Tabata Timer vs SetGo
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/
SetGo
This app provides a customizable interval timer and workout journal to help you track your fitness goals. Set work and rest times, log reps and time-based achievements, and view your progress over time.
- Customizable interval timer
- Workout journal with daily goals
- Rep counter
- Customizable exercises
- HIIT and Tabata modes
- Home screen widget
- Workout history calendar
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Your workout deserves better than a basic countdown. SetGo is a workout timer and gym journal built for people who like to train, whether at home, outside, with weights, or with bodyweight. Set your work time, rest time, and rounds. Hit play. SetGo handles the transitions so you can focus on your reps. Whether you're doing push ups between sets or holding a plank until the timer ends, the app keeps you on track without getting in your way. But SetGo isn't just a timer. It's also a daily workout journal. Pick any day of the week and set your goals: 50 push ups, 2 minutes of wall sit, 10 pull ups. Start your workout from the journal and your progress updates in real time. Reps-based goals update as you count. Time-based goals update as the timer runs. Close the workout early and your progress is still saved. Open the app the next day and see exactly where you left off. Your calendar tracks every completed goal, every exercise, every day. WHAT YOU GET A fully customizable interval timer with work, rest, and set controls. Adjust everything, start instantly, and let the timer guide your session. A workout journal where you set daily goals for each day of the week. Track reps, track time, and watch your consistency build. A rep counter you can open mid-workout. A small floating box that lets you count reps without leaving the timer screen. It syncs with your journal goals automatically. Custom exercises you create yourself. Name them, configure them, save them as presets. Access your saved workouts in one tap. HIIT and Tabata modes built in. Configure high intensity and low intensity intervals, set your rounds, and go. A home screen widget that shows your daily goals at a glance. See what's done and what's left without opening the app. Full workout history with a calendar view. Tap any day to see what you did, what you completed, and your session summary. Multiple color themes with light and dark mode. Make the app match your style. Available in 22 languages: English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Greek, Russian, Turkish, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, and Malay. PREMIUM Try everything free for 7 days. After that, unlock unlimited workouts with a monthly or annual subscription. SetGo. Set your goals. Start your timer. Go. Privacy Policy: https://setgoo.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://setgoo.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: SetGo at none against Tabata Timer's shown. Tabata Timer's advantage is ratings volume (9.2K vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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 SetGo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Tabata Timer against 5.0 for SetGo. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tabata Timer has 9.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Tabata Timer ships an update every 10 days, SetGo every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tabata Timer | SetGo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (9.2K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 98.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9.2K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oleksandr Serhiienko | Ysoftware LLC |
Customer experience
Tabata Timer
SetGo
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
SetGo
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
SetGo
- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year








