Comparison

Loop vs Timer Loops

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Loop

Easily create and manage multiple timers for various activities like sports, meditation, and study. Set interval timers, save presets, and import custom sounds. The app offers automatic resets, Apple Watch integration, and iCloud sync for a seamless experience.

Highlights
  • Multiple timer types (interval, Tabata)
  • Natural text input for quick timers
  • Automatic timer reset and alarm options
  • Customizable presets with icons and colors
  • Import custom start, finish, and interval sounds
  • Background meditation sounds
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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Loop makes setting timers easier, faster and more beautiful. Start multiple (interval, Tabata, and cooking) timers, create presets, import your own sounds and so much more! - Easy Start: The start screen shows the most recently started timers and your favorites. One tap is enough to start a timer. You can also create a new quick timer with natural-language input: Simply type something like "1h Work, 30m Break" to create a timer with two intervals. Any number of timers can be started in parallel. The first timers will be displayed as nested rings. - Automatic Reset: After a timer expires, the app plays a sound and the timer automatically resets, so you can start it again immediately. Alternatively, you can configure a timer to play the sound like an alarm until you disable it. Loop supports AlarmKit so the alarm is also shown on your Apple Watch (requires at least iOS or iPadOS 26). - Presets: You can save your favorite timers as presets, which can be started with a tap. You can use text or an icon for your presets, and also change the color as you like. You can create multiple categories for your presets, with each category able to customize the app’s default settings. - Interval Timers: You can create interval timers and save them as Presets. The app plays a sound for each elapsed interval and displays it as a small dash on the ring. Additionally, you can name each of them, select repetitions for the intervals, or make the timer repeat automatically. - Choose Sounds: In addition to many included sounds, you can also import your own sound files from the Files app. Start, pause, finish, reset, interval, and background sounds can be selected separately. - Meditation Sounds: You can activate a background sound such as ocean waves or white noise in the settings, which will then be played when a timer is running. It is also possible to switch off the screen in order to concentrate fully on your meditation. - iCloud Sync: Your timers, settings, and sounds sync with your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac. - Push Notifications & Live Activities: Loop will send you a push notification when the app is closed if a timer or interval has expired. The sounds selected in the app will also be used for the notification. In addition, a live activity is displayed when timers are running. - And More: Custom app icons, Apple Watch integration, HealthKit support, configure when the screen should stay awake, and countless further options. This application is governed by Apple’s standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement (EULA), available at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Timer Loops

Create and manage multiple repeating timers with customizable schedules. This app is ideal for organizing daily routines, workouts, cooking, or as a mindfulness reminder. Save different timer groups for various activities.

Highlights
  • Multiple timer loops
  • Customizable duration and repeat frequency
  • Multiple timer group management
  • Save timer groups for different activities
  • Set timers for routines, exercise, cooking, and mindfulness
Features
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Manage multiple loops of multiple timers that can repeat on a customizable schedule. With Timer Loops, you can create as many timers as you need and customize their duration, label, and repeat frequency. Our app is perfect for anyone who needs to stay on track with their daily routines, whether it's for work, exercise, cooking, or any other activity. You can even use it as a reminder to take breaks or practice mindfulness throughout the day. Some features of our app include: - Timer loops: repeat not only timers but whole sets of timers! - Customizable timer duration and repeat frequency - Multiple timer group management: save different groups of timers for different activities

Screenshots

Loop4 screens
Timer Loops4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Timer Loops at none against Loop's 3. Timer Loops also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (75% vs 63%). Loop's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (67 vs 3). On price and ads 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. Loop sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Timer Loops asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Timer Loops holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Loop has 67 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Loop's written reviews are positive against 75% of Timer Loops's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Loop ships an update every 10 days, Timer Loops every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Loop versus Timer Loops: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoopTimer Loops
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (67 ratings)4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings67 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLeon BoettgerBeacons AI

Customer experience

Loop

All ratings67 ratings
Positive85.1%
Neutral4.5%
Negative10.4%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%

Timer Loops

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Loop

Subscriptions2
  • Loop+ Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Loop+ Yearly3 Days trial$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • Upgrade to Loop+$4.99
None

Timer Loops

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Loop free?
Loop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Timer Loops free?
Timer Loops is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Loop or Timer Loops?
Timer Loops is rated higher. Loop averages 4.5 out of 5 from 67 ratings, while Timer Loops averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Loop or Timer Loops have ads?
Neither Loop nor Timer Loops shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Loop or Timer Loops?
Loop ships an update every 10 days, and Timer Loops every 3 months. Most recently, Loop was updated on October 7, 2026 and Timer Loops on September 24, 2026.

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