Workout Timer vs Tabata Interval Workout
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Workout Timer
This versatile timer supports various training styles including HIIT, Tabata, and circuit workouts. Customize your work and rest intervals, track sets, and adjust sound and vibration settings for a personalized fitness experience. It's suitable for gym sessions, home stretching, yoga, and even non-fitness activities like studying and meditation.
- Customizable workout and rest intervals
- HIIT, Tabata, and circuit training support
- Set number of sets and cycles
- Easy time and round adjustment
- Adjustable sound and vibration settings
- Track remaining time at a glance
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This timer is designed for workout, stretch and high-intensity interval training, such as HIIT, Tabata workout and circuit training. You can set your own workout times, rest times, and rest times between cycles. So you can train at your favorite intervals. The remaining time is shown at a glance, and the number of sets can be easily checked. The setup is simple and you can easily change the time and the round you want to work out. You can also change the sound and vibration settings. It can be used for training at the gym, stretching and yoga at home, boxing, cardio, studying, meditation, and much more! The sound source was borrowed from Otologic (CC BY 4.0).
Tabata Interval Workout
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A Simple Tabata Timer for your Workout with the Interval Customisation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Tabata Interval Workout at none against Workout Timer's shown. Tabata Interval Workout also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 months). Workout Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Workout Timer ships an update every 6 months, Tabata Interval Workout every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Workout Timer | Tabata Interval Workout |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (527 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 93.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 527 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shogo Yoshida | Strada Labs, LLC |
In-app purchases
Workout Timer
No in-app purchases
Tabata Interval Workout
No in-app purchases
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