Timer & stopwatch vs Widget Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Timer & stopwatch
This app allows users to create and manage multiple timers simultaneously, including multi-step timers with custom durations. It offers spoken alerts for guidance and a convenient widget for quick access. A library of pre-built timers is also available for various activities.
- Multiple side-by-side timers
- Multi-stepped timers with custom durations
- Spoken timer alerts
- Timer widget for quick access
- Library of pre-built timers
- Stopwatch functionality
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Timeglass has everything you need to time exercise, study, cooking, and your other daily routines. Timeglass gives you: ● Many timers, side by side - Create reusable timers and run them side by side. Maybe you want to do a workout while timing a roast in the oven. No problem! Timeglass has you covered. ● Multi-stepped timers - Timers can have multiple steps, where each step has its own duration. This is great for workout routines and cooking. ● Spoken timers - Want to know what's up next without looking at your phone? Timeglass will talk you through your stepped timers so you can stay focused on whatever you're doing. ● Timer widget - Start and view your timers from any widget screen, or from 3D Touching the app icon. You can even use this to see your timers while your phone is locked. ● Pre-built timers - A library of forty timers to choose from, covering fitness, home & lifestyle, productivity, relaxation, and cooking. ● Lots more awesome stuff - Like stopwatches, repeating alerts, beautiful tones & icons for your timers, plus five themes to choose from.
Widget Timer
Create and manage unlimited timers directly on your home screen with customizable widgets. Set repeating timers, personalize themes, and receive local notifications for alerts. Supports Siri and Shortcuts for enhanced control.
- Home screen timer widgets
- Interactive widget controls
- Lock screen widgets
- Customizable widget themes
- Theme gallery
- Repeating timers
- Siri and Shortcuts support
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Widget Timer puts beautiful, customizable timers right on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Pick the timer type that fits the moment, style it to match your setup, and keep it only a glance away. Every timer type, in one app: - Countdown: count down the days to a birthday, holiday, wedding, or trip, and let it roll over automatically every year. - Count Up: track the time since an anniversary, a milestone, or the day you started something new. - Progress: see how far through the week, month, quarter, or year you are. - Stopwatch: count elapsed time up from zero, starting and stopping as you go. - Standard: a simple one-shot timer that counts down (or up) to a set duration. - Repeat: a timer that repeats a set number of times, or infinitely, for periodic reminders like stretching or drinking water. Widgets, done right: - add timer widgets to your Home Screen and Lock Screen - interactive widgets, so you can start and stop your timers without opening the app - customize the theme of each widget, or pick one from a gallery of over 50 themes More to love: - run as many timers as you like, all at once - name every timer (emoji supported) - lots of alert sounds to choose from - multiple finished modes - local notifications alert you when the app is in the background (no network required) - long press to re-order the timers on the main screen - works with Siri and Shortcuts Some features require a purchase of either a Premium Subscription or a Premium Lifetime Unlock. Widget Timer Premium Subscription Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Timer & stopwatch at 4.7 against Widget Timer's 4.1. Timer & stopwatch also leads on review sentiment (87% vs 45%) and ratings volume (1.5K vs 185). On price, update cadence, 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. Timer & stopwatch sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Widget Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Timer & stopwatch holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timer & stopwatch has 1.5K ratings behind it against 185, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Timer & stopwatch's written reviews are positive against 45% of Widget Timer's.
Timer & stopwatch ships an update every 8 days, Widget Timer fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Timer & stopwatch | Widget Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.5K ratings) — better | 4.1 (185 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.8% of reviews — better | 45.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 185 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | COSMIC TEAPOT PTY. LTD. | Foobar Creative |
Customer experience
Timer & stopwatch
Widget Timer
User reviews
Timer & stopwatch
From 1.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 🚀 Practical and efficient
- 🎨 Beautiful and clean design
- ⏱ Excellent for timing routines and exercises
- 🔊 Useful voice prompts and alarms
Room to improve
- 🔒 Limited to 3 timers in free version
- 🔋 Alarms don't work when phone is locked or in silent mode
- 🕰 No option to automatically start timers at a specific time
- 📱 Not optimized for larger iPhone screens
Widget Timer
From 185 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and functional interface
- 👍 Great for medication reminders
- 👍 Customizable colors
- 👍 Works well for basic timers
- 👍 Good for lockscreen widgets
Room to improve
- 🐛 Timers don't disappear after finishing
- 🐛 No instructions provided
- 🐛 Sound notifications don't play from widget
- 🐛 Widgets require tapping to update
- 🐛 Paid version needed for multiple timers
Bugs and requests
Timer & stopwatch
Reported bugs
2 issues- Alarms sometimes don't go off when the app is in the background
- Timer progress not visible on lock screen
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for Apple Watch
- Ability to duplicate and edit existing timers
- Option to organize timers into folders or categories
- Integrate with Apple Health or Fitness apps
- Add a timer countdown indicator in the widget
Widget Timer
Reported bugs
11 issues- Old timers are not deletable
- Alert sounds don't play from widgets
- Countdown feature requires tapping widget to update
- Nonstop battery draining
- Paid widget on iPad doesn't work
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- Widgets not appearing on lock screen or home screen
- Widget looks bad, font too large
- Cannot pause timer
- Timer doesn't show unless a new one is added
- Timer doesn't ring when finished
- Sound stops when starting a new timer before the previous one ends
Requested features
12 requests- Option to remove old timers
- Instructions for use
- Fix sound notifications for widgets
- Allow resetting/turning off alarms from widget
- Repeat alarm option at the end
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- Smaller creation table for timers
- Timers longer than 23h 59m 59s
- Show exact end time when setting timers
- Allow hearing samples of alarm sounds before upgrading
- Pause timer functionality
- Option to repeat timers
- Allow users to hear samples of extra alarm sounds before upgrading
In-app purchases
Timer & stopwatch
- Upgrade Timeglass$2.99
Widget Timer
- Widget Timer Pro - Monthly$2.991 Month
- Widget Timer Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Premium Lifetime$49.99
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