Ares vs Tabata Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ares
This app provides a customizable interval timer for various workouts like HIIT, Tabata, yoga, and stretching. It features real-time heart rate zone tracking with Apple Watch integration and allows users to create and save unlimited training sessions and workout sets. Voice cues guide users through workouts, ensuring focus remains on exercise.
- Customizable interval timer
- HIIT, Tabata, Yoga, Stretch modes
- Apple Watch control and heart rate zones
- Unlimited training session saving
- Workout set creation
- Voice and sound cues
- Training history tracking
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An interval timer that does the counting for you. Set rounds, work and rest in seconds, and Ares guides you by voice through the whole workout: HIIT, Tabata, EMOM, AMRAP, circuits, yoga, stretching and mobility. Heart rate from Apple Watch or earbuds, your workout on the Lock Screen, no ads. INTERVAL TIMER • Work time, rest time and number of rounds, down to the second • Left/Right mode times each side for you. Perfect for stretching, yoga and exercises done one side at a time • Countdown before you start, the option to begin with a warmup and an optional final rest • Pin favorite workouts to the Home Screen and repeat your last one with a single tap WORKOUTS, SETS AND EXERCISES • Save as many workouts as you like, each with its own name and icon, and edit or duplicate them anytime • Workout sets: rounds, custom rests between workouts, edit straight from the list • Exercise library, expanded regularly • Exercise names read aloud during your workout HEART RATE: APPLE WATCH AND EARBUDS • Control your workout from your wrist: pause, skip, resume • Live heart rate and heart rate zones on Apple Watch and iPhone • Heart rate from earbuds too, no watch needed, even on iPad: AirPods Pro 3, Powerbeats Pro 2 or newer (iOS and iPadOS 26 or later) • Train with just your watch: put a workout on Apple Watch and leave your iPhone at home • Calories tracked in every workout • Automatic sync with Apple Health ALWAYS AT HAND • Your workout on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, with a timer and a pause button, no unlocking needed • Widgets for the Home Screen and the Lock Screen • Keeps running with the screen locked and never stops your music, it just turns it down for voice cues • A big, clear timer on iPad that you can read from across the room PROGRESS AND HISTORY • Heart rate chart for every workout: work and rest with the average heart rate of each phase • Weekly trends for number of workouts and training time • Calendar, list and details of every workout • Weekly streak: one workout a week keeps it alive • A reminder when your streak is at risk, at most once a week Privacy Policy: https://ares.eris.one/privacy-policy/ License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Tabata Timer
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Transforma tu entrenamiento con Tabata Timer, el cronómetro de intervalos definitivo diseñado para maximizar tus resultados en rutinas HIIT, Tabata, CrossFit, levantamiento de pesas y yoga. Ya sea que entrenes en el gimnasio o en casa, esta herramienta es tu compañero de fitness perfecto. CARACTERÍSTICAS PRINCIPALES: • Configuración Total: Personaliza tus tiempos de trabajo, descanso, ciclos y series (sets). ¡Incluso puedes ajustar el descanso entre series! • Entrenamientos Predefinidos: Accede al instante a configuraciones listas para usar (Principiante, Tabata Clásico, HIIT Quemagrasa y Extremo). • Interfaz Intuitiva y Visual: Sigue tu progreso con el anillo de tiempo codificado por colores. Sabrás exactamente cuándo darlo todo y cuándo descansar con un solo vistazo. • Temas de Sonido: Elige entre avisos de Silbato Deportivo, Relajación Zen o Gimnasio Pesado para motivarte durante tus transiciones. • Fondo Oscuro & Claro: Protege tus ojos y ahorra batería con diseños modernos que se adaptan a tu entorno. • Modo Segundo Plano: La app sigue funcionando y enviando notificaciones sonoras incluso cuando uses otras aplicaciones. VERSIÓN PREMIUM (Pago Único): Entrena sin distracciones. Desbloquea la experiencia Premium con un solo pago para eliminar de por vida toda la publicidad. Descarga ahora Tabata Timer y lleva tu disciplina al siguiente nivel. ¡Concéntrate en tu esfuerzo y deja que nosotros llevemos el tiempo! Términos de Uso (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Ares at fortnightly against Tabata Timer's every 5 months. Tabata Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Ares sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Tabata Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ares ships an update fortnightly, Tabata Timer every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ares | Tabata Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (25 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 112 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Krzysztof Orlowski | Jose Antonio Jara Canales |
In-app purchases
Ares
- Ares Plus$1.991 Month
- Ares Plus$9.991 Year
- Ares Plus Forever$24.99
Tabata Timer
- Eliminar Anuncios$2.99
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