Comparison

Time vs MIMI Private Timer

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

Head to head
About

Time

This app provides repeating interval-based notifications for various activities, including workouts, experiments, and timed tests. It offers customizable sound or vibration alerts and allows users to queue multiple timers sequentially for complex tasks.

Highlights
  • Repeating interval notifications
  • Customizable sound or vibration alerts
  • Background operation on Apple Watch
  • Sequential timer queuing
  • HealthKit integration for workout pacing
  • Syncs daily stats with Health app
Features
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Note: The app uses HealthKit to enable pacing a workout session by running in the background and it connects with the Health app to sync your daily stats. When used on the apple watch, it can be used for repeating, haptic, inaudible alerts at user-specified intervals. *NEW FEATURE*: Companion Apple Watch app is now here and can work in the background! TimeMinder is a repeating interval-based app that sends users notifications (either via Sound or Vibration-only notifications) at every interval specified by the user. It is excellent for use in activities where the user needs some reminder every so often: interval focused or timed exercise, science lab experiments requiring measurements to be taken at specified intervals, standardized testing where time on questions is limited, etc. The app also has an advanced feature, allowing the user to "queue" up several timers before pressing "Start" to fire up several repeating interval-based timers back-to-back (successively). This can be useful in tasks that require differing repeating interval-based timers, such as timed presentation where you want to send different amounts of time on different slides.

About

MIMI Private Timer

Features
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MIMI Private Timer lets you play alerts through headphones for quiet, personal use. Use it for short breaks, commuting, focused work, study sessions, reminders, and private timing without disturbing people around you. Key features: Private audio alerts through headphones Simple timer setup Quiet, personal reminders Useful for work, travel, study, and daily routines Designed for situations where speaker-based playback is not appropriate This app is suitable for: commuters office workers students anyone who needs discreet personal alerts Note: A connected wired or Bluetooth headphone device may be required for the intended experience.

Screenshots

Time2 screens
MIMI Private Timer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Time at none against MIMI Private Timer's 2. Time also leads on device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.3 vs 17.0). MIMI Private Timer's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 21 months). On price and ads 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. MIMI Private Timer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Time asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time ships an update every 21 months, MIMI Private Timer every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Time versus MIMI Private Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeMIMI Private Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 21 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS10.3 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAkhil SharmaRyoma Inoue

In-app purchases

None

Time

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

MIMI Private Timer

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Buy me a coffee$2.99

Questions

Is Time free?
Time is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MIMI Private Timer free?
MIMI Private Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Time or MIMI Private Timer have ads?
Neither Time nor MIMI Private Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Time or MIMI Private Timer?
Time ships an update every 21 months, and MIMI Private Timer every 6 days. Most recently, Time was updated on September 21, 2026 and MIMI Private Timer on October 7, 2026.

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