Comparison

Tabata Timer and HIIT Timer vs ProgressPilot

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

Head to head
About

Tabata Timer and HIIT Timer

This interval training app automates your exercise, rest, and cooldown periods for various workouts like Tabata, HIIT, and sprints. It offers customizable intervals, voice guidance, and music integration to enhance focus and workout efficiency. Track your progress with Apple Health integration.

Highlights
  • Automated exercise and rest intervals
  • Customizable workout presets
  • Voice and beep guidance
  • Music integration
  • Apple Health support
  • Color-coded display
Features
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Tabata Stopwatch Pro is the ultimate Tabata Interval Timer that works for 'all' your interval training needs. You can use it with Tabata, HIIT, kettlebells, bodyweight exercises, interval running, sprints, etc. Tabata Stopwatch Pro is a universal (both iPhone and iPad) feature packed interval timer for people who follow the Tabata training method. The main thing the Tabata app will aid you with is automating your exercise, rest, cooldown and other intervals. As simple as this sounds, it has a profound effect on your workout. You will be able to concentrate much better, won’t have to constantly count and honestly the whole workout just goes by faster. Try it with your Tabata, HIIT, kettlebells, bodyweight exercises, interval running, sprints, and other workouts. Designed with both beginners and advanced users in mind Tabata Stopwatch Pro comes ready to use with basic Tabata already set up for you. As you gain more experience you can customize all intervals to match your pace. You may even create and store your own interval presets to quickly change to different workouts. The app is loaded with beeps that help identify what part of a workout you are in, interval beeps for example tell you when a new interval has started. Tabata Stopwatch Pro also has voice support that announces intervals to further help you focus on your workout. Oh and what would an exercise app be without music, select your favorite tracks and enjoy that workout. The Apple Health app is supported and the Tabata app will write your workout times, calorie burned estimates and heart rates (needs a heart rate monitor and Pro purchase) after each workout. By far the best app for Tabata training available for your iPhone and iPad, this Tabata Timer app is well over a decade old with millions of downloads worldwide. Try out TSP you might really like it. Doesn't Include: - The free version limits the number of workouts every 7 days. - Self support with FAQs available on the help page linked below. Includes: + Pro grade Tabata timer. + Ready to use out of the box. Classic Tabata already set up for you. + Simple to use, just push play. + Works on both iPhone and iPad. + Comes with 2 beautiful themes. + Color coded display visible from afar. Colors represent the amount of energy you are using in an interval. + Customize initial countdown and warmup time. + Customize exercise, rest, recovery and cooldown intervals. + Adjust the number of sets and cycles to match your pace. + Jump between intervals in the middle of a workout as needed. + Build presets to support your multiple interval training needs (Pro purchase needed). + Pause your workouts if needed. + Works with the screen locked and in your pocket. + Interval beeps for each individual interval. Need a separate beep to mark when it's time to rest, no problem. + Interval vibration. + Continuous beeps. + Three second beeps. + Halfway beeps. + Voice assist so that you focus on your workout and not the screen. + Workout to music from your iPod. + Set music to pause to hear beeps and voice assist clearly. + Shuffle tracks or albums to suit your taste and workout. + Apple Health support. Pro Features Subscription: Some features of the app require a paid Pro Features In App Subscription. These include unlimited number of workouts, no ads, access to announcement settings, the ability to use chest strap heart rate monitors and more sounds. Learn more about these by clicking on the GET PRO button in the app settings on the top right. Health Disclaimer: Exercising can be extremely stressful for the body, please consult your doctor, trainer or coach before using this app. This app does not aim to teach, coach or guide you with fitness, exercises or working out. It is a utility for people (adults only) who already know what they are doing and why. Further, calculations for workout times, calories burned and heart rates when working out are only approximations and should not be used for any medical purposes.

