Comparison

Interval Timer X Workout Timer 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

Interval Timer X Workout Timer

This versatile timer helps you structure workouts, manage daily tasks, and achieve fitness goals. Customize routines, track progress with visual cues, and stay motivated with customizable sounds. Ideal for HIIT, Tabata, yoga, and more.

Highlights
  • Customizable workout routines
  • Standalone interval timer/counter
  • Routine combination feature
  • Customizable warning sounds
  • Intuitive interface with dark mode
  • Background usage support
  • Workout summary and history
Features
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Crafted with precision and simplicity, this interval/workout timer is designed for individuals who want to take control of their daily routines and achieve optimal results. Whether you're looking to build a custom workout routine or streamline your daily tasks, this interval timer is the perfect tool to help you reach your goals. Interval Timer features: • Customizable Routines: Setting up and saving your own routines has never been easier with our customizable function. • Multiple Functions: For simpler routines, access standalone interval timer/counter functions that can track every aspect of your workout. • Combination of routines: By combining existing routings, the combination feature has got you covered for all your interval tracking needs. • Warning Sound Setting: Stay on track during your workout with a warning sound that can be customized for circuit training, boxing, sprints, and more. • Intuitive Interface: The interface is simple and attractive with light and dark modes available to suit your preferences. Large display and colored progress bars enable you to track your workout from a distance. • Landscape Mode: The landscape mode provides an optional main display and a full-screen progress bar, making it even easier to track your progress. • Alarm Sounds: Choose from multiple alarm sounds including beep, boxing bell, singing bowl, and voice, to stay motivated throughout your workout. • Background Usage: Our app works seamlessly even when running in the background or when background music is on. • Summary after workout: Get a clear and simple summary of your sets and time when your workout is finished. • Calendar and Notification Feature: Use the calendar and notification function to plan your workouts in advance. • History: Help you track and improve your workouts. • Multiple Languages: The app supports multiple voice languages to cater to our global user base. Interval Timer Premium Features: • Export and Import: Easily export and import your custom routines and calendar. • Unlimited Routine Combinations: The premium version offers unlimited routine combinations, so you can create and save as many custom routines as you like. • Advanced Timer Settings: With more custom timer settings, including preparation time, cycle interval time, warning sound time, sound type for each event, and the ability to add short notes, you can fully customize your workout to suit your individual needs. • Customizable Notifications: The premium version also allows you to customize notification titles and content. This Interval Timer app is the perfect tool for anyone looking to optimize their daily routine and achieve their goals, whether you're into physical exercise, workouts, yoga, or meditation. Here are just a few examples of how our app can benefit you: - Physical Exercise: Keep track of your gym workouts, interval running, CrossFit training, and more with ease. - HIIT and Tabata: The app is specifically designed to track high-intensity interval training and Tabata workouts, helping you stay on track and achieve your fitness goals. - Yoga and Meditation: Use the app to time your yoga sessions or meditation practice and stay focused and motivated throughout your practice. - Productivity: Stay focused during your study sessions, reading time, or cooking with our Pomodoro clock functionality. - Personal Routines: Whether you're looking to optimize your daily routine or create a custom interval training plan, our app has got you covered. Take your workouts to the next level and achieve your goals with the Interval Timer X Workout Timer app. Try it today and experience the benefits for yourself!

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

TABATA Timer / Interval Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TABATA Timer / Interval Timer at none against Interval Timer X Workout Timer's 1. Interval Timer X Workout Timer's advantage is ratings volume (686 vs 20) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Interval Timer X Workout Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TABATA Timer / Interval Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Interval Timer X Workout Timer against 4.8 for TABATA Timer / Interval Timer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Interval Timer X Workout Timer has 686 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of Interval Timer X Workout Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of TABATA Timer / Interval Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Interval Timer X Workout Timer ships an update every 6 weeks, TABATA Timer / Interval Timer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Interval Timer X Workout Timer versus TABATA Timer / Interval Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInterval Timer X Workout TimerTABATA Timer / Interval Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (686 ratings)4.8 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews93.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings686 — better20
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer世恬 颜FugaPiyo Inc.

Customer experience

Interval Timer X Workout Timer

All ratings672 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral2.4%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive93.7%
Neutral3.2%
Negative3.2%

TABATA Timer / Interval Timer

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

Bugs and requests

Interval Timer X Workout Timer

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Interval set index display issue
  • Compatibility issues with older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Audio ducking for music playback
  • Voice countdown
  • Ability to store custom settings automatically
  • Vibration option in addition to audio

TABATA Timer / Interval Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Interval Timer X Workout Timer

One-time1
  • Interval Timer X Premium$6.99
None

TABATA Timer / Interval Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Interval Timer X Workout Timer free?
Interval Timer X Workout Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TABATA Timer / Interval Timer free?
TABATA Timer / Interval Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Interval Timer X Workout Timer or TABATA Timer / Interval Timer?
TABATA Timer / Interval Timer is rated higher. Interval Timer X Workout Timer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 686 ratings, while TABATA Timer / Interval Timer averages 4.8 from 20 ratings.
Do Interval Timer X Workout Timer or TABATA Timer / Interval Timer have ads?
Both Interval Timer X Workout Timer and TABATA Timer / Interval Timer show ads.
Which is updated more often, Interval Timer X Workout Timer or TABATA Timer / Interval Timer?
Interval Timer X Workout Timer ships an update every 6 weeks, and TABATA Timer / Interval Timer every 2 months. Most recently, Interval Timer X Workout Timer was updated on September 21, 2026 and TABATA Timer / Interval Timer on September 17, 2026.

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