Tabata Timer vs IntervalFlow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Tabata Timer
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Tabata Timer is a simple timer for HIIT, Tabata, and interval training. Cardio, strength, yoga, boxing ā whatever you train, keep your rhythm. Features: ⢠Build your own workout ā Set prepare, work, rest, round rest, and cooldown freely, with a name and duration for each exercise. ⢠Save your workouts ā Keep your regular routines and start one with a single tap. ⢠See your progress at a glance ā Color-coded phases, big numbers, and a next-phase preview you can read from across the room. ⢠Sound and vibration ā Countdown beeps, a finish bell, and haptics, so you never have to look at the screen. ⢠Keeps running in the background ā Time keeps flowing when you leave the app or the screen turns off, and you get a notification when your workout ends. ⢠Focus timer ā A dial timer that drains in color as time runs out. Use it for study, cooking, work, or meditation. ⢠Keeps the screen awake ⢠7 languages ā English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, German, Spanish, French Premium: ⢠Remove ads ⢠Unlock landscape mode Great for: HIIT and Tabata, CrossFit and circuits, home workouts, yoga and meditation, boxing and martial arts conditioning, study and work focus Download now and make every second count.
IntervalFlow
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A HIIT and interval timer that stays out of your way. No ads. No tracking. Nothing interrupts your workout. WHY INTERVALFLOW ⢠No ads, ever ā not a banner, not a video, not between rounds. Your countdown is never covered and your audio is never cut. ⢠No tracking ā no analytics, no advertising identifier, no account. Your workouts stay on your device. ⢠Live Activity and Dynamic Island ā your total time left stays on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. The screen stays awake while a workout is running, and when you return to the app the current phase is recalculated instantly, without replaying missed cues. BUILT FOR REAL WORKOUTS ⢠Ready-made presets: Tabata, HIIT 40/20, EMOM, boxing rounds, and multi-set circuits. ⢠Custom builder: prepare, work, rest, rounds, sets, rest between sets, and cooldown ā to the second. ⢠A countdown you can read across the room, with each phase in its own colour: work, rest, get ready, cooldown. ⢠Sound, haptics, and voice cues, so you can keep your eyes off the screen and on the set. IT KEEPS THE RECORD ⢠Every finished session is logged on its own ā time, rounds, and an estimate of calories. ⢠A daily streak and a weekly count, for the weeks when motivation needs a number. Made for HIIT, Tabata, cross-training, boxing, running intervals, stretching, EMOM, and circuits ā at the gym or on your living room floor. Open it, tap a preset, and start. That is the whole app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: IntervalFlow at none against Tabata Timer's shown. Tabata Timer's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tabata Timer ships an update weekly, IntervalFlow every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tabata Timer | IntervalFlow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly ā better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No ā better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 ā better | 17.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sangwon Seo | Hyunwoo Lee |
In-app purchases
Tabata Timer
No in-app purchases
IntervalFlow
No in-app purchases
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