Comparison

(Not Boring) Timer vs Reffa

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

Reffa

Features
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This app, created by Olamide Olosunde at Dakota State University, is designed to help Resident Assistants (RAs) work more efficiently. It consolidates all the tools and resources RAs commonly use into one convenient platform, and includes additional features like an advice chatbot and more.

Screenshots

(Not Boring) Timer4 screens
Reffa4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Reffa at none against (Not Boring) Timer's 10. Reffa also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Reffa asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

(Not Boring) Timer ships an update monthly, Reffa every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
(Not Boring) Timer versus Reffa: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter(Not Boring) TimerReffa
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews68.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.6K — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size217 MB38 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperNot Boring Software LLCOlamide Olosunde

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

Reffa

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
Show 4 more
  • Opal Skin$9.99
  • Karat Skin$9.99
  • Cedar Skin$9.99
  • !Timer Plus Lifetime$14.99
None

Reffa

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is (Not Boring) Timer free?
(Not Boring) Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Reffa free?
Reffa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do (Not Boring) Timer or Reffa have ads?
Neither (Not Boring) Timer nor Reffa shows ads.
Which is updated more often, (Not Boring) Timer or Reffa?
(Not Boring) Timer ships an update monthly, and Reffa every 2 months. Most recently, (Not Boring) Timer was updated on October 20, 2026 and Reffa on October 7, 2026.

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