Tabata Timer vs Timer for HIIT training
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tabata Timer
This app provides a versatile interval timer for high-intensity workouts like HIIT and Tabata. Users can create custom routines with adjustable work/rest times, sets, and cycles, and receive voice cues. It functions as a background companion to keep you focused during training.
- Customizable interval timers
- HIIT and Tabata training support
- Adjustable work and rest times
- Set and cycle configuration
- Interval naming
- Background operation
- Voice cues
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Become better, faster, and stronger — together with Tabata Timer for Workouts! A simple yet powerful HIIT and Tabata timer for cardio, CrossFit, and any high-intensity training. Beginners can start with one tap, while advanced users get full control over every interval. Create custom workouts: adjust work and rest times, sets, and cycles; add interval names, background music, and voice cues. The app runs smoothly in the background, supports vibration, music ducking, and much more. More than just a stopwatch — your personal workout partner that keeps you focused, motivated, and on track anywhere — at home, in the gym, or outdoors. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Timer for HIIT training
This interval training app helps you manage your workouts for various activities like cycling, running, weightlifting, and HIIT. It offers customizable timers for sets, repetitions, and pauses, with visual cues to guide your sessions.
- Customizable time settings
- Customizable number of series
- Customizable number of repetitions
- Pause and resume sessions
- Visual cue screen color changes
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This app is an awesome training timer, whether you're working on cycling, running, lifting weights, exercise, workout, stretching, boxing, MMA or HIIT, this interval timer will prove to be an invaluable asset for your HIIT interval training. This app can be used as HIIT timer, tabata timer, round timer, and anything else about interval training you want to track. Tabata timer is a full featured, easy to use Tabata timer Crossfit HIIT Interval training, kettle bells, running, cycling, or any interval fitness training. FEATURES: * Customize all time settings * Customize number of series * Customize number of repetitions * pause and resume session * screen changecolor for visual cue
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Timer for HIIT training at none against Tabata Timer's 5. Tabata Timer's advantage is review sentiment (98% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 37 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Tabata Timer sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Timer for HIIT training asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tabata Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tabata Timer has 9.2K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 98% of Tabata Timer's written reviews are positive against 67% of Timer for HIIT training's.
Tabata Timer ships an update every 10 days, Timer for HIIT training every 37 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tabata Timer | Timer for HIIT training |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (9.2K ratings) — better | 4.7 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 98.3% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9.2K — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 37 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oleksandr Serhiienko | Sergio Musoles Tornador |
Customer experience
Tabata Timer
Timer for HIIT training
Bugs and requests
Tabata Timer
Reported bugs
3 issues- Workouts not saving properly
- Sync issues between app and Apple Watch
- Occasional freezing or restarting of device
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to name and save more workouts in free version
- Option to add exercise images or videos
- Sync workouts across devices
- Customizable sounds and alerts
- Workout history and progress tracking
Timer for HIIT training
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tabata Timer
- Premium$1.491 Month
- Premium$2.993 Months
- Premium$4.496 Months
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- Premium$7.491 Year
- Premium$9.99
Timer for HIIT training
No in-app purchases
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