Comparison

Tabata Timer for HIIT vs TimerFlex

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

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About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

TimerFlex

This app uses AI to instantly create custom workout timers from whiteboard photos or text descriptions. It offers various pre-built formats, real-time heart rate tracking, and detailed workout history. Advanced features like Apple Watch sync and unlimited AI generation are available with a subscription.

Highlights
  • AI workout generation from photos/text
  • Apple Watch sync with haptic cues
  • Real-time heart rate and calorie tracking
  • 5 purpose-built workout formats (For Time, AMRAP, EMOM, Tabata, Custom)
  • 1RM calculator
  • Voice coach and audio cues
  • Workout history and monthly stats
Features
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TIMERFLEX – INTERVAL & WOD TIMER The smartest workout timer for serious athletes. Snap a photo of any whiteboard. Describe your session in plain text. TimerFlex builds the entire workout — rounds, intervals, rest — instantly with AI. ——— AI WORKOUT GENERATOR Point your camera at a gym whiteboard or type your workout. AI reads it and sets up the complete timer in seconds. No programming. No fumbling. Just press go. APPLE WATCH SYNC Full timer on your wrist the moment you start. See rounds, phases, and time remaining without touching your phone. Haptic cues keep you on pace. Start and pause from your wrist. REAL-TIME HEART RATE & CALORIES Live BPM and active energy during every session via HealthKit. Know exactly how hard you're working without leaving the timer. 5 PURPOSE-BUILT FORMATS Not a generic countdown. Each format knows exactly what it's doing: • For Time — race the clock, finish as fast as possible • AMRAP — maximum rounds in a fixed window • EMOM — new movement every minute, automatically • Tabata — 20s work, 10s rest, 8 rounds, handled • Custom — chain any combination into one session No manual resets. No counting rounds in your head. TimerFlex handles all of it. 1RM CALCULATOR Built into every setup screen. Enter your max and get instant percentage breakdowns for every lift. VOICE COACH & AUDIO CUES Countdown calls, phase announcements, halfway alerts. Eyes on your reps, not your screen. LARGE DISPLAY & LANDSCAPE MODE Numbers big enough to read from across the gym. Rotate for maximum visibility mid-set. WORKOUT HISTORY & MONTHLY STATS Every session logged automatically with mood, duration, and notes. Monthly Wrapped gives you your longest streak, total time, and favorite format so you can see your training compound over time. SAVE, FAVORITE & REBUILD Save any workout as a template. Favorite your go-to sessions. Retry any past workout in one tap. NOTES & PHOTO ATTACHMENTS Attach whiteboard photos or text notes to any session. Your workout context, always with your data. EXPORT & BACKUP Export your full history as CSV or JSON. Your data, your way, always portable. ——— BUILT FOR • CrossFit WODs & box sessions • HYROX training blocks • HIIT & interval circuits • Tabata (20s work / 10s rest) • EMOM (Every Minute on the Minute) • AMRAP (As Many Rounds As Possible) • Home gym, garage & travel workouts • Benchmark WODs: Murph, Cindy, Fran ——— TIMERFLEX PRO Unlock unlimited AI Generator, Custom Workout Builder, premium voices and sounds, heart rate insights, Monthly Wrapped, photo notes, workout export, Apple Watch sync, and zero ads. Monthly · Quarterly · Annual — your choice. ——— Privacy Policy: https://plainworks.co/timerflex/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://plainworks.co/timerflex/terms

Screenshots

Tabata Timer for HIIT4 screens
TimerFlex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tabata Timer for HIIT at none against TimerFlex's 10. Tabata Timer for HIIT also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). TimerFlex's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). 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. TimerFlex sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per 7 days. Tabata Timer for HIIT asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for Tabata Timer for HIIT against 3.0 for TimerFlex. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Tabata Timer for HIIT's written reviews are positive against 100% of TimerFlex's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tabata Timer for HIIT ships an update every 5 weeks, TimerFlex weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tabata Timer for HIIT versus TimerFlex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTabata Timer for HIITTimerFlex
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB101 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperZheng Yi HuangPlainworks Teknoloji Limited Sirketi

Customer experience

Tabata Timer for HIIT

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

TimerFlex

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Tabata Timer for HIIT

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

TimerFlex

Subscriptions8
  • TimerFlex Weekly$1.497 Days
  • TimerFlex Weekly$2.197 Days
  • TimerFlex Monthly$3.491 Month
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  • TimerFlex Pro Monthly1 Month trial$3.491 Month
  • TimerFlex Quarterly$8.493 Months
  • TimerFlex Annual$12.991 Year
  • TimerFlex Annual3 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • TimerFlex Annual$24.991 Year
One-time2
  • TimerFlex Ad-Free$0.99
  • TimerFlex Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Tabata Timer for HIIT free?
Tabata Timer for HIIT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TimerFlex free?
TimerFlex is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tabata Timer for HIIT or TimerFlex?
Tabata Timer for HIIT and TimerFlex are both rated 3.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Tabata Timer for HIIT or TimerFlex have ads?
Both Tabata Timer for HIIT and TimerFlex show ads.
Which is updated more often, Tabata Timer for HIIT or TimerFlex?
Tabata Timer for HIIT ships an update every 5 weeks, and TimerFlex weekly. Most recently, Tabata Timer for HIIT was updated on November 2, 2026 and TimerFlex on November 8, 2026.

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