Tabata Timer vs IX NOVA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tabata Timer
This interval training app offers customizable timers for various workouts like Tabata, HIIT, and boxing. It features voice guidance, workout history, and the ability to save presets. Some advanced features require a one-time purchase.
- Customizable work and rest timers
- Adjustable number of rounds
- Pause, skip, and go back options
- Workout history and saved presets
- Customizable audio cues with voice guidance
- Initial countdown timer
- Final seconds alert
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A beautiful and easy-to-use interval timer for Tabata, HIIT, Boxing, CrossFit or any exercise that involves interval training. The best-designed timer for interval training includes: ↳ Customizable work, rest timer settings, and number of rounds ↳ Ability to pause, skip, and go back between rounds ↳ View workout history and save as preset ↳ Customizable audio cues with voice guidance and chimes ↳ Customizable initial countdown timer ↳ Customizable final seconds alert ↳ Compatible with both iPhone and iPad Some features require a one-time purchase to upgrade to Pro: - Unlimited workouts - Workout history and saved presets - Voice guidance and additional sounds - Countdown timer - Final seconds alert
IX NOVA
This AI-powered coach offers personalized guidance for style, nutrition, fitness, skincare, grooming, and confidence. Track your progress with photos and milestones, build daily consistency, and receive tailored recommendations to help you achieve your best self.
- AI-powered personalized guidance
- Meal scanning for calorie and nutrient estimates
- Personalized nutrition targets
- Outfit discovery and saving
- Progress tracking with photos and milestones
- Daily consistency and streak building
- Fitness, skincare, grooming, style, and confidence advice
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IX NOVA is an all-in-one self-improvement app designed to help you become the best version of yourself. Build toward your dream body with personalized fitness guidance, create a skincare routine for healthier-looking skin, eat healthier with nutrition guidance, improve your style, track your progress, and more—all in one app. Your body. Your skin. Your style. Your progress. One app to help you become the version of yourself you’ve always wanted to be.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: IX NOVA at 5.0 against Tabata Timer's 3.8. IX NOVA also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Tabata Timer's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 3). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Tabata Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and IX NOVA sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
IX NOVA holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 3 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tabata Timer | IX NOVA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Polybit Studio Pty Ltd | Gnomblehi Minhi |
Customer experience
Tabata Timer
IX NOVA
In-app purchases
Tabata Timer
- Pro Upgrade$4.99
IX NOVA
- IX NOVA premium monthly$4.991 Month
- IX NOVA premium yearly$39.991 Year
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