Hakoniwa Workout Timer vs TABATA Timer / Interval Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hakoniwa Workout Timer
This app provides customizable timers for interval training and looping exercises. Users can set training times, interval durations, and the number of sets for each menu. It also offers sound customization, voice prompts, and the ability to create multiple timers and menus for various training needs.
- Interval training timer
- Looping exercise timer
- Customizable training times
- Adjustable interval durations
- Multiple set options
- Sound and voice notifications
- Unlimited timer creation
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A versatile interval and loop timer tailored for your training routine. # Key Features: - Customizable Timers: Set individual duration, interval length, and number of sets for every routine. - Loop Control: Repeat your entire workout sequence as many times as you need. - Rich Customization: Tailor your experience with custom sounds, count-up/countdown modes, and voice-guided menu readouts. - Unlimited Creation: Build and save as many timers and workout menus as you want. - Workout Reminders: Schedule notifications so you never miss a session. Perfect for daily strength training, stretching, study sessions, and productivity cycles.
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
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TABATA Timer / Interval Timer at 100% against Hakoniwa Workout Timer's 62%. TABATA Timer / Interval Timer also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4). Hakoniwa Workout Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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 Timer / Interval Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Hakoniwa Workout Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of TABATA Timer / Interval Timer's.
Hakoniwa Workout Timer ships an update every 3 months, TABATA Timer / Interval Timer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hakoniwa Workout Timer | TABATA Timer / Interval Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (7 ratings) | 4.8 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KAZUTERU YOKOI | FugaPiyo Inc. |
Customer experience
Hakoniwa Workout Timer
TABATA Timer / Interval Timer
In-app purchases
Hakoniwa Workout Timer
No in-app purchases
TABATA Timer / Interval Timer
No in-app purchases
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