Comparison

Egg Timer vs Egg Timer Pro

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

Head to head
About

Egg Timer

Easily set the perfect cooking time for your eggs. Customize by egg size, desired doneness, pot size, and water temperature. Receive notifications even when the app is closed.

Highlights
  • Customizable egg size
  • Select cooking degree
  • Adjust pot size
  • Set water temperature
  • Background notifications
Features
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This is the easiest egg timer. You can choose: • Egg size • Cooking degree — hard-boiled, in a bag, soft-boiled • Pot size • Water temperature You will receive a notification when the eggs are boiled, even if you close the app!

About

Egg Timer Pro

Features
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Egg Timer Pro – Perfect Eggs, Every Time No more guesswork. Egg Timer Pro calculates the perfect cooking time based on size, temperature and your preferred doneness. What’s new • New wizard start for a faster and clearer setup • Multi-timer for cooking multiple eggs at once • Smart insertion plan with visual timeline • Learning mode: give feedback and improve results automatically • New recipe feature: create, share and print your recipes • Improved performance, smoother animations and better dark mode Why Egg Timer Pro • Precise results every time • Cook multiple eggs perfectly in one go • Adapts to your preferences • Clean, intuitive and focused design Features • Individual calculation based on water start, egg size and temperature • Visual cooking progress (egg spy) • Mini games during cooking time • Recipes with sync, search and modern editor Set it once. Perfect every time. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Egg Timer3 screens
Egg Timer Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Egg Timer at none against Egg Timer Pro's 3. Egg Timer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). Egg Timer Pro's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 19 months). On price 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. Egg Timer Pro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Egg Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Egg Timer ships an update every 19 months, Egg Timer Pro every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Egg Timer versus Egg Timer Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEgg TimerEgg Timer Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 19 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB112 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGregory StrigunovTOBIAS ROSSMANN

In-app purchases

None

Egg Timer

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Egg Timer Pro

Subscriptions2
  • Eieruhr Pro-Sorglos (Monatlich)$0.991 Month
  • Eieruhr Pro-Sorlgos (Jährlich)$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • Eieruhr Pro-Sorglos (Lifetime)$12.99

Questions

Is Egg Timer free?
Egg Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Egg Timer Pro free?
Egg Timer Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Egg Timer or Egg Timer Pro have ads?
Egg Timer Pro shows ads; Egg Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Egg Timer or Egg Timer Pro?
Egg Timer ships an update every 19 months, and Egg Timer Pro every 2 days. Most recently, Egg Timer was updated on October 8, 2026 and Egg Timer Pro on October 3, 2026.

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