tim vs ExTimer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
tim
Track your progress in calisthenics and gymnastics exercises like planks, hollow body holds, and handstands. Features automated start/stop for handstand training to help you improve over time. Ideal for athletes and gym enthusiasts looking to enhance their timed holds.
- Track timed holds (planks, hollow body, handstands)
- Automated start/stop for handstand training
- Monitor improvement over time
- Designed for calisthenics athletes and gymnasts
- Suitable for general gym goers
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Tim:r is the perfect tool for calisthenics athletes and gymnasts as well as any gym goers who want to up their time game. Keep track of your planks, hollow body holds and handstands to see your improvement over time. An automated start/stop mode for handstand training specifically is a core feature of tim:r. Feel free to suggest features in the comments!
ExTimer
This app offers a stylish and customizable interval timer for various activities like workouts, stretching, and time management. With multiple color themes and layout options, it aims to boost training motivation and seamlessly integrate into daily life.
- Stylish and customizable appearance
- Multiple color variations and layouts
- Supports interval training (HIIT, Tabata)
- Useful for workouts, stretching, and time management
- Light and dark mode options
- Vertical and horizontal layout support
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・ Stylish & abundant variations Stylish appearance that motivates training Supports 5 types of color variations, light mode, dark mode, vertical layout, and horizontal layout. By switching a total of 20 patterns according to your mood, you will increase your motivation for training. ・ For everyday use The well-designed appearance blends into everyday life. Training at the gym or at home, stretching, work time management(ex Pomodoro Tracker), cooking timer. This timer with a simple and stylish appearance is useful in various situations in your life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: tim at none against ExTimer's 2. tim also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.2). ExTimer's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 8 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). On price, rating, monetization model and device support 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. ExTimer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. tim asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for tim against 5.0 for ExTimer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ExTimer has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of tim's written reviews are positive against 100% of ExTimer's.
tim ships an update every 8 months, ExTimer every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | tim | ExTimer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GetSchwifty Ltd. | Hajime Suzuki |
Customer experience
tim
ExTimer
In-app purchases
tim
No in-app purchases
ExTimer
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