Comparison

Widget Timer vs NoteReel

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

NoteReel

Features
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NoteReel turns everyday notes into a personal retro terminal: folders, files, CRT effects, autosave, and vertical video export for your writing. It is more than a simple notepad. NoteReel is a private archive for ideas, lists, journal entries, work notes, drafts, memories, and anything you want to keep in an interface with character. What you can do with NoteReel: • Create notes as files inside a terminal-style archive • Organize your writing with folders and nested directories • Find notes quickly through the search index • Write in a focused editor with autosave • Add photos, videos, PDFs, documents, and audio to notes with Pro • Enable CRT scanlines and a boot sequence for a true retro feel • Choose from multiple terminal color themes with Pro • Create Terminal Replay: a vertical video where your note is typed on screen like a system log Terminal Replay is built for turning text into content. Write a thought, story, quote, plan, journal fragment, or short script, then export it as a stylish vertical video for social media, your archive, or your personal collection. The free version includes the core terminal style, notes, folders, search, and limited Replay export. NoteReel Pro unlocks the full theme set, file attachments, and expanded video export. NoteReel is for people who love organized personal archives, retro interfaces, quiet productivity, and notes that look as interesting as they read. Your notes. Your archive. Your terminal.

Screenshots

Widget Timer4 screens
NoteReel4 screens

Verdict

The call

Widget Timer and NoteReel are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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 NoteReel sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Widget Timer versus NoteReel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidget TimerNoteReel
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (181 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews45.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings181 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFoobar CreativeVenyamin Hulko

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
2 purchases

NoteReel

Subscriptions2
  • NoteReel Monthly$2.991 Month
  • NoteReel Annual$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Widget Timer free?
Widget Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NoteReel free?
NoteReel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Widget Timer or NoteReel have ads?
Neither Widget Timer nor NoteReel shows ads.

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