Comparison

(Not Boring) Timer vs Clocks

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

Clocks

Transform your device into a beautiful clock and weather display. Offers customizable clocks, animated backgrounds, and font options for a personalized experience. It's a private, ad-free alternative to standby modes, with optional matching screensavers for macOS.

Highlights
  • Animated backgrounds
  • Customizable clock variations
  • Font and color options
  • Private and ad-free
  • MacOS screensaver sync
  • Shortcuts support
Features
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The Clocks app transforms your phone, tablet, or mac into a beautiful clock display, perfect for any home office, bedroom, or studio. It's perfect as an alternative to Standby Mode with even more options: ◎ 28+ gorgeous and intentionally designed animated backgrounds ◎ 15+ variations of clocks you can pair in any combination ◎ Some font and font color options for more personalization ◎ Private, no ads. Designed to be simple and stunning. ◎ Pro Park includes a download for matching screen savers on MacOS so your display can match across your entire work setup. ◎ Three clocks and three backgrounds are usable for free! ◎ Best used on a MagSafe charger, but also works on phones without it. ◎ Shortcuts support to allow Clocks to open automatically when connected to a charger Does Clocks open automatically? Not by default, but within Settings there's a tutorial on how to set it up using Shortcuts. Does Clocks replace Standby mode? We think Clocks is better fitted for daytime use and the official Standby for night time. Will you release more packs in the future? Yes! I plan on designing more backgrounds and clocks in future updates, some which will be free some which will be paid (but affordable). Roadmap - Coming soon: - Timers - More font options and settings

Screenshots

(Not Boring) Timer4 screens
Clocks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Clocks at every 3 days against (Not Boring) Timer's monthly. Clocks also leads on iOS requirement (17.4 vs 26.0). (Not Boring) Timer's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and ratings volume (2.6K vs 435). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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 and Clocks sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

(Not Boring) Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: (Not Boring) Timer has 2.6K ratings behind it against 435, 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 60% of Clocks's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

(Not Boring) Timer ships an update monthly, Clocks every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
(Not Boring) Timer versus Clocks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter(Not Boring) TimerClocks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2.6K ratings) — better4.6 (435 ratings)
Positive reviews67.3% of reviews — better60.5% of reviews
Number of ratings2.6K — better435
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size217 MB100 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNot Boring Software LLCDaniel Destefanis

Customer experience

(Not Boring) Timer

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

Clocks

All ratings435 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral3.9%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews86 reviews
Positive60.5%
Neutral16.3%
Negative23.3%

User reviews

(Not Boring) Timer

From 2.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and beautiful design
  • 🎨 Visually appealing with different skins
  • 🔊 Great background music and sound effects
  • 💡 Minimalist and fun to use

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Limited timer options (only up to 90 minutes)
  • ⏱️ No option to set timers in seconds
  • 🔒 Subscription-based model
  • 🤔 Confusing for some users on how to use

Clocks

From 435 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌟 Simple, elegant, and beautiful design
  • 🎨 Gorgeous and customizable clocks
  • 💰 One-time purchase, no subscriptions or ads
  • 🧠 Feels like an Apple-made app
  • 🔥 Stunning animations and smooth interface

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Difficulty rearranging or removing clocks
  • 🌙 Lack of dark mode option
  • ⏱️ Inability to adjust background animation speed

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

Clocks

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Infinite loop of pop-up ads when trying to use the app

Requested features

3 requests
  • Timer with start/stop functionality
  • Numbered screen savers for easier selection
  • Widget support

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
1 purchases

Clocks

One-time1
  • Clocks Pro Pack$3.99

Questions

Is (Not Boring) Timer free?
(Not Boring) Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clocks free?
Clocks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, (Not Boring) Timer or Clocks?
(Not Boring) Timer is rated higher. (Not Boring) Timer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2.6K ratings, while Clocks averages 4.6 from 435 ratings.
Do (Not Boring) Timer or Clocks have ads?
Neither (Not Boring) Timer nor Clocks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, (Not Boring) Timer or Clocks?
(Not Boring) Timer ships an update monthly, and Clocks every 3 days. Most recently, (Not Boring) Timer was updated on September 24, 2026 and Clocks on September 23, 2026.

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