Loop vs Simply Timers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Loop
Enhance your productivity with a distraction-free countdown timer. Customize your work and study sessions with over 10 themes to improve focus and avoid procrastination. Achieve your goals efficiently by planning and managing your time effectively.
- Distraction-free focus
- Customizable work/study timers
- Over 10 themes
- Avoid procrastination
- Effective time planning
- Improve productivity
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Get Things Done! Distraction-free focus and time managment app for users who want to improve on their productivity and ability to get work done in shortest possible amount of time. Customize your work and study time with this easy-to-use countdown timer. Practice work-life balance in daily tasks. Choose your own theme for the background of your countdown timer. 10+ themes for your choosing. - Focus when you need to - Work effectively - Avoid procrastination - Plan your time - Tackle work and study with ease - Get the results you want Work email：jerry.wu6@hotmail.com
Simply Timers
This utility app allows you to easily manage multiple timers simultaneously for various activities. Set repeating timers, customize notifications, and organize them with folders. It supports up to 24-hour intervals and offers a simple, intuitive interface.
- Add multiple timers
- Run timers simultaneously
- Repeating timers
- Customizable notification sounds
- Organize timers with folders
- Up to 24-hour intervals
- Snooze from notification
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Simply Timers offers a simple solution for tracking all of your timers. Easily add new timers, set timers for repeat or make notifications silent right from the main screen. Run all your timers at the same time and be notified when they have completed. Features: • Simple Design • Add multiple timers • Run multiple timers at once • Repeating timers • Different sounds for each timer • Change timer options from main screen • Up to 24-hour interval • Supports night mode • Snooze from notification • Turn off Repeat from notification • Custom warning notification and sound for mid timer interval • Organize timers with folders • Keep screen on while running Suggestions or questions? Email: support@simplyjt.me or Visit: https://simplyjt.me/#contact
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Simply Timers at 100% against Loop's 0%. Simply Timers also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and ads (none vs shown). Loop's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Simply Timers holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Loop's written reviews are positive against 100% of Simply Timers's.
Loop ships an update every 69 months, Simply Timers every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Loop | Simply Timers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 69 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NEXTLINK PTY LTD | Joseph Thryselius |
Customer experience
Loop
Simply Timers
In-app purchases
Loop
No in-app purchases
Simply Timers
No in-app purchases
