# Visual Task Timer — user reviews > 29 indexed App Store user reviews of Visual Task Timer by Erik Heitfield, rated 4.50/5 from 857 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/visual-task-timer/id1038824425/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/visual-task-timer/id1038824425.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 630 · 4★ 115 · 3★ 46 · 2★ 17 · 1★ 49 ## What do users think of Visual Task Timer? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Simple and easy to use - 🚀 Helpful for keeping meetings on time - 🔒 Useful for sensitive kids - 👍 Elegant and clean design **Cons** - ⏱️ Limited time duration (max 23 minutes) - 🔊 Lack of customizable sounds/vibrations - 🔢 Clunky time entry interface **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes when playing sounds - Icon in 'recently used' bar doesn't open app - Volume tied to ringer instead of system volume **Most requested features** - Option to display actual time of day - Ability to set timers under 1 minute - Multiple low-time warning options - User-selectable sounds ## Newest reviews (10 of 29) ### 5/5 — Looks great best timer *2019-07-21, version 2.3.0* Great for Toastmasters, great for being on stage. Great for getting OTHER people off stage when you are the host. ### 5/5 — Great for public speakers *2019-06-01, version 2.2.0* Simple, easy-to-read countdown timer with features designed to help public speakers and others who need to keep track of time used with a minimum of distraction. And it’s one of the very few third-party timers that supports Siri Shortcuts. ### 5/5 — Impressive and awesome design and function *2019-01-23, version 2.1.0* What a great idea!! ### 5/5 — Awesome timer for class! *2018-11-24, version 2.0.1* This is such a user friendly timer and there are so many options. Love how cool it looks! 😀😀😀 ### 5/5 — Keeps me focussed *2018-11-24, version 2.0.1* I do a morning program of 10 minutes of exercise, 5 minutes green smoothy, 10 minutes meditation, 5 minutes of journal writing, 10 minutes of sending notes of love, honor, appreciation to my wife, and five to my kids, 10 minutes on business revelation and 5 minutes of business distinctions to colleagues. This program keeps me focussed on my program so I can get it all done in 60 minutes. Thank you, this system keeps me focussed. ### 5/5 — ITS AWSOME *2018-05-03, version 1.8.2* I love this app because all you do is just look at it and when it’s done you know. BUY THIS ### 5/5 — Excellent timer for sensitive kids *2018-04-27, version 1.8.2* Perfect visual timer for stimulus sensitive kids. Very subtle color change from green to yellow to red without any harsh warning noise. Time-up sound is also very calm, thus it doesn’t freak out the kid. Easy to visually understand with a simple glance. This is a very well thought out visual timer. ### 5/5 — Great app *2018-01-26, version 1.7.1* Performs as advertised. Simple and clean. ### 5/5 — Great App *2016-01-26, version 1.3* This is a really great app in general. Personally I just like the simple yet pretty interface, and it is great for helping me pace myself with taking breaks from homework. I highly recommend that you download it, if not just to keep as a backup. ### 5/5 — Fantastic speaker timer *2015-11-11, version 1.2* I have been looking for a goof speaker timer for months! I love how simple and clean the interface is. It has a screen lock which is hard to find, a timer that locks out is useless to a speaker! Once time has run out it will count up! Love it! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Time limited *2020-12-06, version 2.5.0* Very disappointed with the amount of time for countdown. The most was 23 minutes. Settings did not allow for adjustments. Not usable in the professional field for even practicing speech giving! I definitely wouldn’t recommend. ### 1/5 — Am I missing something? *2017-11-22, version 1.7.1* The interface is impossibly small so that it is impossible to set a time easily an simply. I have to use arrows to increase or decrease time and they are the size of a pinhead. ### 3/5 — Limited *2023-04-23* This is exactly what I was looking for. Except there is a big problem. Can’t go more than 23 minutes ### 3/5 — Clunky *2018-12-03, version 2.1.0* [Thanks to the developer for responding after one year, after 2.0 was released. I was prompted to re-download the app and add a few more observations.] There are several missteps in this app: – [FIXED in 2.1] It's not possible to set a low-time warning of under a minute. I need to time one-minute presentations, with a 15 second warning. – [FIXED in 2.1] It’s also not possible to set a timer under one minute. I now find myself timing 30-second elevator speeches, which I can’t do with this app. – [FIXED in 2.0] The volume of the sounds is tied to the device's ringer volume, instead of the devices sound volume. I typically keep my ringer turned off so that a call doesn't disturb a meeting. – [FIXED in 2.1] No sound for low time warning. – [NEW] No user-selectable sounds. The single sound isn’t loud enough or long enough. – Time entry is clunky. iOS has a perfectly good interface for selecting times, which would be much easier and faster. [UI