Just Timers vs TimeWave
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Just Timers
Create and manage multiple named timers, including counters, stopwatches, and interval timers. Customize alerts with sounds and haptics, and integrate with Shortcuts for advanced automation. Sync across devices and utilize widgets for convenient control.
- Multiple named timers (counter, stopwatch, interval)
- Customizable alerts (sound, haptics, critical alerts)
- Shortcuts and URL integration
- Interval templates for complex routines
- Widgets and Live Activities support
- iCloud sync across devices
- Light and Dark themes
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Just Timers: The missing timers app Quickly and easily create multiple named counter, stopwatch and interval timers, sync across devices and even use Tags to group timers together Assign alert sounds, haptics and even critical alerts to notify you when a timer expires Assign Shortcuts and URLs to run when timers stop* (more actions coming soon!) Use intervals to create complex workout routines, or go a step deeper with interval templates and Shortcuts integration Use Shortcuts to create complex interval sets and control timers with your voice Use Widgets to keep track of and control your timers, as well as quickly create single-use "self-destruct" timers Sync timers with iCloud across your other devices Supports Live Activities, Widgets and the Dynamic Island Light and Dark Themes * Shortcuts and URLs can only run when the app is open or notification is tapped Need help? Contact support@justtimers.app or find us on Twitter @JustTimers
TimeWave
This versatile timer app allows users to create custom sequences for various activities, from breathwork and workouts to focus sessions and cooking. It offers AI-powered voice guidance, iCloud synchronization across Apple devices, and a minimalist black-and-white interface.
- Customizable timer chains
- Breathwork flow builder
- Intermittent fasting timers
- Workout routine creator
- Focus and Pomodoro timers
- AI voice guidance
- iCloud sync across devices
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"Liquid Glass really comes to life on its widgets" - Michael Burkhardt, 9to5Mac. "What I like most about TimeWave, though, is its clean, black-and-white design" - John Voorhees, MacStories. "Best iPhone Apps of July, 2021" - Beau Hamilton, Slashdot. WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH TIMEWAVE? TimeWave allows you to combine your breathwork app, your workout app, your focus timer, cooking timer and much more into one single app. You can use TimeWave for: • Breathwork — build custom breathing flows like 4-7-8 Breathing to lower blood pressure, Physiological Sigh to reduce stress and anxiety, Wim Hof Breathing to increase alertness, Box Breathing to relax and much more. • Intermittent Fasting — Create your own intermittent fasting using various splits like 16:8, 12:12, 5:2, etc. You can create timer-splits for each day or for the entire week. • Workout Routines — create your own workouts by chaining excercise and break durations. You can make Tabata/HIIT workouts or even yoga routines. • 20-20-20 Rule — create a timewave to follow the 20-20-20 rule (Every 20 minutes look at something 20 ft away for 20 seconds) while working with screens to prevent eye-strain. • Focus Timers — create pomodoro timers or any kind of work-break timewaves. You are not restricted to 25 minute session, you can create any sequence that suits your preferences. • Cooking — ever had to keep resetting your timers after each whistle? well, now you wont have to. Just create a timewave for each recipe. • Everything — anything else that involves timed sequential tasks. SPECIAL FEATURES: • TimeWave A.I — TimeWave will tell you what has to be done for how long while the Calibre is running. For eg: "Breathe In For 4 Seconds" so you don't have to look at the screen. • iCloud Sync — Available on Mac, iPad, iPhone and Apple Watch and keeps everything up-to to date on all your devices with iCloud Sync. • Black & White UI — B&W is a lot of colours. If you are anything like us, you'll love our ironically modern black and white UI. MORE: • Personal touch — a hand-crafted Indie app. If you have any questions or feedback, you can reach out to us at timewave.team@gmail.com Privacy Policy: https://timewaveapp.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://timewaveapp.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TimeWave at 4.6 against Just Timers's 4.1. TimeWave also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 57%). Just Timers's advantage is iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Just Timers sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and TimeWave sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
TimeWave holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 30 and 25 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Just Timers's written reviews are positive against 86% of TimeWave's.
Just Timers ships an update every 4 weeks, TimeWave every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Just Timers | TimeWave |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (30 ratings) | 4.6 (25 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.5% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 25 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aaron Dippner | Muhammed Sahil Arayakandy |
Customer experience
Just Timers
TimeWave
Bugs and requests
Just Timers
Reported bugs
32 issues- Repeat function causing repeated shortcut execution
- No sound even with critical alerts on
- Notifications won't stop after timer completion
- Interval timer progress lost
- Stock timers restoring after deletion
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- Watch app unusable, complications incorrect
- Timers activating and changing duration after update
- Timers going off after being stopped
- Negative timers displayed
- Alerts not going off
- Timers with intervals spontaneously resetting
- Watch notifications inconsistent
- Timer display stuck
- Widget display stuck
- Intervals stuck, skipping inconsistent
- Choosing sound causes it to play indefinitely
- Timer resets when modifying sound
- No default timer settings
- Manual sync required for phone/watch timers
- Buttons do nothing or wrong action
- Siri not working with new version
- Shortcut action to create timer throws error
- Can't change timer volume (too loud with headphones)
- Sound continues to ring after stop/dismiss
- Contact button in settings not working
- Can't scroll down to add new custom timer on Watch
- Watch face off means no alert
- Alert only happens when app is open on Watch
- Weak buzz with no customization on Watch
- App crashes before timer expires
- App sluggish and buggy
- Purchasing tiers not clearly disclosed upfront
Requested features
19 requests- Menu bar timer on Mac
- Widgets for home screen
- Custom sounds for timers
- Delayed timer start (date/time)
- Group timers and trigger individual timers
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- Enter date and time for timers
- Option to quickly create one-off timers
- Prevent app launch when tapping Live Activity
- Templates for timer types
- Clear explanations for settings
- Siri integration improvements
- Ability to set different sounds for each timer
- More alarming sound options
- Vibrating function on Watch
- Improved x-callback integration
- Rest API improvements
- Ability to group timers
- Reset individual timers on Watch easily
- More alert tones
TimeWave
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Just Timers
- Small Toy$0.99
- v1 Unlimited Timers (Legacy)$1.99
- Tier 1$1.99
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- Medium Toy$2.99
- v1 Upgrade$2.99
- Large Toy$4.99
- Tier 2$4.99
- Huge Toy$9.99
TimeWave
- Monthly Premium$4.991 Month
- Yearly Premium7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium$49.99








