Comparison

Tabata Timer vs Setlap

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

Head to head
About

Tabata Timer

Features
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Tabata Timer is a simple timer for HIIT, Tabata, and interval training. Cardio, strength, yoga, boxing — whatever you train, keep your rhythm. Features: • Build your own workout – Set prepare, work, rest, round rest, and cooldown freely, with a name and duration for each exercise. • Save your workouts – Keep your regular routines and start one with a single tap. • See your progress at a glance – Color-coded phases, big numbers, and a next-phase preview you can read from across the room. • Sound and vibration – Countdown beeps, a finish bell, and haptics, so you never have to look at the screen. • Keeps running in the background – Time keeps flowing when you leave the app or the screen turns off, and you get a notification when your workout ends. • Focus timer – 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 – 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.

About

Setlap

Features
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Tap a routine. Put the phone down. Move. Setlap is an interval timer for people who train alone. The whole screen changes color for work and rest, the numbers are big enough to read from the floor, and sound and vibration tell you when to switch — so you never have to touch the screen mid-set. ■ One tap to start Tabata, HIIT 40/20, EMOM, Circuit and Boxing are ready on first launch. Tap a row and the timer runs. No setup screen in between. ■ Boxing and MMA rounds The Boxing preset runs six 3-minute rounds with 1-minute rest. For MMA, Muay Thai or BJJ, change the work time, rest time and number of sets. Choose the Bell sound set for a bell-like cue. ■ Build as many routines as you want Prepare, work, rest, sets, rounds, rest between rounds and cooldown. Duplicate, reorder and edit freely. There is no limit on the number of routines. ■ You don't need to look Orange means work. Bone white means rest. Blue means the long rest between rounds. A three-two-one beep counts down the end of every interval, with matching vibration. ■ Keeps going with the screen locked Lock the phone or switch apps and the cues keep sounding. The current interval and the time left stay on your lock screen. ■ Plays nicely with your music Your music keeps playing. Setlap lowers it only for the moment a cue sounds, then brings it back. You can turn that off. ■ Three sound sets Clean, Wood and Bell. Pick the one you can hear over your playlist. ■ Simple controls Pause, previous interval, next interval. Hold to end, so a sweaty thumb can't stop your workout by accident. ■ Privacy Your routines and settings are stored only on your device. There is no account and no sign-up. Setlap is free and supported by ads. There are no subscriptions, no in-app purchases, no locked features and no usage limits. A banner sits at the top of the workout screen, away from the controls, and there are no pop-up ads that interrupt a workout. Cue sounds play even when the silent switch is on, so you don't miss an interval. Use the volume buttons to adjust them. Setlap is a timer. It does not give medical or training advice.

Screenshots

Tabata Timer4 screens
Setlap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Setlap at none against Tabata Timer's 1. Tabata Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tabata Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Setlap asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Tabata Timer versus Setlap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTabata TimerSetlap
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSangwon Seochanghyeon lee

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tabata Timer

One-time1
  • Premium (Lifetime)$1.99
None

Setlap

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tabata Timer free?
Tabata Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Setlap free?
Setlap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tabata Timer or Setlap have ads?
Both Tabata Timer and Setlap show ads.
Which is updated more often, Tabata Timer or Setlap?
Tabata Timer ships an update weekly, and Setlap weekly. Most recently, Tabata Timer was updated on November 12, 2026 and Setlap on November 13, 2026.

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