Comparison

+1 Timer vs Progress Timer

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

Head to head
About

+1 Timer

Manage multiple countdown timers simultaneously on one screen. Ideal for timing various activities like cooking, studying, or working. Save timers for quick reuse and receive notifications when they complete.

Highlights
  • Create and manage multiple timers
  • Start, pause, and resume timers individually
  • Add notes to timers
  • Customizable timer sounds
  • Receive completion notifications
  • Save timers locally
Features
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Timers—as many as you need. +1 Timer is a simple timer app that lets you manage multiple countdown timers on a single screen. It is ideal for timing multiple activities such as cooking, studying, exercising, working, and taking breaks. Save a timer for each activity, so you do not have to configure it again every time. 【Key Features】 • Create multiple timers and start, pause, or resume each one individually • Add a note to each timer • Choose from a variety of sounds • Enable vibration on iPhone • Receive a notification when a timer finishes • Edit, reset, or delete timers • Save your timers locally on your device • Compatible with iPhone and iPad Simply tap a timer in the list to quickly start or pause it. Time the laundry while you cook. Manage study sessions and breaks separately. Create individual timers for each exercise. +1 Timer makes everyday time management simple. ※ Notifications must be enabled to receive alerts when timers finish.

About

Progress Timer

This app helps you manage timed tasks with visual progress bars and countdowns. You can set custom titles and durations, and repeat timer groups. It continues counting in the background and notifies you even when the screen is locked.

Highlights
  • Visual progress bars
  • Customizable timer titles
  • Repeatable timer groups
  • Background operation
  • Sound notifications
  • Save and recall timer lists
Features
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This is a timer to see all progress at a glance. You can give each timer a title of your choice, set the time, and sort it freely. When the timer starts, each bar will animate in order from the top, along with the countdown display. It notifies by sound from 3 seconds before the countdown ends. Repeat playback of the timer group is also possible. If you save the group you created in the list, you can call it immediately at any time. It counts even in the background and notifies you properly even when locked. Use it to create workout menus, manage the cooking process, and manage various other schedules.

Screenshots

+1 Timer4 screens
Progress Timer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: +1 Timer at 100% against Progress Timer's 75%. +1 Timer also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 8 months). Progress Timer's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (13.2 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

+1 Timer ships an update every 6 weeks, Progress Timer every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
+1 Timer versus Progress Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter+1 TimerProgress Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.1 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—11 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 8 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopernanaworkYosuke Arasawa

Customer experience

+1 Timer

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Progress Timer

All ratings11 ratings
Positive63.6%
Neutral27.3%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

+1 Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Progress Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is +1 Timer free?
+1 Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Progress Timer free?
Progress Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do +1 Timer or Progress Timer have ads?
Both +1 Timer and Progress Timer show ads.
Which is updated more often, +1 Timer or Progress Timer?
+1 Timer ships an update every 6 weeks, and Progress Timer every 8 months. Most recently, +1 Timer was updated on September 7, 2026 and Progress Timer on June 11, 2026.

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