99.1%
Neutral0.5%
Negative0.4%
Written reviews746 reviews
Positive88.5%
Neutral4.3%
Negative7.2%

Tabata Timer

All ratings26 ratings
Positive76.9%
Neutral11.5%
Negative11.5%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

SmartWOD Timer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes on iOS 13.4.1
  • Workout notes not showing up
  • Music interruption during workouts

Requested features

5 requests
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Ability to skip sections of a workout
  • Louder beep/countdown volume
  • Workout log sync across devices
  • Split-screen support on iPad

Tabata Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

SmartWOD Timer

Subscriptions6
  • Premium 1 month$2.991 Month
  • Premium 1 Month Special$2.991 Month
  • Premium+ Monthly$3.991 Month
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  • Premium 1 Year$14.991 Year
  • Premium 1 Year Special$14.991 Year
  • Premium+ Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time4
  • Ad-Free$3.99
  • Ad-Free$4.99
  • Premium Lifetime$89.99
Show 1 more
  • Premium Lifetime Special$89.99
1 purchases

Tabata Timer

One-time1
  • UNLIMITED TABATA TIMER$2.99

Questions

Is SmartWOD Timer free?
SmartWOD Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tabata Timer free?
Tabata Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SmartWOD Timer or Tabata Timer?
SmartWOD Timer is rated higher. SmartWOD Timer averages 4.9 out of 5 from 54K ratings, while Tabata Timer averages 4.3 from 26 ratings.
Do SmartWOD Timer or Tabata Timer have ads?
SmartWOD Timer shows ads; Tabata Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, SmartWOD Timer or Tabata Timer?
SmartWOD Timer ships an update every 10 days, and Tabata Timer weekly. Most recently, SmartWOD Timer was updated on November 13, 2026 and Tabata Timer on November 8, 2026.

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