Comparison

Attentive Timer vs Kitchen Timers

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

Head to head
About

Attentive Timer

This app helps you precisely time the cooking of instant noodles to achieve your desired texture. Create custom timers for different noodle types and start them easily by scanning barcodes, selecting from a list, or using voice commands.

Highlights
  • Custom timer creation for specific noodle types
  • Barcode scanning to start timers
  • Timer selection from a list
  • Spotlight Search integration
  • Siri Shortcuts support
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“Attentive Timer” is a timer app developed for people who want to stick to the hardness of instant noodles. - Sticking to each item You can create your own original timer, such as a timer that is 10 seconds shorter than a standard waiting time, for each item. - Starting the timers You can start created timers by one of the following methods: 1. Scan a item’s barcode 2. Select from the timer list 3. Use Spotlight Search 4. Use Siri Shortcuts

About

Kitchen Timers

Features
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Kitchen Timers puts realistic kitchen timers on your screen — as many as you need. Put an iPad in the kitchen and see every dish's timer at a glance. ■ Works like a real timer ・Press MIN and SEC to set the time, then START/STOP. Hold to fast-forward ・Press MIN + SEC together (or the RESET label) to reset ・Tap the body to start or stop ・At 0:00 it rings (30 seconds, or 60 in Settings). Any key stops it, and it returns to the set time so you can run the same time again ■ Labels ・Stick a label on each timer: "Fries", "Chicken", "Pasta". Six colors ・A ringing timer glows in its label color ■ As many as you need ・iPad: 2×3 → 3×4 → 4×6, up to 24 timers ・iPhone: starts with 2, up to 8 ・Add one at a time with "+". Portrait and landscape ■ Notifies you when the screen is off ・The end time is scheduled on the device, so it rings from a notification even while asleep ■ Background ・Stainless (light gray) or black ■ Price ・Free for 2 timers, with every feature ・Unlock (one-time purchase) for up to 24 on iPad / 8 on iPhone. No subscription, no ads For restaurant kitchens, home cooking, labs, classrooms — anywhere you run several timers at once.

Screenshots

Attentive Timer2 screens
Kitchen Timers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Kitchen Timers at daily against Attentive Timer's every 3 months. Attentive Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Attentive Timer ships an update every 3 months, Kitchen Timers daily. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Attentive Timer versus Kitchen Timers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAttentive TimerKitchen Timers
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMasaru KimuraTOMIHIDE OTA

In-app purchases

None

Attentive Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Kitchen Timers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Attentive Timer free?
Attentive Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kitchen Timers free?
Kitchen Timers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Attentive Timer or Kitchen Timers have ads?
Neither Attentive Timer nor Kitchen Timers shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Attentive Timer or Kitchen Timers?
Attentive Timer ships an update every 3 months, and Kitchen Timers daily. Most recently, Attentive Timer was updated on September 15, 2026 and Kitchen Timers on October 1, 2026.

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