Tabatach vs simpleLift
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tabatach
Create and manage personalized interval training routines for various fitness activities like HIIT, Tabata, and Crossfit. Utilize distinct whistle sounds and text-to-speech for clear workout guidance, allowing you to focus on your exercise.
- Customizable work and rest intervals
- Personalized workout creation
- Distinct whistle sounds for cues
- Text-to-speech for exercise names
- Pause and restart sessions
- Visual screen flashes
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TABATACH Timer is an easy to use app for High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT). It helps you to do Tabata, Crossfit, Kettlebell, Running, Yoga, Cycling or any interval fitness training. Define your workout intervals (work, rest, cycles ) and create unique, personalized workouts. TABATACH is loaded with different types of Whistle Sounds that help identify what part of a workout you are in, interval beeps for example tell you when a new interval has started. It will help you focus on your workout and forget about the time. • Simple and intuitive interface • Distinguishable different types of whistle sounds • The text to speech option will read out exercise names • Customize work time • Customize rest time • Adjust the number of cycles to match your pace • Easy to check the information of Exercises • Restart session where you left off if interrupted • Mute sound • Screen flashes for visual cue • Jump between intervals in the middle of a workout as needed • Pause your workouts if needed • Create your own sets and workouts + WHAT’S HIIT + High-intensity interval training (HIIT) is an enhanced form of interval training, an exercise strategy alternating periods of short intense anaerobic exercise with less-intense recovery periods. HIIT is a form of cardiovascular exercise. Usual HIIT sessions may vary from 4–30 minutes. These short, intense workouts provide improved athletic capacity and condition, improved glucose metabolism, and improved fat burning. This definition comes from wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-intensity_interval_training) where you can find a lot more informations. It explains some very popular program, like the TABATA. HIIT is also a common practice in Crossfit trainings. Thank you for using TABATACH. Please reach out to tabatach@saltycrackers.net with any issues or suggestions. ** Stay tuned, TABATACH is getting better!
simpleLift
Log and manage your fitness routine with this user-friendly workout tracking app. It offers AI-recommended workouts and seamless integration with Apple Health for efficient progress monitoring.
- AI Recommended Workouts
- Simple and intuitive UI
- Apple Health Integration
- Seamless workout logging
- Fitness routine management
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Easily track your workouts with simpleLift - the most user-friendly workout tracking app for iOS. Designed for efficiency and ease, simpleLift offers a clutter-free interface to seamlessly log and manage your fitness routine. Features: - AI Recommended Workouts: Tailored suggestions based on your progress and goals. - Simple UI: Intuitive and straightforward tracking with just a few taps. - Apple Health Integration: Sync your workout data effortlessly.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: simpleLift at Free against Tabatach's $1.99. simpleLift also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). Tabatach's advantage is ratings volume (54 vs 2). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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
simpleLift is free to download; Tabatach costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
simpleLift holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tabatach has 54 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Tabatach's written reviews are positive against 100% of simpleLift's.
Tabatach ships an update every 6 months, simpleLift every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tabatach | simpleLift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (54 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 54 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EUIHYUNG JUNG | Kadalyst LLC |
Customer experience
Tabatach
simpleLift
Bugs and requests
Tabatach
Reported bugs
25 issues- Feedback button not working
- Music starts playing again after being muted
- App skipping exercises during a workout
- Timer freezes
- Audio won't play unless headphones are in
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- App doesn't always play in the background
- App 'spazzes out' when returning from another app
- Pausing app immediately pauses music
- App freezes when a text message is received
- Scrolling functionality not working on older iPhones
- DJ feature not working
- Test speaker not working
- App crashes on launch
- Workout DJ spelling error ('WOKROUT')
- Workout DJ not working on iPhone 4s
- Cannot reach settings below text-to-speech on smaller screens
- Cannot add more than 5 workouts or 3 exercises due to button placement on smaller screens
- Sound stopped working entirely
- App not filling screen on newer iPhones
- Music stops when workout is paused
- App not accessible with VoiceOver
- Scrolling down not working on iOS 7
- Cannot delete workouts easily
- App not running in background when screen is locked
- Robot voice pronunciation of 'cycle'
Requested features
36 requests- Sharing workouts with friends
- Repeating complete workout sets/circuits
- Adding workout motivation songs/rhythms
- Differentiating between music and countdown/announcement sounds
- Specifying number of times to run entire circuit
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- Setting rest time to zero
- Folders for organizing programs
- Adding rounds as exercises are added
- Adding information about exercises
- Watch version (Apple Watch)
- Adding rest between each movement
- Repetition mode (mix of reps and timing)
- Rearranging workouts
- Adding a donate feature
- Total workout time display
- Chinese language support (speech and fonts)
- Apple Watch app with haptic feedback
- Cloud backup/sync for workouts
- Copy and paste intervals for repeated cycles
- Skipping announcement for single cycle
- Ability to change music mid-workout
- Ability to move to next set/exercise without canceling
- Clap at the end of workout
- Log workouts
- Add weight for resistance training
- See workout duration while customizing
- Dark mode
- Advanced analytics dashboard
- Ability to look at routine while doing it
- Skipping an exercise or going back during a routine
- Subdividing exercise time
- Context for exercises/sets left
- Integration with Spotify/Play Music
- Modifying existing workouts to create new ones
- Login with Facebook
- Adding a log feature
simpleLift
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tabatach
No in-app purchases
simpleLift
No in-app purchases
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