(Not Boring) Timer vs Better 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
Better Timer
This app allows you to run multiple timers simultaneously and build repeating routines. Customize each timer with colors, icons, and sounds. Start timers from Control Center or Siri without opening the app.
- Run multiple timers simultaneously
- Build repeating routines
- Customize timers with colors and sounds
- Start timers from Control Center and Siri
- Background timer support
- Cute pastel design
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Run multiple timers at once, build repeating routines, and customize everything with a cute pastel design. The multi timer app for cooking, workouts, focus sessions, and more. WHAT MAKES BETTER TIMER DIFFERENT Unlike basic countdown apps, Better Timer is a full-featured multi timer and routine builder: • Run multiple timers simultaneously — time your eggs, pasta, and tea all at once • Build repeat and loop routines — Pomodoro cycles, HIIT rounds, morning routine • Customize every timer with 16 cute pastel colors, icons, and completion sounds • Start any timer from Control Center, Siri, or Shortcuts — no need to open the app PERFECT FOR Egg timer & cooking — run multiple kitchen timers side by side Round timer & workouts — build HIIT, Tabata, and circuit training rounds Repeat timer & focus — Pomodoro study sessions with automatic loop Morning & evening routines — chain steps with custom durations Meditation & nap timer — preset timers with calming sounds Stretch & break reminders — loop through work-rest intervals KEY FEATURES - Multi Timer — Run unlimited countdown timers at the same time - Routine Builder — Chain multiple steps with drag-and-drop reordering - Repeat & Loop — Set per-step repeats or loop entire routines automatically - Round Timer — Perfect for workout rounds, intervals, and circuits - Egg Timer & Presets — Save your favorites with custom name, color, icon, and sound - Quick Timer — Tap to start 1, 5, 10, or 30 minute timers instantly - Cute Pastel Design — 16 soft colors with beautiful ring animations - Dark Mode — Gorgeous in light and dark - Control Center Widget — Start any preset directly from Control Center (iOS 18+) - Siri Shortcuts — "Start Pomodoro in Better Timer" - Smart Notifications — Repeated alerts so you never miss a timer - Background Safe — Timers keep running accurately when the app is closed FREE & PRIVATE No ads. No subscriptions. No account required. No data collected. Just a beautifully simple timer app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Better Timer at none against (Not Boring) Timer's 10. Better Timer also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 68%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). (Not Boring) Timer's advantage is ratings volume (2.6K vs 2). On price, 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
Both are free to download. (Not Boring) Timer sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Better Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Better Timer 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 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of (Not Boring) Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Better Timer's.
(Not Boring) Timer ships an update monthly, Better Timer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | (Not Boring) Timer | Better Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.6K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.6K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 217 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Not Boring Software LLC | Hung Nguyen |
Customer experience
(Not Boring) Timer
Better 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
Better 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
Better Timer
No in-app purchases
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