Timer vs Usual Timer for Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Timer
This utility app provides a simple and stylish timer and stopwatch. It offers background notifications, customizable themes and alarm sounds, and vibration options. An optional plugin can remove ads.
- Background timer notifications
- Selectable theme colors
- Selectable alarm sounds
- Vibration on/off
- Tablet support
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A Simple & Stylish Timer Stopwatch App. [Features] - Supports Tablet. - If App is in the background, notifies the timer completion. - Selectable Theme Color.("Ninja BLACK"/"Samurai WHITE"/"Sakura RED"/"Yuzu YELLOW"/"Ajisai BLUE"/"Matcha GREEN") - Selectable Alarm Sound.("Alarm Clock"/"Bell"/"Alert"/"Chime"/"Telephone"/"Cat"/"Dog"/"Bird") - Vibration On/Off ※ Timer is free, but you can hide the ad by buying a plug-in extension. URL Scheme: woodsmall-timer:// Made in Japan. © woodsmall inc.
Usual Timer for Widget
Easily set and manage multiple countdown timers with minimal interaction. Save frequently used timers for cooking, studying, or gaming, and launch them instantly from a widget. Receive sound and vibration alerts when a timer finishes.
- Set multiple timers
- Start timers from widget
- Save usual timers
- Customizable timer icons and colors
- Extensive editing functions
- Options during countdown
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· Timer with the least operation · Set multiple timers · Start timer from the widget Usual Timer is an application which you can save the usual timers and start the timer with the least operation. First let's save a timer. Set a time for daily use, such as cooking, studying and game etc. You can select an icon and a color of the timer. Unlimitedly number of timers by purchasing the full version. Tap saved timer and the app begin the countdown immediately. When the timer ends, the app notifies you by sound and vibration. If the app is in background, because of the specification of iOS, the app announces you by a notification. And you can also use the widget. If using the widget, you can start the timer with just one tap. No need to start the app. Other Features · Extensive editing functions, e.g. add, copy, edit, delete, sort timers. · Convenient options during the countdown, e.g. suppress the brightness of the screen, invalidate Auto Lock and invalidate touch event. Sounds: OtoLogic(https://otologic.jp)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Usual Timer for Widget at none against Timer's shown. Timer's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 58%) and rating (4.4 vs 4.2). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and 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
Both are free to download. Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month and Usual Timer for Widget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 81 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Timer's written reviews are positive against 58% of Usual Timer for Widget's.
Timer ships an update fortnightly, Usual Timer for Widget every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Timer | Usual Timer for Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (81 ratings) — better | 4.2 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 57.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 81 — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | woodsmall inc. | Akihiro Nakanishi |
Customer experience
Timer
Usual Timer for Widget
In-app purchases
Timer
- Monthly plan$0.491 Month
- Annual plan$5.991 Year
- Pay in full$6.99
Usual Timer for Widget
- Full Version of Usual Timer$0.99
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