Comparison

Tabata Timer vs Warudo

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Customizable interval timers
  • HIIT and Tabata training support
  • Adjustable work and rest times
  • Set and cycle configuration
  • Interval naming
  • Background operation
  • Voice cues
Features
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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/

About

Warudo

Create custom interval timers for various workouts like HIIT and Tabata. Automatically change music based on exercise intensity and sync workout data with Apple Health. Share routines with others.

Highlights
  • Customizable interval timers
  • Music integration with Apple Music
  • Sync with Apple Health
  • Shareable workout routines
  • Exercise-specific music changes
  • Background operation
Features
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Warudo is an IOS Exclusive timer app which lets you create Tabata, Boxing or any type of timer and play it with your favorite playlist. You can add custom sets, exercises and even steps which are the parts of the exercises. Exercises can change the playing music automatically. Warudo supports Health App and can save your workouts and burned calories to Health App. Calories burned can be modified before saved to Apple Health, if you are using any external calculation or device for calorie calculations. You need to save activity type of your routines for this features. Warudo does not contain any ads. BEFORE YOU DOWNLOAD: Music playing features not available on Apple Watch. Non paying users cannot play timer routines which is longer than 15 minutes, and cannot add notes to routine activity. Also loop feature only available for paying users. You can unlock these features by one time purchase. Features - Highly Customizable - Ability to create very complex workouts, when compared to the other timer apps. - Templates for boxing, tabata and countdown routines. - Can play playlists from Apple Music. - Supports iOS 13 Dark Mode. - Can save workouts and calorie calculations to Health App. - Keeps history for played routines. - Exercises can change current song to preferred song. For example you can set your low intensity training to play slow music and high intensity training to play fast music. - Can play sounds periodically. - Exercises and sets can have ending warnings. - Supports landscape and portrait modes. - Forward and back buttons exist for sets, exercises and steps. - Every routine can have different background or text color. - When warudo is in background it can still read step names and play sounds, even in locked screen. You need to enable background mode from settings for this feature. - Background or text color can be changed for every step. - Can speak step names with text to speech. Also play sounds like beeps and bells. - Can speak in all languages which is exists on the IOS text to speech. - Speech speed can be different for every step. - You can send and receive routines with AirDrop, files app, mail apps, messaging apps or any app that supports transfer data. - You can copy routines, sets, exercises or steps by swiping them to left. Icons by Icons8

Screenshots

Tabata Timer4 screens
Warudo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Warudo at none against Tabata Timer's shown. Warudo also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). Tabata Timer's advantage is ratings volume (9.2K vs 5). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Tabata Timer sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month and Warudo 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Tabata Timer against 5.0 for Warudo. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tabata Timer has 9.2K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 98% of Tabata Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Warudo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tabata Timer ships an update every 10 days, Warudo every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tabata Timer versus Warudo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTabata TimerWarudo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (9.2K ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews98.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9.2K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOleksandr SerhiienkoFirat Ozsarikamis

Customer experience

Tabata Timer

All ratings9,173 ratings
Positive99.0%
Neutral0.7%
Negative0.4%
Written reviews2,706 reviews
Positive98.3%
Neutral0.8%
Negative0.8%

Warudo

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Warudo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Tabata Timer

Subscriptions4
  • Premium$1.491 Month
  • Premium$2.993 Months
  • Premium$4.496 Months
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  • Premium$7.491 Year
One-time1
  • Premium$9.99
1 purchases

Warudo

One-time1
  • Warudo Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Tabata Timer free?
Tabata Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Warudo free?
Warudo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tabata Timer or Warudo?
Warudo is rated higher. Tabata Timer averages 4.9 out of 5 from 9.2K ratings, while Warudo averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Tabata Timer or Warudo have ads?
Tabata Timer shows ads; Warudo does not.
Which is updated more often, Tabata Timer or Warudo?
Tabata Timer ships an update every 10 days, and Warudo every 5 days. Most recently, Tabata Timer was updated on September 24, 2026 and Warudo on June 1, 2026.

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