Comparison

BigSeconds vs Kitchen Timer

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

Head to head
About

BigSeconds

This app provides voice updates as a timer approaches its target, ensuring you are aware and ready on time for time-sensitive goals. It features a prominent, snapping second hand with a racing stripe for a dynamic visual representation of time passing.

Highlights
  • Voice updates for approaching targets
  • Large, snapping second hand
  • Dynamic visual time representation
  • Customizable timer alerts
  • Intuitive interface
Features
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When you need a timer that can give you voice updates as it approaches your target, so that you don't just get a beep too early or late for your time-sensitive goal, but can instead be aware and ready exactly on-time. Featuring a second-hand that doesn't amble along its tiny circular track, but instead SNAPS forward toward each new second energetically, reflecting your own ambition and sense of purpose. This second-hand stretches half-way across your screen, and has a RACING STRIPE! BigSeconds - it's your time, use it well!

About

Kitchen Timer

A straightforward kitchen timer designed for everyday cooking. It offers customizable patterns and colors, with a convenient long-press function for quick time setting. Receive notifications even when the app is running in the background.

Highlights
  • Easy-to-use interface
  • Long press for quick time setting
  • Background notifications
  • Customizable patterns and colors
  • Simple cooking aid
Features
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A simple kitchen timer for everyday cooking. Kitchen Timer makes it quick and easy to keep track of cooking time, whether you're boiling eggs, baking, preparing pasta, using the oven, or making your favorite meal. With a clear display and simple controls, you can set your timer and get back to cooking. Perfect for: • Boiling eggs and pasta • Baking and oven cooking • Meal prep • Roasting and grilling • Making bread and desserts • Everyday cooking at home Features: • Long press buttons to set the time quickly • Quickly reuse recently used timer settings • Background notifications when your timer finishes • Customize the timer with colors and patterns Simple, practical, and easy to use. Keep track of your cooking time and enjoy a smoother kitchen routine.

Screenshots

BigSeconds3 screens
Kitchen Timer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Kitchen Timer at 80% against BigSeconds's 50%. Kitchen Timer also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (207 vs 14). BigSeconds's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. BigSeconds sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Kitchen Timer 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

Kitchen Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kitchen Timer has 207 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of BigSeconds's written reviews are positive against 80% of Kitchen Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BigSeconds ships an update monthly, Kitchen Timer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BigSeconds versus Kitchen Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBigSecondsKitchen Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (14 ratings)4.6 (207 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14207 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRobotic Jam LLCFocaccia, Inc.

Customer experience

BigSeconds

All ratings13 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Kitchen Timer

All ratings207 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral3.4%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

BigSeconds

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Pro$0.99
1 purchases

Kitchen Timer

One-time1
  • Kitchen timer Pro$3.99

Questions

Is BigSeconds free?
BigSeconds is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kitchen Timer free?
Kitchen Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BigSeconds or Kitchen Timer?
Kitchen Timer is rated higher. BigSeconds averages 4.4 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Kitchen Timer averages 4.6 from 207 ratings.
Do BigSeconds or Kitchen Timer have ads?
Both BigSeconds and Kitchen Timer show ads.
Which is updated more often, BigSeconds or Kitchen Timer?
BigSeconds ships an update monthly, and Kitchen Timer every 3 weeks. Most recently, BigSeconds was updated on November 2, 2026 and Kitchen Timer on November 8, 2026.

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