Tabata Timer Pro vs TABATA Timer / Interval Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tabata Timer Pro
This interval training app offers a simple and intuitive interface for Tabata and HIIT workouts. Customize timers, cycles, and tabatas with ease. Enjoy background functionality and audio cues for a seamless fitness experience.
- 3 programmable timers
- Customizable time settings
- Customizable cycles and tabatas
- Audible alerts over music
- Automatic music playback
- Pause and resume functionality
- Speaking coach
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The most simple and easy to use Tabata Timer you will ever use. Hurry and get it while it's still free. Enjoy! Tabata Timer Pro is a pro grade Tabata timer for Tabata interval training. Tabata Timer Pro is a full featured, easy to use Tabata timer for weight training, kettle bells, running, cycling, or any interval fitness training. FEATURES: * 3 programmable timers * Customize all time settings * Customize number of cycles * Customize number of tabatas * easy to hear alerts, over music, and on speaker * automatically play music when you start * pause and resume session * restart session where you left off if interrupted * mute sound use in silent mode * Speaking coach in English * Multitasking (runs in the background)
TABATA Timer / Interval Timer
This app provides a customizable interval timer for high-intensity workouts like Tabata. Easily set up custom workout routines with adjustable intervals, rest periods, and set counts. Personalize the timer with custom colors, sounds, and notifications for a tailored training experience.
- Unlimited timer creation
- Customizable intervals (warm-up, workout, rest, cool-down)
- Adjustable set counts
- Color and text customization
- Background notifications
- Dark mode support
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It's a timer app suitable for Tabata training. All features are completely free to use. Features: - Quick start-up and comfortable operability. Create unlimited timers. - Freely set warm-up, ready, workout, interval, cool-down seconds, and set counts. - Customize colors, texts, background notifications, sounds, speeches, vibrations, screen flashes and icon badges. - Dark mode - Free URL scheme: tabatatimer:// --- What is Tabata Training? The Tabata Training workout requires 8 intervals of 20 seconds-all-out intensity exercise followed by 10 seconds of rest. Many of you might think how can one do 8 intervals in just 4 minutes? However, according to the research result by Professor Tabata, it is proven the best cardio workout as one can achieve both the aerobic and anaerobic exercises at the same time. Tabata training is a workout with high intensity and high efficiency. Quoted from: http://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/rs/category/tokushu/150715/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TABATA Timer / Interval Timer at 100% against Tabata Timer Pro's 27%. TABATA Timer / Interval Timer also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.6) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months). Tabata Timer Pro's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TABATA Timer / Interval Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 36 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Tabata Timer Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of TABATA Timer / Interval Timer's.
Tabata Timer Pro ships an update every 12 months, TABATA Timer / Interval Timer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tabata Timer Pro | TABATA Timer / Interval Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (36 ratings) | 4.8 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | auston salvana | FugaPiyo Inc. |
Customer experience
Tabata Timer Pro
TABATA Timer / Interval Timer
In-app purchases
Tabata Timer Pro
No in-app purchases
TABATA Timer / Interval Timer
No in-app purchases
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