Circuit / Tabata Timer

Rotates through a list of exercises each set. Optionally rest between exercises, rest between sets, warmup, cool-down. Tabata Style flips this: each exercise runs all its sets before moving to the next.

Number of Sets

How many times each exercise performs.

Intervals

Tap any interval to open the interval editor. Empty optional intervals are skipped.

Exercises

The list of work intervals, rotated each set. See Managing Exercises below.

Rest Between Intervals

A rest between exercises. Also used between sets when Rest Between Sets is empty.

Rest Between Sets

A rest between repeats of the exercise list.

Warmup

Prepended to the timer.

Cool Down

Appended to the timer.

Managing Exercises

Adding an Exercise

Tap Add Exercise at the bottom of the list.

Reordering, Moving, Deleting

Two ways to manipulate exercises.

Drag a single exercise. Tap and hold the drag handle (≡) on the row, then drop where you want it.

Cut, copy, and paste multiple at once. Tap the circle on the left of each row to select exercises in the order you want them to reappear. From the toolbar:

  • Cut removes selected exercises. Paste them elsewhere to move; don't paste to delete.
  • Copy keeps selected exercises in place. Paste elsewhere to insert duplicates.

Paste at the bottom of the list via the toolbar's paste button, or beneath a specific exercise by tap-and-hold + Paste.

If you can't see the toolbar, close the keyboard first.

Tabata Style

Each exercise runs all its sets before moving to the next, instead of rotating through the list each set.

Based on CrossFit's Tabata definition, not the looser HIIT-synonymous use of the term.

Randomize Order

Shuffles the exercise list, then runs the shuffled order for each set.

Common Properties

Name

How the timer is labeled in lists, including the sub-timer list inside compound timers. Blank names show as Unnamed Timer.

Alerts

Sound and haptic cues for interval transitions. Tap to change them. Inside compound timers, only the compound timer's alerts play — alerts on sub-timers are ignored.

Vibrate on Alert

Vibrates the device when an alert fires.

Audio

Music or other audio for the timer. Tap to open the audio editor.

Color

Display color in the timer list. Defaults to the parent folder's color.

Preview

Sanity-check before you start. Tap the Preview button to open the full interval list.