Comparison

1Timer vs Records

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

Head to head
About

1Timer

This app provides highly customizable voice timers for various activities like workouts, habits, and routines. Set per-second countdowns, interval reminders, and choose from multiple languages and voices for announcements. It offers quick access via widgets and works offline with VoiceOver support.

Highlights
  • Voice countdown announcements
  • Customizable reminder intervals
  • Multiple language and voice options
  • Chaining timers together
  • Widget for quick access
  • Works with locked screen
  • VoiceOver support
Features
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1Timer offers timers that announces time remaining in voice. The content and timing of voice reminders are extremely customizable. USEFUL You will be pleasantly surprised by how useful the app is in many scenarios. Here is an incomplete list of possible use cases. • Workout -- we have you covered whether it simple workout or complex workout routines. • Habits -- shape up some time-bounded habits. • Kids -- give your kids a disciplinary countdown. • Be on time -- get reminders before it's too late. • Routines -- perform daily time-bound routines. • Exams/tests -- be informed before the time's up. • And many more... CUSTOMIZABLE • You can have a per-second voice countdown for the last 15 seconds. • You can have a timer that reminds you every 5 seconds for the last minute, and every minute otherwise. • The combinations of configurations are countless. • You can choose the reminder language from 30+ languages. • You can choose the reminder speed. • You can even choose from different voices. • You can also customize what the timer reminders are. • You can set up advanced timers, each with different configurations. • You can even chain timers together to build a powerful reminder system that you can find nowhere else. THOUGHTFUL • The app provides single-tap access to timers, without any setup. • The app is very small, so it doesn't waste your precious storage space. • The app is super fast, so it's available the second you need it. • The app provides a widget for even easier access. • The app fully works even if the screen is locked. • The app fully support VoiceOver. POPULAR Just read the reviews to see how much our users love the app!

About

Records

Features
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How long has it been since that day? The day you quit smoking. The day you met them. The day you decided. Records keeps your life's turning points and counts the time since each one — in years, months, days, hours, minutes, and seconds, ticking in real time. ## Ways to use it - Stay on track: watch your smoke-free, sober, or saving streak grow - Keep the dates that matter: anniversaries, first meetings, memorial days - Add as many records to a year as you like — got married and changed jobs in 2020? Keep them both - Get a reminder every year for each record — tap it to jump straight in - Share a milestone card ("3 years since I quit") to social media ## A timeline of your years Scroll through every year from 1868 to today and see at a glance how many years ago each one was. ## Simple enough to stick with A record is just a title, a date, and an emoji. No sign-up, no clutter. Glance back anytime, and remember why you started.

Screenshots

1Timer4 screens
Records3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: 1Timer at Free against Records's $1.99. 1Timer also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). Records's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown).

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

1Timer is free to download; Records costs $1.99 up front. 1Timer sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Records asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

1Timer ships an update every 6 weeks, Records every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
1Timer versus Records: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter1TimerRecords
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.7 (1.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDiffuse Thinking LLCRhinoapp.dev

Bugs and requests

1Timer

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Ads closing the app
  • Voice prompts not working after switching to background
  • Timer number disappearing when closing app from background
  • White noise/static audio issue

Requested features

7 requests
  • Delayed start option
  • Ability to record custom voice messages
  • More alarm sound options
  • Apple Watch app
  • Ability to organize timers into folders
Show 2 more
  • Live Activities support
  • Customizable Dynamic Island display

Records

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

1Timer

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Weekly7 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Pro Annual1 Month trial$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • Pro Lifetime$19.99
  • Pro Lifetime$39.99
None

Records

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 1Timer free?
1Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Records free?
Records costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do 1Timer or Records have ads?
1Timer shows ads; Records does not.
Which is updated more often, 1Timer or Records?
1Timer ships an update every 6 weeks, and Records every 4 days. Most recently, 1Timer was updated on October 15, 2026 and Records on September 29, 2026.

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