BigSeconds vs Big Colorful Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Voice updates for approaching targets
- Large, snapping second hand
- Dynamic visual time representation
- Customizable timer alerts
- Intuitive interface
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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!
Big Colorful Timer
A large, vibrant timer designed for full-screen display, perfect for social gatherings and game nights. It features a loud alarm and vibration to ensure you never miss a time limit.
- Full-screen display
- Large, bold visuals
- Loud alarm sound
- Vibration alerts
- Ideal for social events
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This timer is big, bold, and colorful. It fills the entire screen and is ideal for game nights and social events. The alarm sound is loud and the phone vibrates so you're sure to know when time's up!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Big Colorful Timer at 5.0 against BigSeconds's 4.4. Big Colorful Timer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). BigSeconds's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and update cadence 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. BigSeconds sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Big Colorful Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Big Colorful Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BigSeconds has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BigSeconds ships an update monthly, Big Colorful Timer every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | BigSeconds | Big Colorful Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Robotic Jam LLC | Hockey Labs, Inc. |
Customer experience
BigSeconds
Big Colorful Timer
In-app purchases
BigSeconds
- Upgrade to Pro$0.99
Big Colorful Timer
No in-app purchases
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