Comparison

(Not Boring) Timer vs Turn Timer for Board Games

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

Turn Timer for Board Games

This app helps manage turn times for board games like Rummikub, Catan, and Monopoly. It allows customizable player names and turn limits, with visual and audio cues for countdowns and timeouts. Enjoy fairer and more engaging game nights.

Highlights
  • Unlimited player count with editable names
  • Customizable turn time limits
  • Randomized first player selection
  • Visual player color assignment
  • 10-second countdown warning
  • Sound alerts for countdown and timeout
  • Pause timer option
Features
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Elevate Your Rummikub, Catan, and Monopoly Games. Set player names, time limits per turn, and enjoy hassle-free gaming with immersive sound effects. Remember to unmute your device! Features: - Unlimited player count with editable names - Customizable time for each turn - Randomized first player selection - Beautiful colors generated for each player - 10-second countdown warning - Intense ticking sound for the last 5 seconds - Loud buzzer alert at timeout - Option to pause the timer at timeout (useful for any cleanup before next player turn begins) Download now and bring fairness and excitement to your board game nights!

Screenshots

(Not Boring) Timer4 screens
Turn Timer for Board Games4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Turn Timer for Board Games at none against (Not Boring) Timer's 10. Turn Timer for Board Games also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). (Not Boring) Timer's advantage is ratings volume (2.6K vs 5). On price, review sentiment, 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. Turn Timer for Board Games asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Turn Timer for Board Games holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: (Not Boring) Timer has 2.6K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 68% of (Not Boring) Timer's written reviews are positive against 67% of Turn Timer for Board Games's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
(Not Boring) Timer versus Turn Timer for Board Games: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter(Not Boring) TimerTurn Timer for Board Games
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2.6K ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.3% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings2.6K — better5
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size217 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNot Boring Software LLCByteBrew LLC

Customer experience

(Not Boring) Timer

All ratings2,648 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral2.4%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews164 reviews
Positive68.3%
Neutral11.0%
Negative20.7%

Turn Timer for Board Games

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

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

Turn Timer for Board Games

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

Turn Timer for Board Games

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is (Not Boring) Timer free?
(Not Boring) Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Turn Timer for Board Games free?
Turn Timer for Board Games is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, (Not Boring) Timer or Turn Timer for Board Games?
Turn Timer for Board Games is rated higher. (Not Boring) Timer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2.6K ratings, while Turn Timer for Board Games averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do (Not Boring) Timer or Turn Timer for Board Games have ads?
Neither (Not Boring) Timer nor Turn Timer for Board Games shows ads.

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