Comparison

Timed It! vs Time’s Up!

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

Head to head
About

Timed It!

This app helps children learn time management and self-discipline through visual and audio cues. It's designed to make routine tasks like showering or reading more manageable for kids, including those with ADHD or Asperger's. Parents can also use it to schedule various activities and workouts.

Highlights
  • Visual and audio alerts
  • Supports kids' daily routines
  • Helps with self-discipline
  • Useful for ADHD/Asperger's
  • Parental scheduling for tasks
  • Supports workout scheduling
Features
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This app is a great timer for kids' daily routine tasks such as taking a shower, using the toothbrush or their favourite reading time. Many kids don't understand how to read a clock yet or even a concept like "you have 10 minutes time left!" - this app will be a perfect fit. It teaches kids to self discipline in a funny and non teacher-like manner. Audio and visual alerts help to keep track of their schedule. What suits children will also suit the parents: any kind of schedule like class work, repetitive or ad-hoc sequences of tasks or even sport workouts can be simply scheduled. A special note to parents having a child with ADHD or Asperger: probably time management is often a struggle - especially for seemingly simple tasks like getting dressed or some housework. Such kids do not notice time passing like other kids do. We believe that our timer will be a great support for their daily planning and the ability to finish tasks. Happy timing! Feedback and suggestions welcome under timeit@contact.com.sg

About

Time’s Up!

This app offers a fun and engaging way to track time with visually appealing countdowns. It's perfect for managing tasks, study sessions, or bedtime routines for both children and adults. Choose from unique visual styles or traditional clocks, and customize alerts for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Visual countdown styles (Reveal, Pixelate, Puzzle)
  • Customizable alert sounds and colors
  • iCloud timer syncing across devices
  • Live Activities for Lock Screen and Dynamic Island
  • Guided Access for child lock
  • AirPlay and tvOS support for TV display
  • Minute-by-minute audio updates
Features
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Time’s Up! is a fun, visual timer that you’ll actually want to use. Whether it’s for you, your kids, or someone else, Time’s Up! will make counting down much more engaging. Timers can be used at work and at home, whether you’re making sure you take a break or telling kids it’s bedtime.  Timers exist everywhere, but none of them are fun and visually appealing — and that can be important when you’re dealing with kids big and small! Time’s Up! has the features you need to make time fun again — try it for free, NO ADS. Time’s Up! isn’t just for kids and workaholics, though. The possibilities are endless: • Adults who need to set timers to stop them from working for too long without a break. • Kids who don’t want to do their homework but can be convinced to work in smaller chunks. • Setting reading or other activity timers before bed time. • Helping bigger kids focus on an activity for a set amount of time. • Setting timers for exercises — put Time’s Up! on your TV screen using AirPlay and turn a timer into the focal point for your exercise group. • Anything that’s based on a specific amount of time! What makes a timer fun? Time’s Up! has 5 fun styles to choose from, including:  • “Reveal” a photo from your Photo Library as the seconds tick down.  • “Pixelate” makes a photo more clear as a timer gets closer to completion. • “Puzzle” breaks a photo into jigsaw puzzle pieces and then puts the pieces into their places as time progresses. Alternatively, there are more traditional clock faces if you just want a simple timer. Timers can be customized with their own alert sound and color, too. Other key features include: • Sync your timers between iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV using iCloud. • See your timers on your Lock Screen, Dynamic Island, and Apple Watch with Live Activities (requires iOS 18). • Guided Access to prevent kids from switching apps and changing timers, making sure only you have the power to control time. • Airplay and tvOS support so you can put a timer up on a TV screen. • Get audio updates each minute or countdown the last 10 seconds. • On macOS, you can float the timer window above other apps so it’s always visible. Time’s Up! is a free download with a trial limit of five countdowns. After that, there is a small one-time purchase that unlocks the app on all your devices, forever. ——————— What’s the difference between “Time’s Up! — Visual Timer” and “Time’s Up! Timer (VPP)”? You are looking at the free-to-download version of Time’s Up! that lets you try the app five times before upgrading via in-app purchase. “Time’s Up! Timer (VPP)” is the same app but available paid-upfront with no limits in the app itself. “Time’s Up! Timer (VPP)” exists so educators can purchase the app through Apple’s Volume Purchase Program (VPP) for Education. ——————— Time’s Up! has no ads or data trackers. We believe your data is your own and we don’t collect any of it.

Screenshots

Timed It!4 screens
Time’s Up!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Time’s Up! at 4.6 against Timed It!'s 4.0. Time’s Up! also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 18 months) and ratings volume (444 vs 4). Timed It!'s advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.4). On price, ads, 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. Timed It! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Time’s Up! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Time’s Up! holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Time’s Up! has 444 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Timed It!'s written reviews are positive against 84% of Time’s Up!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timed It! ships an update every 18 months, Time’s Up! every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Timed It! versus Time’s Up!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimed It!Time’s Up!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)4.6 (444 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews84.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4444 — better
Update frequencyEvery 18 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.4
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDIG IT PTE LTDOverdesigned, LLC

Customer experience

Timed It!

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

Time’s Up!

All ratings435 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral3.9%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews121 reviews
Positive84.3%
Neutral6.6%
Negative9.1%

Bugs and requests

Timed It!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Time’s Up!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Hotkey functionality broken after update
  • Timer not working after app update
  • No sound at the end of timer

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow longer timer durations
  • Add ability to set multiple timers
  • Improve customization options
  • Provide more sound/alert options
  • Add child-proof timer lock feature

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Timed It!

One-time1
  • Premium Icon Set$2.99
1 purchases

Time’s Up!

One-time1
  • Time’s Up! Unlimited$5.99

Questions

Is Timed It! free?
Timed It! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Time’s Up! free?
Time’s Up! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Timed It! or Time’s Up!?
Time’s Up! is rated higher. Timed It! averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Time’s Up! averages 4.6 from 444 ratings.
Do Timed It! or Time’s Up! have ads?
Neither Timed It! nor Time’s Up! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timed It! or Time’s Up!?
Timed It! ships an update every 18 months, and Time’s Up! every 6 weeks. Most recently, Timed It! was updated on October 19, 2026 and Time’s Up! on October 29, 2026.

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