Comparison

Timer vs Kairos

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Interval, Simple, and Quick Timer modes
  • Beautiful and easy interface
  • Dark & light mode support
  • iCloud Sync
  • Speaks timer names
  • Customizable alerts
Features
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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

About

Kairos

Features
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Most timers tell you exactly when they end. Kairos does not. Set a minimum and maximum duration, start the timer, and Kairos chooses a random moment in between. You know the range. You do not know the exact finish. That simple twist makes Kairos useful anywhere timing should stay unpredictable. USE KAIROS FOR - Meditation: sit without watching the clock - Exercise: hold effort without bracing for the last seconds - Study sessions: add flexible focus or break intervals - Interval training: Auto Repeat randomises every set so you never anticipate the next round - Party games: perfect for Hot Potato, Musical Chairs, and other pass-it-fast games FEATURES - Random timer between your chosen minimum and maximum - Clean countdown interface designed for iPhone - Hide Time Display for a more focused, less predictable experience - Auto Repeat, Overtime, and Auto Stop modes after the timer ends - Label your timers for quick recognition in Recents - Choice of built-in alarm sounds - Haptic feedback when time is up - Recents for quickly restarting favorite timer setups - Light, Dark, and System theme - No ads or sign-up required Kairos is built for the moments when exact timing gets in the way and a little uncertainty makes the experience better.

Screenshots

Timer4 screens
Kairos4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kairos at none against Timer's 1. Kairos also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months). Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Kairos asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timer ships an update every 3 months, Kairos every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Timer versus Kairos: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimerKairos
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBRIJIT SHEELIABenno Kohrs

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Timer

One-time1
  • Timer Pro$0.99
None

Kairos

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Timer free?
Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kairos free?
Kairos is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Timer or Kairos have ads?
Neither Timer nor Kairos shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timer or Kairos?
Timer ships an update every 3 months, and Kairos every 4 days. Most recently, Timer was updated on September 24, 2026 and Kairos on September 15, 2026.

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