HIITTimer vs TABATA Timer / Interval Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HIITTimer
This app provides a versatile timer for various high-intensity interval training routines like HIIT, EMOM, and Tabata. It allows users to create custom workouts, track progress, and offers multiple training modes with an intuitive interface.
- Customizable interval timers
- Support for HIIT, EMOM, Tabata, AMRAP
- Progress tracking for workouts
- Multiple training modes
- Intuitive and easy-to-use interface
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HiitTimer – Your timer for HIIT, Tabata, EMOM and AMRAP Stop wasting time setting up every workout from scratch. HiitTimer is a workout timer designed to help you stay on pace, control every interval and focus on what matters most: training. Perfect for HIIT, Tabata, EMOM, AMRAP, circuits, strength, cardio and functional workouts. Key features - Quick Start: start training in seconds. - Custom HIIT: set work, rest, rounds and preparation time. - Tabata, EMOM and AMRAP: dedicated timers for every workout style. - Saved routines: create your favorite workouts and reuse them anytime. - Easy to read from a distance: always see your remaining time while training. - Workout tracking: review your sessions and activity. - Live Activities: follow your workout from the Lock Screen. - Apple Watch: control your workout directly from your wrist. - Fast and simple interface: no unnecessary menus or complicated setup. Whether you train at home or at the gym, HiitTimer helps you stay focused and make every second count. Set your workout. Hit Start. Train. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
TABATA Timer / Interval Timer
This app provides a customizable interval timer for high-intensity workouts like Tabata. Easily set up custom workout routines with adjustable intervals, rest periods, and set counts. Personalize the timer with custom colors, sounds, and notifications for a tailored training experience.
- Unlimited timer creation
- Customizable intervals (warm-up, workout, rest, cool-down)
- Adjustable set counts
- Color and text customization
- Background notifications
- Dark mode support
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It's a timer app suitable for Tabata training. All features are completely free to use. Features: - Quick start-up and comfortable operability. Create unlimited timers. - Freely set warm-up, ready, workout, interval, cool-down seconds, and set counts. - Customize colors, texts, background notifications, sounds, speeches, vibrations, screen flashes and icon badges. - Dark mode - Free URL scheme: tabatatimer:// --- What is Tabata Training? The Tabata Training workout requires 8 intervals of 20 seconds-all-out intensity exercise followed by 10 seconds of rest. Many of you might think how can one do 8 intervals in just 4 minutes? However, according to the research result by Professor Tabata, it is proven the best cardio workout as one can achieve both the aerobic and anaerobic exercises at the same time. Tabata training is a workout with high intensity and high efficiency. Quoted from: http://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/rs/category/tokushu/150715/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TABATA Timer / Interval Timer at 100% against HIITTimer's 0%. TABATA Timer / Interval Timer also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4). HIITTimer's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TABATA Timer / Interval Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 43 and 23 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of HIITTimer's written reviews are positive against 100% of TABATA Timer / Interval Timer's.
HIITTimer ships an update every 6 weeks, TABATA Timer / Interval Timer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HIITTimer | TABATA Timer / Interval Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (43 ratings) | 4.8 (23 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 43 — better | 23 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marc Prez Calmet | FugaPiyo Inc. |
Customer experience
HIITTimer
TABATA Timer / Interval Timer
In-app purchases
HIITTimer
No in-app purchases
TABATA Timer / Interval Timer
No in-app purchases
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