Comparison

Tabata Timer vs Kind Timer

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

Kind Timer

Features
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Workout intervals or several timers at once. Kind Timer keeps exercise, cooking and study simple. • Name and run up to 20 independent timers; pause and resume each one • Choose bell, digital or kitchen sounds with short, 20-second or repeat alerts • Choose activity time, recovery time and repetitions • Save your favorite settings as reusable timers • See remaining time and the next interval in large, clear text • Hear guidance while the screen is locked • Choose female or male voices in 11 languages, or simple tones • Automatically keep completed and stopped sessions • Browse compact history and delete selected entries • All features without accounts, ads or in-app purchases Settings and history stay on your device and may be lost if you uninstall the app. Every voice cue is included, so no internet or separate voice download is needed. Check media volume and the timer status after calls or disconnecting headphones. Force-closing the app stops guidance. Multi-timer alerts require notification/alarm permission. Repeating alerts require iOS 26 or later and ring for up to 15 minutes on iPhone. Earlier iOS versions support short and 20-second alerts. lalajoo71@gmail.com

Screenshots

Tabata Timer4 screens
Kind Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kind Timer at none against Tabata Timer's 1. Kind Timer also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Kind Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tabata Timer ships an update weekly, Kind Timer every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Tabata Timer versus Kind Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTabata TimerKind Timer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSangwon SeoMINSUK SONG

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tabata Timer

One-time1
  • Premium (Lifetime)$1.99
None

Kind Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tabata Timer free?
Tabata Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kind Timer free?
Kind Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tabata Timer or Kind Timer have ads?
Tabata Timer shows ads; Kind Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Tabata Timer or Kind Timer?
Tabata Timer ships an update weekly, and Kind Timer every 10 days. Most recently, Tabata Timer was updated on November 12, 2026 and Kind Timer on November 13, 2026.

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