Timer ٞ vs Hourglass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Timer ٞ
This application provides a clean, simple, and reliable timer for various timing needs, including cooking, sports, and work. It offers seamless integration with Apple Watch and Today Widgets, allowing for synchronized control and notifications.
- Apple Watch support
- Today Widget support
- Synchronized timer control
- Simple and elegant design
- Easy setup
- Sound and vibration notifications
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This application counts your time like never before. The perfect Timer-beautifully clean, simple and reliable. Perfect for every timing situation (sports, games, work and of course cooking). Features: * Apple watch support * Today Widget support * Synchronize work with apple watch:You can start timer on app and follow on your watch or vice versa * Simple and elegant design * Easy setup by rotating timer or keyboard * Notification by Sound and vibration when time is over
Hourglass
A visual timer app that uses falling sand to help you track time peacefully. Ideal for focus sessions, meditation, or any activity where a calm sense of time passing is desired. Offers customizable colors and time visibility with a Pro upgrade.
- Visual falling sand timer
- Customizable timer durations
- Relaxing sand animation
- Timer completion notifications
- Restart recent timers
- Customizable colors (Pro)
- Toggle time visibility (Pro)
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Watch the sand fall and enjoy a calmer way to keep track of time. Hourglass is a simple visual timer that lets you enjoy the gentle motion of falling sand while counting down your time. Use it for studying, focused work, reading, breaks, meditation, or any moment when you want time to feel a little more peaceful. Unlike an ordinary digital timer, Hourglass gives you a visual sense of time passing as the sand slowly falls. Perfect for: • Studying and focus sessions • Work and productivity • Reading and hobbies • Pomodoro sessions • Meditation and quiet time • Relaxing breaks Features: • Set any timer duration you like • Relaxing falling-sand animation • Quickly restart recently used timer durations • Notifications when the timer finishes • Customize sand and background colors with Pro • Show or hide the remaining time with Pro Whether you're studying, working, meditating, or taking a break, Hourglass gives you a simple and calming way to experience time. standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Timer ٞ at none against Hourglass's 2. Timer ٞ also leads on ratings volume (1.2K vs 255). Hourglass's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 16 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Hourglass sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Timer ٞ asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Timer ٞ against 4.5 for Hourglass. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.2K and 255 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 36% of Timer ٞ's written reviews are positive against 30% of Hourglass's.
Timer ٞ ships an update every 16 months, Hourglass weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Timer ٞ | Hourglass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (1.2K ratings) | 4.5 (255 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.4% of reviews — better | 30.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 255 |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | UniCom Technology | Focaccia, Inc. |
Customer experience
Timer ٞ
Hourglass
Bugs and requests
Timer ٞ
Reported bugs
3 issues- Timer doesn't work consistently
- Timer doesn't ring or make sound when done
- App crashes
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to change alarm sounds
- Set up multiple timers
- Countdown timer that counts up after reaching zero
Hourglass
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Timer ٞ
No in-app purchases
Hourglass
- Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Hourglass Timer Pro$4.99
