Comparison

Widget Timer vs Swept AI

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

Swept AI

Features
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Screenshots pile up. Tickets, receipts, recipes, chats, memes, a hundred things you meant to look at later. Swept clears them out in minutes. SWIPE TO SORT Left to bin, right to keep. Changed your mind? Undo, or find it in Recently Deleted for 30 days. KEEPERS GET FILED The screenshots you keep are sorted into tickets, receipts, shopping, recipes, chats, places and more, automatically. SEARCH INSIDE THEM Swept reads the text in every screenshot you keep. Search "flight", "IBAN" or "garlic" and find it instantly. LOOK-ALIKES Took the same screenshot three times? Swept finds the copies and keeps the newest. EXPIRED TICKETS Boarding passes, event tickets and bookings whose date has passed are flagged so you can sweep them. STREAKS, NUDGES & WIDGETS Keep a daily sweep streak, get a gentle nudge before it ends, and see your pile and streak right on your Home and Lock Screen. YOUR STATS See how many screenshots you've swept and how much space you've freed, all time. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything happens on your iPhone. No account, no uploads. Your screenshots never leave your phone. SWEPT PRO Free: 30 swipes a day, library, search and streaks. Pro: unlimited swipes, look-alikes, expired tickets and Home & Lock Screen widgets. Weekly or yearly, with a 3-day free trial on yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://20freitas.github.io/swept-public/privacy.html

Screenshots

Widget Timer4 screens
Swept AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Swept AI at every 5 days against Widget Timer's fortnightly. 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. Widget Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Swept AI sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Widget Timer ships an update fortnightly, Swept AI every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Widget Timer versus Swept AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidget TimerSwept AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (186 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews44.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings186 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFoobar CreativeDiogo Freitas

Bugs and requests

Widget Timer

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Old timers are not deletable
  • Alert sounds don't play from widgets
  • Countdown feature requires tapping widget to update
  • Nonstop battery draining
  • Paid widget on iPad doesn't work
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  • Widgets not appearing on lock screen or home screen
  • Widget looks bad, font too large
  • Cannot pause timer
  • Timer doesn't show unless a new one is added
  • Timer doesn't ring when finished
  • Sound stops when starting a new timer before the previous one ends

Requested features

12 requests
  • Option to remove old timers
  • Instructions for use
  • Fix sound notifications for widgets
  • Allow resetting/turning off alarms from widget
  • Repeat alarm option at the end
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  • Smaller creation table for timers
  • Timers longer than 23h 59m 59s
  • Show exact end time when setting timers
  • Allow hearing samples of alarm sounds before upgrading
  • Pause timer functionality
  • Option to repeat timers
  • Allow users to hear samples of extra alarm sounds before upgrading

Swept AI

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

Swept AI

Subscriptions2
  • Swept Pro Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Swept Pro Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Widget Timer free?
Widget Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Swept AI free?
Swept AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Widget Timer or Swept AI have ads?
Neither Widget Timer nor Swept AI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Widget Timer or Swept AI?
Widget Timer ships an update fortnightly, and Swept AI every 5 days. Most recently, Widget Timer was updated on November 13, 2026 and Swept AI on November 6, 2026.

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