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.
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/
Body Book
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Body Book sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TABATA Timer / Interval Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
| Parameter | TABATA Timer / Interval Timer | Body Book |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (23 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FugaPiyo Inc. | TIMOTHY JOSEPH BRUNS |
In-app purchases
TABATA Timer / Interval Timer
No in-app purchases
Body Book
- Body Book Pro$1.99
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