Comparison

ABTimers vs TickDown

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

TickDown

Features
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TickDown helps you count down to the moments that matter. Create simple timers for holidays, birthdays, events, or personal goals — and see them instantly on your Home Screen, Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. With iCloud sync, your timers are always up to date across all your devices. When the countdown ends, you’ll get a clear local notification so you never miss what’s important. Features • Custom timers — set countdowns for any future date or time, or use quick presets like +1 hour, tomorrow 9:00 or +1 month. • Live Activities — follow the countdown in the Dynamic Island and on the Lock Screen during the last hour. • Widgets — small, medium and large Home Screen widgets, Lock Screen widgets and a New Timer control for Control Center. • iCloud sync — your timers appear on all devices signed in with the same Apple Account. • Notifications — get reminded the moment your timer expires, or mute individual timers. • Siri and Shortcuts — start a new timer with your voice. • Modern design — Liquid Glass on iOS 26, a clean native look on iOS 18, full dark mode support. • Privacy first — your data stays private in your iCloud account. No tracking, no analytics. Whether it’s a holiday, a birthday, or a personal milestone, TickDown keeps you on track in the simplest way possible.

Screenshots

ABTimers4 screens
TickDown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TickDown at none against ABTimers's 1. TickDown also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 56 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. TickDown asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ABTimers ships an update every 56 months, TickDown every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ABTimers versus TickDown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterABTimersTickDown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 56 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperICNCYaroslav Salimov

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ABTimers

One-time1
  • ABTimers Remove Ads$0.99
None

TickDown

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ABTimers free?
ABTimers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TickDown free?
TickDown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ABTimers or TickDown have ads?
Neither ABTimers nor TickDown shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ABTimers or TickDown?
ABTimers ships an update every 56 months, and TickDown every 6 days. Most recently, ABTimers was updated on November 2, 2026 and TickDown on October 30, 2026.

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