PowerTimer vs Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PowerTimer
Create custom multi-step timers for any activity, from cooking to workouts. Personalize with colors, icons, and animations. Syncs via iCloud and integrates with Siri and Shortcuts.
- Multi-step timer creation
- Customizable sections and steps
- Personalized ringtones and notifications
- Color-coded timers
- Home Screen widgets
- Siri and Shortcuts integration
- iCloud synchronization
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PowerTimer is a beautifully designed timer app to handle EVERY timing need you have. Cooking, working out, study, work, or play — you can create timer routines that suits your needs. ◎ Beautifully full screen You can open a timer full screen (or in a dedicated window on iPad). Large countdown text is visible from across the room, especially helpful when you are working out or cooking — or when you need a quiet living companion on your desk for work or study. ◎ As complex as you need Each timer can have multiple sections. You can loop sections, and add multiple steps. Each step can have its own ringtone, duration. Upon expiry, configure the timer to allow snoozing, or have it send you multiple notifications for your attention. ◎ Customization You can colour your timers as sticky notes, available in six colours. Pick an icon that fits, and a rocking animation that loops as it counts down. You can also create groups to further organize your timers. ◎ Home Screen widgets Pin a timer to the Home Screen with widgets, or see it on iPhone in StandBy. Tap the timer, and you are taken directly to the app, opening the timer in full screen. ◎ Siri and Shortcuts Control your timers via voice commands with Siri. Create complex workflows in Shortcuts that controls or checks the timer status. The possibility is endless. ◎ iCloud sync Your timer configuration is automatically saved to iCloud — no sign-up required. You will still have local timer runs: they don’t sync by design. — Download PowerTimer today to try it out! You can use timers from our gallery with no limits, or unlock all features with a single, one-time purchase.
Timer
This highly configurable timer app offers interval, simple, and quick timer modes with a beautiful, easy-to-use interface. It supports dark/light modes, iCloud sync, and speaks timer names with customizable alerts.
- Interval, Simple, and Quick Timer modes
- Beautiful and easy interface
- Dark & light mode support
- iCloud Sync
- Speaks timer names
- Customizable alerts
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Highly Configurable Timer app. It can be used as Interval Timer, Simple Timer and Quick Timer. FEATURES - Beautiful interface for timer - Easy and simple interface for editing & configuring timers - Dark & light mode - iCloud Sync across device - Supports both landscape and portrait mode - Templates for workout timers - No need to keep the display on while the timer is running - Speaks timer names - Count down alerts - Halfway Alert - And much more
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Timer at 4.4 against PowerTimer's 4.2. Timer also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.2). PowerTimer's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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. PowerTimer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per year and Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of PowerTimer's written reviews are positive against 67% of Timer's.
PowerTimer ships an update monthly, Timer every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PowerTimer | Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (6 ratings) | 4.4 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sasquatch Studio Inc. | BRIJIT SHEELIA |
Customer experience
PowerTimer
Timer
In-app purchases
PowerTimer
- PowerTimer Plus1 Year trial$6.991 Year
- PowerTimer Plus$6.99
Timer
- Timer Pro$0.99









