HearTime vs Tabata Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HearTime
This app provides spoken timers for workouts and daily tasks, allowing users to maintain pace without looking at their screen. It offers features like automatic counting with compatible headphones, customizable routines, and Siri integration for hands-free control.
- Spoken stopwatch and countdown timers
- Automatic jump rope and squat counting
- Multi-step routines with rest periods
- Nine offline synthetic voices
- Siri and App Shortcuts integration
- Lock Screen status with Live Activities
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Your workout. Timed by voice. HearTime is an interval workout timer with spoken cues. Set up your warm-up, exercise, rest and cooldown, then follow each step without repeatedly checking your phone. Use it for HIIT, Tabata, circuit training, bodyweight workouts at home and stretching—or a few minutes of movement at the office. Train at your own pace • Set count-up and countdown timers, preparation time and rests. • Combine steps into routines with repeating rounds and rests between groups. • Save your favorite presets and routines, ready to start again next time. Listen and focus on your workout • Choose announcement intervals, voices and speech speed, with optional beats. • Built-in voices play offline after installation. • Hear spoken cues in the background and control timing with Siri and Shortcuts. • Check your timer on the Lock Screen with Live Activities. See what you have practiced • Review daily sessions in the practice calendar, with weekly and monthly summaries. • Enable Apple Health recording to save completed workouts or breathing exercises in the Health app. More ways to practice • Add a reference video link to a routine. After switching to another app, check progress with the Picture in Picture floating timer. • Count jumps and squats automatically with compatible AirPods that support head tracking. • Follow spoken numbers for breathing practice, or add breathing exercises to a multi-step routine. Basic timing is free. Some advanced features require HearTime Pro, a one-time purchase with no subscription. No account required. No ads. Your presets, routines, practice records and settings are stored on your device by default. Optional anonymous usage analytics can be turned off in Settings.
Tabata Timer
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Tabata Timer is a focused interval timer for Tabata, HIIT, core work, sprints, and custom circuits. Set up a routine once, press start, and let the timer guide the session. START TRAINING FAST • Choose built-in routines, including Classic Tabata • Set prepare, work, rest, and set-break times • Choose rounds per set and total sets • Create, edit, reorder, or delete routines • Add an exercise name to any workout segment STAY IN THE WORKOUT • Hear the current phase or exercise name • Hear the next exercise announced during rest • Get countdown beeps for the final 3 seconds • Use vibration and keep the screen awake while training • Choose to auto-pause when you leave the app SEE YOUR PROGRESS • Keep workout history on your device • Review weekly training volume and personal records • Track achievements and total training days • Set a weekly goal and daily reminders • Choose a light, dark, or system theme PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account is needed to train. Your routines, workout history, achievements, and settings stay on your device and are not synced to our servers. All workouts, routines, history, and stats are available without a purchase. Monthly and yearly subscriptions renew automatically until canceled in App Store settings; the lifetime option is a one-time purchase. Every paid option removes ads only. The App Store handles payment and subscription management. Privacy Policy: https://privacy.tabatatimer.lifeeapp.com/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: HearTime at none against Tabata Timer's shown. Tabata Timer's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence 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. HearTime sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Tabata Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
HearTime ships an update every 4 days, Tabata Timer every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HearTime | Tabata Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 平 丁 | Hsiao hung su |
In-app purchases
HearTime
- 7-day TrialFree
- HearTime Pro Lifetime$14.99
Tabata Timer
- Remove Ads Monthly$0.991 Month
- Remove Ads Yearly$7.991 Year
- Remove Ads Lifetime$11.99








