Comparison

(Not Boring) Timer vs Snowball

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

Snowball

Features
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What could your investments become? See compound interest in action. Enter your initial investment, monthly contribution, expected annual return, and investment horizon. The app turns your numbers into a simple interactive graph, showing how your total investment could grow year by year. See exactly how much comes from money you put in and how much comes from compound growth. Simple inputs. Clear results. Powerful perspective. - Initial investment - Monthly contribution - Annual return - Investment length - Multiple currencies - Year-by-year growth visualisation EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

(Not Boring) Timer4 screens
Snowball3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Snowball at none against (Not Boring) Timer's 10. 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. Snowball asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

(Not Boring) Timer ships an update monthly, Snowball every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
(Not Boring) Timer versus Snowball: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter(Not Boring) TimerSnowball
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews68.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.8K — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size217 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNot Boring Software LLCElio Raineri

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

Snowball

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

Snowball

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is (Not Boring) Timer free?
(Not Boring) Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Snowball free?
Snowball is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do (Not Boring) Timer or Snowball have ads?
Neither (Not Boring) Timer nor Snowball shows ads.
Which is updated more often, (Not Boring) Timer or Snowball?
(Not Boring) Timer ships an update monthly, and Snowball every 3 weeks. Most recently, (Not Boring) Timer was updated on October 21, 2026 and Snowball on October 11, 2026.

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