Creative Timer vs BestTimerApp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
BestTimerApp
This utility app offers a straightforward way to manage single or multiple timers for everyday tasks like workouts, cooking, or study sessions. It features a clean design with large, readable time displays and live activity integration for lock screens.
- Single Timer with precise control
- Multi-Timers list
- Live Activity on Lock Screen
- Custom time zones
- Sound settings
- Simple, focused design
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BestTimerApp is a clean, fast timer built for real life. Create a quick single timer or manage multiple timers at once — perfect for workouts, study sessions, cooking, and routines. Key features: Single Timer with precise control Multi‑Timers list for managing several timers Live Activity on Lock Screen and Dynamic Island Custom time zones in Multi‑Timers Sound settings with optional beep and tone selection Simple, focused design with large readable time
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BestTimerApp at every 8 days against Creative Timer's every 8 months. Creative Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Creative Timer ships an update every 8 months, BestTimerApp every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Creative Timer | BestTimerApp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jonathan Diehl | WOO KIM |
Customer experience
Creative Timer
BestTimerApp
In-app purchases
Creative Timer
No in-app purchases
BestTimerApp
No in-app purchases
