Comparison

Task Master vs ABTimers

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

Head to head
About

Task Master

Organize your day with a to-do list and integrated timer. Input your deadline, tasks, and estimated times to track your progress and identify free time. Archive tasks for later use and monitor your schedule with convenient home and lock screen widgets.

Highlights
  • Deadline-based task scheduling
  • Task progress tracking
  • Time estimation for tasks
  • Task archiving
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Free time calculation
Features
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Task Master combines a to-do list and a timer. First, input the time when you want all of your tasks done by. Next, input all of your tasks and how long you think each will take. Then, Task Master uses the current time to calculate how far ahead or behind you are. You can also save tasks for another day by archiving them. Use the Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets to keep track of your tasks without having to open the app! This app is great for figuring out how much free time you have and helps you schedule your day so you can get everything done.

About

ABTimers

This utility app offers multiple customizable timers designed to assist with various tasks, including gaming. It features advanced options like adjustable running times, auto-looping, and silent modes, with iCloud sync for cross-device use.

Highlights
  • Restart timers without leaving games
  • Set quiet times
  • Adjust running timer
  • Auto-looping timers
  • iCloud Sync
  • Send timers to other devices
Features
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Lots of timers, lots of features, and fast to use! Features - Restart, snooze or pause a timer right from its alert, without leaving your game - Swipe a timer to restart, pause, snooze or put it away - Time calculator: set a timer for "25 × 5 minutes" without doing the math - Set Quiet Times to not disturb your family - Saved timers, ready to start with one touch - Timer groups, each with its own alert sound - Lots of timers - It's free - Adjust the time while the timer is running - Finished timers keep reminding you until you deal with them - One touch copy and start - Back up your timers and send them to your other devices - Dark Mode and larger text sizes ABTimers helps you play Message from the author: I play iPhone games. A lot. Many of them make you wait. I wrote ABTimers to help me play. I use it every day. Every time I think "It would be really cool if ABTimers did this or that", I add it as a feature. That's why there are so many settings and options for what should be a simple timer app. If you use ABTimers and you find it doesn't do something, please let me know. I will try to add it.

Screenshots

Task Master4 screens
ABTimers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Task Master at 5.0 against ABTimers's 4.5. Task Master also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 56 months). ABTimers's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 73%). On price, ads, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ABTimers sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Task Master asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Task Master holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of Task Master's written reviews are positive against 100% of ABTimers's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Task Master ships an update monthly, ABTimers every 56 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Task Master versus ABTimers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTask MasterABTimers
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6 — better2
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 56 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNolan MathewsICNC

Customer experience

Task Master

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative18.2%

ABTimers

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Task Master

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

ABTimers

One-time1
  • ABTimers Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Task Master free?
Task Master is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ABTimers free?
ABTimers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Task Master or ABTimers?
Task Master is rated higher. Task Master averages 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while ABTimers averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Task Master or ABTimers have ads?
Neither Task Master nor ABTimers shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Task Master or ABTimers?
Task Master ships an update monthly, and ABTimers every 56 months. Most recently, Task Master was updated on October 22, 2026 and ABTimers on October 8, 2026.

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