TABATA Timer / Interval Timer vs Round Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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/
Round Timer
This interval timer offers extensive customization for workouts, training, or any timed activity. Features include custom presets, sound libraries, voice announcements, and detailed session tracking. Enjoy an intuitive, ad-free experience designed for flexibility.
- Customizable colors
- Custom presets
- Rich sound library
- Voice announcements
- Proximity sensor support
- Shake-to-pause
- Detailed session summaries
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Round is the ultra-customizable interval timer designed to supercharge anything you do. It’s packed with features like customizable colors, custom presets, a rich library of sounds, voice announcements, proximity sensor support, shake-to-pause, and precise time entry. Track your sessions with detailed summaries, enable tick sounds, and enjoy an intuitive, ad-free interface. Perfect for any activity, from sports to work.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TABATA Timer / Interval Timer at none against Round Timer's 1. TABATA Timer / Interval Timer also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Round Timer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and device support 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. Round Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TABATA Timer / Interval Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for TABATA Timer / Interval Timer against 4.9 for Round Timer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 14 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of TABATA Timer / Interval Timer's written reviews are positive against 67% of Round Timer's.
TABATA Timer / Interval Timer ships an update every 2 months, Round Timer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TABATA Timer / Interval Timer | Round Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (23 ratings) | 4.9 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FugaPiyo Inc. | Yauhen Bahdanovich |
Customer experience
TABATA Timer / Interval Timer
Round Timer
In-app purchases
TABATA Timer / Interval Timer
No in-app purchases
Round Timer
- Round Pro$0.99
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