Rummi Time vs SimpleTimer for Boardgame
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rummi Time
This app provides a customizable timer for board games, allowing users to set durations from 1 second to 1 hour. It features warning sounds as time runs out and lets you personalize the timer's background with any picture.
- Customizable timer duration (1 second to 1 hour)
- Warning sounds for approaching time limit
- Personalizable timer background image
- Easy-to-use graphical interface
- Supports iPhone, iPad, and iPod
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Do you love board games like Rummikub or Pictionary and need a timer to control the pace of the game? With Rummi Time, you get an easy to use, graphical timer with warning sounds when the time is running out. You can adjust the duration of the timer from 1 second to 1 hour, and you can choose any picture to use as your timer background. Enjoy!
SimpleTimer for Boardgame
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This timer is designed for games like Rummikub for 2-4 players and is also ideal for timed traditional games like Chess or Go. It easily records and alerts players to their usage time, making your smartphone the perfect tabletop game timer. - Supports 2-4 players. - Countdown for each turn. - Optional countdown for the entire game. - Optional individual countdown for each player. - Supports two methods of randomly determining who starts the game. - Ability to switch the order of turns. - Intuitively displays the current game status.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SimpleTimer for Boardgame at every 3 months against Rummi Time's every 8 months. Rummi Time's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Rummi Time ships an update every 8 months, SimpleTimer for Boardgame every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rummi Time | SimpleTimer for Boardgame |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mikael de Verdier | Brokers Tech Limited |
In-app purchases
Rummi Time
No in-app purchases
SimpleTimer for Boardgame
No in-app purchases
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