Tabata Timer for HIIT vs Interval Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tabata Timer for HIIT
This fitness utility app assists with high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and Tabata workouts. It allows for flexible configuration of exercise programs, including warm-up, workout, and rest periods, and provides audio cues for transitions.
- Flexible exercise program configurations
- Timer and stopwatch functionality
- Text-to-Speech workout guidance
- Manage and organize exercise programs
- Customizable tags for organization
- Customizable notification sounds
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The Tabata Timer is a fitness utility app designed for high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and Tabata exercises. This app helps you track time during workouts and manage your exercise programs. Features: 1. Flexible configurations for exercise programs, including: Sets, Repetitions, Warm-up, Workout, Rest, Rest Between Sets, Cool-down. 2. Track time with a timer or stopwatch. 3. Text-to-Speech: reminds you of the next step in your workout 4. Manage and organize your exercise programs. 5. Customizable tags make it easier to organize and find your exercise programs. 6. Customizable notification sounds. 7. Manage your fitness activities.
Interval Timer
This interval timer is designed for HIIT and interval training. Easily set work and rest periods, sets, and rounds to guide your workouts. It supports background operation and music playback, with an Apple Watch companion app for heart rate monitoring.
- Customizable work and rest periods
- Set number of sets and rounds
- Background operation support
- Music playback compatibility
- Apple Watch integration
- Heart rate monitoring (Apple Watch)
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This app is handy interval timer that helps you keep track of your work and rest periods during your HIIT interval training and workouts. The application is very easy to use, enter the Work, Rest, Sets, Rounds and start workout. You can listen to music during workouts or use the timer in the background. There is also app on the Apple Watch that will allow you to monitor your heart rate during workouts. Apple Watch app features: - iCloud sync with iPhone - integration with the Health app - monitoring heart rate during workouts
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Interval Timer at 4.9 against Tabata Timer for HIIT's 3.0. Interval Timer also leads on ratings volume (250 vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). Tabata Timer for HIIT's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, update cadence 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. Interval Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tabata Timer for HIIT asks for nothing beyond the download.
Interval Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Interval Timer has 250 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Tabata Timer for HIIT ships an update every 5 weeks, Interval Timer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tabata Timer for HIIT | Interval Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 4.9 (250 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 84.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 250 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zheng Yi Huang | Yosyp Hameliak |
Bugs and requests
Tabata Timer for HIIT
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Interval Timer
Reported bugs
9 issues- App pauses when phone is locked
- Sound notifications are inconsistent
- App doesn't run in background
- Watch app not opening or syncing
- In-app purchase issues
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- Timer not counting when phone is locked
- Voice/sound stops during exercises
- Incorrect number of sets displayed
- App crashes or freezes
Requested features
12 requests- Option for different/upbeat voice
- Ability to reorder saved timers
- Larger font size option
- Vibrate option
- Naming individual sets/exercises
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- Audio configuration for set completion
- Syncing workouts with health apps
- Option to keep app running when phone is locked
- Customizable warm-up per saved timer
- Option for giant font size for numbers
- Ability to move saved timers
- More sound options
In-app purchases
Tabata Timer for HIIT
No in-app purchases
Interval Timer
- Remove Ads$4.99
Questions
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