Comparison

Timer & stopwatch vs Visual Multi Timer

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Visual Multi Timer

This app helps you manage multiple tasks simultaneously with customizable timers. It offers pre-made templates for various activities like cooking, workouts, and productivity, along with extensive personalization options. Stay on track with features like Live Activities and widgets.

Highlights
  • Multiple timers running simultaneously
  • Multi-step timer creation
  • Extensive template gallery
  • Customizable timer appearance
  • Live Activities and Dynamic Island integration
  • Homescreen widgets
  • Shortcut Actions support
Features
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Manage your time better with Timus. Cook your favorite dish with the help of cooking timers, become more productive with a Pomodoro timer, stay healthy by working out with HIIT or Tabata timers or even create custom timers to help you throughout the day MULTIPLE TIMERS AND MULTIPLE STEPS Create separate timers for every task you need and run them all at once. Easily create timers with multiple steps, it can be useful for sport, cooking, productivity or some other types of tasks HUGE TEMPLATE GALLERY Speaking of types of tasks! We prepared 20 templates for you so it would be even easier to start managing your time in a better way. Sport, Productivity, Health, Parenting, Cooking – we have it all. EASY CUSTOMIZATION Give timers your own personal touch. Choose titles, icons, colors, signals. Reorder or delete timers with dragging or swiping APPLE FEATURES ON FULL POTENTIAL See active timers in Live Activities and Dynamic Islands, use Homescreen widgets to manage your timers and start timers with Shortcut Actions without even opening the app Meet Timus, your new buddy in the kitchen, your workout partner at the gym, your teammate on the field, and your sidekick at the office. With its quick timer settings, you can focus on what matters most, whether it's work, exercise, or your daily routines. Timus has your back! Download Visual multi timer: Timus today and start making everything on time.  Have any questions? Please contact us at support@happus.co Privacy Policy: https://happus.co/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://happus.co/terms-of-service

Screenshots

Timer & stopwatch4 screens
Visual Multi Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Timer & stopwatch at none against Visual Multi Timer's shown. Timer & stopwatch also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (1.5K vs 144). Visual Multi Timer's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Timer & stopwatch sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Visual Multi Timer sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Timer & stopwatch against 4.7 for Visual Multi Timer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timer & stopwatch has 1.5K ratings behind it against 144, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of Timer & stopwatch's written reviews are positive against 85% of Visual Multi Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timer & stopwatch ships an update every 8 days, Visual Multi Timer monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Timer & stopwatch versus Visual Multi Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimer & stopwatchVisual Multi Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.5K ratings)4.7 (144 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.8% of reviews — better84.9% of reviews
Number of ratings1.5K — better144
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB102 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCOSMIC TEAPOT PTY. LTD.HAPPUS LLC

Customer experience

Timer & stopwatch

All ratings1,419 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral3.3%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews447 reviews
Positive86.8%
Neutral6.5%
Negative6.7%

Visual Multi Timer

All ratings142 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral1.4%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive84.9%
Neutral3.8%
Negative11.3%

User reviews

Timer & stopwatch

From 1.5K App Store ratings

What 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

Visual Multi Timer

From 144 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use and navigate
  • 💡 Fully customizable timers
  • 💡 Option to pause timer
  • 💡 Impressive alarm choices
  • 💡 Alarm rings on silent/with music

Room to improve

  • 👎 Amateurish sounds
  • 👎 Confusing user interface
  • 👎 Not intuitive
  • 👎 No vibration when silent
  • 👎 Cannot set custom seconds (intervals of 5s)

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

Visual Multi Timer

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • No vibration when set to silent

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add stopwatch
  • macOS app
  • Ability to view timer as progress bar on lock screen
  • More free programs
  • Visual and vibratory alerts separately or combined
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  • Mac OS version

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Timer & stopwatch

One-time1
  • Upgrade Timeglass$2.99
8 purchases

Visual Multi Timer

Subscriptions6
  • Weekly3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Monthly2 variants$2.991 Month
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
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  • Annual$4.991 Year
  • Annual3 Days trial2 variants$9.991 Year
  • Annual$14.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime$29.99
  • Lifetime v2$39.99

Questions

Is Timer & stopwatch free?
Timer & stopwatch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Visual Multi Timer free?
Visual Multi Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Timer & stopwatch or Visual Multi Timer?
Visual Multi Timer is rated higher. Timer & stopwatch averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while Visual Multi Timer averages 4.7 from 144 ratings.
Do Timer & stopwatch or Visual Multi Timer have ads?
Visual Multi Timer shows ads; Timer & stopwatch does not.
Which is updated more often, Timer & stopwatch or Visual Multi Timer?
Timer & stopwatch ships an update every 8 days, and Visual Multi Timer monthly. Most recently, Timer & stopwatch was updated on November 2, 2026 and Visual Multi Timer on November 7, 2026.

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