Pure Countdown vs RandomTimer
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.
RandomTimer
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Random Timer is a countdown timer that runs for a time you set, or picks a random length within a range you choose. You can also hide the clock so you don't know when it will end. Two modes • Basic: enter hours and minutes and count down. • Random: set a minimum and maximum, and the timer picks a length between them in whole minutes. You don't have to know what it picked until it goes off. Hide the time Turn on "Hide current time" before you start, or tap to hide and show the remaining time while it runs. When hidden, the display shows only --:--:--. When time is up If the app is open when time runs out, sound and vibration repeat until you tap Stop. If you've left the app, on iOS 26 or later a system alarm rings if you've given alarm permission; otherwise you get a single notification. Pause, resume and stop anytime. The countdown keeps running even if you close the app, and reopening it shows the time left. Your last mode, times and hide setting are remembered. Good to know • Times are set in hours and minutes (no seconds). • Available in English, Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Russian and Hindi. • A banner ad shows at the bottom of the screen, and a full-screen ad appears every 10th launch. Each time your total timer use passes another 2 hours, an ad plays when you next start a timer; if you close that ad before it finishes, the timer won't start. • Tap Subscribe to start a monthly auto-renewing subscription that removes all ads. Subscription details • Subscribe (ad removal): 1-month auto-renewing subscription • Payment is charged to your Apple ID account. • It renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends. • Manage or cancel it in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. • Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ • Privacy Policy: https://timer.vnamu.com/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Pure Countdown at none against RandomTimer's shown. Pure Countdown also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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 RandomTimer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pure Countdown ships an update every 9 days, RandomTimer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pure Countdown | RandomTimer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tomasz Powalka | WanYeol Park |
In-app purchases
Pure Countdown
- Remove Ads from Pure Countdown$0.99
RandomTimer
- remove_ads$0.991 Month
