Tabata Timer vs Workout Timy
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 Timy
This app offers customizable timers for various workout types, including strength training, HIIT, and Tabata. It features intuitive settings, powerful sound alerts, and progress tracking. The app also automatically records your exercise sessions and helps you set weekly workout goals.
- Workout-specific timers
- Intuitive timer settings
- Sound alerts and rest reminders
- Workout progress tracking
- Automatic workout recording
- Weekly workout goal setting
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Workout Timy provides timers for everything from Strength, HIIT, Tabata, Intervals Our Workout Timer helps you focus on your workouts and finish them. -Workout-specific timers - Timers for Strength, HIIT, Tabata, Intervals -Easy and intuitive timer settings -Easy and simple operation, from setting rounds to automatic breaks -Powerful sound alerts and rest reminders -5/3/1 sound and push notifications even when you're not looking at the app -Easy to see workout progress -Displays total workout time and preparation time between exercises -Automatic workout recording -Automatically logs exercises performed, number of sets, and time. -Set a goal number of workouts per week -Provides a weekly workout history and widget
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tabata Timer at 4.9 against Workout Timy's 4.2. Tabata Timer also leads on review sentiment (98% vs 67%) and ratings volume (9.2K vs 5). Workout Timy's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 days). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and Workout Timy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Tabata Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. 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 point the same way: 98% of Tabata Timer's written reviews are positive against 67% of Workout Timy's.
Tabata Timer ships an update every 10 days, Workout Timy every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tabata Timer | Workout Timy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (9.2K ratings) — better | 4.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 98.3% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9.2K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oleksandr Serhiienko | Pepper Factory |
Customer experience
Tabata Timer
Workout Timy
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 Timy
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 Timy
- Workout Timy Premium$0.991 Month
- Workout Timy Premium$8.991 Year
- Workout Timy Lifespan$12.99
Questions
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