CusTimer vs MinSec
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CusTimer
This highly customizable timer app offers speech reminders, second-by-second beeps, and custom "time's up" messages. It features a large display, elegant fonts, cool animations, and supports timer, stopwatch, and clock modes in four languages.
- Customizable timer settings
- Speech reminders and messages
- Second-by-second beep sounds
- Countdown in last few seconds
- Large, full-screen time display
- Timer, Stopwatch, and Clock modes
- Multi-language speech support
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Want a timer that reminds you, with speech, how much time is left? Or a timer that produces little "beep" sounds every second? Maybe one that can do a countdown in the last few seconds? Or a timer that, instead of playing a sound effect when it finishes, verbalize a custom "time is up" message? Then this is the app for YOU! CusTimer, as the name suggests, is a highly customizable timer app. You can customize your own timer settings in numerous ways: - Whether or not to start a countdown during the last few seconds of the timer - Whether or not to produce beep sounds every second - When time is up, verbalize a message or play a sound - Custom "time is up" messages - Set (regular or not) reminders that reminds you how much time is left - Custom reminder messages Other than the customizations mentioned above, CusTimer has various other features too: - The remaining time is written in a super large font that fills the screen of your device - Highly customisable - 3 modes: Timer, Stopwatch, and Clock - Supports speech in four languages: English, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Japanese - Elegant fonts! - Cool animations
MinSec
Easily manage multiple timers simultaneously for various activities like training or cooking. Set timers in advance to avoid repetitive input and streamline your workflow.
- Set multiple timers
- Intuitive interface
- Pre-set timers for recurring tasks
- Manage timers without retyping
- Supports watch and iPhone
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This application allows you to set multiple timers and is intuitive and easy to use. If you set timers in advance for training intervals, cooking, etc., you can manage timers without having to retype them.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MinSec at 5.0 against CusTimer's 4.0. MinSec also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). CusTimer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.1). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. MinSec sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. CusTimer asks for nothing beyond the download.
MinSec holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
CusTimer ships an update every 2 weeks, MinSec every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on June 24, 2026 and August 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CusTimer | MinSec |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Xiu Cheng | Tomohisa Uchida |
Customer experience
CusTimer
MinSec
In-app purchases
CusTimer
No in-app purchases
MinSec
- Unlimited Alarm$1.99
- Remove Ads$1.99









