Tabata Timer vs Workout Timer
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/
Workout Timer
This versatile timer supports various training styles including HIIT, Tabata, and circuit workouts. Customize your work and rest intervals, track sets, and adjust sound and vibration settings for a personalized fitness experience. It's suitable for gym sessions, home stretching, yoga, and even non-fitness activities like studying and meditation.
- Customizable workout and rest intervals
- HIIT, Tabata, and circuit training support
- Set number of sets and cycles
- Easy time and round adjustment
- Adjustable sound and vibration settings
- Track remaining time at a glance
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This timer is designed for workout, stretch and high-intensity interval training, such as HIIT, Tabata workout and circuit training. You can set your own workout times, rest times, and rest times between cycles. So you can train at your favorite intervals. The remaining time is shown at a glance, and the number of sets can be easily checked. The setup is simple and you can easily change the time and the round you want to work out. You can also change the sound and vibration settings. It can be used for training at the gym, stretching and yoga at home, boxing, cardio, studying, meditation, and much more! The sound source was borrowed from Otologic (CC BY 4.0).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Workout Timer at none against Tabata Timer's 5. Tabata Timer's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (9.2K vs 527). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Tabata Timer sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Workout Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Tabata Timer against 4.9 for Workout Timer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tabata Timer has 9.2K ratings behind it against 527, 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 94% of Workout Timer's.
Tabata Timer ships an update every 10 days, Workout Timer every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tabata Timer | Workout Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (9.2K ratings) | 4.9 (527 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 98.3% of reviews — better | 93.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9.2K — better | 527 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 6 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, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oleksandr Serhiienko | Shogo Yoshida |
Customer experience
Tabata Timer
Workout Timer
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
Workout Timer
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
Workout Timer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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