Comparison

Simply Timers vs Timr

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

Head to head
About

Simply Timers

This utility app allows you to easily manage multiple timers simultaneously for various activities. Set repeating timers, customize notifications, and organize them with folders. It supports up to 24-hour intervals and offers a simple, intuitive interface.

Highlights
  • Add multiple timers
  • Run timers simultaneously
  • Repeating timers
  • Customizable notification sounds
  • Organize timers with folders
  • Up to 24-hour intervals
  • Snooze from notification
Features
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Simply Timers offers a simple solution for tracking all of your timers. Easily add new timers, set timers for repeat or make notifications silent right from the main screen. Run all your timers at the same time and be notified when they have completed. Features: • Simple Design • Add multiple timers • Run multiple timers at once • Repeating timers • Different sounds for each timer • Change timer options from main screen • Up to 24-hour interval • Supports night mode • Snooze from notification • Turn off Repeat from notification • Custom warning notification and sound for mid timer interval • Organize timers with folders • Keep screen on while running Suggestions or questions?  Email: support@simplyjt.me or  Visit: https://simplyjt.me/#contact

About

Timr

Manage multiple tasks simultaneously with customizable timers. Organize timers into pages, personalize alerts, and track time efficiently with a clean, ad-free interface. Ideal for cooking, studying, workouts, and any situation requiring precise time management.

Highlights
  • Unlimited simultaneous timers
  • Multiple timer pages for organization
  • Customizable labels, colors, icons
  • Adjustable alert styles and sounds
  • Intuitive tap-to-start/pause/resume controls
  • Drag and drop timer reordering
Features
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Minimalist & clean design, flexible timers, multiple timer pages, rich features, no ads, and even more that perfectly fits your time tracking needs. Create unlimited timers for anything: cooking, studying, or workouts, Timr offers customisable timers for any situation to help you be organised and productive! Intuitive usage: tap to start a timer, tap again to pause, tap again to resume. Create multiple timer pages to categorise different timers and manage them effortlessly. Tap and hold to enter edit mode, drag and drop to reorder your timers. Swipe to navigate through different timer pages, just like your iPhone's home page. Customise your timers with numerous labels, colors, icons, alert styles, sounds, and notifications. Download Timr and start managing your time today with unlimited boards, timers, and various features . Standard Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Simply Timers4 screens
Timr4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Simply Timers at 100% against Timr's 57%. Simply Timers also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). Timr's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (176 vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Timr sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.69 per month. Simply Timers asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Simply Timers holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timr has 176 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Simply Timers's written reviews are positive against 57% of Timr's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simply Timers ships an update every 3 months, Timr weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Simply Timers versus Timr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimply TimersTimr
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.5 (176 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1176 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.2 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoseph ThryseliusApp Forgeron LLC

Customer experience

Simply Timers

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Timr

All ratings176 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral4.0%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral3.6%
Negative39.3%

Bugs and requests

Simply Timers

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Timr

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Search function based on name
  • Ability to create folders to separate different timers
  • Chain timers for multi-step tasks

In-app purchases

None

Simply Timers

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Timr

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro$1.691 Month
  • Yearly Pro$6.691 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime ProFree
  • Lifetime Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Simply Timers free?
Simply Timers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Timr free?
Timr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Simply Timers or Timr?
Simply Timers is rated higher. Simply Timers averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Timr averages 4.5 from 176 ratings.
Do Simply Timers or Timr have ads?
Neither Simply Timers nor Timr shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simply Timers or Timr?
Simply Timers ships an update every 3 months, and Timr weekly. Most recently, Simply Timers was updated on September 19, 2026 and Timr on September 4, 2026.

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