Timer vs Rift Valley Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Timer
This minimalistic timer app offers intuitive progress visualization and interval timing. Customize display options, enable repeat mode, and receive optional notification sounds for enhanced usability.
- Intuitive progress visualization
- Interval timer functionality
- Pause and resume timer
- Display remaining time, percentage, or progress bar
- Optional repeat mode
- Optional notification sound
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A small and easy to use timer app that displays the timer's progress in an intuitive and minimalistic way and which can be used as an interval timer. – Pause & Resume – Switch between showing remaining time, percentage of elapsed time or just the progress bar – Optional repeat mode – Optional notification sound
Rift Valley Timer
This app provides a distraction-free countdown timer experience. Create and manage groups of sequential timers with customizable alerts and visual cues. Choose from multiple display styles for optimal visibility.
- Sequential timer groups
- Customizable sounds and vibration
- Flexible timer editing
- Multiple display styles
- Gesture and toolbar controls
- Visual alerts with color cues
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RiVal.T is a powerful, distraction-free countdown timer app. Create and manage groups of sequential timers, each with customizable sounds, vibration, and visual alerts. The app features: Sequential Timer Groups: Organize timers into groups that run one after another, with optional transition beeps and customizable alarms for each group. Drag and drop timers between these groups. Flexible Timer Editing: Set start, warning, and final thresholds for each timer, with intuitive picker wheels for hours, minutes, and seconds. Instantly see which phase you’re in with green, yellow, and red color cues. Three Distinct Timer Displays: Choose between a retro numeric LED, a circular progress donut, or a traffic light-style display, all designed for maximum visibility and minimal distraction. Gesture and Toolbar Controls: Start, pause, rewind, or fast-forward timers with simple gestures or an optional on-screen toolbar, making the app perfect for both quick access and hands-free operation. RiVal.T brings clarity and precision to your timing needs, whether you’re on stage, in the gym, or managing complex routines.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rift Valley Timer at 100% against Timer's 33%. Rift Valley Timer also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.5) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months). Timer's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $1.99) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On ratings volume, 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
Timer costs $0.99 and Rift Valley Timer $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Rift Valley Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Rift Valley Timer's.
Timer ships an update every 6 months, Rift Valley Timer fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Timer | Rift Valley Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 2.5 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Max-Joseph Krempl | Rift Valley Software, Inc. |
Customer experience
Timer
Rift Valley Timer
In-app purchases
Timer
No in-app purchases
Rift Valley Timer
No in-app purchases








