Comparison

Timery vs Cal Countdown

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

Head to head
About

Timery

Streamline your Toggl time tracking with this app. Quickly start frequently used timers, edit entries, and view reports. Integrates with widgets and Shortcuts for efficient workflow on Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Saved timers for quick access
  • Edit and split time entries
  • Time entry suggestions
  • Detailed time reports
  • Project and tag management
  • Interactive widgets
  • Live Activities and Shortcuts support
Features
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Enhance your Toggl time-tracking experience with Timery! Start your most-used timers with one tap. Edit your time entries easily. See reports of your time tracked. With its apps, widgets, and Shortcuts actions, Timery brings you easy time tracking with Toggl. Timery works on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch with your free or paid Toggl Track account. It is made independently of Toggl. Timery’s features: Saved Timers Save your frequently used timers and quickly start them. Time Entries Edit recent time entries, start duplicates, and add new ones. Time Entry Suggestions Select from suggested saved timers & recent timers when starting or editing time entries. Split Time Entries Split one entry into two or three at specified times or durations. Reports See your time tracked today, this week, and beyond with filtering & grouping options. Export it too. Manage Projects & More Edit your Toggl projects & tags and add new ones. Interactive Widgets Start & stop time entries, check time tracked, show report details, and more. Live Activities Show your current time entry on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. Shortcuts Support Start & stop time entries, check your current time entry, update time entries, check time tracked, and more. Keyboard Shortcuts Start & stop time entries, edit the current time entry, navigate the app, and more. And more is planned. A few more notes: • Timery is a Toggl client and requires a Toggl Track account • Timery requires an internet connection to perform tasks • Saved timers & saved reports sync with iCloud to all your devices signed in with the same Apple ID Timery is free to use on a limited basis: save up to four timers, manage the four latest time entries today (the rest are read-only), and edit the current time entry. With a monthly or yearly subscription (which includes a two-week free trial), join the Timery Club and unlock all the app’s functionality. You’ll also be helping support the app & future development, and I greatly appreciate that! Happy time tracking! ——— Timery has been featured on MacStories, Cortex, Connected, AppStories, Upgrade, and The Sweet Setup. Federico Viticci, MacStories: “What sets Timery apart from other time tracking utilities is the unique combination of developer Hribar’s understanding of the needs of Toggl users and his embrace of modern iOS and iPadOS technologies. Timery isn’t just a more customizable Toggl client with advanced features […]; it’s also an exemplary iOS and iPadOS citizen that showcases what great iOS and iPad apps should offer.” Myke Hurley, Upgrade: “Timery is my favorite iOS app ever. I get such great use out of it, so it’s personal to me. Time tracking is a big part of my life. But this application—the amount of work that is put into this and new features is truly astounding. […] It’s really just a masterclass in long-term app development.” Mike Schmitz, The Sweet Setup: “Timery is hands down the best time tracking app for iOS. It gives you a functional user interface that is perfect for managing your timers and your time entries, the Shortcuts support is stellar, and the widgets eliminate much of the friction that typically comes from starting and stopping manual timers.” ——— Subscription Details: • Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase or after the free trial period if offered. • Your subscription will automatically renew unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. • You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. • Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. • Privacy policy: https://timeryapp.com/privacy.html • Terms of Use: https://timeryapp.com/terms.html

About

Cal Countdown

This app automatically displays a color-coded countdown to your next calendar event. It's designed for quick glances on your Apple Watch face or iPhone "Today" screen, helping you manage your schedule efficiently without manual calculations.

Highlights
  • Automatic countdown to next calendar event
  • Color-coded urgency indicators
  • Apple Watch complication support
  • iPhone "Today" widget
  • Calendar data integration
  • Option to skip specific events
Features
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"Cal Countdown" is a free, simple iOS & Apple Watch app that automatically creates a color-coded countdown to the next event on your calendar and displays it on your Apple Watch face and/or your "Today" screen. The app is primarily intended to be used as a complication on your Apple Watch or as a widget. If your days are anything like ours, packed with various meetings scattered throughout the day, every time you check your calendar, you're trying to figure out one thing: How much time do I have until my next appointment? So, you glance at your watch, note the start time of your next appointment, and calculate the difference between the current time and your next event. We got tired of doing this mental calculation many times a day, but much to our surprise, we could not find an existing iOS application that would do this chore for us. So we decided to build it ourselves. Now, every time we glance at our watch, it immediately tells us what we want to know: How much time do I have until my next appointment? The app's color changes from blue to green to yellow to orange to red as you approach the start of your next event. (6+ hours = Blue, 2-6 hours = Green, 1-2 = Yellow, 30-60 mins = Orange, 0-30 mins = Red) Cal Countdown supports all the different Apple Watch complications. All Apple Watch complications that support multi-color will be color-coded (but not all watch complications support multiple colors.) Using "Cal Countdown" is as easy as it gets. It uses the calendar data already on your phone; no signing in; no entering any usernames or passwords. The app lets you select the calendars you want to include or not in your calendar countdowns. Don't have an Apple Watch? You can still use Cal Countdown on your phone as an iPhone/iPad app with a "Today" widget. Cal Countdown does not require an account. It does not even require an internet connection. The app uses the calendar data already on your iPhone. It's completely secure. Your calendar data remains completely private, and never leaves your phone. Cal Countdown also has the ability to ignore or skip certain events on your calendar. This feature is especially useful if you have shared calendars with your family, friends, or colleagues. We often have events on our calendars that we need to know about, but may not be attending ourselves. If you want Cal Countdown to ignore or skip these events and start counting down to the following event on your calendar, just tap the "Ignore" button, and Cal Countdown will immediately start a countdown to the following event.

Screenshots

Timery4 screens
Cal Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cal Countdown at none against Timery's 2. Cal Countdown also leads on review sentiment (95% vs 79%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Timery's advantage is ratings volume (1.1K vs 21) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 3 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Timery sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Cal Countdown asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cal Countdown holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timery has 1.1K ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Timery's written reviews are positive against 95% of Cal Countdown's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timery ships an update every 2 months, Cal Countdown every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Timery versus Cal Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeryCal Countdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.1K ratings)5.0 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.6% of reviews94.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.1K — better21
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size529 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoseph HribarFranck Reyherme

Customer experience

Timery

All ratings1,128 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral1.2%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews280 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral7.9%
Negative13.6%

Cal Countdown

All ratings22 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive94.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.3%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Timery

Subscriptions2
  • Timery Club: Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Timery Club: Yearly14 Days trial$9.991 Year
None

Cal Countdown

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Timery free?
Timery is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cal Countdown free?
Cal Countdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Timery or Cal Countdown?
Cal Countdown is rated higher. Timery averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Cal Countdown averages 5.0 from 21 ratings.
Do Timery or Cal Countdown have ads?
Neither Timery nor Cal Countdown shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timery or Cal Countdown?
Timery ships an update every 2 months, and Cal Countdown every 3 months. Most recently, Timery was updated on September 23, 2026 and Cal Countdown on September 19, 2026.

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