Comparison

Project Timer ~ Count works vs Loop

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

Head to head
About

Project Timer ~ Count works

Understand how you spend your time by tracking activities like studying, developing, or exercising. Accumulate time across projects and review your progress to see how you're doing compared to previous periods.

Highlights
  • Project-based timer tracking
  • Start and stop timer functionality
  • App can be closed while timer runs
  • Review work progress over time
  • Create custom projects
  • Track time for various activities
Features
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This timer app let you understand what you spend time! For example, you can measure time for "Study Japanese", "Developing mobile app" and "Exercise" and more! Let's accumulate time and feel good! ■■■ Timer function ■■■ This is the main function of this app. Please select projects and start the timer! Now, it's time to focus on your work! Don't forget to push Stop button after you finish it... You can close the app while you are working, the app record the time anyway! ■■■ Review your work ■■■ "How long do I study Japanese this month?", "Am I doing well comparing last week?" You can answer these questions from this review screens. You can create your project as you want. Create new project!

About

Loop

Easily create and manage multiple timers for various activities like sports, meditation, and study. Set interval timers, save presets, and import custom sounds. The app offers automatic resets, Apple Watch integration, and iCloud sync for a seamless experience.

Highlights
  • Multiple timer types (interval, Tabata)
  • Natural text input for quick timers
  • Automatic timer reset and alarm options
  • Customizable presets with icons and colors
  • Import custom start, finish, and interval sounds
  • Background meditation sounds
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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Loop makes setting timers easier, faster and more beautiful. Start multiple (interval, Tabata, and cooking) timers, create presets, import your own sounds and so much more! - Easy Start: The start screen shows the most recently started timers and your favorites. One tap is enough to start a timer. You can also create a new quick timer with natural-language input: Simply type something like "1h Work, 30m Break" to create a timer with two intervals. Any number of timers can be started in parallel. The first timers will be displayed as nested rings. - Automatic Reset: After a timer expires, the app plays a sound and the timer automatically resets, so you can start it again immediately. Alternatively, you can configure a timer to play the sound like an alarm until you disable it. Loop supports AlarmKit so the alarm is also shown on your Apple Watch (requires at least iOS or iPadOS 26). - Presets: You can save your favorite timers as presets, which can be started with a tap. You can use text or an icon for your presets, and also change the color as you like. You can create multiple categories for your presets, with each category able to customize the app’s default settings. - Interval Timers: You can create interval timers and save them as Presets. The app plays a sound for each elapsed interval and displays it as a small dash on the ring. Additionally, you can name each of them, select repetitions for the intervals, or make the timer repeat automatically. - Choose Sounds: In addition to many included sounds, you can also import your own sound files from the Files app. Start, pause, finish, reset, interval, and background sounds can be selected separately. - Meditation Sounds: You can activate a background sound such as ocean waves or white noise in the settings, which will then be played when a timer is running. It is also possible to switch off the screen in order to concentrate fully on your meditation. - iCloud Sync: Your timers, settings, and sounds sync with your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac. - Push Notifications & Live Activities: Loop will send you a push notification when the app is closed if a timer or interval has expired. The sounds selected in the app will also be used for the notification. In addition, a live activity is displayed when timers are running. - And More: Custom app icons, Apple Watch integration, HealthKit support, configure when the screen should stay awake, and countless further options. This application is governed by Apple’s standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement (EULA), available at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Project Timer ~ Count works4 screens
Loop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Loop at none against Project Timer ~ Count works's shown. Project Timer ~ Count works's advantage is review sentiment (87% vs 63%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Project Timer ~ Count works sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Loop sells 3 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

Project Timer ~ Count works holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 77 and 67 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Project Timer ~ Count works's written reviews are positive against 63% of Loop's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Project Timer ~ Count works versus Loop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProject Timer ~ Count worksLoop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (77 ratings) — better4.5 (67 ratings)
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews — better62.5% of reviews
Number of ratings77 — better67
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 10 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKazuya KobayashiLeon Boettger

Customer experience

Project Timer ~ Count works

All ratings77 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral2.6%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews75 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral2.7%
Negative10.7%

Loop

All ratings67 ratings
Positive85.1%
Neutral4.5%
Negative10.4%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Project Timer ~ Count works

One-time1
  • Disable Ads$4.99
3 purchases

Loop

Subscriptions2
  • Loop+ Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Loop+ Yearly3 Days trial$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • Upgrade to Loop+$4.99

Questions

Is Project Timer ~ Count works free?
Project Timer ~ Count works is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Loop free?
Loop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Project Timer ~ Count works or Loop?
Project Timer ~ Count works is rated higher. Project Timer ~ Count works averages 4.8 out of 5 from 77 ratings, while Loop averages 4.5 from 67 ratings.
Do Project Timer ~ Count works or Loop have ads?
Project Timer ~ Count works shows ads; Loop does not.
Which is updated more often, Project Timer ~ Count works or Loop?
Project Timer ~ Count works ships an update every 10 days, and Loop every 10 days. Most recently, Project Timer ~ Count works was updated on September 29, 2026 and Loop on October 3, 2026.

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