Comparison

cooking timer + vs Kitchen Timers

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

Head to head
About

cooking timer +

A straightforward kitchen timer designed for ease of use. Quickly set timers with a single tap and continue using other apps thanks to background operation support. Customize alarm sounds, vibrations, and button sounds to your preference.

Highlights
  • Easy timer setting
  • Background operation
  • Customizable alarm sounds
  • Button sound settings
  • Vibration settings
  • Volume adjustment
Features
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This is a simple and easy-to-use kitchen timer. You can quickly set the timer with just a tap. It supports background operation, so you can use it safely even while using other apps. # Main Features • Easy Timer Setting • Background Operation Support • Button Sound Settings • Alarm Sound Settings • Vibration Settings • Volume Adjustment

About

Kitchen Timers

Features
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Kitchen Timers puts realistic kitchen timers on your screen — as many as you need. Put an iPad in the kitchen and see every dish's timer at a glance. ■ Works like a real timer ・Press MIN and SEC to set the time, then START/STOP. Hold to fast-forward ・Press MIN + SEC together (or the RESET label) to reset ・Tap the body to start or stop ・At 0:00 it rings (30 seconds, or 60 in Settings). Any key stops it, and it returns to the set time so you can run the same time again ■ Labels ・Stick a label on each timer: "Fries", "Chicken", "Pasta". Six colors ・A ringing timer glows in its label color ■ As many as you need ・iPad: 2×3 → 3×4 → 4×6, up to 24 timers ・iPhone: starts with 2, up to 8 ・Add one at a time with "+". Portrait and landscape ■ Notifies you when the screen is off ・The end time is scheduled on the device, so it rings from a notification even while asleep ■ Background ・Stainless (light gray) or black ■ Price ・Free for 2 timers, with every feature ・Unlock (one-time purchase) for up to 24 on iPad / 8 on iPhone. No subscription, no ads For restaurant kitchens, home cooking, labs, classrooms — anywhere you run several timers at once.

Screenshots

cooking timer +2 screens
Kitchen Timers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Kitchen Timers at none against cooking timer +'s shown. Kitchen Timers also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 6 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

cooking timer + ships an update every 6 months, Kitchen Timers daily. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
cooking timer + versus Kitchen Timers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametercooking timer +Kitchen Timers
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews10.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOsamu IshigamiTOMIHIDE OTA

In-app purchases

None

cooking timer +

No in-app purchases

None

Kitchen Timers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is cooking timer + free?
cooking timer + is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kitchen Timers free?
Kitchen Timers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do cooking timer + or Kitchen Timers have ads?
cooking timer + shows ads; Kitchen Timers does not.
Which is updated more often, cooking timer + or Kitchen Timers?
cooking timer + ships an update every 6 months, and Kitchen Timers daily. Most recently, cooking timer + was updated on October 3, 2026 and Kitchen Timers on October 1, 2026.

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