Comparison

ABTimers vs timer.

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

Head to head
About

ABTimers

This utility app offers multiple customizable timers designed to assist with various tasks, including gaming. It features advanced options like adjustable running times, auto-looping, and silent modes, with iCloud sync for cross-device use.

Highlights
  • Restart timers without leaving games
  • Set quiet times
  • Adjust running timer
  • Auto-looping timers
  • iCloud Sync
  • Send timers to other devices
Features
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Lots of timers, lots of features, and fast to use! Features - Restart, snooze or pause a timer right from its alert, without leaving your game - Swipe a timer to restart, pause, snooze or put it away - Time calculator: set a timer for "25 × 5 minutes" without doing the math - Set Quiet Times to not disturb your family - Saved timers, ready to start with one touch - Timer groups, each with its own alert sound - Lots of timers - It's free - Adjust the time while the timer is running - Finished timers keep reminding you until you deal with them - One touch copy and start - Back up your timers and send them to your other devices - Dark Mode and larger text sizes ABTimers helps you play Message from the author: I play iPhone games. A lot. Many of them make you wait. I wrote ABTimers to help me play. I use it every day. Every time I think "It would be really cool if ABTimers did this or that", I add it as a feature. That's why there are so many settings and options for what should be a simple timer app. If you use ABTimers and you find it doesn't do something, please let me know. I will try to add it.

About

timer.

Manage multiple countdown timers simultaneously with this intuitive app. Set custom names, sounds, and even use your own music for alarms. Access timers easily via widgets, Apple Watch, and Live Activities.

Highlights
  • Multiple simultaneous timers
  • Customizable names and alarm sounds
  • Background timer operation
  • Widget and Apple Watch access
  • Live Activities with Play/Pause
  • Siri Shortcuts support
  • Dark Mode and themes
Features
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timer. is a simple and easy too use countdown timer. You are able to run several timers at the same time. The timers can be paused / resumed by the user and still run in background. Also you are able to define a sound or name. With the timer. widget and Apple Watch app you have quick and easy access to your last created timer. Features: - Several timers at the same time - Save timer - Edit and reorder existing timers - Siri Shortcuts support - Define timer name and alarm sound - Define an unlimited amount of timers - Timers still run in backround - Choose different alarms for notification and In-App - Choose from your favorite music for In-App alarm from your locally stored Apple Music or iTunes Music files - Widget for easy access the last created timer - Filter for running timers - Full access to timers from widget - Apple Watch app to view last created timer - More than 30 different alarm sounds - Choose between 16 modern themes for App and Widget - Dark Mode - Live Activities with Play / Pause - Dynamic Island Support with Play / Pause - Home Screen Widgets with Play / Pause For feedback or feature requests visit us on twitter: https://twitter.com/timer_2018 Please note for devices which run iOS 18 or older: The mute switch should not be active when the app is in background. Finished timers are not notified with an alarm sound. This is a limitation of iOS 18 or older. If the app is running in foreground, the alarm sounds are also played when the mute switch is active.

Screenshots

ABTimers4 screens
timer.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ABTimers at 100% against timer.'s 63%. ABTimers also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (4.5 vs 4.3). timer.'s advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 56 months) and ratings volume (171 vs 2). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. ABTimers sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and timer. sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ABTimers holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: timer. has 171 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of ABTimers's written reviews are positive against 63% of timer.'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ABTimers ships an update every 56 months, timer. every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
ABTimers versus timer.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterABTimerstimer.
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better4.3 (171 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better63.5% of reviews
Number of ratings2171 — better
Update frequencyEvery 56 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperICNCTobias Hauss

Customer experience

ABTimers

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

timer.

All ratings171 ratings
Positive81.3%
Neutral4.7%
Negative14.0%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive63.5%
Neutral12.7%
Negative23.8%

Bugs and requests

ABTimers

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

timer.

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Widget opens the app when interacted with
  • Timers disappear or are lost
  • Watch app sync issues
  • Widget buttons overlap or are unreadable
  • App remains on Dynamic Island after closing
Show 5 more
  • Banner in notification center is unreadable
  • Live activity obscures status bar elements
  • App closes immediately upon opening
  • Purchases not restoring or working correctly
  • Custom timers and widgets disappear

Requested features

14 requests
  • Make widgets smaller and show only clicked timer
  • Allow Apple Watch to select and restart specific times
  • Add option to dynamically set timer from Shortcuts
  • Add option for timers to repeatedly loop
  • Option to hide seconds in Dynamic Island
Show 9 more
  • Redesign lock screen widget to remove alarm sound name
  • Show progress bar/circle on timer icon in live activity
  • Allow typing timer values instead of only wheel pickers
  • Add stopwatch function
  • Allow setting custom vibrate patterns
  • Make timer setting area larger for easier use
  • Separate page for created alarms
  • Option to play music from Apple Music library for alarms
  • Slower animation for swipe to show/hide create menu

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ABTimers

One-time1
  • ABTimers Remove Ads$0.99
5 purchases

timer.

One-time5
  • Themes for timer.$0.99
  • iTunes Music as In-App Alarm$0.99
  • Edit All Widget Details$0.99
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  • Edit & Reorder Existing Timer$1.99
  • PRO (Bundle) - All Features$6.99

Questions

Is ABTimers free?
ABTimers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is timer. free?
timer. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ABTimers or timer.?
ABTimers is rated higher. ABTimers averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while timer. averages 4.3 from 171 ratings.
Do ABTimers or timer. have ads?
Neither ABTimers nor timer. shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ABTimers or timer.?
ABTimers ships an update every 56 months, and timer. every 3 months. Most recently, ABTimers was updated on November 2, 2026 and timer. on November 2, 2026.

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