Laundry Watcher vs Bathtimer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Laundry Watcher
This app helps you manage laundry cycles by timing your washer and dryer. Simply drag a laundry basket to start a timer and get notified when cycles are complete, freeing you from waiting.
- Track laundry cycles
- Customizable wash/dry times
- Timer start by dragging basket
- Notifications for cycle completion
- Manages different clothing types
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Laundry Watcher keeps track of your laundry as you wash and dry it. It remembers the specific times you enter for your washer and dryer for different kinds of clothes. Start your washer or dryer, drag a basket in Laundry Watcher to start the timer, and go do what matters to you - you're no longer stuck waiting for the machine to beep.
Bathtimer
This app helps you take shorter, more efficient showers with a customizable timer. It provides audio cues and tracks your progress, encouraging water and time savings. You can even integrate it with your music apps for an uninterrupted experience.
- Customizable shower timer
- Audio step cues
- Music app integration
- Shower time tracking
- Water usage statistics (opt-in)
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Take long showers? Help yourself take shorter showers by using a shower timer that will help you pace yourself and improve over time! Features: - Shower timer that rings for each step of your shower. - Listen to music on your favorite app (Spotify, Pandora, Tidal, YouTube music, etc.) during your shower without interruption! - Text-to-speech reads your steps out loud during your shower so you know which step you're on without having to look! - Stats are recorded to track your shower times. - Stats on your water usage is also tracked if you opt in! Let us know if you have any feedback: bathtimerapp@gmail.com Tweet us your shorter showers’ progress: @Bathtimerapp Bathtimer (aka Bath timer) is a shower timer that helps you take shorter showers. It’s not just a shower timer - it’s a shower interval timer! Shorter showers not only save you time, but also water. If you want to save some money, or if you live in a region impacted by drought, try adding a shower timer to your shower! Want to save water? You can switch to a water efficient shower head, hop in the shower right away, or take a shorter shower with Bathtimer! If you want to move towards a more sustainable resource lifestyle by conserving water, it can be difficult. Once you have a goal to take a faster shower, you need a way to execute your plan! With Bathtimer, you can design a predictable shower time by setting a routine for yourself, and the shower timer will help you stick to that shower routine.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Bathtimer at Free against Laundry Watcher's $0.99. Bathtimer also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 78 months) and ratings volume (67 vs 1). Laundry Watcher's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On device support 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
Bathtimer is free to download; Laundry Watcher costs $0.99 up front. Bathtimer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Laundry Watcher asks for nothing beyond the download.
Laundry Watcher holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bathtimer has 67 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Laundry Watcher's written reviews are positive against 83% of Bathtimer's.
Laundry Watcher ships an update every 78 months, Bathtimer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Laundry Watcher | Bathtimer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (67 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 82.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 67 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 78 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | William Needels | Dosagas LLC |
Customer experience
Laundry Watcher
Bathtimer
In-app purchases
Laundry Watcher
No in-app purchases
Bathtimer
- Go Ad-Free!$1.99
