Comparison

Flip Timer & stopwatch vs TimerBar

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

TimerBar

This app provides a clean, visual timer with a progress bar, ideal for presentations, meetings, or focused work sessions. Customize its appearance and control the timer with simple gestures. An optional premium version offers advanced themes and fonts.

Highlights
  • Live progress bar
  • Fullscreen clock
  • Quick start, pause, restart, stop
  • Remaining-time display option
  • Always-on display support
  • Premium themes and fonts
Features
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TimerBar is a minimal, beautiful clock with a live progress bar. It is perfect for presentations, meetings, focus sessions, and any timed workflow. Features: - Set a timer by duration or end time - Fullscreen clock with an elegant progress bar - Quick start, pause, restart, and stop controls - Optional remaining-time display - Always-on display support - TimerBar+ customization with premium themes, fonts, and colors Stay focused and stay in control with TimerBar. Terms of Use: https://asdftq.github.io/timerbar/terms.html

Screenshots

Flip Timer & stopwatch4 screens
TimerBar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: TimerBar at none against Flip Timer & stopwatch's shown. TimerBar also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). Flip Timer & stopwatch's advantage is ratings volume (7.6K vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Flip Timer & stopwatch sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and TimerBar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TimerBar holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flip Timer & stopwatch has 7.6K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flip Timer & stopwatch ships an update every 3 months, TimerBar fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Flip Timer & stopwatch versus TimerBar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlip Timer & stopwatchTimerBar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (7.6K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings7.6K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer俐 马Hwechul Cho

Customer experience

Flip Timer & stopwatch

All ratings7,580 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral4.8%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews280 reviews
Positive68.6%
Neutral8.2%
Negative23.2%

TimerBar

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

TimerBar

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Flip Timer & stopwatch

One-time3
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • All the skins$0.99
  • Pro Version$1.99
2 purchases

TimerBar

Subscriptions2
  • TimerBar+ Monthly$0.991 Month
  • TimerBar+ Yearly7 Days trial$4.991 Year

Questions

Is Flip Timer & stopwatch free?
Flip Timer & stopwatch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TimerBar free?
TimerBar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flip Timer & stopwatch or TimerBar?
TimerBar is rated higher. Flip Timer & stopwatch averages 4.6 out of 5 from 7.6K ratings, while TimerBar averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Flip Timer & stopwatch or TimerBar have ads?
Flip Timer & stopwatch shows ads; TimerBar does not.
Which is updated more often, Flip Timer & stopwatch or TimerBar?
Flip Timer & stopwatch ships an update every 3 months, and TimerBar fortnightly. Most recently, Flip Timer & stopwatch was updated on October 12, 2026 and TimerBar on September 28, 2026.

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