Flip Timer & stopwatch vs Progress Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flip Timer & stopwatch
This app offers a full-screen digital timer with a unique flip animation to visualize time progression. It also includes a stopwatch for tracking activities like workouts, study sessions, and work. Customize reminder sounds and background audio for an immersive experience.
- Full-screen digital timer
- Flip animation for time visualization
- Countdown timer
- Stopwatch functionality
- Customizable reminder sounds
- Background sound options
- Keep screen on for progress viewing
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Flip Timer, A full-screen digital timer. Countdown, flip animation allows you to feel the passage of time; Stopwatch, record your sport, fitness, work, study and so on. - Swipe up or slide down to set the countdown duration - you can set up timed reminder sound - Focus on the work, you can set the background sound, so you immersed them. - Keep the screen on, You can view the progress of time at any time
Progress Timer
This app helps you manage timed tasks with visual progress bars and countdowns. You can set custom titles and durations, and repeat timer groups. It continues counting in the background and notifies you even when the screen is locked.
- Visual progress bars
- Customizable timer titles
- Repeatable timer groups
- Background operation
- Sound notifications
- Save and recall timer lists
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This is a timer to see all progress at a glance. You can give each timer a title of your choice, set the time, and sort it freely. When the timer starts, each bar will animate in order from the top, along with the countdown display. It notifies by sound from 3 seconds before the countdown ends. Repeat playback of the timer group is also possible. If you save the group you created in the list, you can call it immediately at any time. It counts even in the background and notifies you properly even when locked. Use it to create workout menus, manage the cooking process, and manage various other schedules.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Flip Timer & stopwatch at 4.6 against Progress Timer's 4.1. Flip Timer & stopwatch also leads on ratings volume (7.6K vs 11) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months). Progress Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.2 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ads 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
Both are free to download. Flip Timer & stopwatch sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Progress Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Flip Timer & stopwatch holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flip Timer & stopwatch has 7.6K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 69% of Flip Timer & stopwatch's written reviews are positive against 75% of Progress Timer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Flip Timer & stopwatch ships an update every 3 months, Progress Timer every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flip Timer & stopwatch | Progress Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (7.6K ratings) — better | 4.1 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 68.6% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7.6K — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 俐 马 | Yosuke Arasawa |
Customer experience
Flip Timer & stopwatch
Progress Timer
Bugs and requests
Flip Timer & stopwatch
Reported bugs
3 issues- Timer randomly stops counting down
- Unable to stop/reset timer once started
- Ads prevent user from interacting with timer
Requested features
4 requests- Add option to set timer in hours/minutes/seconds
- Implement repeat/loop functionality for timer
- Allow custom alarm/notification sounds
- Improve landscape mode support
Progress Timer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Flip Timer & stopwatch
- Remove Ads$0.99
- All the skins$0.99
- Pro Version$1.99
Progress Timer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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