Comparison

Hourglass vs sTimers

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Minimalistic design
  • Multiple time units
  • Visual progress indicator
  • Unlimited countdowns
  • Sharable content
  • Push notifications
  • Notification Center widget
  • Apple Watch compatibility
Features
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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!

About

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.

Highlights
  • Simultaneous timer execution
  • Save multiple timer presets
  • Pause and resume functionality
  • Background notifications
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Hourglass4 screens
sTimers4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hourglass ships an update fortnightly, sTimers every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Hourglass versus sTimers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHourglasssTimers
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)4.8 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews88.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings46 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 23 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.2 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMat Cartmills-joys Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Hourglass

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

sTimers

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive88.5%
Neutral11.5%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Hourglass

No in-app purchases

None

sTimers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hourglass free?
Hourglass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is sTimers free?
sTimers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hourglass or sTimers?
sTimers is rated higher. Hourglass averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while sTimers averages 4.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Hourglass or sTimers have ads?
Neither Hourglass nor sTimers shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hourglass or sTimers?
Hourglass ships an update fortnightly, and sTimers every 23 months. Most recently, Hourglass was updated on June 10, 2026 and sTimers on September 29, 2026.

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