Comparison

Synced Timer+ vs Shared Timer

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

Head to head
About

Synced Timer+

This app allows users to create and customize timers, with a unique feature for syncing timers across multiple devices or with groups of friends. Users can manage groups, add members, and receive notifications when timers complete, ensuring no important events are missed.

Highlights
  • Create custom timers
  • Edit custom timers
  • Create online groups
  • Add/remove group members
  • Admin user roles
  • Request to join groups
  • Timer completion notifications
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Sync Timers across all your devices or with a group of friends, or just create regular timers for your own needs! Synced Timer+ allows you to create and customize timers like any other timer app. Where Synced Timer+ is different is its ability to create groups who can all view, create, edit, and delete timers! Never miss out on anything with the ability to keep all of your timers synced up with all of your friends! Main features: -Create Custom Timers -Edit Custom Timers -Create an online group -Add members to your online group -Remove members from your group -Create admin users for your group -Search all the groups and request to join a group -Notifications when timers have completed -And much more!

About

Shared Timer

Easily synchronize countdowns and alarms with others. Share a link to a timer and everyone who opens it sees the same countdown and receives the same alert simultaneously. Ideal for coordinating activities, workouts, or even chores without needing accounts.

Highlights
  • Synchronized countdowns
  • Shared alarms
  • Link sharing
  • No sign-ups required
  • Home Screen widgets
  • Live Activity support
  • Customizable colors
Features
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The iPhone Clock app can't share a timer, and the apps that can go quiet the moment the ringer is off. Shared Timer fixes both: set it once, send the link, and every phone rings at the same second, even on silent. HOW IT WORKS 1. Set a timer, by duration or by picking an exact time ("dinner's out at 6:15"). 2. Share the link through Messages, WhatsApp or any app you already use. Recipients just tap and they're in. No sign-ups. 3. Ring together. Every device rings at the same absolute moment, even offline, with the app closed or with the phone on silent. 4. Change it while it runs. Edit the time, name or color, or add a minute with one tap, and every phone follows. RINGS EVEN ON SILENT On iOS 26, every countdown in Shared Timer is a system alarm, the same kind the Clock app uses. The Silent switch doesn't mute it. Do Not Disturb and other Focus modes don't hold it back. Your iPhone sounds and shows a full-screen Stop button, whether the app is open, closed or the phone is locked, and it keeps ringing until you stop it. No more missed timers because the ringer was off. On iOS 17 and 18, timers alert with a notification instead, which follows your Silent switch and Focus settings. EVERY TIMER IS ITS OWN ALARM Run the pizza, the laundry and the nap at once. Each timer is scheduled as its own alarm, so stopping one never silences another. Change a timer or add a minute and its alarm moves with it, on every phone sharing it. When a timer rings or you stop it, its Live Activity clears itself from the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Nothing to swipe away, nothing left ringing at the wrong time. OR TIME ANYTHING, LIVE Count-up timers work like a shared stopwatch: for naps, workouts, study sessions, anything. Everyone you share with watches it tick and sees how long it ran. WHY PEOPLE USE IT • Kitchen coordination: "Dinner's out at 6:15," and every phone in the house knows it. • Game nights and watch parties: sync the start so nobody misses kickoff. • Workouts and study sessions: start an interval together, even from across the country. • Kids and chores: "Screen time ends at six," backed by an alarm instead of an argument. • Meetings and calls: a countdown to "go time" the whole group can see. • Long distance: "Call me the second this hits zero." BUILT THE WAY A TIMER SHOULD WORK • Real alarms on iOS 26: they ring through Silent mode and Focus, and keep ringing until you stop them • Every timer is its own alarm: stop one and the others keep going • Create a timer by duration or by picking an exact time • Edit a running timer, or add a minute with one tap; every phone follows the change • See how many people joined each timer you shared • Repeat daily, on weekdays or weekly • Share instantly through Messages or any app • Alarms fire at the same moment on every device, even offline • Only the creator can edit or stop a countdown; everyone else watches it count down • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, plus a Live Activity in the Dynamic Island • Works on iPhone and iPad, with timers kept in sync between them • Apple Watch app: see your timers, get haptic alerts and stop count-ups from your wrist • Nine colors to keep multiple timers straight at a glance • Light and dark appearance SIMPLE, HONEST PRICING Free: create as many timers as you like, receive and follow timers, Apple Watch, widgets, timer history, and your first three shared timers. One small one-time purchase: unlimited sharing, forever, on iPhone and iPad together. The people you share with pay nothing. No subscription. No ads. Shared Timer is made by an independent developer, me, and I care. It doesn't ask for your name, your email or an account. It just keeps everyone on the same clock.

Screenshots

Synced Timer+4 screens
Shared Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Shared Timer at 100% against Synced Timer+'s 45%. Shared Timer also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.4). Synced Timer+'s advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Synced Timer+ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Shared Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shared Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Synced Timer+'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Shared Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Synced Timer+ ships an update every 4 days, Shared Timer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Synced Timer+ versus Shared Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSynced Timer+Shared Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (18 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings18 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael BoedingJohn Belisle

Customer experience

Synced Timer+

All ratings18 ratings
Positive61.1%
Neutral5.6%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral18.2%
Negative36.4%

Shared Timer

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Synced Timer+

One-time1
  • Remove Ads and Clicks$2.99
1 purchases

Shared Timer

One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$8.99

Questions

Is Synced Timer+ free?
Synced Timer+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shared Timer free?
Shared Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Synced Timer+ or Shared Timer?
Shared Timer is rated higher. Synced Timer+ averages 3.4 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Shared Timer averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Synced Timer+ or Shared Timer have ads?
Neither Synced Timer+ nor Shared Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Synced Timer+ or Shared Timer?
Synced Timer+ ships an update every 4 days, and Shared Timer every 2 weeks. Most recently, Synced Timer+ was updated on November 2, 2026 and Shared Timer on October 31, 2026.

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