Comparison

Tabata Timer for HIIT vs SetGo

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

Head to head
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

SetGo

This app provides a customizable interval timer and workout journal to help you track your fitness goals. Set work and rest times, log reps and time-based achievements, and view your progress over time.

Highlights
  • Customizable interval timer
  • Workout journal with daily goals
  • Rep counter
  • Customizable exercises
  • HIIT and Tabata modes
  • Home screen widget
  • Workout history calendar
Features
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Train at your pace. SetGo combines a configurable interval timer, a rep counter and a workout journal for HIIT, Tabata, gym sessions and home workouts. YOUR WORKOUT, YOUR TIMING Set work and rest intervals, sets, cycles and a warm-up to match your routine. Save presets for sessions you want to repeat, and create custom exercises. Set up your next workout without rebuilding it each time. Optional sound and vibration cues mark interval changes. COUNT REPS. KEEP YOUR PROGRESS. Manually log your reps with a tap during your workout. Set daily exercise goals for each day of the week, record your workouts and browse your calendar and history. Follow your time and reps to see what you have completed and keep a steady routine. MAKE IT YOURS Choose light or dark mode and color themes. Optional cloud backup helps you keep your workout data. SetGo is available in several languages. ON YOUR HOME SCREEN See your daily workout goals and progress with the iOS widget. GETTING STARTED Try three workouts free. Subscribe to Premium for unlimited workouts. Monthly and annual plans are available. An introductory trial may be offered with the annual plan if you are eligible; see the price and terms shown in the app. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple account settings. To avoid trial renewal, cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends. Privacy policy: https://setgoo.com/privacy Terms of use: https://setgoo.com/terms

Screenshots

Tabata Timer for HIIT4 screens
SetGo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SetGo at 5.0 against Tabata Timer for HIIT's 3.0. SetGo also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). Tabata Timer for HIIT's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ratings volume, device support and iOS requirement 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. SetGo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Tabata Timer for HIIT asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SetGo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tabata Timer for HIIT ships an update every 5 weeks, SetGo every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tabata Timer for HIIT versus SetGo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTabata Timer for HIITSetGo
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZheng Yi HuangYsoftware LLC

Customer experience

Tabata Timer for HIIT

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

SetGo

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Tabata Timer for HIIT

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

SetGo

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Tabata Timer for HIIT free?
Tabata Timer for HIIT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SetGo free?
SetGo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tabata Timer for HIIT or SetGo?
SetGo is rated higher. Tabata Timer for HIIT averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while SetGo averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Tabata Timer for HIIT or SetGo have ads?
Tabata Timer for HIIT shows ads; SetGo does not.
Which is updated more often, Tabata Timer for HIIT or SetGo?
Tabata Timer for HIIT ships an update every 5 weeks, and SetGo every 2 weeks. Most recently, Tabata Timer for HIIT was updated on November 2, 2026 and SetGo on October 31, 2026.

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