Comparison

TABATA Timer / Interval Timer vs Plank

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

Plank

Features
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One plank. Every day. That's the whole app. Plank is a focused daily habit tracker built around a single move: the plank hold. Start the timer, hold as long as you can, and log it. Come back tomorrow. Watch the streak grow. A TIMER THAT GETS OUT OF THE WAY • Big, clear time display • Tap to start, tap when you're done • Live progress against your daily goal • A daily reminder so you don't forget STREAKS THAT KEEP YOU HONEST • Day streak front and center • Yesterday's best time at a glance • Goal-met state that makes today feel finished • A 21-day strip on the home screen to show momentum HISTORY THAT SHOWS THE WORK • GitHub-style heatmap — every day you held, colored in • Stat cards: total time, best hold, active days, average • Tap any day to see every session from that day • Recent list of your last few holds HOME SCREEN WIDGET Add the Plank widget to your home screen and see today's progress, your streak, and the week so far — without opening the app. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT • No account • No sign-in • No analytics, no third-party tracking • All data stays on your device Built for people who want one thing tracked well, not ten things tracked badly.

Screenshots

TABATA Timer / Interval Timer4 screens
Plank3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Plank at none against TABATA Timer / Interval Timer's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
TABATA Timer / Interval Timer versus Plank: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTABATA Timer / Interval TimerPlank
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (20 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFugaPiyo Inc.Spruzzo Labs Inc.

In-app purchases

None

TABATA Timer / Interval Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Plank

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 Plank free?
Plank is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TABATA Timer / Interval Timer or Plank have ads?
TABATA Timer / Interval Timer shows ads; Plank does not.

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