Comparison

Creative Timer vs Workplace by LS

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

Head to head

About

Creative Timer

Design custom timer sequences for various activities like sports, workouts, or workshops. Save unlimited timers with multiple steps and configure audio cues or voice announcements for each stage. The app runs in the background and offers sharing capabilities.

Highlights

Create and save unlimited custom timers
Multi-step timers with varying durations
Audio cues and voice announcements
Background operation with notifications
Timer sharing with friends
Pre-set timers for common activities

Features

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Create your own timer sequences for sports, activities, or workshops. - Create and save any number of timers with any number of steps of varying length. - Comes with several useful presets, such as timers for a Seven-Minute workout and the Design Sprint Crazy Eight exercise - Choose to play sounds at the end and half-way through - Let your device announce the current step to you as a reminder - Configure a pause between individual steps - Runs in the background with notifications shown on the device and your watch - Share timers with your friends - Fully animated and beautifully designed Use Creative Timer to... - guide you through your daily sports routine or interval training - timebox your workshops or other activities - quickly set a timer for recurring tasks

About

Workplace by LS

Features

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Integrated with LocationSolutions' ERP system to simplify and unify all installation processes. The ERP itself is integrated to other systems. You need an account from Location Solutions to explore the benefits of Workplace by LS.

Screenshots

Creative Timer4 screens

Workplace by LS3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Workplace by LS at weekly against Creative Timer's every 8 months. Workplace by LS also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Creative Timer ships an update every 8 months, Workplace by LS weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level

Creative Timer versus Workplace by LS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Creative Timer	Workplace by LS
Price	Free	Free
Positive reviews	100.0% of reviews	—
Update frequency	Every 8 months	Weekly — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad	iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS	17.0	15.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	1 MB	94 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Jonathan Diehl	Location Solutions

In-app purchases

None

Creative Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Workplace by LS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Creative Timer free?

Creative Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Workplace by LS free?

Workplace by LS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Creative Timer or Workplace by LS have ads?

Neither Creative Timer nor Workplace by LS shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Creative Timer or Workplace by LS?

Creative Timer ships an update every 8 months, and Workplace by LS weekly. Most recently, Creative Timer was updated on September 30, 2026 and Workplace by LS on October 4, 2026.