Comparison

HIIT Interval Timer | Cero vs Simplest Tabata Timer

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

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About

HIIT Interval Timer | Cero

This interval timer app enhances various workouts like HIIT, Tabata, and yoga with intuitive design and customizable timer modes. Create and save custom intervals, track calorie expenditure, and sync settings across devices, including Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Customizable interval timers
  • Simple and advanced timer modes
  • Create and save multiple workout settings
  • Apple Watch compatibility with heart monitor
  • Automatic calorie tracking to Apple Health
  • Cross-device sync
Features
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Build an interval workout around the way you train. Cero is a flexible interval timer for HIIT, Tabata, circuit training, WODs and HYROX preparation. Set up a quick work/rest timer or program each interval in detail. Distinct colors, large controls and reliable cues keep you focused on the session instead of the clock. BUILD YOUR SESSION • Set work, recovery, sets, warm-up and cool-down. • Create advanced workouts with custom intervals, colors, icons and intensity levels. • Save, duplicate and reorder timers. • Share timers by file or QR code. • Review completed sessions in workout history. STAY IN THE WORKOUT • Follow compatible sessions with Live Activities and Dynamic Island. • Start saved or recent timers from Home Screen widgets. • Use Siri and Shortcuts to start, pause, resume and stop a timer. • Put Gym Display on a larger screen or mirrored TV. • Choose a default song or assign music to individual intervals. • Customize sounds, voice cues, vibrations and background alerts. TRAIN BY HEART RATE Adaptive HR can extend recovery until you reach your target heart rate, then guide hard efforts with low and high alerts. Pair a Bluetooth heart-rate monitor with iPhone or train with heart-rate data from Apple Watch. COUNTDOWN AND STOPWATCH The built-in countdown and lap stopwatch cover warm-ups, station changes, rest periods and race-day practice. Stopwatch sessions continue after you close and reopen the app. ON APPLE WATCH Run saved workouts from your wrist, follow heart rate and use the standalone countdown and stopwatch. Cero can save completed workouts and estimated calories to Apple Health. Automatic iCloud backups help protect saved timers and custom intervals. Useful for HIIT, Tabata, circuits, EMOM-style workouts, boxing rounds, strength and conditioning, indoor cycling, running intervals and hybrid race preparation. Feedback and suggestions: hi@flawless.studio Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Simplest Tabata Timer

This app provides a straightforward timer for high-intensity interval training (HIIT) workouts. It guides users through 20-second exercise intervals followed by 10-second rests, repeating for a total of 8 rounds. Audio cues and progress tracking are included to facilitate a focused and effective 4-minute session.

Highlights
  • High-intensity interval training (HIIT) timer
  • 20-second work, 10-second rest intervals
  • 8-round workout structure
  • Audio cues for transitions
  • Progress tracking display
  • Simple tap-to-start/pause interface
Features
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A Tabata training workout is a simple high intensity interval training (HIIT) workout. You perform some exercise for 20 seconds, rest for 10 seconds, and then repeat 8 times. It sounds simple because it is. And while it's a simple 4 minute workout, it will get your heart racing very quickly and that 8th set will be much harder than you might expect. This timer comes with a very simple interface: tap anywhere to start a workout, anywhere to pause one, and double tap if you need to reset the workout and start over for one reason or another. There are audio cues so you don't need to watch the count down timer during your workout and you can see your progress. If you lose track of what round your on, that's displayed in the corner so you'll know how much of a workout you have left. So try out a different and simple way to work out using this Tabata training timer.

Screenshots

HIIT Interval Timer | Cero4 screens
Simplest Tabata Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HIIT Interval Timer | Cero at 4.7 against Simplest Tabata Timer's 4.0. HIIT Interval Timer | Cero also leads on ratings volume (435 vs 3) and review sentiment (75% vs 50%). Simplest Tabata Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price and device support 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. HIIT Interval Timer | Cero sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Simplest Tabata Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HIIT Interval Timer | Cero holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HIIT Interval Timer | Cero has 435 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of HIIT Interval Timer | Cero's written reviews are positive against 50% of Simplest Tabata Timer's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
HIIT Interval Timer | Cero versus Simplest Tabata Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHIIT Interval Timer | CeroSimplest Tabata Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (435 ratings) — better4.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews74.6% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings435 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlawless Studio LLCBrian Manning

Customer experience

HIIT Interval Timer | Cero

All ratings435 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral3.9%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive74.6%
Neutral10.2%
Negative15.3%

Simplest Tabata Timer

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

HIIT Interval Timer | Cero

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App runs in background draining battery
  • Rotation broke after update
  • Apple workout app overrides Cero app on Apple Watch
  • Interval signals too weak or not working

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to group timers
  • Option to add warm-up and cool-down features
  • Ability to type numbers for time adjustment
  • Timer sounds through headphones or interrupting music
  • Ability to change exercise names

Simplest Tabata Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

HIIT Interval Timer | Cero

One-time1
  • Cero Pro$3.99
None

Simplest Tabata Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HIIT Interval Timer | Cero free?
HIIT Interval Timer | Cero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simplest Tabata Timer free?
Simplest Tabata Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HIIT Interval Timer | Cero or Simplest Tabata Timer?
HIIT Interval Timer | Cero is rated higher. HIIT Interval Timer | Cero averages 4.7 out of 5 from 435 ratings, while Simplest Tabata Timer averages 4.0 from 3 ratings.
Do HIIT Interval Timer | Cero or Simplest Tabata Timer have ads?
HIIT Interval Timer | Cero shows ads; Simplest Tabata Timer does not.

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