Comparison

Work/Break vs Egg Timer

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

Head to head
About

Work/Break

This productivity tool helps users maintain focus by automatically cycling between dedicated work and break periods. It's designed to keep you in a productive flow state without manual timer adjustments.

Highlights
  • Automatic work/break switching
  • Flow state maintenance
  • Focus enhancement
  • Simple timer functionality
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Stay in the flow with a timer that automatically switches between work/break.

About

Egg Timer

Features
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Several timers at once, and an alarm you won't miss. One egg is boiling, the ramen goes in two minutes later, and the tea has to come out before either. A single timer is never enough, and an alarm that beeps once is easy to miss from the next room. โ–  As many as you need, side by side Every timer is a card. Tap one to start it, tap it again to pause, and tap the arrow to send it back to the beginning. Each card counts down on its own, with a ring that fills so you can tell at a glance how much is left. โ–  An alarm that keeps ringing When a timer ends it does not beep once and give up. The alarm repeats until you confirm you heard it, and it sounds even when the silent switch is on โ€” a kitchen timer that ends quietly is no use at all. Close the app or lock the phone and the notification takes over, so it still reaches you. โ–  The clock keeps running when the app does not Timers are anchored to the moment they will finish, not to a countdown the app has to keep ticking. Leave the app, lock the phone, even force-quit it โ€” come back and the remaining time is still right. โ–  Ready the moment you install it Four timers are already there: soft-boiled egg, hard-boiled egg, ramen and tea. Change any of them, duplicate one, or add your own with a name, a length and an icon. โ–  iPhone and iPad Both are supported, laid out for each screen rather than stretched to fit. โ–  About the ad There is one banner at the bottom of the list. No full-screen ads, ever โ€” nothing interrupts a timer. If you decline tracking, the app works exactly the same. Available in English, Korean, Japanese and Simplified Chinese.

Screenshots

Work/Break3 screens
Egg Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

Work/Break and Egg Timer are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Work/Break ships an update every 7 months, Egg Timer every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Work/Break versus Egg Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWork/BreakEgg Timer
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews33.3% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 7 months โ€” betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS18.017.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size0 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLars Svennbeckjunhong baek

In-app purchases

None

Work/Break

No in-app purchases

None

Egg Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Work/Break free?
Work/Break is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Egg Timer free?
Egg Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Work/Break or Egg Timer have ads?
Neither Work/Break nor Egg Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Work/Break or Egg Timer?
Work/Break ships an update every 7 months, and Egg Timer every 9 months. Most recently, Work/Break was updated on June 5, 2026 and Egg Timer on September 27, 2026.

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