Timer vs BestTimerApp
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
BestTimerApp
This utility app offers a straightforward way to manage single or multiple timers for everyday tasks like workouts, cooking, or study sessions. It features a clean design with large, readable time displays and live activity integration for lock screens.
- Single Timer with precise control
- Multi-Timers list
- Live Activity on Lock Screen
- Custom time zones
- Sound settings
- Simple, focused design
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BestTimerApp is a clean, fast timer built for real life. Create a quick single timer or manage multiple timers at once — perfect for workouts, study sessions, cooking, and routines. Key features: Single Timer with precise control Multi‑Timers list for managing several timers Live Activity on Lock Screen and Dynamic Island Custom time zones in Multi‑Timers Sound settings with optional beep and tone selection Simple, focused design with large readable time
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BestTimerApp at 100% against Timer's 33%. BestTimerApp also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (5.0 vs 2.5). Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.2). On ratings volume, 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
BestTimerApp is free to download; Timer costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BestTimerApp holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of BestTimerApp's.
Timer ships an update every 6 months, BestTimerApp every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Timer | BestTimerApp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.5 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Max-Joseph Krempl | WOO KIM |
Customer experience
Timer
BestTimerApp
In-app purchases
Timer
No in-app purchases
BestTimerApp
No in-app purchases
