Comparison

Tabata Timer for HIIT vs Mariabs · Interval Timer

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

Features
Read full description

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

Mariabs · Interval Timer

Features
Read full description

Mari is a sharp, minimal interval timer for anyone who trains in rounds — tabata, HIIT, EMOM, circuits, or your own custom intervals. Set your prepare, work, rest, cycles, blocks, and block-rest durations in seconds. Press the white play button. Mari counts you in, calls out each phase, and chimes the final 3-2-1 of every interval so you can keep your eyes on what you're doing instead of on the screen. WHAT YOU GET • Six adjustable parameters: prepare, work, rest, cycles per block, number of blocks, and rest between blocks • Voice cues for every transition: "Prepare", "Work", "Rest", and "Block complete — get ready for the next" • Distinct musical chimes per phase, generated on-device, synced with light haptics • 3-2-1 countdown ticks before each phase change • Big, monochrome timer dial with a subtle progress ring tinted to the current phase • Cycle and block progress shown at all times so you always know where you are • Plays over your music — Spotify, Apple Music, podcasts — and ducks them only when Mari speaks • Stays awake automatically while a workout is running • Settings remembered between launches DESIGNED TO STAY OUT OF THE WAY The screen is dark, glanceable from across a gym, and built around one button. There are no menus, no levels, no streaks, no badges, no analytics. You configure once, then press play. PRIVACY Mari collects nothing. No account. No email. No analytics. No tracking. Your settings stay on your device. The privacy policy is one page; you can read it before you tap install. NO ADS Mari has no ads, no in-app purchases, and no premium tier. No account required.

Screenshots

Tabata Timer for HIIT4 screens
Mariabs · Interval Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Mariabs · Interval Timer at none against Tabata Timer for HIIT's shown. Mariabs · Interval Timer also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tabata Timer for HIIT ships an update every 5 weeks, Mariabs · Interval Timer every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on February 19, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Tabata Timer for HIIT versus Mariabs · Interval Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTabata Timer for HIITMariabs · Interval Timer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.2
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZheng Yi HuangPER MAGNE HELSETH

In-app purchases

None

Tabata Timer for HIIT

No in-app purchases

None

Mariabs · Interval Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tabata Timer for HIIT free?
Tabata Timer for HIIT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mariabs · Interval Timer free?
Mariabs · Interval Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tabata Timer for HIIT or Mariabs · Interval Timer have ads?
Tabata Timer for HIIT shows ads; Mariabs · Interval Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Tabata Timer for HIIT or Mariabs · Interval Timer?
Tabata Timer for HIIT ships an update every 5 weeks, and Mariabs · Interval Timer every 6 days. Most recently, Tabata Timer for HIIT was updated on February 19, 2026 and Mariabs · Interval Timer on September 21, 2026.

Other comparisons