Comparison

Cool Kitchen Timer vs Boiler Egg

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

Head to head
About

Cool Kitchen Timer

An elegant kitchen timer with animated visuals for easy time tracking during cooking. It offers visual and sound notifications, works in lock mode, and supports durations from seconds to 100 hours. Designed for everyday use, it's user-friendly for all ages.

Highlights
  • Animated time flow
  • Visual and sound notifications
  • Works in lock/sleep mode
  • Wide time duration range
  • Counts time past completion
  • User-friendly design
Features
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Bright timer for bright cooking. Elegant kitchen timer designed for everyday use that has animated features on the hour, minute and second visual indicators to quickly overlook how much time in minutes is left. You can always glance at the display to check your time without reading the numbers. Features: - Stylish design; - Animated time flow and backgrounds; - Visual and sound notifications; - Ability to fire even in device lock or sleep mode; - Wide range of time duration available—from as couple of seconds to 100 hours; - Counts time past timer completion; - User-friendly — even for kids! This is one kitchen timer you won't want to do without!

About

Boiler Egg

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Boil an egg right from your wrist. By using all sensors of your Watch, you’ll get the best result.

Screenshots

Cool Kitchen Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Cool Kitchen Timer at 6.0 against Boiler Egg's 13.0. On price, update cadence, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cool Kitchen Timer ships an update every 6 months, Boiler Egg every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Cool Kitchen Timer versus Boiler Egg: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCool Kitchen TimerBoiler Egg
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS6.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSerhii Simkovskyiritterfeld.com

In-app purchases

None

Cool Kitchen Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Boiler Egg

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cool Kitchen Timer free?
Cool Kitchen Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Boiler Egg free?
Boiler Egg is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cool Kitchen Timer or Boiler Egg have ads?
Neither Cool Kitchen Timer nor Boiler Egg shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cool Kitchen Timer or Boiler Egg?
Cool Kitchen Timer ships an update every 6 months, and Boiler Egg every 4 months. Most recently, Cool Kitchen Timer was updated on September 9, 2026 and Boiler Egg on September 29, 2026.

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