Comparison

(Not Boring) Timer vs Literature Clock

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

Head to head
About

(Not Boring) Timer

This app offers a visually engaging and intuitive timer experience, inspired by simple egg timers. It features a unique overshoot function, a game-like interface with 3D animations, and customizable skins. Widgets provide quick access to timers for daily routines.

Highlights
  • Overshoot and stopwatch modes
  • Game-like 3D interface
  • Large, readable display
  • Customizable skins
  • Home screen widgets
  • Screen always on option
Features
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"Just astonishingly fun." — John Gruber A BETTER EVERYDAY TIMER I dreamt of a timer I could use every day that would simplify time and make the most of every moment it counted. Inspired by the simple egg timer, Timer more honestly represents time as a single dimension. No hours or seconds—just minutes. There's nowhere to get lost. Scroll to set. Tap to start. Get back to life. STOPWATCH & OVERSHOOT When time expires, it doesn't stop at 0. Timer flips and begins to count up. This turns out to be pretty useful if you missed the alarm and don't know how much time has elapsed or if you cook and just need another minute without the hassle of setting another timer. Or scroll down to 0, tap, and it becomes a stopwatch ready to measure any length of time. PLAYS LIKE A GAME, WORKS LIKE AN APP Next generation user interface designed and built in 3D with animation and sounds inspired by video games. BIG & READABLE Time you can read from across the room. Optional setting to keep your screen on during countdowns. SKINS Skins change the whole look and feel of the app. New skins and collaborations every season so you can keep it fresh. WIDGETS Drop a custom timer on your home screen for fast, one tap access to daily timers for coffee brewing, workouts, and other daily routines. SUPER!BORING Become a Super!Boring member and get all 5 Not Boring apps + skins + extras. We are 100% member-supported. No ads, no data gathering, no tracking. Just beautiful apps that make everyday life a little less boring. Plans: https://andy.works/plans Support: https://andy.works/support

About

Literature Clock

This app displays the current time using famous literary quotes. A home screen widget provides quick access to these time-based literary passages.

Highlights
  • Current time in famous quotes
  • Literary passages from well-known books
  • Home screen widget
  • Quotes from famous authors
Features
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See how current time was used in passages from well-known books by famous authors. Home Screen Widget puts the current time in quotes just a glance away.

Screenshots

(Not Boring) Timer4 screens
Literature Clock3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Literature Clock at none against (Not Boring) Timer's 10. Literature Clock also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 67%) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). (Not Boring) Timer's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 24 months) and ratings volume (2.6K vs 12). On price, rating, 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. (Not Boring) Timer sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Literature Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for (Not Boring) Timer against 4.8 for Literature Clock. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: (Not Boring) Timer has 2.6K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of (Not Boring) Timer's written reviews are positive against 78% of Literature Clock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

(Not Boring) Timer ships an update monthly, Literature Clock every 24 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
(Not Boring) Timer versus Literature Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter(Not Boring) TimerLiterature Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2.6K ratings)4.8 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews67.3% of reviews77.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.6K — better12
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 24 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size217 MB15 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNot Boring Software LLCFifteen Jugglers Software UG

Customer experience

(Not Boring) Timer

All ratings2,648 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral2.4%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews159 reviews
Positive67.3%
Neutral11.3%
Negative21.4%

Literature Clock

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral22.2%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

(Not Boring) Timer

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Widget doesn't always start the timer correctly
  • Sound doesn't work when phone is on silent mode

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for longer timers (over 90 minutes)
  • Implement seconds option for more precise timing
  • Integrate with Dynamic Island on newer iPhones
  • Add alarm functionality
  • Allow users to set custom timer intervals

Literature Clock

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

(Not Boring) Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Super !Boring Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Super !Boring Yearly2 variants$29.991 Year
One-time7
  • Andy Skin$4.99
  • Chroma Skin$4.99
  • Monsters Skin$4.99
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  • Opal Skin$9.99
  • Karat Skin$9.99
  • Cedar Skin$9.99
  • !Timer Plus Lifetime$14.99
None

Literature Clock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is (Not Boring) Timer free?
(Not Boring) Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Literature Clock free?
Literature Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, (Not Boring) Timer or Literature Clock?
(Not Boring) Timer and Literature Clock are both rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2.6K and 12 ratings respectively.
Do (Not Boring) Timer or Literature Clock have ads?
Neither (Not Boring) Timer nor Literature Clock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, (Not Boring) Timer or Literature Clock?
(Not Boring) Timer ships an update monthly, and Literature Clock every 24 months. Most recently, (Not Boring) Timer was updated on September 29, 2026 and Literature Clock on September 28, 2026.

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