Tabatas Timer vs Resonate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tabatas Timer
A precise countdown timer for Tabata and HIIT workouts. It offers customizable intervals, a clear display, and device-specific layouts for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Audio and haptic cues keep you on track during your training sessions.
- Customizable work and rest intervals
- Large, high-contrast display
- Device-optimized layouts (iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch)
- Standalone Apple Watch app
- Audio and haptic cues
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The ultimate Tabata and HIIT timer, built for simplicity and precision. Train on iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch, or use iPhone and Watch together. You get a clean, focused workout that fits whatever device you're using. Highlights: • Customizable intervals: Set get-ready, work, rest, and rest between cycles, with up to 20 rounds and 20 cycles. Work and rest periods can each run from 5 seconds to 10 minutes. • Large, easy-to-read timer: A bold, high-contrast display with big stats you can read in the middle of a hard set. • Live heart rate: See your heart rate during the workout, with a beating heart icon, on both Apple Watch and iPhone. • iPhone and Apple Watch, in sync: Start a workout on either device and the other follows along. Your settings stay matched between workouts too. • Standalone Apple Watch app: Leave your phone behind and run full workouts from your wrist. • Saves to Apple Health: Workouts are logged as High Intensity Interval Training, with heart rate and active energy, so they count toward your Activity rings. • Quick adjustments: Turn the Digital Crown or tap +/− to change settings. The Watch uses bigger steps for longer durations, so you can set them in fewer turns. • Layouts for every device: Designed for iPhone (portrait and landscape), iPad, and Apple Watch. • Audio and haptic cues: Countdown beeps and vibrations keep you on pace without looking at the screen. Built for athletes, trainers, and anyone who wants to stay focused on the workout, not on complicated settings.
Resonate
This app guides your breathing to achieve a balanced state of heart rhythm and nervous system known as coherence. It provides real-time feedback through haptics, audio, and visuals that reflect your physiological state.
- Real-time coherence score
- Guided breathing exercises
- Breath-synced haptics
- Apple Watch app
- Breathe Together feature
- Calming audio tones
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Resonate is a heart-coherence trainer for iPhone and Apple Watch. It gently guides your breathing to help bring your heart rhythm and nervous system into a smooth, balanced state known as coherence. Breathing is simply the mechanism — coherence is the goal. As your heart rhythm becomes smoother, the experience responds in real time: the haptics soften into a living pulse, the audio grows richer, and the central visual becomes more symmetrical and luminous. Resonate is a mirror of your state, not a metronome. FEATURES • Real-time coherence score from your live heart rate and heart-rate variability (Apple Watch + HealthKit) • Multiple guided breathing exercises, each with its own resonant frequency and visual • Gentle, breath-synced haptics that weave in your own heartbeat • Apple Watch app with synced breathing and session stats • "Breathe Together" — sync a session with people nearby over Bluetooth/Wi-Fi • Optional calming tones tuned for headphones and AirPods For the best experience, use a paired Apple Watch and headphones. Resonate is a wellness and relaxation app. It is not a medical device and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or condition.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Resonate at Free against Tabatas Timer's $0.99. Resonate also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Tabatas Timer's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.2). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Resonate is free to download; Tabatas Timer costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Resonate holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Tabatas Timer | Resonate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Francisco Alcala | James Rose16477746541 |
In-app purchases
Tabatas Timer
No in-app purchases
Resonate
No in-app purchases
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