Comparison

Workout & Interval Timer vs TABATA Timer / Interval Timer

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

Head to head
About

Workout & Interval Timer

This app provides a customizable timer for fitness routines, including Tabata training. Easily set workout durations, intervals, and sets, with options for sound and vibration alerts. Save frequently used timers for quick access.

Highlights
  • Customizable workout intervals
  • Set number of sets
  • Save frequently used timers
  • Sound and vibration alerts
  • Read aloud function
  • Simple and easy interface
Features
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Workout & Interval Timer can be used for fitness or workouts, especially suitable for Tabata Training. You can configure workouts, intervals, and sets. As the interface is easy and simple, you can start it quickly. Functions ■ Timer ・ You can set duration for workouts or intervals from 5 seconds to 59 minutes 55 seconds. ・The number of sets can be set from 1 to 99 sets. ■ Menu ・You can easily register the timer you often use. ・Up to 100 lists can be registered. ■ Sound, Vibration ・You can set on and off respectively. ・In silent mode, sounds aren’t available. ■ Read aloud ・You can set on and off. ・When reading aloud, the workout time and break time that you set are read aloud. ・There is no sound in the silent mode. Sound material: OtoLogic(https://otologic.jp) Sound material: MaouDamashii Please use for simple training or fitness.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Unlimited timer creation
  • Customizable intervals (warm-up, workout, rest, cool-down)
  • Adjustable set counts
  • Color and text customization
  • Background notifications
  • Dark mode support
Features
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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/

Screenshots

Workout & Interval Timer4 screens
TABATA Timer / Interval Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TABATA Timer / Interval Timer at none against Workout & Interval Timer's 1. TABATA Timer / Interval Timer also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 85%). Workout & Interval Timer's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). 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. Workout & Interval Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TABATA Timer / Interval Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Workout & Interval Timer against 4.8 for TABATA Timer / Interval Timer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 20 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Workout & Interval Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of TABATA Timer / Interval Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Workout & Interval Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, TABATA Timer / Interval Timer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Workout & Interval Timer versus TABATA Timer / Interval Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorkout & Interval TimerTABATA Timer / Interval Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (29 ratings)4.8 (20 ratings)
Positive reviews84.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings29 — better20
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMasafumi NegishiFugaPiyo Inc.

Customer experience

Workout & Interval Timer

All ratings29 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral3.4%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative7.7%

TABATA Timer / Interval Timer

All ratings20 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Workout & Interval Timer

One-time1
  • Hide Ads$3.99
None

TABATA Timer / Interval Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Workout & Interval Timer free?
Workout & Interval Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TABATA Timer / Interval Timer free?
TABATA Timer / Interval Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Workout & Interval Timer or TABATA Timer / Interval Timer?
Workout & Interval Timer and TABATA Timer / Interval Timer are both rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 29 and 20 ratings respectively.
Do Workout & Interval Timer or TABATA Timer / Interval Timer have ads?
Both Workout & Interval Timer and TABATA Timer / Interval Timer show ads.
Which is updated more often, Workout & Interval Timer or TABATA Timer / Interval Timer?
Workout & Interval Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, and TABATA Timer / Interval Timer every 2 months. Most recently, Workout & Interval Timer was updated on October 14, 2026 and TABATA Timer / Interval Timer on October 4, 2026.

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