Comparison

Tabata Timer vs Workout Timer

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

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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/

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Workout Timer

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Make time to move, with a clear rhythm for preparation, work and rest. 12 workout templates, 5 timer modes Start with HIIT, Tabata, strength circuits, EMOM, AMRAP, For Time, jump rope, core, run/walk, boxing, stretching or Pilates. Templates use Intervals, Tabata, EMOM, AMRAP or For Time with adjustable settings. The app does not detect movements or provide exercise videos. Your workouts and weekly cycles Save, copy, edit and favorite workouts. Set preparation, work, rest, rounds, sets and time caps. Build a 1–12 week cycle with training and rest days, start today's workout, and let completed records update your progress. Clear workout controls Large digits, phase colors and a progress ring. Pause, resume, skip supported phases or end early. Foreground cues include sound, haptics, phase speech and the final three-second countdown. Keep the screen awake if you prefer. Count AMRAP rounds manually. For Time results exclude preparation and paused time. Background and Lock Screen timing Live Activities support the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island on compatible iPhones. While the app is in the foreground or playing background music, preparation has its own countdown; training shows the current phase, rounds where applicable, phase countdown and whole-workout time remaining. Without background music, the activity shows the whole-workout countdown and planned rounds where applicable. Open the app to sync an expired phase status. Optional notifications announce completion or the time cap, without a banner every round. Presentation and delivery depend on system settings, notification permission and system scheduling. Speech plays in the foreground. Music and recovery Choose from 7 built-in tracks, follow workout phases, or play sequentially or randomly. Import your own audio from Files. Music stops when you pause or finish. Connect your workout with a warmup, weekly goal and one minute of relaxed breathing. Local history and manual backup Explore trends, a workout calendar and personal bests, then repeat a workout from history. Plans, cycles, history and preferences stay in a local database, without iCloud sync or automatic system backup. Export a backup using the share sheet and choose where to save it. Preview imports, merge data and undo the last import. Optionally include imported audio. No account, ads, subscriptions or in-app purchases. All current features are included. Training, plans and history work offline and are not automatically uploaded to the developer. A completed timer or manual round count does not verify physical exercise. Available in Simplified Chinese and English for iPhone with iOS 26 or later. Support: love.angledemon@gmail.com

Screenshots

Tabata Timer4 screens
Workout Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Workout Timer at none against Tabata Timer's 3. Workout Timer also leads on ads (none vs shown). Tabata Timer's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
Tabata Timer versus Workout Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTabata TimerWorkout Timer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHsiao hung su小宇 李

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

Workout Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tabata Timer free?
Tabata Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Workout Timer free?
Workout Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tabata Timer or Workout Timer have ads?
Tabata Timer shows ads; Workout Timer does not.

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