Comparison

Easy Countdown vs Visual Timer

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

Head to head
About

Easy Countdown

Features
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Very simple and beautiful countdown timer. Features: * Custom 3D Touch shortcut menus (on devices with 3D Touch support). Customize up to 3 different shortcuts with most used timers for a quick access. * Child Mode: hide the stop button when the timer is running. You can always press with 2 fingers for 4 seconds while the timer is running to show or hide the stop button. * Select an alert sound. * Notifications, when enabled, will be used when the app is in background. * Turn ticking sound on or off. * Chose between 8 different timer colors. * Timer between 1 minute and 23 hours 59 minutes.

About

Visual Timer

This app offers a visually engaging countdown timer with multiple unique styles to represent the passage of time. Customize colors, backgrounds, and alarm sounds for various activities like focus work, cooking, or kids' routines.

Highlights
  • Nine unique visual timer styles
  • Customizable colors and backgrounds
  • Over 50 alarm sound options
  • Adjustable durations from seconds to hours
  • Presets and recent duration quick-picks
  • Designed for focus, cooking, kids, and workouts
Features
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Visual Timer - Time you can actually see Make every minute count with a timer that's actually worth looking at. Visual Timer turns the wait into the show: nine beautiful, hand-crafted styles that each visualize time in a different way. Pick your style: • Circular - a classic clock-face wedge that drains as time runs out • Liquid - a wave-tinted pool that drains as the clock ticks • Pixel - a grid of pixels disappears one by one • Rain - thousands of tiny grains rain down and pile up to fill the screen • Blocks - falling pieces stack up to fill the screen • Maze - a snake winds across the screen until it fills every cell • Rings - concentric rainbow rings, one per minute, leaving a colored trail • Sun - the sun arcs across the sky, drifting from dawn through dusk to night • Path - a dot glides along a trail — follow the built-in curve or draw your own • Spread - a colorful infection blooms from a few seeds until it fills the screen Make it yours: • Pick any color for the timer fill or background • Use your own photos as a backdrop or foreground • Choose from 50+ alarm sounds, from a gentle chime to a rooster • Custom durations from a few seconds to several hours • Quick-pick recent durations and built-in presets Built for any moment: • Focus and deep work - visual progress without distraction • Cooking - set it on the counter and just glance over • Kids - turn time-outs, brushing teeth, or screen-time limits into something they actually watch • Workouts - clear interval timing without staring at numbers • Meditation - calm, smooth visuals that don't pull attention • Studying - Pomodoro sessions that look like part of the desk A timer that feels at home on your phone. Designed top-to-bottom for iOS - Liquid Glass controls, fluid animations, and dark-mode-first aesthetics.

Screenshots

Easy Countdown4 screens
Visual Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Visual Timer at Free against Easy Countdown's $2.99. Visual Timer also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 19 months). Easy Countdown's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.4). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Visual Timer is free to download; Easy Countdown costs $2.99 up front. Visual Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Easy Countdown asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Easy Countdown ships an update every 19 months, Visual Timer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Easy Countdown versus Visual Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEasy CountdownVisual Timer
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating—4.6 (46 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—46 — better
Update frequencyEvery 19 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.4
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlturabit Ltda.Applorium Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Easy Countdown

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Visual Timer

One-time1
  • Visual Timer Unlock$5.99

Questions

Is Easy Countdown free?
Easy Countdown costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Visual Timer free?
Visual Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Easy Countdown or Visual Timer have ads?
Neither Easy Countdown nor Visual Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Easy Countdown or Visual Timer?
Easy Countdown ships an update every 19 months, and Visual Timer every 2 weeks. Most recently, Easy Countdown was updated on October 12, 2026 and Visual Timer on October 7, 2026.

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