Comparison

TimeTime vs Next Up

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

Head to head
About

TimeTime

This app offers a beautifully designed stopwatch and timer with landscape mode for easy viewing. It allows for precise time measurement, lap counting, saving multiple custom timers, and editing them on the fly.

Highlights
  • Landscape mode for easy viewing
  • Millisecond precision stopwatch
  • Lap time measurement
  • Save and manage multiple timers
  • Edit running timers
  • Intuitive interface
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A beautiful and easy to use timer and stopwatch. The timer and stopwatch can be used in landscape. This makes it very easy to place your device anyway you want and you can still easily see the time. Stopwatch: - Measures time in milliseconds. - Counts lap time. Timer: - Just tap on the numbers, choose a time, and go. Simple and easy. - Save multiple times for future use. Just choose a time and save it. - Easy to edit and delete any saved time. - Edit the time at any time. Just pause the timer, change the time, and resume the timer later. If you enjoy the app, please consider leaving a review on the App Store or updating your previous one. Every single review is very much appreciated. Thank you so much!

About

Next Up

Create and customize interval timers with detailed options for reps, sets, colors, and sounds. Offers flexible display modes, quick actions for navigation, and background notifications. Organize timers with folders and choose between light and dark themes.

Highlights
  • Customizable intervals (reps, sets, colors, sounds)
  • Detailed and full-screen display modes
  • Portrait and landscape orientation support
  • Quick actions for navigation and editing
  • Background notifications
  • Timer organization with folders
Features
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Customize Your Intervals, Your Way A fully customizable interval timer: Create your intervals. Specify reps, sets, colours and sounds. Tailor it to your purpose and needs. Minimal design and easy to use. Options for rep-based intervals and images. Display options: Choose to run your timer in a detailed view that auto-scrolls through intervals or a full-screen mode for a larger, easily visible display. Both modes support portrait and landscape orientations. Visual details: In detailed view, running intervals and sets are highlighted, providing a clear visual cue. For intervals with multiple reps, the highlighted area indicates the percentage completed. Set optional background colours on intervals for a visual cue. Light and dark mode versions are available and will adapt to your preferences set on your device. Quick actions: Set an interim interval that will automatically be added between intervals. Optionally, end your timer with the interim interval. Skip or backtrack through intervals using intuitive arrow buttons. Swipe actions allow for easy deletion and duplication of intervals and sets. --- Interval Timer features: • Interval timers: Create timers with unlimited intervals. • Description, Length, and Reps: Set the details of each interval, customizing it to your precise requirements. • Interim Intervals: Quickly set up timers by adding interim intervals that run between each interval. • Interval Sets: Group intervals into sets and specify the desired number of set reps. • Interval Customization: Differentiate intervals with background colors. • Time Display: View countdown of each interval and total remaining time, with an option to display total elapsed time. • Progress and Highlighting: View progress with highlighted current intervals and reps completed. • Start from Any Interval: Choose which interval to start the timer from, providing maximum control. • User-friendly Actions: Effortlessly manage intervals with swipe actions for deletion and duplication. Duplicate button allows for easy copying of intervals, sets, and timers. Arrow buttons enable smooth navigation between intervals. • Background Notifications: Run timers in the background and receive alerts for interval changes and timer completion. • Organize with Folders: Create folders to organize and easily access your timers. • Orientation and Display: Enjoy portrait and landscape orientations, and full-screen mode for a larger timer display. • Light and Dark Mode: Seamlessly switch between light and dark mode to suit your preference. Upgrade features include: • Unlimited timers: Create as many timers as you like. • Sound Options: Enable countdown beeps, set interval/timer sounds, and/or enable text to speech. • Rep-based Intervals: Option to create intervals based on reps instead of time to offer maximum flexibility. • More Interval Customization: Differentiate intervals with images/photos and sounds. • Edit received timers: Flexibility to modify all timers. Subscription - syncing and sharing timers: • Sync and Share: Sync timers across devices and choose to share timers and folders with other users. Sharing via email includes a direct download link and instructions. --- Privacy Policy: https://alysha.dev/interval-timer-privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://alysha.dev/interval-timer-terms-of-use

Screenshots

TimeTime4 screens
Next Up4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TimeTime at none against Next Up's 2. TimeTime also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 76%). Next Up's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 65 months) and ratings volume (2.8K vs 26). On price, rating 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Next Up sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. TimeTime asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for TimeTime against 4.7 for Next Up. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Next Up has 2.8K ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of TimeTime's written reviews are positive against 76% of Next Up's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TimeTime ships an update every 65 months, Next Up every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
TimeTime versus Next Up: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeTimeNext Up
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (26 ratings) — better4.7 (2.8K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better76.0% of reviews
Number of ratings262.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 65 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFranz BezjakAlysha Kwok

Customer experience

TimeTime

All ratings26 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Next Up

All ratings2,831 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral3.0%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews208 reviews
Positive76.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative17.3%

In-app purchases

None

TimeTime

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Next Up

Subscriptions1
  • Syncing and Sharing$3.991 Month
One-time1
  • Upgrade$2.99

Questions

Is TimeTime free?
TimeTime is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Next Up free?
Next Up is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TimeTime or Next Up?
TimeTime is rated higher. TimeTime averages 4.8 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Next Up averages 4.7 from 2.8K ratings.
Do TimeTime or Next Up have ads?
Neither TimeTime nor Next Up shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TimeTime or Next Up?
TimeTime ships an update every 65 months, and Next Up every 5 weeks. Most recently, TimeTime was updated on September 12, 2026 and Next Up on September 24, 2026.

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