Usual Timer for Widget vs ++Timer
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)
++Timer
Manage up to 64 timers simultaneously with customizable sounds and notifications. Set time precisely, sort timers easily, and visualize progress with graphs. Bulk start and stop multiple timers for efficient time management.
- Manage up to 64 timers
- Customizable end sounds
- Notifications even when closed
- Precise time settings
- Advanced sorting options
- Elapsed time visualization
- Bulk start/stop functionality
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Introducing "++Timer", an innovative timer app for iOS, balancing intuitive functionality with extensive customizability. It's designed to make your time management simple, elegant, and effective. [Main Features] • Multiple Timer Management: Manage up to 64 timers at once. Each timer can be titled freely for your convenience. • Timer Notifications: Receive notifications at the set time, even when the app is closed or your device is locked. • Custom Sounds: Choose your preferred sound from 10 different end sounds. • Wide Range Time Settings: Set time in one-second increments, from 1 second up to 99 hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds. • Sorting Function: Sort your timers based on start time, end time, title, duration, status (before start, in progress, paused), or however you like. • Visualization Features: View elapsed time at a glance, represented in both numbers and graphs. • Bulk Operations: Start and stop multiple timers simultaneously. • End Time Setting: You can also set your timer by specifying the desired end time. Experience a new level of time management with the multifunctional, yet simple and easy-to-use "++Timer".
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ++Timer at none against Usual Timer for Widget's 1. ++Timer also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 58%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). Usual Timer for Widget's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.2 vs 3.8). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. ++Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Usual Timer for Widget holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Usual Timer for Widget has 20 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 58% of Usual Timer for Widget's written reviews are positive against 80% of ++Timer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Usual Timer for Widget ships an update every 5 weeks, ++Timer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Usual Timer for Widget | ++Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (20 ratings) — better | 3.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.6% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Akihiro Nakanishi | Legal Prompt Inc. |
Customer experience
Usual Timer for Widget
++Timer
In-app purchases
Usual Timer for Widget
- Full Version of Usual Timer$0.99
++Timer
No in-app purchases
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