Comparison

TABATA Timer / Interval Timer vs Body Book

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

Body Book

Features
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Track your body. Understand your patterns. Feel your best. Body Book was inspired by two ideas from Jim Collins (author of Good to Great) on The Tim Ferriss Show: his "Bug Book" method of observing daily patterns like a researcher, and his brutally simple –2 to +2 daily scoring system. I'd been tracking my health in messy spreadsheets for years, but nothing combined self-tracking with self-scoring in a way that felt human. So I built Body Book. What you track: Weight Exercise and workouts Diet and nutrition Recovery (sleep, stretching, rest days) Daily Body Vibe Score (–2 to +2) Notes and comments What you get: A simple daily check-in that takes 30 seconds Visual trends showing your score over time Smart suggestions that learn from your entries Flexible views: day, week, month, 6 months, year Full data export — your data is yours 100% private — nothing leaves your device Who it's for: Body Book is for anyone who wants to understand the connection between what they do and how they feel — without calorie counting, complex dashboards, or fitness influencer energy. Just honest daily reflection. Control the controlables. Make your protocol work for you. Start your Body Book today.

Screenshots

TABATA Timer / Interval Timer4 screens
Body Book4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TABATA Timer / Interval Timer at none against Body Book's 1. Body Book's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). On price 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. Body Book sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TABATA Timer / Interval Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TABATA Timer / Interval Timer ships an update every 2 months, Body Book every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TABATA Timer / Interval Timer versus Body Book: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTABATA Timer / Interval TimerBody Book
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (23 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFugaPiyo Inc.TIMOTHY JOSEPH BRUNS

In-app purchases

None

TABATA Timer / Interval Timer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Body Book

One-time1
  • Body Book Pro$1.99

Questions

Is TABATA Timer / Interval Timer free?
TABATA Timer / Interval Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Body Book free?
Body Book is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TABATA Timer / Interval Timer or Body Book have ads?
TABATA Timer / Interval Timer shows ads; Body Book does not.
Which is updated more often, TABATA Timer / Interval Timer or Body Book?
TABATA Timer / Interval Timer ships an update every 2 months, and Body Book every 8 days. Most recently, TABATA Timer / Interval Timer was updated on October 21, 2026 and Body Book on October 19, 2026.

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