Comparison

Workout Timer vs Tabata Timer

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

Head to head
About

Workout Timer

This app helps you precisely manage your exercise routines with customizable timers for work and rest periods. Create multiple custom timers with specific durations and repetitions for various training styles. It offers ready-made presets to quickly set up your workouts and focus on your fitness.

Highlights
  • Customizable workout timers
  • Set work and break durations
  • Multiple repetition settings
  • Interval training support
  • HIIT and circuit workout friendly
  • Pre-set workout durations
Features
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Workout Timer is a simple and powerful app designed to help you manage your workouts with precision and ease. Whether you are training at home, in the gym, or outdoors, this app keeps your sessions organized and on track. You can create multiple custom timers, each with its own name, number of repetitions, workout duration, and break time between rounds. This makes it perfect for interval training, HIIT, circuit workouts, strength training, and cardio routines. While creating a timer, you can quickly choose from ready-made workout presets of 5, 10, 15, or 20 minutes to save time and get started faster. For rest periods, the app offers convenient break time presets of 30 seconds, 1 minute, 2 minutes, or 5 minutes, helping you maintain the right balance between effort and recovery. Workout Timer is built to be easy to use, flexible, and reliable, allowing you to focus fully on your training instead of watching the clock. Set your routine once, start the timer, and stay consistent with every workout.

About

Tabata Timer

Features
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Tabata Timer - SLOX is built exclusively for the Dr. Izumi Tabata interval protocol — not a generic HIIT, EMOM, or boxing round timer. WHAT IS TABATA? In 1996, Dr. Izumi Tabata published a study showing that 20 seconds of maximum effort followed by 10 seconds of rest, repeated 8 times (~4 minutes), dramatically improves VO₂max. That exact 20:10 × 8 format is the heart of this app. CLASSIC PROTOCOL (FEATURED) • 20s WORK / 10s REST × 8 rounds = ~4 minutes • Round dot progress indicator • Full-screen phase colors: Ready (amber) · Work (red) · Rest (cyan) • "Tabata Round X/8" and live 20:10 ratio display during workout 10 TABATA PRESETS Classic, Beginner, Endurance, Strength, Intense 45, Power 40, Sprint, Beast Mode, Micro, and Custom — all using Tabata-style work/rest intervals, not minute-based EMOM or 3-minute boxing rounds. TABATA GUIDE & SESSION LOG Tap ⓘ for the full Tabata protocol explanation, preset reference, and your recent completed sessions with work:rest ratio and round count. OTHER FEATURES • Countdown before start (0–15 sec) • Vibration cues for phase changes • Keep screen on during workout • Session count and total workout time • 7 languages: English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), Spanish, Portuguese NOT THE SAME AS OTHER SLOX APPS • EMOM Timer — starts every minute (E2MOM, E3MOM) • HIIT Timer — free Work:Rest ratio settings • Boxing Timer — 3-min rounds / 1-min corner rest Tabata Timer is the only SLOX app dedicated to the Tabata 20:10 protocol. Free with ads. Visit slox.co.kr for privacy policy and terms.

Screenshots

Workout Timer4 screens
Tabata Timer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Workout Timer at none against Tabata Timer's shown. Tabata Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Workout Timer versus Tabata Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorkout TimerTabata Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTROTHMATRIXSEOKWON YANG

In-app purchases

None

Workout Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Tabata Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Workout Timer free?
Workout Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tabata Timer free?
Tabata Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Workout Timer or Tabata Timer have ads?
Tabata Timer shows ads; Workout Timer does not.

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