Visual Timer by Yong vs Gentle Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Visual Timer by Yong
This app offers a customizable countdown timer with a visual indicator, ideal for various tasks and productivity boosts. It features kid-friendly options, multiple sound and color choices, and integration with voice assistants.
- Create multiple preset timers
- Pomodoro timer with repeat feature
- Customizable reminders with notes
- Multiple sound and completion effect options
- Gesture, button, and wheel duration controls
- Wide color options with dark mode
- Siri and Shortcuts support
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Visual Timer by Yong provides an awesome graphical indicator for measuring times. It contains wide configuration options so that the user can make their own timers for various occasions. Boost your productivity with a powerful timer! = Main Features = - Create Multiple Preset Timers. - Repeat features for Pomodoro timer. Boost your productivity! - Add reminders of the timers: so that you can easily check the remaining time by percentage, or by time. (e.g. alert 5 mins before it ends) - Multiple sound options (starting, during, ended) - Multiple adjusting options (classical buttons, gestures, wheels) - Wide color options with dark mode support. Choose your favorite color! - Siri and Shortcuts Support. You can control timer using your voice! - Kid-friendly Image Sets included (You can display the image sets on the ending screen!) = Highlights = - Various completion effects Set your favorite effects: Sounds, vibration, flashlight, images to reveal. (Kids friendly!) - Presets Prepare your preset for your task. Quick start leads to finish. - Reminders Add more reminders to handle complicated tasks. Add a note and sounds as breadcrumbs. - Repeat Repeat a whole timer as much as you want. - Landscape/Multitasking support Visual Timer is avilable to use on iPhone and iPad. The layout optmized for the both mode, landscape and portrait. - Title as a mini note Tap the title on presets screen. Add a note or inspirational quote easily. - Open preset or last timer Decide the first screen of the app: a list of timer or the last-used timer. - Styles You can change every color of the timer using a flexible color picker. - Change timer display Change timer display setting such as a direction of movement, size of display. - 3 types of duration control Visual Timer provides wheel, buttons, and gestures mode for duration control. - Quick action buttons You can quickly change certain settings such as brightness, sounds, vibrations. - Default templates provided Visual Timer comes with basic presets. Create the timer using templates. - Share the timer Share your timer setting with others using a QR code or a link.
Gentle Timer
This app offers a visually appealing, ad-free timer for focus, productivity, and managing children's routines. It supports various timer types, including countdown, Pomodoro, and interval, with extensive customization options for backgrounds, music, and themes. It also includes helpful everyday tools like a calculator and breathing exercises.
- Visual countdown timers
- Pomodoro focus sessions
- Interval training timers
- Multi timer support
- Customizable backgrounds and music
- Everyday utility tools
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Gentle Timer is a cheerful timer with cute animated characters. Set a time, and a character walks across the screen as the timer counts down. When it reaches the other side, time is up. You can always see how much time is left. • Pick a cute character, an animated background, and calming music. • Your character can leave a trail of sparkles, rubber ducks, or baby chicks. • A race car can drive around the timer and finish when time is up. • Choose a pet to pop up and cheer you on. • Your pet also shows on your Lock Screen, Home Screen, and Dynamic Island. • Fun animations play when your timer starts and when it ends. Use it for brushing teeth, homework, cooking, reading, or a short break at work. It also has a stopwatch, breathing exercises, and a Pomodoro timer for work and breaks. You can run more than one timer at once, too. There is also a simple Apple Watch timer. Free to download, with no ads and no subscription. Unlock more characters, pets, backgrounds, and music with a one-time purchase.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Gentle Timer at 392 against Visual Timer by Yong's 58. Visual Timer by Yong's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Visual Timer by Yong sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Gentle Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Visual Timer by Yong against 4.6 for Gentle Timer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gentle Timer has 392 ratings behind it against 58, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 99% of Visual Timer by Yong's written reviews are positive against 100% of Gentle Timer's.
Visual Timer by Yong ships an update every 4 days, Gentle Timer every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Visual Timer by Yong | Gentle Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (58 ratings) — better | 4.6 (392 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 98.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 58 | 392 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| 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 | 11.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 145 MB | 211 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yong Gyun Kim | JOHNNY LI |
Customer experience
Visual Timer by Yong
Gentle Timer
Bugs and requests
Visual Timer by Yong
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Gentle Timer
Reported bugs
3 issues- No sound issues reported
- Seconds not displayed on countdown
- Landscape mode not working
Requested features
8 requests- More free options
- Landscape mode support
- Ability to set specific seconds
- Toggle off motion on settings menu
- Cat character option
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- View of all timers set all time
- Ability to create 'Goals' (e.g., set 40 hours)
- Dinosaur character option
In-app purchases
Visual Timer by Yong
- Snack-Sized Tip$1.99
- Vehicle Image Set$1.99
- Vegetable Image Set$1.99
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- Animal Image Set$2.99
- Vintage Flowers Image Set$2.99
- Coffee-Sized Tip$3.99
- Lunch-Sized Tip$5.99
Gentle Timer
- All Pets, Characters & Scenes$4.99
Questions
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