Comparison

Timer vs Usual Timer for Widget

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Background timer notifications
  • Selectable theme colors
  • Selectable alarm sounds
  • Vibration on/off
  • Tablet support
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Set multiple timers
  • Start timers from widget
  • Save usual timers
  • Customizable timer icons and colors
  • Extensive editing functions
  • Options during countdown
Features
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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)

Screenshots

Timer3 screens
Usual Timer for Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Timer versus Usual Timer for Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimerUsual Timer for Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (81 ratings) — better4.2 (20 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better57.6% of reviews
Number of ratings81 — better20
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerwoodsmall inc.Akihiro Nakanishi

Customer experience

Timer

All ratings81 ratings
Positive85.2%
Neutral6.2%
Negative8.6%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral9.1%
Negative15.9%

Usual Timer for Widget

All ratings20 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive57.6%
Neutral15.2%
Negative27.3%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly plan$0.491 Month
  • Annual plan$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pay in full$6.99
1 purchases

Usual Timer for Widget

One-time1
  • Full Version of Usual Timer$0.99

Questions

Is Timer free?
Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Usual Timer for Widget free?
Usual Timer for Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Timer or Usual Timer for Widget?
Timer is rated higher. Timer averages 4.4 out of 5 from 81 ratings, while Usual Timer for Widget averages 4.2 from 20 ratings.
Do Timer or Usual Timer for Widget have ads?
Timer shows ads; Usual Timer for Widget does not.
Which is updated more often, Timer or Usual Timer for Widget?
Timer ships an update fortnightly, and Usual Timer for Widget every 5 weeks. Most recently, Timer was updated on October 10, 2026 and Usual Timer for Widget on October 6, 2026.

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