Comparison

Tabata Timer vs Timerox

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

Head to head
About

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/

About

Timerox

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Most timers beep. Timerox talks. A boxing and BJJ round timer with a coach in your ear. It counts you in, calls the work, holds the pace, and in Drills mode it calls your combos out loud so you can shadowbox or hit the bag without breaking rhythm to look at the screen. DRILLS: A COACH CALLS THE COMBOS Training alone is hard because you have to invent the next combination while you are tired. Timerox does that part. A voice calls the combinations while the round runs, so you just move: • Boxing: jab, cross, hook, uppercut, slips and rolls • Kickboxing: punches plus leg kicks • Muay Thai: the full arsenal, punches, elbows, knees, teeps and roundhouse kicks • Upper Body and Lower Body conditioning drills Dozens of combos per discipline, in English, French and Spanish. The closest thing to a coach holding pads. A ROUND TIMER FOR EVERY MARTIAL ART Boxing rounds, Muay Thai rounds, BJJ rolls, MMA and kickboxing sparring. Set the work, the rest and the number of rounds once and the timer runs the session. Presets are ready to go, including Boxing Rounds and Jiu-Jitsu Rolls. CHOOSE YOUR COACH Pick who is in your corner today. Every voice is a different personality: • BJJ Coach: intense Brazilian energy, pure effort • Caring Coach: warm and grounded, calm support without the yelling • Hardcore: a drill sergeant, no excuses • Robot: a cold, precise sci-fi training AI • Quiet Strength: stoic and steady, presence over volume • Silent: just the timer, when you want one You choose per workout. Every voice speaks English, French and Spanish, and the whole app is translated to match. HIIT, TABATA AND INTERVALS TOO Not a fighter? Timerox is also a precise HIIT, Tabata and interval timer for cardio, strength, EMOM and mobility. Build any structure: prep, work, rest, cycles, sets and cooldown. Presets include HIIT 30/30, Classic Tabata, EMOM 10, 5 × 5 Sets and Mobility Flow. Quick Timer is a one-tap countdown for when you just need a clock. BUILT FOR THE GYM FLOOR • The screen stays awake for the whole workout, so a phone propped against the wall stays readable from across the room • A big, high-contrast countdown you can read mid-set, out of breath • Lock the screen during a round so a bumped phone does not skip your timer • Your music keeps playing underneath the cues • Sound and haptic cues on every phase change, both optional YOUR LIBRARY AND HISTORY Organize workouts into categories with favorites pinned to the top, and share your own as a .timerox file over Messages, Mail or Files. A quiet history dashboard tracks your streak, your week and your total training time. FREE Free, with one ad after every second completed workout. A one-time purchase removes ads and supports development. No subscription and no locked features: every voice, every drill and all of your history are free either way.

Screenshots

Tabata Timer4 screens
Timerox4 screens

Verdict

The call

Tabata Timer and Timerox are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Tabata Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Timerox sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Tabata Timer versus Timerox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTabata TimerTimerox
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHsiao hung suAdelyana Software

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Tabata Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Remove Ads Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Remove Ads Yearly$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • Remove Ads Lifetime$11.99
1 purchases

Timerox

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99

Questions

Is Tabata Timer free?
Tabata Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Timerox free?
Timerox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tabata Timer or Timerox have ads?
Both Tabata Timer and Timerox show ads.
Which is updated more often, Tabata Timer or Timerox?
Tabata Timer ships an update weekly, and Timerox weekly. Most recently, Tabata Timer was updated on November 6, 2026 and Timerox on October 31, 2026.

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