Comparison

Tabata Timer vs Hiito

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

Hiito

Features
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A plain workout log for the gym. Pick an exercise, check off each set, and the rest timer starts by itself. • Tap a muscle on the body map to pick from 80+ exercises, or add your own with a photo • Log weight Ɨ reps and check off each set. Last time's numbers are filled in and shown next to every set, in kg or lb • Check a set and the rest timer starts, with its own rest length for each exercise. Beeps or a voice cue play over your music • Rest countdown on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Save the exercises you always do as a routine and start it with one tap, or turn a finished workout into a routine • Warm-up, drop and failure sets, automatic warm-up sets, RPE, supersets, a plate calculator and notes • A progress chart for every exercise (estimated 1RM, top weight, volume), PRs, a calendar, editing past workouts or logging missed ones, CSV export • Free, no ads, no tracking. Sign-in is optional: without it your log stays on this phone, with it your log syncs across phones Pick an exercise, lift, and check the set. Hiito remembers the numbers and times your rest.

Screenshots

Tabata Timer4 screens
Hiito3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hiito at none against Tabata Timer's 3. Hiito also leads on ads (none vs shown). Tabata Timer's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Tabata Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Hiito asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tabata Timer ships an update every 5 days, Hiito every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Tabata Timer versus Hiito: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTabata TimerHiito
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHsiao hung suSeungHyun Kim

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
None

Hiito

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tabata Timer free?
Tabata Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hiito free?
Hiito is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tabata Timer or Hiito have ads?
Tabata Timer shows ads; Hiito does not.
Which is updated more often, Tabata Timer or Hiito?
Tabata Timer ships an update every 5 days, and Hiito every 3 days. Most recently, Tabata Timer was updated on October 1, 2026 and Hiito on October 13, 2026.

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