Hourglass vs sTimers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hourglass
A minimalistic countdown clock app designed for iPhone. It offers a clean interface with a visual progress indicator and supports multiple time units. Easily share countdowns and receive notifications when events conclude.
- Minimalistic design
- Multiple time units
- Visual progress indicator
- Unlimited countdowns
- Sharable content
- Push notifications
- Notification Center widget
- Apple Watch compatibility
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When time doesn't fly, countdown in style with Hourglass. Hourglass is a minimalistic countdown clock for iPhone. It's simplistic, easy to use, and has a beautiful design. Features: - Beautiful, Minimal Design: The flagship feature of Hourglass is its incredible design. The sleek, black background blends seamlessly with the device bezel. No complicated features or in-app purchases, just a clear design with easily readable text. - Multiple Time Units: Simply tap the time remaining to switch between seconds, minutes, hours, and days. - Visual Progress Indicator: The beautiful blue ring surrounding the time indicates the progress of the time remaining to an event. - Unlimited Countdowns: Countdown to as many events as your heart desires. Simply swipe left or right to switch countdowns, and get an overview of all your countdowns by going back to the Countdowns list - Sharable Content: Easily E-mail, Text, or Tweet the time left to an event by tapping the Share icon. - Push Notifications: Get notified when a countdown finally finishes. - Notification Center Widget: Instead of having to open Hourglass, just swipe down to view your Countdowns in the Notification Centre. - Compatible with Apple Watch: Now, you can easily view your countdowns quickly and easily, right on your wrist!
sTimers
This utility allows you to run multiple countdown timers simultaneously. Save your favorite presets and pause or resume them as needed. Receive notifications even when the app is running in the background.
- Simultaneous timer execution
- Save multiple timer presets
- Pause and resume functionality
- Background notifications
- Ad-free experience
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sTimers is a lightweight countdown timer, the letter 'S' means Simple, means that it is just a timer, does not add any extra features, never contain ads, In-App Purchase and incremental package etc. It just a timer. Features: - Simultaneously run multiple timers. - Save multiple preset timer. - Pause and resume timers. - Notification in the background.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: sTimers at 4.8 against Hourglass's 4.0. sTimers also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 80%). Hourglass's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 23 months) and iOS requirement (8.2 vs 12.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
sTimers holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Hourglass's written reviews are positive against 88% of sTimers's.
Hourglass ships an update fortnightly, sTimers every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hourglass | sTimers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 88.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 23 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.2 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mat Cartmill | s-joys Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Hourglass
sTimers
In-app purchases
Hourglass
No in-app purchases
sTimers
No in-app purchases








