(Not Boring) Timer vs Voice Countdown Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
(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.
- Overshoot and stopwatch modes
- Game-like 3D interface
- Large, readable display
- Customizable skins
- Home screen widgets
- Screen always on option
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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
Voice Countdown Timer
This utility app provides an automated countdown timer with voice prompts. It supports English and Japanese languages and offers adjustable volume settings, including an option to increase volume as time decreases.
- Automated voice countdown
- Adjustable volume control
- Volume increases with decreasing time
- English and Japanese language support
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Automated voice countdown timer ・Supported languages : English / Japanese ・Volume : Always maximum / Increase* *The volume can also be increased as the remaining time decreases.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: (Not Boring) Timer at 67% against Voice Countdown Timer's 0%. (Not Boring) Timer also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.0) and ads (none vs shown). Voice Countdown Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price 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
Both are free to download. (Not Boring) Timer sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Voice Countdown Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
(Not Boring) Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: (Not Boring) Timer has 2.6K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of (Not Boring) Timer's written reviews are positive against 0% of Voice Countdown Timer's.
(Not Boring) Timer ships an update monthly, Voice Countdown Timer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and August 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | (Not Boring) Timer | Voice Countdown Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.6K ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 67.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.6K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.8.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 217 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Not Boring Software LLC | Hideaki Uchikoshi |
Customer experience
(Not Boring) Timer
Voice Countdown Timer
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
Voice Countdown Timer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
(Not Boring) Timer
- Super !Boring Monthly$7.991 Month
- Super !Boring Yearly2 variants$29.991 Year
- 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
Voice Countdown Timer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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