Comparison

Best Interval Timer Pro vs Tabata Timer | HIIT Timer

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

Head to head
About

Best Interval Timer Pro

This app acts as a personal coach, guiding you through various workouts with customizable interval timers. It supports multiple exercise types and allows for unlimited routine creation, ensuring you can focus on your fitness goals without tracking time.

Highlights
  • Customizable interval timers
  • Unlimited routine creation
  • Pre-set editable routines
  • Background and multitasking support
  • Vibration and sound alerts
  • Music playback support
Features
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Best Interval Timer is a simple but powerful training app, default routines together with your customized routines will help doing your workouts and fitness. This app is like your personal coach, when you are boxing, MMA, jogging, running, Tabata, swimming, pushups, sit ups, yoga, cycling, exercise, stretching, circuit training, and workout etc, just focus on your workout without having to worry about time, Best Interval Timer will lead you to finish them perfectly. You can create unlimited interval timers which could include warm-up, high/low intensity, cool down and rest time etc, you can custom how many sets you wish to do. Eight free editable routines: MMA, Yoga, Pushups, Boxing, Rope Skipping, Dumbbell, Situps and Jogging. Key Features: ⁃ 8 editable default routines. ⁃ Create unlimited your own routines. ⁃ Big readable counting down time. ⁃ Start, pause or reset routine. ⁃ Warm up, low intensity, high intensity, cool down, rest time. ⁃ Support background, foreground playing and multitasking. ⁃ Music plays. ⁃ Vibrate or not. ⁃ 15 interval switch sounds. ⁃ 12 background interval pictures available. ⁃ Show number of times you have practiced of one routine. ⁃ Support landscape and portrait. ⁃ Create unlimited reminders to alert you doing your workout or anything else. ⁃ Supports universal version. If you have any question or suggestion, please send email to our support userfeed@vip.tom.com.

About

Tabata Timer | HIIT Timer

Easily start high-intensity interval training (HIIT) or Tabata workouts with pre-made templates or custom intervals. Enjoy background operation, music integration, and customizable sound or haptic feedback for effective training.

Highlights
  • Pre-made workout templates
  • Customizable intervals
  • Background operation
  • Music app integration
  • Haptic feedback
  • Voice or beep sound alerts
  • Silent mode with screen lock prevention
Features
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Ready to start your high-intensity interval training (HIIT) or Tabata workout? Our app makes it easy – with just a single tap to get started with our pre-made templates or create your own personalized intervals. ◉ Listen to your music app while workout. ◉ Haptic feedback. ◉ Runs in the background: Interval Timer can run its timers in the background allowing you to have your screen off or use other apps. ◉ Voice or beep sounds: Know the resting and training times with the loud voice or beep sounds. Don’t want any sounds? Choose the silent mode and watch the time on the screen by enabling prevent auto-lock feature. ► Get this tabata timer to make your workouts even more effective! EULA: https://dmwizards.com/interval-timer-terms-and-conditions

Screenshots

Best Interval Timer Pro4 screens
Tabata Timer | HIIT Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tabata Timer | HIIT Timer at Free against Best Interval Timer Pro's $0.99. Tabata Timer | HIIT Timer also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 13 months). Best Interval Timer Pro's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Tabata Timer | HIIT Timer is free to download; Best Interval Timer Pro costs $0.99 up front. Best Interval Timer Pro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Tabata Timer | HIIT Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Best Interval Timer Pro against 4.9 for Tabata Timer | HIIT Timer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 33 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Best Interval Timer Pro ships an update every 13 months, Tabata Timer | HIIT Timer weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Best Interval Timer Pro versus Tabata Timer | HIIT Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBest Interval Timer ProTabata Timer | HIIT Timer
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (14 ratings)4.9 (33 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1433 — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer倩 赵Duleep Madusanka

Customer experience

Best Interval Timer Pro

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive88.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative8.0%

Tabata Timer | HIIT Timer

All ratings33 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Best Interval Timer Pro

Subscriptions3
  • Premium - 1 month7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Premium - 6 months1 Month trial$5.496 Months
  • Premium - 1 year3 Months trial$9.991 Year
3 purchases

Tabata Timer | HIIT Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Tabata Timer (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Tabata Timer - Monthly$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • Tabata Timer - Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is Best Interval Timer Pro free?
Best Interval Timer Pro costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Tabata Timer | HIIT Timer free?
Tabata Timer | HIIT Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Best Interval Timer Pro or Tabata Timer | HIIT Timer?
Tabata Timer | HIIT Timer is rated higher. Best Interval Timer Pro averages 4.8 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Tabata Timer | HIIT Timer averages 4.9 from 33 ratings.
Do Best Interval Timer Pro or Tabata Timer | HIIT Timer have ads?
Neither Best Interval Timer Pro nor Tabata Timer | HIIT Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Best Interval Timer Pro or Tabata Timer | HIIT Timer?
Best Interval Timer Pro ships an update every 13 months, and Tabata Timer | HIIT Timer weekly. Most recently, Best Interval Timer Pro was updated on October 5, 2026 and Tabata Timer | HIIT Timer on October 2, 2026.

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