Comparison

Tabata Timer vs Ryze Connect

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

Head to head

Tabata Timer

Workout timer / HIIT timer WOD

Free

💪 Health & Fitness

★ 4.99.2K ratingsView app →

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

Ryze Connect

This app acts as your personal health steward, integrating health and movement tracking from your wearable device. It helps you monitor and improve sleep, manage weight goals, and record various exercise activities. You can also customize your device's look and share achievements with friends.

Highlights

Health data recording (HR, sleep, weight)
Movement and activity tracking
Wearable device control
Customizable watch faces
Achievement sharing and virtual medals
Apple Health (HealthKit) synchronization

Features

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Ryze Connect sports and health App with new features. －It integrates such functions as health data recording, movement track recording and wearable device control, acting as your exclusive health steward. －It records all data from your wearable device, allowing you to focus more on your exercise! After connecting your wearable device to the Ryze Connect App, you have access to: [Manage Health]: Record and manage the monitoring data on HR and sleep ; Set alarms, call reminders, message notifications, inactivity reminders, drinking reminders, serving as an assistant in your life; Record your sleep data, including sleep duration, deep sleep, light sleep , in order to monitor and improve your sleep quality; Record your weight trends and set your weight goal, encouraging you to achieve the daily exercise goal; [Record Exercise& Activities]: Record your exercise data of more than 10 sports (running, biking, etc.), including your movement track, HR, pace, etc.; Record your daily walking steps, calories and other activity data, and view the complete records on a daily/weekly/monthly basis; [Change Dial]: A rich selection of watch face themes are available in the brand-new cloud dial market, giving your device a new look every day; [Share Achievements]: If you use Ryze Connect App to monitor your excercises continuously, virtual medals will be awarded when you reaches milestones. You can share your weekly exercise information for interaction with your friends. [Data Share]: Connect to synchronize data to Apple Health (HealthKit), to achieve data movement, data and consumed calories sleep simultaneous recording to Apple Health (HealthKit) You are welcome to send you feedback to: www.ryzeabove.com.au

Screenshots

Tabata Timer4 screens

Ryze Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tabata Timer at 98% against Ryze Connect's 24%. Tabata Timer also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and device support (4 vs 2). Ryze Connect's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tabata Timer sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Ryze Connect asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tabata Timer ships an update every 10 days, Ryze Connect every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 14, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level

Tabata Timer versus Ryze Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Tabata Timer	Ryze Connect
Price	Free	Free
Rating	4.9 (9.2K ratings) — better	—
Positive reviews	98.4% of reviews — better	24.2% of reviews
Number of ratings	9.2K — better	—
Update frequency	Every 10 days — better	Every 2 months
Ads	Yes	No — better
In-app purchases	Yes	No — better
Monetization	Free with in-app purchases	Free — better
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	15.6	14.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	40 MB	198 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Oleksandr Serhiienko	Directed Electronics Australia

Customer experience

Tabata Timer

All ratings9,173 ratings

Positive99.0%

Neutral0.7%

Negative0.4%

Written reviews2,729 reviews

Positive98.4%

Neutral0.8%

Negative0.8%

Ryze Connect

Written reviews62 reviews

Positive24.2%

Neutral14.5%

Negative61.3%

User reviews

Tabata Timer

From 9.2K App Store ratings

What we love

👍 User-friendly
🚀 Customizable workouts
🔊 Clear audio cues
💡 Ability to save multiple workouts
🎵 Plays music in the background

Room to improve

🐛 Occasional crashes or glitches
🔒 Limited free version (only 2 saved workouts)
💰 Paid version required for more features
🔀 Easy to accidentally skip intervals
🔍 Cluttered interface for some users

Ryze Connect

From App Store reviews

What we love

👍 Easy to use
👍 Good value for money
👍 Tracks steps accurately
👍 Tracks heart rate accurately
👍 Tracks sleep accurately

Room to improve

🐛 Syncing issues with Apple Health
🐛 Alexa not working
🐛 Bluetooth connection problems
🐛 App crashes frequently
🐛 Data loss when signal is lost

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

Ryze Connect

Reported bugs

45 issues

Heart rate & sleep breakdown not synced with Apple Health
Steps out by over 1000 when syncing to Apple Health
Phone Bluetooth shows as off when trying to pair watch
Heart rate tracker not working anymore
Notifications disconnects instantly

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App says account exists when creating new, but doesn't exist when logging in
Network error when trying to log in
App doesn't automatically sync
Takes 20 attempts to sync watch data
Watch doesn't update weather forecast unless re-enabled
Step counter resets after 10,000 steps
Backgrounds almost impossible to change
Loses steps data when signal is lost
Notification settings change on their own
Watch disconnects from app by itself
App keeps logging out and not sending verification code
Charger broke after a couple of months
Inaccurate fitness tracker
Watch stuck in yellow up mode
App crashes constantly on iPhone 16
App crashes when trying to open fitness section
App crashes when selecting device
App crashes when selecting fitness section
Watch restarts randomly
App crashes after last update
Watch screen turns black and doesn't work
Watch exercise timer turns off
App won't load new faces, network error
App password setup fails
App says can't connect to network during sign up
App won't link to watch via Bluetooth
Watch doesn't provide QR code for connection
App won't allow setting photo as watch face
Binding timed out or connection failed when connecting watch
App says can't connect to network when creating account
Forgot password fails with 'no network'
Error message in Chinese when resetting password
App crashes when trying to access device settings
App crashes when trying to access fitness section
App crashes when trying to access exercise section
App crashes when clicking on device
App crashes when selecting device
App crashes when selecting fitness section
App crashes when trying to click on device
App crashes when trying to go onto device settings

Requested features

12 requests

Add more sport training options (e.g., netball)
Add more useful watch faces
Allow changing the time on the watch
Add custom alarm names for kids' watches
Ability to set tasks for kids' watches

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Improve app navigation and user interface
Allow syncing to multiple devices
Add ability to see steps taken in the app
Allow setting photos as watch faces
Improve date format for Australian users
Add dark mode option
Advanced analytics dashboard

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

None

Ryze Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tabata Timer free?

Tabata Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Is Ryze Connect free?

Ryze Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Tabata Timer or Ryze Connect have ads?

Tabata Timer shows ads; Ryze Connect does not.

Which is updated more often, Tabata Timer or Ryze Connect?

Tabata Timer ships an update every 10 days, and Ryze Connect every 2 months. Most recently, Tabata Timer was updated on October 14, 2026 and Ryze Connect on October 14, 2026.