Comparison

HIIT & Tabata Timer Lite vs Interval Timer for HIIT | Cero

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

Head to head
About

HIIT & Tabata Timer Lite

This app provides a customizable timer for various training styles, allowing users to focus on their workouts. It offers advanced features like location tracking and heart rate monitoring for detailed performance analysis. Enjoy voice coaching and background music to enhance your training experience.

Highlights
  • Customizable interval timers
  • Location tracking for routes and stats
  • Bluetooth heart rate monitor support
  • Voice coaching for tempo adjustment
  • Background music and sound notifications
  • Workout history and iCloud sync
Features
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Let our timer to coach your workouts so you can focus on actual training without staring at the watch. This timer meets the needs of amateurs as well as professionals. It was designed to be flexible and highly customisable so it can be used for all kinds of trainings. There is one important difference between this app and other apps on the App Store. No need to change timer configuration when switching exercises all the time. Create and configure timers once and use them multiple times. For more demanding users timers can be composed into entire workouts. All timers and workouts can be categorized into groups. For each timer can be enabled location tracking. With enabled location tracking you can seethe route and location based statistics like distance, speed, pace and altitude. Another great feature is support for heart rate training using a Bluetooth LE heart rate monitor. User can create multiple profiles and switch between them. Heart rate training profile contains all settings for your training like heart rate zones and notification options. During exercising user can be notified about current heart rate and zone. One heart rate zone can be selected as target zone. Voice coaching can notify the user to adjust tempo to stay in current zone. The user interface is designed to be clear and readable from a distance. For notification can be used vibrations, sounds and also text to speech voice. No more looking at the screen to know the current interval. Each timer is composed from intervals. Each interval has a configurable name, duration, color and music. Music can be set also for whole timer. Your workout sessions can be saved into history where you can see how you performed during exercising. All your timers and workout history can be synchronized into iCloud. Features: - Support for Apple Health (only for Full Version) - Synchronization to iCloud (only for Full Version) - Heart rate training feature. - Location tracking feature. - Timer sounds: last seconds, every second, interval end, timer finish and metronome. - Timer vibrations: last seconds, interval end and timer finish. - Timer text to speech voice: interval name, next interval name, duration at beginning of interval, current interval time, counting down for last seconds and timer finish. - Timers can be easily shared and duplicated. - Timers can be categorised into groups. - Timer music (playlist, album or song). - Multiple screens for running timer with different stats: Map, Location, Heart Rate, Timer, Intervals and Music - User can configure visual style for timer screens. - Screens for running timer can be locked. - Each interval has configurable duration, name, color and music. - Runs and plays music on background. - Universal app, works on iPhone and iPad. - Max interval duration is 99 hours 59 minutes and 59 seconds. - Max number of sets is 999. Free version includes ads and other restrictions that can be removed with Full Version InApp Purchase. If you have enable Track Location option please note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

Interval Timer for HIIT | Cero

This interval timer app enhances various workouts like HIIT, Tabata, and yoga with intuitive design and customizable timer modes. Create and save custom intervals, track calorie expenditure, and sync settings across devices, including Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Customizable interval timers
  • Simple and advanced timer modes
  • Create and save multiple workout settings
  • Apple Watch compatibility with heart monitor
  • Automatic calorie tracking to Apple Health
  • Cross-device sync
Features
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Build an interval workout around the way you train. Cero is a flexible interval timer for HIIT, Tabata, circuit training, WODs and HYROX preparation. Set up a quick work/rest timer or program each interval in detail. Distinct colors, large controls and reliable cues keep you focused on the session instead of the clock. BUILD YOUR SESSION • Set work, recovery, sets, warm-up and cool-down. • Create advanced workouts with custom intervals, colors, icons and intensity levels. • Save, duplicate and reorder timers. • Share timers by file or QR code. • Review completed sessions in workout history. STAY IN THE WORKOUT • Follow compatible sessions with Live Activities and Dynamic Island. • Start saved or recent timers from Home Screen widgets. • Use Siri and Shortcuts to start, pause, resume and stop a timer. • Put Gym Display on a larger screen or mirrored TV. • Choose a default song or assign music to individual intervals. • Customize sounds, voice cues, vibrations and background alerts. TRAIN BY HEART RATE Adaptive HR can extend recovery until you reach your target heart rate, then guide hard efforts with low and high alerts. Pair a Bluetooth heart-rate monitor with iPhone or train with heart-rate data from Apple Watch. COUNTDOWN AND STOPWATCH The built-in countdown and lap stopwatch cover warm-ups, station changes, rest periods and race-day practice. Stopwatch sessions continue after you close and reopen the app. ON APPLE WATCH Run saved workouts from your wrist, follow heart rate and use the standalone countdown and stopwatch. Cero can save completed workouts and estimated calories to Apple Health. Automatic iCloud backups help protect saved timers and custom intervals. Useful for HIIT, Tabata, circuits, EMOM-style workouts, boxing rounds, strength and conditioning, indoor cycling, running intervals and hybrid race preparation. Feedback and suggestions: hi@flawless.studio Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

