Usual Timer for Widget vs MobileGameTimer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Usual Timer for Widget
Easily set and manage multiple countdown timers with minimal interaction. Save frequently used timers for cooking, studying, or gaming, and launch them instantly from a widget. Receive sound and vibration alerts when a timer finishes.
- Set multiple timers
- Start timers from widget
- Save usual timers
- Customizable timer icons and colors
- Extensive editing functions
- Options during countdown
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· Timer with the least operation · Set multiple timers · Start timer from the widget Usual Timer is an application which you can save the usual timers and start the timer with the least operation. First let's save a timer. Set a time for daily use, such as cooking, studying and game etc. You can select an icon and a color of the timer. Unlimitedly number of timers by purchasing the full version. Tap saved timer and the app begin the countdown immediately. When the timer ends, the app notifies you by sound and vibration. If the app is in background, because of the specification of iOS, the app announces you by a notification. And you can also use the widget. If using the widget, you can start the timer with just one tap. No need to start the app. Other Features · Extensive editing functions, e.g. add, copy, edit, delete, sort timers. · Convenient options during the countdown, e.g. suppress the brightness of the screen, invalidate Auto Lock and invalidate touch event. Sounds: OtoLogic(https://otologic.jp)
MobileGameTimer
Efficiently track and manage the stamina for multiple social games. Receive local notifications when stamina is full or reaches a set value. Utilize widgets and Apple Watch compatibility for at-a-glance status checks without opening your games.
- Multiple game management
- Stamina full notifications
- Customizable notification values
- Home screen widgets
- Lock screen widgets
- Apple Watch app and complications
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It is an application that efficiently manages the stamina of social games. This app has the following features: - Multiple game management function You can register multiple games for which you want to manage your stamina. - Notification function when the stamina is full or set value Local notification is sent when the stamina is full or when the stamina is set value. Notification settings can be made from the OS Settings app. - Widget support You can display the stamina of one game in the regular version and four games in the full version in the widget. The initials of each game, current stamina, maximum stamina, approximate time to fill, and gauge graph are displayed, so if you place the widget on the home screen, lock screen and Apple Watch, you can check the recovery status of stamina without opening the game. - Apple Watch compatible(watchOS9 or later) You can check your game status in the Apple Watch app. Place a complication on your watch face to see your stamina recovery at any time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MobileGameTimer at 5.0 against Usual Timer for Widget's 4.2. MobileGameTimer also leads on review sentiment (76% vs 56%). Usual Timer for Widget's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (20 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Usual Timer for Widget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and MobileGameTimer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
MobileGameTimer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Usual Timer for Widget has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Usual Timer for Widget's written reviews are positive against 76% of MobileGameTimer's.
Usual Timer for Widget ships an update every 5 weeks, MobileGameTimer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Usual Timer for Widget | MobileGameTimer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (20 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.3% of reviews | 76.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Akihiro Nakanishi | Nagisa Kasuga |
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In-app purchases
Usual Timer for Widget
- Full Version of Usual Timer$0.99
MobileGameTimer
- Upgrade to full version$2.99
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