Comparison

Timer vs Rift Valley Timer

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Intuitive progress visualization
  • Interval timer functionality
  • Pause and resume timer
  • Display remaining time, percentage, or progress bar
  • Optional repeat mode
  • Optional notification sound
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • Sequential timer groups
  • Customizable sounds and vibration
  • Flexible timer editing
  • Multiple display styles
  • Gesture and toolbar controls
  • Visual alerts with color cues
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Timer4 screens
Rift Valley Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Timer versus Rift Valley Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimerRift Valley Timer
Price$0.99 — better$1.99
Rating2.5 (4 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMax-Joseph KremplRift Valley Software, Inc.

Customer experience

Timer

All ratings4 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral75.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral66.7%
Negative0.0%

Rift Valley Timer

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Rift Valley Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Timer free?
Timer costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rift Valley Timer free?
Rift Valley Timer costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Timer or Rift Valley Timer?
Rift Valley Timer is rated higher. Timer averages 2.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Rift Valley Timer averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Timer or Rift Valley Timer have ads?
Neither Timer nor Rift Valley Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timer or Rift Valley Timer?
Timer ships an update every 6 months, and Rift Valley Timer fortnightly. Most recently, Timer was updated on October 6, 2026 and Rift Valley Timer on September 30, 2026.

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