Comparison

AI Workout Timer vs PulseTabata

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

Head to head
About

AI Workout Timer

This app creates custom timed workout sessions based on your spoken or typed instructions. It offers voice coaching for every interval, guiding you through exercises and rest periods. Designed to work offline, it allows you to lock your screen and play music without interruption.

Highlights
  • AI-generated workout sessions from voice input
  • Voice coaching for intervals and cues
  • Offline functionality
  • Customizable coaching personality and voice
  • Smart timer engine with haptic feedback
  • Speak or type workout instructions
Features
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The workout timer that listens. Speak any workout — HIIT, Tabata, EMOM, circuits, boxing rounds — and AI creates your timed session instantly. Voice coaching guides every interval: exercise announcements, go/rest cues, halfway warnings, and motivational pushes. All on-device. No internet needed. VOICE-COACHED INTERVALS Your AI coach guides you through every rep with exercise announcements, go/rest cues, halfway warnings, and motivational pushes — all on-device with zero latency. SPEAK OR TYPE Tap the mic and describe your workout naturally. The AI handles messy instructions, shorthand, and casual language. Or type if you prefer. YOUR COACH, YOUR WAY Select the voice you like. Adjust the coaching personality from calm and steady to intense and demanding. Make it yours. DESIGNED TO WORK OFFLINE All voice coaching runs on-device using Apple's premium voices. Lock your screen, put on your music, and go — your coach talks over your playlist. Design your workout no matter where you are. SMART TIMER ENGINE Work/rest phases, multiple sets, countdown warnings, haptic feedback on transitions. MORE APPS BY THIS DEVELOPER • Hey Kitchen! — Hands-free cooking & unit converter • Voice PDF Extractor — Split, reorder & extract PDF pages • Voice Crumbs — Private voice journal, always local SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS - Monthly: $2.99 - Annual: $19.99 - Lifetime: $34.99 14-day free trial with full access. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Privacy Policy: https://tcityjohn.github.io/app-pages/ai-workout-timer/privacy Terms of Use: https://tcityjohn.github.io/app-pages/ai-workout-timer/terms

About

PulseTabata

Features
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PulseTabata is a focused interval timer for Tabata, HIIT, and custom workouts. Build your own training plans, start sessions quickly, and keep your workout flow simple on iPhone and Apple Watch. Features: - Tabata, EMOM, and custom interval workouts - Create and edit your own workout plans - Apple Watch companion for workout control and metrics - Workout history saved on device - Sound, voice, and haptic cues - Clean, fast workout screens built for repeat training PulseTabata is designed for people who want a lightweight workout timer without accounts, ads, or unnecessary complexity.

Screenshots

AI Workout Timer4 screens
PulseTabata4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PulseTabata at none against AI Workout Timer's 3. AI Workout Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 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. AI Workout Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. PulseTabata asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AI Workout Timer ships an update fortnightly, PulseTabata every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
AI Workout Timer versus PulseTabata: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAI Workout TimerPulseTabata
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohn CarterVitalii Hurkovskyi

In-app purchases

3 purchases

AI Workout Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Annual$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$34.99
None

PulseTabata

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AI Workout Timer free?
AI Workout Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PulseTabata free?
PulseTabata is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AI Workout Timer or PulseTabata have ads?
Neither AI Workout Timer nor PulseTabata shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AI Workout Timer or PulseTabata?
AI Workout Timer ships an update fortnightly, and PulseTabata every 4 weeks. Most recently, AI Workout Timer was updated on September 24, 2026 and PulseTabata on September 30, 2026.

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