Multi Timer vs Penned
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Multi Timer
Organize and manage multiple timer lists for various activities like studying, working, or exercising. Enjoy a private, offline experience with no hidden costs, ads, or subscriptions. The macOS version is also included.
- Multiple timer lists
- Study timers
- Work timers
- Workout timers
- No ads
- No subscriptions
- Offline functionality
- macOS version included
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Create multiple timer lists for study, work, and workouts. * No Hidden Costs: No ads or subscriptions. * Private: No sign-ups or data collection. * Works Offline: No internet connection needed. The macOS version is included in the package!
Penned
A minimalist handwriting app designed for privacy, keeping all your notes securely on your device. It features natural writing with Apple Pencil, on-device AI text recognition, and smart tagging for easy searching. Export your notes as PDFs in a clean, distraction-free interface.
- Natural Apple Pencil writing
- On-device AI text recognition
- 100% private, no cloud
- Export beautiful PDFs
- Smart tagging and search
- Distraction-free interface
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Your thoughts deserve privacy. Penned Notes is a minimalist handwriting app that keeps everything on your device. - Natural Apple Pencil writing - AI text recognition (on-device) - 100% private - zero cloud required - Export beautiful PDFs - Smart tagging & search - Clean, distraction-free interface Unlike other note apps, Penned Notes uses Apple's Neural Engine to recognize your handwriting locally and nothing leaves your device. No accounts, no tracking, no subscriptions to complex features you don't need. Perfect for: - Daily journaling - Class notes & studying - Meeting notes - Sketches & brainstorming - Sensitive work documents Privacy-first architecture means your notes stay truly yours. Download Penned Notes. Where your thoughts are penned, not surveilled.
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Verdict
Multi Timer and Penned both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 80% of Multi Timer's written reviews are positive against 50% of Penned's. Multi Timer also leads on price ($0.29 vs $4.99) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Penned's advantage is ratings volume (87 vs 12). On rating, ads and in-app purchases 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
Multi Timer costs $0.29 and Penned $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Multi Timer against 4.6 for Penned. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Penned has 87 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of Multi Timer's written reviews are positive against 50% of Penned's.
Multi Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, Penned every 2 months. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.
| Parameter | Multi Timer | Penned |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.29 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (12 ratings) | 4.6 (87 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 87 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roman Sevastyanov | Edwing H Santos Mena |
Customer experience
Multi Timer
Penned
In-app purchases
Multi Timer
No in-app purchases
Penned
No in-app purchases
