Comparison

Interval vs Tabata Timer by fit.how

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

Head to head
About

Interval

Features
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Interval is a fast, focused timer for HIIT, Tabata, EMOM, circuits, boxing rounds and any work/rest training you do. Set your work, rest and rounds — or start from a ready-made preset — and press start. A big, glanceable timer with color-coded phases and audio, voice and haptic cues keeps you on pace without staring at the screen. ON YOUR WRIST • A full Apple Watch app — start and run any of your workouts from your wrist • Live sync — start on iPhone and it opens on your Watch instantly, and the other way around • Pause, skip or end on either device and the other follows along • Haptic cues on every phase change, so you can train without looking BUILT FOR TRAINING • Work, rest and rounds you control, with round rests between sets • Tabata, HIIT and EMOM presets to start from • A clean preview of the whole workout before you begin • Gym circuits, boxing rounds, sprint intervals, stretching, physio sets — anything that runs on a clock STAY LOCKED IN • A large timer with color-coded WORK / REST phases • Two-tier progress: where you are in the round and in the whole workout • Audio beeps and an optional voice cue on every phase change and the last 3 seconds • Haptic feedback so you can train heads-down • Keeps running with the screen locked and in the background LOCK SCREEN & DYNAMIC ISLAND • A Live Activity shows the current phase and countdown on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island YOURS, AND PRIVATE • No account, no sign-up • No tracking, no ads, no data collection — everything stays on your device SIMPLE PRICING Use Interval free for up to 15 workouts with every feature unlocked. A single one-time purchase — Interval Pro — removes the limit forever and unlocks accent themes. No subscription, ever. Questions or feedback? Email interval@klimakov.me

About

Tabata Timer by fit.how

Features
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Tabata Timer by fit.how is the interval timer you can read from across the room. Huge digits on a clean white face, and a colour for every phase: green for work, blue for rest. Distinct beeps, 3-2-1 ticks, haptics, and a Live Activity so the countdown lives on your lock screen and Dynamic Island. FREE, NO ADS - Tabata 20/10 x 8, 40/20, EMOM 10, Sprint 30/30, or your own custom intervals - Interval strip that fills as you go, so you see the whole session at a glance - Workout history: weekly totals and every session logged, kept on your device - Finished workouts saved to Apple Health as HIIT - Share card with your time and rounds, ready for the feed - Sound, haptics, keep-awake; everything works offline PRO (weekly or one lifetime payment) - Record your workout on camera with the live timer HUD - Auto-cut 9:16 highlight clip, ready to post in seconds - No watermark on your clips - Custom exercise sequences Private by default: no account, no tracking, no data collected. Video never leaves your phone unless you share it. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://fit.how/privacy

Screenshots

Interval4 screens
Tabata Timer by fit.how4 screens

Verdict

The call

Interval and Tabata Timer by fit.how are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Tabata Timer by fit.how sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Interval versus Tabata Timer by fit.how: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIntervalTabata Timer by fit.how
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOLEG KLIMAKOVBŁAZEJ LEWARTOWSKI

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Interval

One-time1
  • Interval Pro$6.99
3 purchases

Tabata Timer by fit.how

Subscriptions2
  • Fit.How Pro Weekly3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Fit.How Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
One-time1
  • Fit.How Pro Lifetime$16.99

Questions

Is Interval free?
Interval is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tabata Timer by fit.how free?
Tabata Timer by fit.how is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Interval or Tabata Timer by fit.how have ads?
Neither Interval nor Tabata Timer by fit.how shows ads.

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