Comparison

Incremental vs Simple Timer USA

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

Head to head
About

Incremental

A minimalist counter app designed for your home screen. Easily track any habit or item with simple, one-tap widgets and view your progress over time. Works offline and supports custom counting increments.

Highlights
  • Home screen widgets for one-tap counting
  • Track history and progress
  • Customizable step values
  • Siri shortcuts for hands-free use
  • Offline functionality
  • Reorderable counters
Features
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Incremental is the minimalist counter app that lives right on your home screen. No clutter, no complexity. Just simple counters that do exactly what you need. Track everything: - Glasses of water - Reps at the gym - Cups of coffee - Days of meditation - Books finished - Literally anything Features that stay out of your way: - Count with a single tap from beautiful home screen widgets - Track history and see your progress over time - Custom step values (count by 2s, 5s, or any number) - Siri shortcuts for hands-free counting - Reorder counters however you like - Works completely offline Start tracking what matters.

About

Simple Timer USA

This app provides a streamlined timer experience, allowing users to quickly set custom durations or use presets. It offers voice-to-text labeling and reliable alerts, even when the app is in the background or the phone is locked. Users can also snooze timers and view countdowns on their lock screen or Dynamic Island.

Highlights
  • Quickly set custom or preset timers
  • Voice-to-text timer labeling
  • Reliable alerts with spoken labels
  • Lock screen and Dynamic Island countdowns
  • One-tap snooze functionality
  • Customizable themes
Features
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Simple Timer cuts out the friction between "I need a timer" and "the timer is running." Tap a preset or dial in a custom duration — hours, minutes, seconds — and go. No menus, no fuss. FEATURES • Quick One-Tap Start — tap a saved preset or dial in a custom duration and go • Reusable Presets — save your go-to timers by name and start them again with one tap; free tier saves 3, or go unlimited for $0.99/year • Voice or Typed Labels — name any timer by typing or just speaking it, with a Voice Announcements toggle to choose whether it's spoken aloud at completion • Alerts You'll Actually Hear — a chime plus your label spoken aloud, playing right over silent mode, backed up independently by both a scheduled notification and a system-level alarm • Keeps Your Music Playing — audio only briefly ducks for the few seconds your alert speaks, then picks right back up • One-Tap Snooze — right from the Lock Screen or the completion screen • Lock Screen & Dynamic Island — watch your countdown without unlocking your phone • AirPlay & Bluetooth Output — switch your timer's audio to your speaker, AirPlay, or a Bluetooth device right from the app • Bluetooth & Low-Volume Alerts — a heads-up if your timer alerts might route somewhere you won't hear them, with an option to turn the low-volume check off in Settings • Built-In FAQ — quick answers to common questions from the "?" on any screen, with a direct link to send feedback, or to leave an App Store review • Light, Dark, and Retro 16-bit Themes • No Account, No Data Collection — everything stays on your device Simple Timer doesn't collect your data. Everything stays on your device — no account, no sign-up, no tracking. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://gist.github.com/tm4747/a6de81dd1764762b20c81358ee95f97a

Screenshots

Incremental3 screens
Simple Timer USA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Simple Timer USA at weekly against Incremental's every 2 months. Incremental's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.5). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Incremental against 5.0 for Simple Timer USA. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Incremental has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Incremental ships an update every 2 months, Simple Timer USA weekly. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Incremental versus Simple Timer USA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIncrementalSimple Timer USA
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVictor JohnsonTom Molinaro

Customer experience

Incremental

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Simple Timer USA

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Incremental

No in-app purchases

None

Simple Timer USA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Incremental free?
Incremental is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Timer USA free?
Simple Timer USA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Incremental or Simple Timer USA?
Incremental and Simple Timer USA are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Incremental or Simple Timer USA have ads?
Neither Incremental nor Simple Timer USA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Incremental or Simple Timer USA?
Incremental ships an update every 2 months, and Simple Timer USA weekly. Most recently, Incremental was updated on September 24, 2026 and Simple Timer USA on September 24, 2026.

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