Countdown Timer vs Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown Timer
Track time remaining until important events or time elapsed since a past event. Receive notifications when a countdown expires. This app offers a simple, ad-free experience for managing your time.
- Countdown timer
- Count-up timer
- Event tracking
- Time remaining
- Time elapsed
- Event notifications
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The simplest countdown timer (and regular countdown). Without advertising. The timer works in two modes: 1. How much time left to the event 2. How much time has passed after the event When the timer expires, you will receive a notification.
Timer
This app offers a simple and customizable timer and stopwatch. Easily set custom durations for various activities like exercise or chores. It includes delay timing options and audible alerts with sound effects.
- Customizable timing content
- Delay timing function
- Stopwatch functionality
- Built-in sound effects
- Easy to use interface
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Timer, stopwatch timer · I love timer, is a simple and easy to use timer software. You can customize the timing content, which is very convenient. For example, skip rope for 1 minute, do homework for 10 minutes, and brush your teeth for 3 minutes. It supports the function of delay timing, which can be delayed by 3 seconds or 10 seconds, so that you can skip rope by yourself. The stopwatch function is also very easy to use, and there are many built-in sound effects, which are very eye-catching when the time is up! Download it now and try it!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Countdown Timer at none against Timer's 1. Countdown Timer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (85% vs 50%). Timer's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months). On price 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. Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Countdown Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Countdown Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Timer has 1.2K ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Countdown Timer's written reviews are positive against 50% of Timer's.
Countdown Timer ships an update every 7 months, Timer fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown Timer | Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.2K ratings) — better | 4.4 (29 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.8% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 29 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gregory Strigunov | 西连 郑 |
Customer experience
Countdown Timer
Timer
Bugs and requests
Countdown Timer
Reported bugs
2 issues- Timer not always accurate
- Countdown not working as expected in some cases
Requested features
3 requests- Add widget support
- Allow multiple timers/countdowns
- Provide more customization options
Timer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Countdown Timer
No in-app purchases
Timer
- VIP$3.99
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