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
This app offers a simple and user-friendly hourglass experience. Set your desired time, pause it as needed, and enjoy the soothing visual of falling sand. It's designed for moments of calm and focused time management.
- User-friendly hourglass interface
- Set custom timer durations
- Pause and resume timer
- Soothing falling sand animation
- Comforting visual experience
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Simple and user-friendly hourglass app. You can set your desired time and also pause it. Watching the beautiful falling sand is soothing and comforting. 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 216). Hourglass's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 16 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.1). 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.
Hourglass holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timer ٞ has 1.2K ratings behind it against 216, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 36% of Timer ٞ's written reviews are positive against 30% of Hourglass's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Timer ٞ ships an update every 16 months, Hourglass weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Timer ٞ | Hourglass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (1.2K ratings) | 4.6 (216 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.4% of reviews — better | 30.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 216 |
| 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 | 13.0 — 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$3.99
