Comparison

Simple Fasting Timer vs Minimalistic Tabata

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

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About

Simple Fasting Timer

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Just a fasting timer. No account, no coaching, no subscription traps. One-time purchase unlocks everything, forever. Simple Fasting Timer helps you start and track intermittent fasting windows. Free includes 16:8 and 18:6. Pro adds 20:4, OMAD, and custom fasting windows. Open the app, choose a window, start fasting, and come back anytime. What you get: - Clean fasting timer with progress ring - Live Activity and Dynamic Island support - Home Screen widget with remaining time - Local goal notification - Local fasting history and streak - Weekly fasting schedule - No account required - Works offline Pro is a one-time purchase. It unlocks advanced and custom fasting protocols, complete history and CSV export, weekly schedules, milestone reminders, all themes, and iCloud backup and restore. No subscriptions. Simple Fasting Timer is for personal wellness tracking only and is not medical advice.

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Minimalistic Tabata

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Minimalistic Tabata is an interval timer that does one thing properly: it counts, and it gets out of your way. No account. No ads. No tracking. No subscription. No data ever leaves your phone. BUILT AROUND ONE IDEA Most timers drift. They count ticks, so the moment you lock your phone or switch apps, the numbers quietly go wrong. This one reads the actual clock instead. Lock the screen mid-round, take a call, put the phone in your pocket β€” come back and the timer is exactly where it should be. Every gong still lands on time. WHAT YOU GET β€’ Full Tabata and HIIT structure β€” warm-up, work, rest, rounds, sets with a longer break between them, and a cool-down. Any phase you set to zero simply disappears. β€’ Two presets to start from: Classic Tabata (20 seconds on, 10 off, 8 rounds) and HIIT 40/20. Build and save as many of your own as you like. β€’ A colour-coded countdown ring that empties as the phase runs down, so you know where you are without reading anything. β€’ Warm singing-bowl gongs at every phase change, a soft tick for the last three seconds, and a distinct gong when you're done. β€’ Your music keeps playing. The gongs mix over Spotify, Apple Music, podcasts and audiobooks rather than taking over playback. If you want, they briefly duck the volume; if you don't, turn it off. β€’ Lock Screen Live Activity β€” the countdown continues on your Lock Screen, so the phone can lie face up on the mat while you work. β€’ Subtle haptics on phase changes, in case you're training with headphones in a noisy gym. β€’ A training history heatmap, the way a contribution graph works: one square per day, a year at a glance. β€’ Five ring themes, and proper light and dark modes. β€’ iPhone and iPad. PRIVACY, PLAINLY The app has no servers, because we don't run any. It contains no analytics, no advertising frameworks, no crash reporters and no third-party code of any kind. Your routines, settings and history are stored on your device and nowhere else. There is nothing to sign up for and nothing to opt out of. Built by someone who just wanted a timer that doesn't nag.

Screenshots

Simple Fasting Timer3 screens
Minimalistic Tabata4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Minimalistic Tabata at none against Simple Fasting Timer's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Simple Fasting Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Minimalistic Tabata asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Simple Fasting Timer versus Minimalistic Tabata: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Fasting TimerMinimalistic Tabata
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDailyβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size2 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSerghei EschinMaikel Hajiabadi

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Simple Fasting Timer

One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$6.99
None

Minimalistic Tabata

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple Fasting Timer free?
Simple Fasting Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Minimalistic Tabata free?
Minimalistic Tabata is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Simple Fasting Timer or Minimalistic Tabata have ads?
Neither Simple Fasting Timer nor Minimalistic Tabata shows ads.

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