Comparison

TABATA Timer / Interval Timer vs Gainiac

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

Head to head
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/

About

Gainiac

Discover and plan trail running routes based on elevation gain. Compare course profiles to your race goals and explore local areas for suitable training paths. Train with confidence for your next trail running event.

Highlights
  • Find training routes by elevation gain
  • Compare elevation profiles
  • Discover local routes
  • Prepare for trail running events
  • Train with confidence
Features
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Find training routes near you to prepare for your next trail running event. Make course elevation gain your guide to choosing your routes so you can train with confidence. Compare elevation profiles between your race goal and your training routes. Explore your local region for new routes which are a good match for your next event so you're sure to be ready for the distance and elevation gain of the event course.

Screenshots

TABATA Timer / Interval Timer4 screens
Gainiac4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Gainiac at none against TABATA Timer / Interval Timer's shown. Gainiac also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). TABATA Timer / Interval Timer's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gainiac holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TABATA Timer / Interval Timer has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TABATA Timer / Interval Timer ships an update every 2 months, Gainiac every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
TABATA Timer / Interval Timer versus Gainiac: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTABATA Timer / Interval TimerGainiac
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (20 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB32 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFugaPiyo Inc.Stephen Haydu

Customer experience

TABATA Timer / Interval Timer

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

Gainiac

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

TABATA Timer / Interval Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Gainiac

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TABATA Timer / Interval Timer free?
TABATA Timer / Interval Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gainiac free?
Gainiac is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TABATA Timer / Interval Timer or Gainiac?
Gainiac is rated higher. TABATA Timer / Interval Timer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Gainiac averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do TABATA Timer / Interval Timer or Gainiac have ads?
TABATA Timer / Interval Timer shows ads; Gainiac does not.
Which is updated more often, TABATA Timer / Interval Timer or Gainiac?
TABATA Timer / Interval Timer ships an update every 2 months, and Gainiac every 2 weeks. Most recently, TABATA Timer / Interval Timer was updated on October 4, 2026 and Gainiac on September 19, 2026.

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