Simple Event Countdown Timer vs timer.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Event Countdown Timer
Easily track the time remaining until your important events. View all upcoming countdowns in one place, from vacations to birthdays. Includes a widget for quick access in your device's Today view.
- Event countdown tracking
- Single view for all events
- Quick event setup
- Today view widget
- 3D Touch support
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A simple, quick and easy to use event countdown timer! See countdowns to all of your upcoming events in one simple view. Quickly and intuitively set a timer counting down to your next vacation, a special anniversary, a birthday, or even just the weekend! A widget showing your first event timer is provided for use in the Today view of your device. 3D Touch support also included. The app is completely free to use, no pesky ads, no in-app purchases. Designed and produced out of a labor of love for programming for anyone who appreciates it! Thanks for browsing!
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: timer. at 63% against Simple Event Countdown Timer's 0%. timer. also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.3) and ratings volume (170 vs 3). Simple Event Countdown Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (10.3 vs 12.0). On price and ads 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
Both are free to download. timer. sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Simple Event Countdown Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
timer. holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: timer. has 170 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Simple Event Countdown Timer's written reviews are positive against 63% of timer.'s.
| Parameter | Simple Event Countdown Timer | timer. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) | 4.3 (170 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 63.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 170 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.3 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ed Manning | Tobias Hauss |
Customer experience
Simple Event Countdown Timer
timer.
In-app purchases
Simple Event Countdown Timer
No in-app purchases
timer.
- 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
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