Interval Timer vs HIIT Interval Timer & Tabata
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Interval Timer
This interval timer is designed for HIIT and interval training. Easily set work and rest periods, sets, and rounds to guide your workouts. It supports background operation and music playback, with an Apple Watch companion app for heart rate monitoring.
- Customizable work and rest periods
- Set number of sets and rounds
- Background operation support
- Music playback compatibility
- Apple Watch integration
- Heart rate monitoring (Apple Watch)
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This app is handy interval timer that helps you keep track of your work and rest periods during your HIIT interval training and workouts. The application is very easy to use, enter the Work, Rest, Sets, Rounds and start workout. You can listen to music during workouts or use the timer in the background. There is also app on the Apple Watch that will allow you to monitor your heart rate during workouts. Apple Watch app features: - iCloud sync with iPhone - integration with the Health app - monitoring heart rate during workouts
HIIT Interval Timer & Tabata
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Stop training blind. You grind through every round soaked in sweat — but are you actually in the zone, or just guessing? Fixed rest treats a fresh body and a gassed one exactly the same. H11T is the smart conditioning coach that runs your workout by your heart rate, not by feel. You're a data-driven athlete. Train like one. • Smart Rest — your rest ends the moment your heart rate has actually recovered, read straight from your Apple Watch. No more cutting recovery short or wasting it. • AI Coach — get a full workout built around you in seconds. Tell it what you've got, it does the programming. • Pro Studio — design and save as many of your own protocols as you want. Your training, your library. • Boxing IQ — a real round timer with the ring bell, plus rounds that flow with your heart rate. Ready-to-go presets: Amateur, Pro, MMA, heavy bag. Plus the essentials that made H11T a go-to: • Fully customizable rounds, work and rest times, warm-up and cool-down — perfect for HIIT, Tabata, and pro sessions. • Apple Watch support with haptic and sound cues on your wrist. • Apple Fitness integration — calories, heart rate, and activity logged automatically. • Pro stopwatch with millisecond precision for runners and swimmers — ideal for intervals and time trials. The free timer is yours to keep. Premium is the brain on top of it. Who it's for: • HIIT, Tabata, and CrossFit-style athletes who want to train by the numbers. • Boxers and combat-sport fans who want real rounds, smarter recovery. • Anyone done with guesswork who wants every interval to actually count. Train smarter. Terms of Use (EULA) - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy - https://h11t.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: HIIT Interval Timer & Tabata at none against Interval Timer's shown. HIIT Interval Timer & Tabata also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Interval Timer's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price 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. Interval Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and HIIT Interval Timer & Tabata sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Interval Timer ships an update every 2 months, HIIT Interval Timer & Tabata every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Interval Timer | HIIT Interval Timer & Tabata |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (250 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 84.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 250 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yosyp Hameliak | Pavel Ilin |
Bugs and requests
Interval Timer
Reported bugs
9 issues- App pauses when phone is locked
- Sound notifications are inconsistent
- App doesn't run in background
- Watch app not opening or syncing
- In-app purchase issues
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- Timer not counting when phone is locked
- Voice/sound stops during exercises
- Incorrect number of sets displayed
- App crashes or freezes
Requested features
12 requests- Option for different/upbeat voice
- Ability to reorder saved timers
- Larger font size option
- Vibrate option
- Naming individual sets/exercises
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- Audio configuration for set completion
- Syncing workouts with health apps
- Option to keep app running when phone is locked
- Customizable warm-up per saved timer
- Option for giant font size for numbers
- Ability to move saved timers
- More sound options
HIIT Interval Timer & Tabata
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Interval Timer
- Remove Ads$4.99
HIIT Interval Timer & Tabata
- Weekly premium access$0.997 Days
- Monthly premium Access$2.991 Month
- Annual premium subscription$9.991 Year
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- Annual premium subscription7 Days trial$14.991 Year
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