Gym Timer Pro vs TABATA Timer / Interval Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gym Timer Pro
This free interval timer app helps you structure your workouts with customizable work, rest, and set periods. Easily configure countdowns or count-ups for up to three distinct workout items, with an optional ready time before starting.
- Countdown and count-up timers
- Up to 3 workout items
- Configurable work, rest, and sets
- Adjustable ready time
- Completely free with no ads or purchases
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The Gym Timer (100% free) NO Ads, NO subscriptions, NO in-app purchase Built for the author himself to use this app for his workout. You can count down or count up. You can have up to 3 workout items. You can configure WORK, REST, and SETS for each workout by simply dragging it. You can configure the ready time before the workout in the Settings. Enjoy the workout! I will update the app frequently!
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 ads: Gym Timer Pro at none against TABATA Timer / Interval Timer's shown. Gym Timer Pro also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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.
Gym Timer Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 20 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Gym Timer Pro ships an update every 4 days, TABATA Timer / Interval Timer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gym Timer Pro | TABATA Timer / Interval Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better | 4.8 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dae Won Kim | FugaPiyo Inc. |
Customer experience
Gym Timer Pro
TABATA Timer / Interval Timer
In-app purchases
Gym Timer Pro
No in-app purchases
TABATA Timer / Interval Timer
No in-app purchases
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