Comparison

Tabata and EMOM Timer vs DadLift

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

Head to head
About

Tabata and EMOM Timer

This free application provides a customizable timer for Tabata and EMOM workouts. Easily set your intervals and save multiple timer configurations for quick access during your training sessions.

Highlights
  • Customizable intervals
  • Save multiple timers
  • Tabata workout support
  • EMOM workout support
  • Free to use
Features
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Free Tabata and EMOM Timer Easily adjust intervals (and advanced settings). Save as many Tabata timers as you'd like!

About

DadLift

This app provides a structured fitness system designed for busy parents, focusing on strength, muscular endurance, Zone 2 cardio, and peak VO2max. It offers over 50 pre-built workouts and custom options, requiring only three hours per week for long-term health and capability.

Highlights
  • Four-pillar fitness system (strength, endurance, Zone 2, VO2max)
  • Over 50 pre-built workouts
  • Customizable workouts
  • Progress tracking
  • Monthly workout rotation
  • Form video links and modification options
Features
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You don't need to be a commando. You need the energy to keep up with your kids, the strength to help the people who count on you, and the kind of capability that doesn't disappear by Tuesday afternoon. And you need it for the long haul — long enough to watch your kids grow up, long enough to be the person they call when they need help. That kind of capability doesn't come from one workout type. It comes from a system. And the system the research keeps pointing at is the same four things: strength, muscular endurance, Zone 2 cardio, and peak VO2max. Most fitness apps cover one of them. DadLift covers all four. Three hours a week, four workouts. Plug-and-play. THE FOUR-PILLAR WEEK • Two strength sessions — full-body, covering both strength-endurance and hypertrophy • One Zone 2 session — the aerobic base the research keeps coming back to • One VO2max session — peak cardio capacity, one of the strongest signals of long-term health in the literature WHAT'S IN THE APP • 50+ pre-built workouts with step-by-step instructions for every exercise • Workouts for every setup — bodyweight, kettlebell, dumbbell, household items, or a full gym • Built-in tracking so you can see your progress over time • Monthly workout rotation to keep your body adapting • Form video links for every exercise • Warm-up instructions and modification options for every workout • Build your own custom workouts No complicated programming. No confusing terminology. No 90-minute sessions. Just the system the research agrees on, executable in three hours a week — for the next 30 years. Built by a dad, for dads. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Tabata and EMOM Timer2 screens
DadLift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tabata and EMOM Timer at none against DadLift's 2. Tabata and EMOM Timer also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. DadLift sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Tabata and EMOM Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tabata and EMOM Timer against 5.0 for DadLift. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tabata and EMOM Timer ships an update weekly, DadLift every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tabata and EMOM Timer versus DadLift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTabata and EMOM TimerDadLift
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better3
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEvan WinogradRobert Vagi

Customer experience

Tabata and EMOM Timer

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

DadLift

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Tabata and EMOM Timer

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

DadLift

Subscriptions2
  • DadLift Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • DadLift Pro Yearly$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Tabata and EMOM Timer free?
Tabata and EMOM Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DadLift free?
DadLift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tabata and EMOM Timer or DadLift?
Tabata and EMOM Timer and DadLift are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Tabata and EMOM Timer or DadLift have ads?
Neither Tabata and EMOM Timer nor DadLift shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tabata and EMOM Timer or DadLift?
Tabata and EMOM Timer ships an update weekly, and DadLift every 3 weeks. Most recently, Tabata and EMOM Timer was updated on November 7, 2026 and DadLift on November 5, 2026.

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