About

ProgressPilot

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ProgressPilot is the AI strength training app that tells you what to do next. Every time you train, it designs that session from your history and how you feel today, scores every set with a Performance Index, and moves your progression forward after every workout. A COACH THAT DESIGNS EVERY SESSION No weekly plan to fall behind on. When you're ready to train, your coach proposes a focus with a one-line reason, then builds the session around your goal, experience and equipment from up to 16 weeks of history. TRAINS AROUND YOUR RECOVERY Rate your energy and soreness and say how much time you have, and the session fits the day. Turn on sleep and heart data from Apple Health and Home reads your day as Ready, Moderate or Take it easier, from last night's sleep, your heart rate variability and recent training load. ASK YOUR COACH Ask anything about your training in your own words: why today's session, whether to push harder, what's holding back your bench. Ask Coach answers from your own history, and can swap an exercise, rebuild today's session lighter or shorter, or remember a preference. You confirm every change first. SEE HOW EACH SET WENT Every logged set gets a 0-100 Performance Index (PI): green is strong, yellow solid, red below target. Smart progression then decides whether to add weight, hold or back off. Pick the pace: conservative, balanced, aggressive, or maintenance for a busy stretch. BUILD YOUR OWN WORKOUT Pick a focus and a length, tell the coach anything it should know about today, and the AI assembles a complete session. Swap any exercise, ask again, or save it as a routine. FITS REAL LIFE Train at a commercial gym, at home with a kettlebell or dumbbells, or with bodyweight only. At a hotel gym for a few days? Travel mode switches your equipment and switches back on its own. A movement bothering you? Your coach can ease off that movement pattern for four weeks. CUSTOM PROGRAM Prefer a structured plan? Buy a Custom Program, a one-time purchase with no subscription needed. Your coach designs an 8- or 12-week gym program with training blocks, deload weeks and a progression rule for every lift, with two revisions included. FREE FEATURES • A coach-proposed session every time you train • One-tap set logging and a rest timer • Full exercise catalog (180 exercises) plus your own exercises • Performance Index and personal record detection • Strength Profile radar and shareable PR cards • Pre-workout check-in • Progression style, supersets and travel mode • Up to 3 saved routines • Training history (last 30 days) • Home Screen widget and Siri Shortcuts • Save workouts to Apple Health • Full data export (JSON) PREMIUM FEATURES • AI-designed sessions, built on demand from your training history • Recovery & Readiness from Apple Health sleep and heart data • Ask Coach • AI workout builder and AI exercise swaps • Got more in you? Add an exercise your coach picks to round out the session • Weekly Coach Check-In and AI Coach Summary • Coach Memory, visible and editable • Exercise notes, plus easing off a movement for four weeks • Pre-session briefings and post-session summaries • AI warm-up and cool-down routines plus warm-up sets • Exercise demonstration videos • Full analytics, muscle balance and body heatmap • Full training history and session comparison • Apple Health cardio awareness • Live Activity, training reminders, weekly recaps, unlimited routines and CSV export ALWAYS HAVE A WORKOUT Core logging works offline. If AI is unavailable, ProgressPilot falls back to built-in programming logic so you still have a workout ready. PRIVATE AND LOCAL-FIRST Your training history stays on your device and syncs through iCloud across your iPhones. No ads, no third-party analytics. AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH, FINNISH, AND SWEDISH Start your 30-day free trial and give the coach four full training weeks to learn from your real performance.

Screenshots

Tabata Timer and HIIT Timer4 screens
ProgressPilot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ProgressPilot at none against Tabata Timer and HIIT Timer's shown. Tabata Timer and HIIT Timer's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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

Both are free to download. Tabata Timer and HIIT Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year and ProgressPilot sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tabata Timer and HIIT Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, ProgressPilot every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tabata Timer and HIIT Timer versus ProgressPilot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTabata Timer and HIIT TimerProgressPilot
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (74K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews79.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings74K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB43 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAnuj SethEMIL JOHANNES NYBACK

Bugs and requests

Tabata Timer and HIIT Timer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App freezing or crashing on some devices
  • Purchased pro version not restoring properly
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching between apps

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to label and customize individual intervals
  • Option to create more complex interval sequences
  • Integration with wearable devices and fitness trackers
  • Customizable audio alerts and voice prompts
  • Improved workout history and progress tracking

ProgressPilot

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Tabata Timer and HIIT Timer

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Features Subscription$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Features$19.99
2 purchases

ProgressPilot

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly14 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Premium 1 year14 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Tabata Timer and HIIT Timer free?
Tabata Timer and HIIT Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ProgressPilot free?
ProgressPilot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tabata Timer and HIIT Timer or ProgressPilot have ads?
Tabata Timer and HIIT Timer shows ads; ProgressPilot does not.
Which is updated more often, Tabata Timer and HIIT Timer or ProgressPilot?
Tabata Timer and HIIT Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, and ProgressPilot every 2 months. Most recently, Tabata Timer and HIIT Timer was updated on October 20, 2026 and ProgressPilot on October 13, 2026.

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