Mariabs · Interval Timer vs WODTap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mariabs · Interval Timer
This app provides a customizable interval timer for various training styles like HIIT and Tabata. It offers voice cues, haptic feedback, and a clear display to keep users focused on their workouts. A new run mode with GPS tracking is also available.
- Customizable interval parameters
- Voice cues for transitions
- Musical chimes and haptic feedback
- GPS tracking for runs
- Run/walk interval support
- Glanceable monochrome display
- Workout settings remembered
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Mariabs is a sharp, minimal interval timer for anyone who trains in rounds — tabata, HIIT, EMOM, circuits, or your own custom intervals. Set your prepare, work, rest, cycles, blocks, and block-rest durations in seconds. Press the white play button. Mariabs counts you in, calls out each phase, and chimes the final 3-2-1 of every interval so you can keep your eyes on what you're doing instead of on the screen. WHAT YOU GET • Six adjustable parameters: prepare, work, rest, cycles per block, number of blocks, and rest between blocks • Voice cues for every transition: "Prepare", "Work", "Rest", and "Block complete — get ready for the next" • Distinct musical chimes per phase, generated on-device, synced with light haptics • 3-2-1 countdown ticks before each phase change • Big, monochrome timer dial with a subtle progress ring tinted to the current phase • Cycle and block progress shown at all times so you always know where you are • Plays over whatever you're already listening to — music, podcasts, anything — and lowers it only for the moment Mariabs speaks • Stays awake automatically while a workout is running • Settings remembered between launches NEW IN 2.0: RUN MODE Switch from TIMER to RUN and Mariabs measures your run with GPS. • Just run: distance, pace, time and your route on a map, with an optional time goal and/or distance goal • Run / walk: run and walk intervals on top of the run (default run 4:00, walk 1:00 × 6), spoken over your music • Your split for every kilometre (or mile) is called out with its pace • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island show the countdown, distance and pace • Save or discard each run. Saved runs stay on your iPhone, with map and splits, and can be exported as GPX • No account, nothing uploaded. Runs are not written to Apple Health DESIGNED TO STAY OUT OF THE WAY The screen is dark, glanceable from across a gym, and built around one button. There are no menus, no levels, no streaks, no badges, no analytics. You configure once, then press play. PRIVACY Mariabs collects nothing. No account. No email. No analytics. No tracking. Your settings, runs and routes stay on your device. Location is used only during a run. The privacy policy is one page; you can read it before you tap install. NO ADS Mariabs has no ads, no in-app purchases, and no premium tier. No account required.
WODTap
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WODTap is a focused workout timer for iPhone and Apple Watch. Set up the format you want, start moving, and let clear visual, audio, and haptic cues keep every interval on track. ## App Store description WODTap gives your workout a reliable rhythm without getting in the way. Choose a timer for **Rounds for Time**, **AMRAP**, **EMOM**, or **Tabata**, or tap **Quick Start** for an untimed workout. Build a **Composite** workout when your session needs multiple work and rest stages. During the workout, a large round button counts your rounds without a look. The current phase, round, and remaining time stay easy to read at a glance. Use WODTap on its own or pair it with Apple Watch. The Watch app runs a workout on its own or follows the one on your iPhone, with live heart rate and active calories. The phone and Watch stay synchronized so you can keep your attention on the workout. **Walk the Dog** on Apple Watch times an outdoor walk and saves it to Health with its distance and route. When the session is finished, save a detailed record to your workout history. Review rounds, elapsed time, notes, photos, heart rate with each round marked, calories, and time in each heart-rate zone. Rate how hard the workout felt, from 1 to 10, and the rating is saved to Apple Health with the workout. Add photos from the camera or photo library to capture the session. ### Features - Rounds for Time with optional time cap - AMRAP countdowns - EMOM work and rest intervals - Tabata rounds, sets, and rest between sets - Quick Start untimed workouts, and repeat your last workout with one tap - Composite workouts with custom stages and rest periods - iPhone and Apple Watch workout support - Apple Watch heart rate and active-calorie tracking - Walk the Dog outdoor walks on Apple Watch, with distance and route - Large countdown, phase, and round displays - Layouts for iPhone Duo, closed, half-folded, or open - Audio cues, voice announcements, haptics, and configurable voices - Apple Music playback controls during a workout - Workout history with editable rounds and notes - Optional workout photos - Heart-rate summaries, charts, and time in zones - Effort rating from 1 to 10, saved to Apple Health - Auto, light, and dark appearance, and text-size preferences - Apple Watch complication for quick access ## How it works 1. Choose a workout format. 2. Configure the rounds, intervals, duration, and rest periods. 3. Start the workout on iPhone or Apple Watch. 4. Follow the cues and tap to record completed rounds where applicable. 5. Save the completed session to your history. WODTap works without an account. Workout history, settings, and attached photos are stored on your device. HealthKit, Camera, Photos, Media & Apple Music, Location, and Apple Watch features are optional and require your permission. ## Requirements - iPhone running iOS 26.6 or later - Apple Watch running watchOS 26 or later for Watch features - A paired Apple Watch with WODTap installed for live Watch metrics ## Privacy WODTap does not require an account and does not include advertising or third-party tracking. Health and fitness data is used to provide the workout features you choose and is handled through Apple's HealthKit permissions. See the [WODTap Privacy Policy](https://www.hupahup.com/wodtap-privacy-policy/).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Mariabs · Interval Timer at 16.2 against WODTap's 26.6. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Mariabs · Interval Timer ships an update every 6 days, WODTap weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mariabs · Interval Timer | WODTap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 — better | 26.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PER MAGNE HELSETH | M Krus |
In-app purchases
Mariabs · Interval Timer
No in-app purchases
WODTap
No in-app purchases
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