Comparison

Mindful vs Interval Timer · Tabata & HIIT

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

Head to head
About

Mindful

This app helps you become more present and less distracted throughout your day. Receive customizable notifications to pause your thoughts and feel calmer, more connected, and focused. It also offers a journaling feature for personal affirmations and reminders.

Highlights
  • Customizable mindfulness reminders
  • Adjustable reminder frequency
  • Selectable reminder tones
  • In-app journaling
  • Personalized message creation
  • Reminder scheduling view
Features
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Mindful is about helping you find a way to become more present and less distracted in your day-to-day life. The objective is to feel calmer, connected with those around you and to be balanced and focused. This is achieved by being reminded to be mindful throughout the day. Whenever a notification is received, this is the time to stop your thoughts and just be present. The app could also be used to provide regular affirmations or reminders of what sort of person you would like to be. You can select how often you want to be reminded each day: seldom, sometimes or often. This corresponds to roughly every 3 hours, 2 hours or hourly. There is a plus or minus variance of 20% on the reminder period. Tap on settings (the blue gear icon) to select the start and stop time for reminders. You can also choose your reminder tone from this screen. You can select multiple tones and these will be allocated to your messages. Using multiple reminder tones helps prevent notification fatigue. The green journal contains messages, which will be randomly included when your reminder is displayed. You can edit or delete these (swipe left) or add your own messages. The Calendar Icon provides a list of what messages are scheduled when. When you want the reminders to start, tap on the Start button. To stop all reminders, tap Stop!

About

Interval Timer · Tabata & HIIT

Features
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Achieve your fitness goals with a timer that is ultra-simple to use. Whether it's CrossFit, boxing, or home workouts, customize your rounds, rest, and work periods in just a few taps. Stay Focused: Visual and audio cues guide you without looking at the screen. Train Your Way: Listen to your favorite music while you work out. Track Progress: View your daily streaks and full workout history. Privacy Policy: https://devcros4.github.io/TabataTimer-Site/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Mindful4 screens
Interval Timer · Tabata & HIIT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mindful at none against Interval Timer · Tabata & HIIT's 3. Mindful also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 18.0). Interval Timer · Tabata & HIIT's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Interval Timer · Tabata & HIIT sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Mindful asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mindful ships an update every 3 months, Interval Timer · Tabata & HIIT monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Mindful versus Interval Timer · Tabata & HIIT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindfulInterval Timer · Tabata & HIIT
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperReefwing Softwarejean-baptiste delcros

In-app purchases

None

Mindful

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Interval Timer · Tabata & HIIT

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly plan7 Days trial$2.991 Month
One-time2
  • Lifetime Access$9.99
  • Lifetime Access$19.99

Questions

Is Mindful free?
Mindful is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Interval Timer · Tabata & HIIT free?
Interval Timer · Tabata & HIIT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mindful or Interval Timer · Tabata & HIIT have ads?
Neither Mindful nor Interval Timer · Tabata & HIIT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mindful or Interval Timer · Tabata & HIIT?
Mindful ships an update every 3 months, and Interval Timer · Tabata & HIIT monthly. Most recently, Mindful was updated on November 2, 2026 and Interval Timer · Tabata & HIIT on October 18, 2026.

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