Tabata Timer vs OnionTimerLite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tabata Timer
This app offers a professional and user-friendly interval training timer. Customize workout plans, set durations for various sessions, and receive smart voice prompts. It supports background operation, music integration, and Apple Watch.
- Customizable training plans
- Smart voice prompts
- Automatic music playback
- Background operation
- Apple Watch support
- Apple Health integration
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Congratulations! You have found the most professional and easy-to-use Tabata Timer in App Store. Are you a bodybuilder still follow the video or music? Let go of old ways. They could just help to learn moves, but then you have to adjust the training plan accordingly to make your efforts worked. This is different from those with complex operation or gaudy functions. It is easy to set up all kinds of circuit training plans. You can custom moves pool, adjust theirs duration flexibly, and the dial interface is the settings page that allows you to complete most of the normal operations. WYSIWYG! Next time you work out, maybe you’d like to try this practical voice coach fitness app! This app also has more powerful and practical functions. It includes warm-up, cold-down, recover and work out sessions, and also theirs duration can be changed flexibly. It can change the music automatically during your workout if you have subscribed the apple music service. This app is suitable for personal trainers, fitness enthusiasts, bodybuilders, athletes, home exerciser and etc. Use with Tabata, HIIT, weight training, kettlebells, HIIT running, sprints, HIIT treadmill, and any interval fitness training. Help to establish a scientific, systematic, based on your characteristics and personalized training program and maximize your workout are all we can do. Depends on no equipment and exercise anywhere or anytime! Hope you enjoy it. AT A GLANCE: + Easy to customize you training plan + Smart voice prompts + Automatically play and change music + Runs in the background + prompts the next workout name + Fully customizable times, cycles and tabatas + Clean and smart design + Great on iphone X + Support Siri ("Hey Siri, start a workout using GoFit Now") + Support Apple Watch, Standalone Apple Watch workouts. Leave your iPhone at home! + Apple Health integration MORE INFORMATION: • Easy Customize Touch what you want to change to set work time, rest time, cycles, tabata, warm up time and cooldown time. Stopwatchs can be set in 1 second increments up to 60 minutes! • Customize your training plan You can custom every single attribute like moves and its duration, and accordingly the voice system will prompts you what the next move is. • Smart voice prompts system this app will alerts you when it is time to work, rest, warmup or cooldown, even when this app is running in the background. You can preset your workout names for per cycle, and this app will call out them while the timer begins working. You can turn off the voice prompts, and choose the vibration mode. • Automatically play music this app allows you to set different playlists for each of the work duration, rest duration, warm up duration and cooldown duration, and is easy to change the currently playing song in iPhone control center. Or you can just choose any music app you like, this app supports multitasking. • Runs in the background When the timer starts working, you can lock screen and run it in the background, and have it play voice prompts. Once your training plan ends, it won't run in the background any more, in case of more battery drain.
OnionTimerLite
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OnionTimerLite – Your Professional At‑Home Training Assistant Core Features • Multi-Round Circuits: Perfect for HIIT, Tabata, and other structured interval formats • Dual Modes: Time Mode for planks, yoga holds, stretches; Count Mode for push-ups, squats, and other strength movements • Set Management: Customize rest between sets; auto-advance keeps training flow uninterrupted • Voice Guidance: Action changes, rest alerts, and set counts—eyes & hands stay on form • Haptic Feedback: Stay informed in silent environments without disturbing others • Data Tracking: Every set recorded with detailed progress insights Training Scenarios • HIIT (High-Intensity Interval Training) • 4‑Minute Tabata Protocol • Yoga / isometric hold timing • Strength training set management • Mobility & post-session stretching • Functional conditioning circuits Distinct Advantages • Modern & Minimal: Clean, intuitive, distraction-free interface • Precision Timing: Second-accurate engine ensures consistent pacing • Data Privacy: Stored locally (or via your personal WebDAV) for full control • Dark Mode: Light / dark themes for day & night comfort • Ad-Free: Pure focus—no interruptions Perfect For • Home fitness plans • Yoga studio session structuring • Rehab & recovery progression • Personal coaching templates • And more waiting for you to unlock Whether you’re dialing in explosive HIIT intervals, running Tabata rounds, or holding steady yoga poses, OnionTimer adapts to your rhythm. Smart rest handling plus clear voice prompts let you focus on movement quality—not on watching the clock. Start now—make every set more focused, more efficient, more intentional. We’d love to hear from you. Your feedback matters: Email: support@momastudio.site Xiaohongshu: @Dulk
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OnionTimerLite at none against Tabata Timer's 1. Tabata Timer's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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 1 one-off in-app purchase. OnionTimerLite asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tabata Timer ships an update weekly, OnionTimerLite monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tabata Timer | OnionTimerLite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (26 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 宇超 朱 | 超纯 邓 |
In-app purchases
Tabata Timer
- UNLIMITED TABATA TIMER$2.99
OnionTimerLite
No in-app purchases








