Comparison

Timer for HIIT training vs TABATA Timer / Interval Timer

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

Head to head
About

Timer for HIIT training

This interval training app helps you manage your workouts for various activities like cycling, running, weightlifting, and HIIT. It offers customizable timers for sets, repetitions, and pauses, with visual cues to guide your sessions.

Highlights
  • Customizable time settings
  • Customizable number of series
  • Customizable number of repetitions
  • Pause and resume sessions
  • Visual cue screen color changes
Features
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This app is an awesome training timer, whether you're working on cycling, running, lifting weights, exercise, workout, stretching, boxing, MMA or HIIT, this interval timer will prove to be an invaluable asset for your HIIT interval training. This app can be used as HIIT timer, tabata timer, round timer, and anything else about interval training you want to track. Tabata timer is a full featured, easy to use Tabata timer Crossfit HIIT Interval training, kettle bells, running, cycling, or any interval fitness training. FEATURES: * Customize all time settings * Customize number of series * Customize number of repetitions * pause and resume session * screen changecolor for visual cue

About

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.

Highlights
  • Unlimited timer creation
  • Customizable intervals (warm-up, workout, rest, cool-down)
  • Adjustable set counts
  • Color and text customization
  • Background notifications
  • Dark mode support
Features
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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/

Screenshots

Timer for HIIT training4 screens
TABATA Timer / Interval Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

Timer for HIIT training and TABATA Timer / Interval Timer both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of TABATA Timer / Interval Timer's written reviews are positive against 67% of Timer for HIIT training's. TABATA Timer / Interval Timer also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 37 months). Timer for HIIT training's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Timer for HIIT training against 4.8 for TABATA Timer / Interval Timer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 20 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Timer for HIIT training's written reviews are positive against 100% of TABATA Timer / Interval Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timer for HIIT training ships an update every 37 months, TABATA Timer / Interval Timer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Timer for HIIT training versus TABATA Timer / Interval Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimer for HIIT trainingTABATA Timer / Interval Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (10 ratings)4.8 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1020 — better
Update frequencyEvery 37 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSergio Musoles TornadorFugaPiyo Inc.

Customer experience

Timer for HIIT training

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

TABATA Timer / Interval Timer

All ratings20 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Timer for HIIT training

No in-app purchases

None

TABATA Timer / Interval Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Timer for HIIT training free?
Timer for HIIT training is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TABATA Timer / Interval Timer free?
TABATA Timer / Interval Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Timer for HIIT training or TABATA Timer / Interval Timer?
TABATA Timer / Interval Timer is rated higher. Timer for HIIT training averages 4.7 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while TABATA Timer / Interval Timer averages 4.8 from 20 ratings.
Do Timer for HIIT training or TABATA Timer / Interval Timer have ads?
Both Timer for HIIT training and TABATA Timer / Interval Timer show ads.
Which is updated more often, Timer for HIIT training or TABATA Timer / Interval Timer?
Timer for HIIT training ships an update every 37 months, and TABATA Timer / Interval Timer every 2 months. Most recently, Timer for HIIT training was updated on September 28, 2026 and TABATA Timer / Interval Timer on September 17, 2026.

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