HIIT & Tabata Timer Lite4 screens
Interval Timer for HIIT | Cero4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: HIIT & Tabata Timer Lite at none against Interval Timer for HIIT | Cero's shown. HIIT & Tabata Timer Lite also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). Interval Timer for HIIT | Cero's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. HIIT & Tabata Timer Lite sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Interval Timer for HIIT | Cero sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for HIIT & Tabata Timer Lite against 4.7 for Interval Timer for HIIT | Cero. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 357 and 437 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of HIIT & Tabata Timer Lite's written reviews are positive against 75% of Interval Timer for HIIT | Cero's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HIIT & Tabata Timer Lite ships an update every 6 weeks, Interval Timer for HIIT | Cero every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
HIIT & Tabata Timer Lite versus Interval Timer for HIIT | Cero: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHIIT & Tabata Timer LiteInterval Timer for HIIT | Cero
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (357 ratings) — better4.7 (437 ratings)
Positive reviews81.5% of reviews — better74.6% of reviews
Number of ratings357437 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDenciSoft s.r.o.Flawless Studio LLC

Customer experience

HIIT & Tabata Timer Lite

All ratings357 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral1.1%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews92 reviews
Positive81.5%
Neutral4.3%
Negative14.1%

Interval Timer for HIIT | Cero

All ratings437 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral3.9%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive74.6%
Neutral10.2%
Negative15.3%

User reviews

HIIT & Tabata Timer Lite

From 357 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use and intuitive
  • 🚀 Great for HIIT and Tabata
  • 💡 Highly customizable timers and settings
  • 🎵 Integrates well with music playback
  • 💪 Functional for various workout types

Room to improve

  • 💰 Limited free version functionality
  • 🐛 Paid version bugs and glitches
  • 👎 Misleading information about free version
  • 😠 Frequent and intrusive ads
  • 📱 Incompatibility with newer OS versions

Interval Timer for HIIT | Cero

From 437 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and straightforward
  • 👍 Very practical and customizable
  • 👍 Great for HIIT and Tabata
  • 👍 Clear design and easy to use
  • 👍 Good value, no subscription

Room to improve

  • 🔋 Drains battery
  • 🎶 Music playback interrupted
  • ⚠️ Ads interrupt timers
  • 🔊 Weak or non-functional sound/haptics
  • 🔄 Forced updates

Bugs and requests

HIIT & Tabata Timer Lite

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Paid version 'piramide mode' does not work
  • App freezes when initiating timer settings on iOS 11.2.2
  • Audio cues stop working when phone screen is locked
  • Music for intervals not working correctly
  • Frequent full-screen ads interrupting setup and usage
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  • App abruptly freezes when initiating a workout timer setting

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow starting song at a certain point
  • Loop a song for the entire workout
  • Volume of music drops when voice cue plays
  • More advanced timer customization options
  • Improved handling of music playback with voice cues

Interval Timer for HIIT | Cero

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App runs in background draining battery
  • Rotation broke after update
  • Apple workout app overrides Cero app on Apple Watch
  • Interval signals too weak or not working

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to group timers
  • Option to add warm-up and cool-down features
  • Ability to type numbers for time adjustment
  • Timer sounds through headphones or interrupting music
  • Ability to change exercise names

In-app purchases

3 purchases

HIIT & Tabata Timer Lite

One-time3
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Unlimited Timers$1.99
  • Full Version$2.99
2 purchases

Interval Timer for HIIT | Cero

Subscriptions1
  • Cero Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • Cero Pro$14.99

Questions

Is HIIT & Tabata Timer Lite free?
HIIT & Tabata Timer Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Interval Timer for HIIT | Cero free?
Interval Timer for HIIT | Cero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HIIT & Tabata Timer Lite or Interval Timer for HIIT | Cero?
HIIT & Tabata Timer Lite is rated higher. HIIT & Tabata Timer Lite averages 4.7 out of 5 from 357 ratings, while Interval Timer for HIIT | Cero averages 4.7 from 437 ratings.
Do HIIT & Tabata Timer Lite or Interval Timer for HIIT | Cero have ads?
Interval Timer for HIIT | Cero shows ads; HIIT & Tabata Timer Lite does not.
Which is updated more often, HIIT & Tabata Timer Lite or Interval Timer for HIIT | Cero?
HIIT & Tabata Timer Lite ships an update every 6 weeks, and Interval Timer for HIIT | Cero every 3 days. Most recently, HIIT & Tabata Timer Lite was updated on October 20, 2026 and Interval Timer for HIIT | Cero on October 24, 2026.

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