Colored Timer vs Thumb Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Colored Timer
This utility app allows users to set up multiple timers that visually change color as time progresses. Define custom "Timer events" to associate specific colors with different time intervals. A pro version offers more timers and color options.
- Color-changing background
- Configurable timer events
- Multiple simultaneous timers
- Pro version for more timers
- Customizable colors
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Colored Timer is a configurable timer that changes its background color as time passes. The colors can be defined as "Timer events". Up to three timers can be used at the same time in Colored Timer. Use Colored Timer Pro for up to 10 timers with unlimited colors.
Thumb Timer
This utility app allows users to control time settings, countdowns, and alarms using only one thumb. It's designed for single-handed operation on iPhones and iPads, offering a straightforward timer experience.
- Single-thumb control
- Time setting
- Countdown mode
- Alarm mode
- Left/right thumb support
- Ad-free experience
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The iPhone is designed to be used by one hand, or even just by one thumb. So is 'Thumb Timer'! Control time setting, count down and alarm mode with just your thumb. Of course the app can be controlled with the left thumb as well as with the right thumb. - No adds - No in-app purchases - No spyware Just a easy to use timer app! Enjoy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Colored Timer at 50% against Thumb Timer's 0%. Colored Timer also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (10 vs 3). Thumb Timer's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 3.7) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Thumb Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Colored Timer's written reviews are positive against 0% of Thumb Timer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Colored Timer ships an update monthly, Thumb Timer every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Colored Timer | Thumb Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (10 ratings) | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sven Bergmann | Hartmut Albers |
Customer experience
Colored Timer
Thumb Timer
In-app purchases
Colored Timer
No in-app purchases
Thumb Timer
No in-app purchases
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