changes in 2.0 make this easier, but only by a smidge.] – [FIXED in 2.0] The reset button takes you to the settings screen — an unnecessary step if all you want to do is reset the timer for the next person. [Either 2.0 fixed this (it’s been a year, so I don’t remember) or I’m less bothered by it.] **Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback. Recent releases of Visual Task Timer include a few changes you’ll appreciate. The time warning sounds are no longer affected by a device’s mute switch, so you can silence your phone without silencing the timer. In addition, when you confirm that you want to reset the timer, a new countdown automatically begins, saving you an extra button tap. Finally, version 2.1.0 allows you to set seconds for both the countdown time and the warning time. ### 4/5 — Just needs one thing *2023-01-04, version 2.5.0* Love this app but wish there were an option to see the actual time of day in addition to the countdown. ### 4/5 — Excellent timer *2019-08-14, version 2.3.0* I use this app as a meditation timer, both alone and in a small group. It works very well, and would be perfect if it had a “start” tone as well as an ending one. ### 4/5 — Needs vibration option *2018-08-02, version 1.8.2* Works as advertised. Ideally, I would like to have two or more low time warnings and I would like them to have the option to vibrate so I do not have to look at the phone to know how much time I have left. ### 4/5 — Really good. *2018-05-20, version 1.8.2* It needs to be able to customize notification. ### 4/5 — Wish it did seconds as well as minutes *2017-11-19, version 1.7.1* I love this timer, although I don’t use it for public speaking purposes. I use it with my daughter so she can see how much time she has left for a task since she’s still too young to understand the concept of time. I prefer this simplistic design over visual timers geared for children which have too many bells and whistles in my opinion. This would be 5 stars for me if it could do seconds and if there were an option for a more noticeable sound that needed to be dismissed manually. **Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback on Visual Task Timer. I’m happy to let you know that version 2.1.0 now allows you to set seconds for both the countdown time and the warning time. ### 5/5 — It saved our meeting! *2023-03-13* I recently attended a scientific meeting in which many speakers were speaking too long, leaving too little time for questions despite the moderators standing up as a 5-minute warning. I found this timer before the final session, which I moderated. I didn’t know how many speakers would use it, but most did, leading several attendees to comment on the speakers’ improved performance. It was all thanks to you! ## Most praised reviews (9 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — School *2022-05-17, version 2.5.0* Great for kids! ### 5/5 — This is a good time for us but I’m going to be able to be a *2022-02-28, version 2.5.0* Good time for a quick trip to the airport and to the beach Isaac a good boy and Ian the bad boy ### 5/5 — Susan *2022-02-07, version 2.5.0* GREAT! If you just want a simple timer this is it! I use it to remind me not to stay at the Easel for too long at a time. ### 5/5 — For timing zoom meetings *2021-01-07, version 2.5.0* I downloaded this app specifically for timing speakers in zoom meetings. In particular I wanted it took show the countdown and 'count-up' when the time heads expired. I only wish the seconds were displayed larger. ### 5/5 — Elegant and simple design good for meditation *2021-01-03, version 2.5.0* I use the app for meditation. I love the design and use of colors colors elegant and simple very easy to use. When meditating it can be set up so you can briefly open your eyes and all the information is there at once without having to think about it, scroll, touch the screen. ### 5/5 — Love this timer! It’s so simple and easy ;) *2020-07-15, version 2.4.0* I run very large meetings, and use this app in order to keep the meetings on time. It’s awesome and I love the light sound warning too! ### 5/5 — LOVE this App! *2020-02-20, version 2.4.0* I use this app for all my meetings so that everyone can be time conscious. I really appreciate the time remaining warning and the variability of the alarms, especially the more low key alarms for a professional environment. Don’t know what I’d do without this app. ### 5/5 — Timer *2020-01-16, version 2.4.0* I am using the timer for baking. Love love love it ### 5/5 — Use in my Kindergarten class *2019-09-30, version 2.3.2* This is the perfect timer to keep my class on task. During play time, they have 5 minutes to get cleaned up to start learning activities - I love that this timer gives a reminder to clean up and once completed. It’s simple and easy to use. As of IOS 13, I’ve noticed a few bugs: 1) the icon in the “recently used” bar at the bottom, doesn’t open the app any more. 2) whenever the app produces a sound, the app closes. **Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback. Version 2.3.3 fixes the issue with playing sounds when running Visual Task Timer on iOS 13.1. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*