Comparison

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.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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)
Features
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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

About

HIIT Interval Timer & Tabata

Features
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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

Screenshots

Interval Timer4 screens
HIIT Interval Timer & Tabata4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Interval Timer ships an update every 2 months, HIIT Interval Timer & Tabata every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Interval Timer versus HIIT Interval Timer & Tabata: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInterval TimerHIIT Interval Timer & Tabata
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (246 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.5% of reviews
Number of ratings246 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYosyp HameliakPavel Ilin

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Interval Timer

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99
4 purchases

HIIT Interval Timer & Tabata

Subscriptions4
  • 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

Questions

Is Interval Timer free?
Interval Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HIIT Interval Timer & Tabata free?
HIIT Interval Timer & Tabata is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Interval Timer or HIIT Interval Timer & Tabata have ads?
Interval Timer shows ads; HIIT Interval Timer & Tabata does not.
Which is updated more often, Interval Timer or HIIT Interval Timer & Tabata?
Interval Timer ships an update every 2 months, and HIIT Interval Timer & Tabata every 2 weeks. Most recently, Interval Timer was updated on September 23, 2026 and HIIT Interval Timer & Tabata on September 17, 2026.

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