Comparison

Tabatas Timer vs Resonate

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Customizable work and rest intervals
  • Large, high-contrast display
  • Device-optimized layouts (iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch)
  • Standalone Apple Watch app
  • Audio and haptic cues
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Real-time coherence score
  • Guided breathing exercises
  • Breath-synced haptics
  • Apple Watch app
  • Breathe Together feature
  • Calming audio tones
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Tabatas Timer3 screens
Resonate4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tabatas Timer versus Resonate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTabatas TimerResonate
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrancisco AlcalaJames Rose16477746541

In-app purchases

None

Tabatas Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Resonate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tabatas Timer free?
Tabatas Timer costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Resonate free?
Resonate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tabatas Timer or Resonate?
Resonate is rated higher. Tabatas Timer averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Resonate averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Tabatas Timer or Resonate have ads?
Neither Tabatas Timer nor Resonate shows ads.

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