Tabata Interval Stopwatch vs Interval Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tabata Interval Stopwatch
This app helps you manage exercise intervals with a simple and precise timer. Create custom exercise lists with countdowns, repeat patterns, and descriptions. Its intuitive interface makes it easy to use at the gym or home.
- Customizable interval timer
- Create exercise lists
- Repeat patterns
- Add descriptions
- Intuitive interface
- Countdown timer
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Simple and precise timer app will help keep track of the exercise time and create your own exercise list. It allows you to set a countdown timer for specific intervals of time, add repeat patterns and description. The app's interface is simple, intuitive, and easy to use, making it ideal for quick use, whether at gym or at home.
Interval Timer
This app provides a customizable interval timer for various training routines, including HIIT and Tabata. Easily set up custom workouts, track your progress, and stay motivated with visual cues and audio notifications. It's suitable for a wide range of activities from fitness to productivity.
- Customizable workout setup
- Progress tracking with calendar
- Saveable custom presets
- Color-coded notifications
- Listen to music/audiobooks
- Large, full-screen display
- Widget for easy access
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Interval Timer: Tabata and HIIT is a customizable timer for sports. Use it for High-intensity interval training and workout. It's a free sports interval timer app that makes it easy to create your custom training routine. Use it as your timer for training or exercise. This sports timer is great for crossfit, fitness and running. The sports timer will also be useful for various activities such as crossfit, jogging, boxing,circuit training,breathing exercises and yoga. You can use this circuit timer as a productivity timer to focus on your work tasks. Key features: Setup workout Tracking your progress Customizable presets Notifications & colors Motivation Listening music or books Huge digits Widget SETUP WORKOUT Set up, edit and save your own workouts with the customizable feature. Add as many intervals as you like. You can add a 10 second rest period and a 20 second work period, as well as a 5 second interval between exercises. TRACKING PROGRESS Track your workouts with a Calendar. Plan and track events, and get notified when you have a training scheduled. With this feature, you will not miss a single workout and will keep track of your progress. CUSTOMIZABLE PRESETS Save your workouts in the presets section. It's also possible to create your own custom intervals. You can add an unlimited number of presets. NOTIFICATIONS & COLORS Each training phase is easy to distinguish by a different color and is initiated by an individually adjustable signal (sound, vibration, voice) MOTIVATION Each completed exercise motivates you to achieve higher goals. Enjoy your training and achieve your fitness goals with the interval timer. LISTENING MUSIC Listen to motivational audiobooks or your favorite music and get inspired and energized. Full screen color coded display is easy to read from a distance. Widget helps you train without being distracted by the constant unlocking of your phone. Interval Timer: Tabata and HIIT is an easy to use sports workout timer for your daily fitness training at home, at the gym or everywhere else.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Interval Timer at 379 against Tabata Interval Stopwatch's 2. Interval Timer also leads on device support (4 vs 2). Tabata Interval Stopwatch's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Tabata Interval Stopwatch sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Interval Timer sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $2.09 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tabata Interval Stopwatch against 4.9 for Interval Timer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Interval Timer has 379 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Tabata Interval Stopwatch's written reviews are positive against 97% of Interval Timer's.
Tabata Interval Stopwatch ships an update fortnightly, Interval Timer monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tabata Interval Stopwatch | Interval Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.9 (379 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 96.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 379 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 113 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maksims Puskels | SimpleInnovation LLC |
Customer experience
Tabata Interval Stopwatch
Interval Timer
Bugs and requests
Tabata Interval Stopwatch
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Interval Timer
Reported bugs
2 issues- Occasional app crashes
- Compatibility issues with older devices
Requested features
3 requests- More pre-designed workout routines
- Ability to name and customize exercises
- Option to adjust countdown time between intervals
In-app purchases
Tabata Interval Stopwatch
- Weekly$0.997 Days
- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Yearly$24.991 Year
Interval Timer
- Timer PRO for 1 month: 30% OFF7 Days trial$2.091 Month
- Timer PRO for 1 month: 25% OFF7 Days trial$2.291 Month
- Interval Timer PRO for 1 month$2.991 Month
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- Interval Timer PRO for 1 month7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Interval Timer PRO - 30% OFF7 Days trial$15.001 Year
- Interval Timer PRO - 25% OFF7 Days trial$16.491 Year
- Interval Timer PRO for 1 year$21.991 Year
- Tabata Timer PRO for 1 year7 Days trial$21.991 Year
- Interval Timer - no Ads$2.99
- HIIT Timer PRO Forever 30% OFF$27.99
- HIIT Timer PRO Forever 25% OFF$29.99
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- Exercise Timer PRO Forever$39.99
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