Pure Countdown vs (Not Boring) Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pure Countdown
A simple and minimalist countdown timer designed for games and quizzes. Easily set timers with a clean interface. Ideal for situations where precise timing is crucial.
- Minimalistic design
- Easy to use
- Countdown timer
- Game timer
- Quiz timer
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Easy to use countdown timer with minimalistic design. Perfect for quiz or board games where time does matter.
(Not Boring) Timer
This app offers a visually engaging and intuitive timer experience, inspired by simple egg timers. It features a unique overshoot function, a game-like interface with 3D animations, and customizable skins. Widgets provide quick access to timers for daily routines.
- Overshoot and stopwatch modes
- Game-like 3D interface
- Large, readable display
- Customizable skins
- Home screen widgets
- Screen always on option
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"Just astonishingly fun." — John Gruber A BETTER EVERYDAY TIMER I dreamt of a timer I could use every day that would simplify time and make the most of every moment it counted. Inspired by the simple egg timer, Timer more honestly represents time as a single dimension. No hours or seconds—just minutes. There's nowhere to get lost. Scroll to set. Tap to start. Get back to life. STOPWATCH & OVERSHOOT When time expires, it doesn't stop at 0. Timer flips and begins to count up. This turns out to be pretty useful if you missed the alarm and don't know how much time has elapsed or if you cook and just need another minute without the hassle of setting another timer. Or scroll down to 0, tap, and it becomes a stopwatch ready to measure any length of time. PLAYS LIKE A GAME, WORKS LIKE AN APP Next generation user interface designed and built in 3D with animation and sounds inspired by video games. BIG & READABLE Time you can read from across the room. Optional setting to keep your screen on during countdowns. SKINS Skins change the whole look and feel of the app. New skins and collaborations every season so you can keep it fresh. WIDGETS Drop a custom timer on your home screen for fast, one tap access to daily timers for coffee brewing, workouts, and other daily routines. SUPER!BORING Become a Super!Boring member and get all 5 Not Boring apps + skins + extras. We are 100% member-supported. No ads, no data gathering, no tracking. Just beautiful apps that make everyday life a little less boring. Plans: https://andy.works/plans Support: https://andy.works/support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Pure Countdown at free against (Not Boring) Timer's free with in-app purchases. Pure Countdown also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). (Not Boring) Timer's advantage is ratings volume (2.6K vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Pure Countdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and (Not Boring) Timer sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pure Countdown holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: (Not Boring) Timer has 2.6K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Pure Countdown ships an update every 9 days, (Not Boring) Timer monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 17, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pure Countdown | (Not Boring) Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (2.6K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 67.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 217 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tomasz Powalka | Not Boring Software LLC |
Customer experience
Pure Countdown
(Not Boring) Timer
Bugs and requests
Pure Countdown
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
(Not Boring) Timer
Reported bugs
2 issues- Widget doesn't always start the timer correctly
- Sound doesn't work when phone is on silent mode
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for longer timers (over 90 minutes)
- Implement seconds option for more precise timing
- Integrate with Dynamic Island on newer iPhones
- Add alarm functionality
- Allow users to set custom timer intervals
In-app purchases
Pure Countdown
- Remove Ads from Pure Countdown$0.99
(Not Boring) Timer
- Super !Boring Monthly$7.991 Month
- Super !Boring Yearly2 variants$29.991 Year
- Andy Skin$4.99
- Chroma Skin$4.99
- Monsters Skin$4.99
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- Opal Skin$9.99
- Karat Skin$9.99
- Cedar Skin$9.99
- !Timer Plus Lifetime$14.99
Questions
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