Comparison

Interval Timer Tabata and HIIT vs Zim HIIT

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

Head to head
About

Interval Timer Tabata and HIIT

This app offers customizable interval timers for various training styles like Tabata, HIIT, and boxing. It provides ready-made workouts, personalized 28-day plans, and tracks progress with analytics, achievements, and Apple Health sync.

Highlights
  • Customizable interval timers
  • Ready-made workouts
  • 28-day personalized plans
  • Voice cues
  • Apple Watch heart rate zone tracking
  • Progress analytics and achievements
  • Apple Health sync
Features
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Want to burn fat, build stamina, and get stronger with interval training? Meet the best interval timer app for Tabata, HIIT, circuits, boxing rounds, running intervals, and custom workouts. Start with a ready-made workout, follow a personal 28-day plan built around your goals, or build your own custom timer in seconds. Apple Watch heart rate zones, voice cues, and built-in progress tracking keep you on pace and show your results. No equipment needed. Train at home, outdoors, or in the gym. See your progress after every workout with detailed analytics, achievements, streaks, reminders, and Apple Health sync. Between sessions, keep momentum with daily step tracking, water tracking, and activity trends. 1. START WITH A REAL WORKOUT, NOT AN EMPTY TIMER Open the app and start classic 20/10 Tabata, full-body HIIT, boxing rounds, running intervals, WOD, EMOM, and conditioning sessions. Selected workouts include video guidance, so you can move with better form. 2. BUILD THE EXACT TIMER YOU NEED Create your own workout structure: work, rest, rounds, warm-up, recovery, cooldown, exercise names, and repeat sets. Save timers for strength circuits, heavy bag work, sprint training, mobility, rowing, cycling, jump rope, and more. 3. TRAIN BY HEART RATE ZONES Pair your Apple Watch to see your pulse and effort in real time. Zone guidance helps you stop guessing: push during work intervals, hold a steady pace during longer sets, and recover before the next round. 4. KEEP MOVING WITHOUT WATCHING THE SCREEN Voice cues announce interval names, round changes, work, rest, and finish. Large, readable timer phases help when your phone is on the floor, across the room, or mounted near your bike, treadmill, rower, or heavy bag. Music keeps playing while timer cues keep you on pace. 5. FOLLOW A PLAN THAT FITS YOUR GOAL Get a personal 28-day plan based on your goals, fitness level, available days, and session length. See what to do next, spend less time setting up, and build consistency as you go. Track everything, stay consistent: - Detailed workout analytics and history - Progress charts, streaks, and achievements - Heart rate zones with real-time pulse tracking - Daily step tracking, water tracking, and activity trends - Apple Health sync for activity and health data - Training reminders What makes it smarter than a basic timer: - Ready workouts when you want zero setup - Custom timers when you need a specific structure - Voice cues for hands-free training - Music-friendly intervals - Apple Watch support - Large, readable timer for every phase Good for: - Tabata and HIIT timer sessions - Boxing rounds, MMA rounds, and heavy bag work - Running intervals, sprint training, cycling, rowing, and jump rope - Strength circuits, bodyweight training, mobility, WOD, EMOM, AMRAP, conditioning, home workouts, and gym workouts Simple when you press start. Smart while you train. Try it free for 7 days — see the difference from your first workout. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION This app offers optional auto-renewable subscriptions for Premium features. Payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in Apple Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. HEALTH NOTE This app is for fitness and informational purposes only and is not medical advice. Consult a doctor before starting a new fitness program, especially if you have a medical condition or injury. Privacy Policy: https://easyfit.support/privacy Terms of Use: https://easyfit.support/terms

About

Zim HIIT

Features
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Zim HIIT is a simple and powerful interval timer designed for HIIT workouts, circuit training, Tabata sessions, cardio routines, strength workouts, and custom fitness programs. Create your own routines in seconds by combining exercise and rest blocks. Organize multiple sets, customize rest periods, and stay focused with a clean and distraction-free workout timer. Features: • Create unlimited workout routines • Build custom exercise and rest blocks • Time-based and repetition-based exercises • Multiple workout sets • Rest between sets • Large and easy-to-read timer • Workout history tracking • Training statistics • Workout calendar • Progress tracking • Modern and intuitive interface • Lightweight and easy to use Perfect for: • HIIT • Tabata • Circuit Training • Interval Workouts • Cardio • Strength Training • Functional Fitness • Home Workouts • Gym Sessions Whether you're a beginner or an experienced athlete, Zim HIIT helps you stay focused and train more efficiently.

Screenshots

Interval Timer Tabata and HIIT4 screens
Zim HIIT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Zim HIIT at none against Interval Timer Tabata and HIIT's 2. Zim HIIT also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price 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. Interval Timer Tabata and HIIT sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Zim HIIT asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Interval Timer Tabata and HIIT versus Zim HIIT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInterval Timer Tabata and HIITZim HIIT
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSergei MelchugovJose Gustavo Zimbron Lara

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Interval Timer Tabata and HIIT

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$5.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium7 Days trial$24.991 Year
None

Zim HIIT

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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