Comparison

Widget Timer vs Visual Multi Timer

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

Head to head
About

Widget Timer

Create and manage unlimited timers directly on your home screen with customizable widgets. Set repeating timers, personalize themes, and receive local notifications for alerts. Supports Siri and Shortcuts for enhanced control.

Highlights
  • Home screen timer widgets
  • Interactive widget controls
  • Lock screen widgets
  • Customizable widget themes
  • Theme gallery
  • Repeating timers
  • Siri and Shortcuts support
Features
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Widget Timer puts beautiful, customizable timers right on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Pick the timer type that fits the moment, style it to match your setup, and keep it only a glance away. Every timer type, in one app: - Countdown: count down the days to a birthday, holiday, wedding, or trip, and let it roll over automatically every year. - Count Up: track the time since an anniversary, a milestone, or the day you started something new. - Progress: see how far through the week, month, quarter, or year you are. - Stopwatch: count elapsed time up from zero, starting and stopping as you go. - Standard: a simple one-shot timer that counts down (or up) to a set duration. - Repeat: a timer that repeats a set number of times, or infinitely, for periodic reminders like stretching or drinking water. Widgets, done right: - add timer widgets to your Home Screen and Lock Screen - interactive widgets, so you can start and stop your timers without opening the app - customize the theme of each widget, or pick one from a gallery of over 50 themes More to love: - run as many timers as you like, all at once - name every timer (emoji supported) - lots of alert sounds to choose from - multiple finished modes - local notifications alert you when the app is in the background (no network required) - long press to re-order the timers on the main screen - works with Siri and Shortcuts Some features require a purchase of either a Premium Subscription or a Premium Lifetime Unlock. Widget Timer Premium Subscription Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Visual Multi Timer

This app helps you manage multiple tasks simultaneously with customizable timers. It offers pre-made templates for various activities like cooking, workouts, and productivity, along with extensive personalization options. Stay on track with features like Live Activities and widgets.

Highlights
  • Multiple timers running simultaneously
  • Multi-step timer creation
  • Extensive template gallery
  • Customizable timer appearance
  • Live Activities and Dynamic Island integration
  • Homescreen widgets
  • Shortcut Actions support
Features
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Manage your time better with Timus. Cook your favorite dish with the help of cooking timers, become more productive with a Pomodoro timer, stay healthy by working out with HIIT or Tabata timers or even create custom timers to help you throughout the day MULTIPLE TIMERS AND MULTIPLE STEPS Create separate timers for every task you need and run them all at once. Easily create timers with multiple steps, it can be useful for sport, cooking, productivity or some other types of tasks HUGE TEMPLATE GALLERY Speaking of types of tasks! We prepared 20 templates for you so it would be even easier to start managing your time in a better way. Sport, Productivity, Health, Parenting, Cooking – we have it all. EASY CUSTOMIZATION Give timers your own personal touch. Choose titles, icons, colors, signals. Reorder or delete timers with dragging or swiping APPLE FEATURES ON FULL POTENTIAL See active timers in Live Activities and Dynamic Islands, use Homescreen widgets to manage your timers and start timers with Shortcut Actions without even opening the app Meet Timus, your new buddy in the kitchen, your workout partner at the gym, your teammate on the field, and your sidekick at the office. With its quick timer settings, you can focus on what matters most, whether it's work, exercise, or your daily routines. Timus has your back! Download Visual multi timer: Timus today and start making everything on time.  Have any questions? Please contact us at support@happus.co Privacy Policy: https://happus.co/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://happus.co/terms-of-service

Screenshots

Widget Timer4 screens
Visual Multi Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Visual Multi Timer at 4.7 against Widget Timer's 4.1. Visual Multi Timer also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 48%) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Widget Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Visual Multi Timer sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Visual Multi Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 180 and 142 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Widget Timer's written reviews are positive against 83% of Visual Multi Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Widget Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, Visual Multi Timer monthly. Both last shipped on September 21, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Widget Timer versus Visual Multi Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidget TimerVisual Multi Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (180 ratings)4.7 (142 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.4% of reviews82.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings180 — better142
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFoobar CreativeHAPPUS LLC

Customer experience

Widget Timer

All ratings180 ratings
Positive77.2%
Neutral5.0%
Negative17.8%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive48.4%
Neutral3.2%
Negative48.4%

Visual Multi Timer

All ratings142 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral1.4%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive82.6%
Neutral4.3%
Negative13.0%

Bugs and requests

Widget Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Visual Multi Timer

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • No vibration when set to silent

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add stopwatch
  • macOS app
  • Ability to view timer as progress bar on lock screen
  • More free programs
  • Visual and vibratory alerts separately or combined
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  • Mac OS version

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Widget Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Widget Timer Pro - Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Widget Timer Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$49.99
11 purchases

Visual Multi Timer

Subscriptions8
  • Weekly3 Days trial$0.497 Days
  • Weekly3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Monthly2 variants$2.991 Month
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  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Annual$4.991 Year
  • Quarterly3 Days trial$5.993 Months
  • Annual3 Days trial2 variants$9.991 Year
  • Annual$14.991 Year
One-time3
  • Lifetime$14.99
  • Lifetime$29.99
  • Lifetime v2$39.99

Questions

Is Widget Timer free?
Widget Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Visual Multi Timer free?
Visual Multi Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Widget Timer or Visual Multi Timer?
Visual Multi Timer is rated higher. Widget Timer averages 4.1 out of 5 from 180 ratings, while Visual Multi Timer averages 4.7 from 142 ratings.
Do Widget Timer or Visual Multi Timer have ads?
Neither Widget Timer nor Visual Multi Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Widget Timer or Visual Multi Timer?
Widget Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, and Visual Multi Timer monthly. Most recently, Widget Timer was updated on September 21, 2026 and Visual Multi Timer on September 21, 2026.

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