Comparison

Newday Timer and Flow Builder vs Nixie Tube Timer

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

Head to head
About

Newday Timer and Flow Builder

This app helps you reclaim your time from digital distractions. It offers a flexible timer and a unique marketplace where you can use minutes, not money, to access guided activities. Create your own step-by-step routines to build better habits.

Highlights
  • Flexible timer for tracking intentional time
  • Time Shoppe marketplace for accessing flows
  • Flow Builder for creating custom routines
  • Step-by-step audio instructions for activities
  • Habit automation
Features
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Are you happy in your relationship with time? The explosion of social media and addictive apps invites us into a whirlwind of scrolling, swiping, and binge watching designed to keep our eyes glued and our thumbs sore. Newday is your partner in crime for escaping the modern maelstrom of attention economy overload. When you find yourself reaching for your phone, unsure of what to do next, come here first. We're on your team, helping you intentionally invest your time in ways that you'll feel great about. Newday includes these features: ~ Flexible timer for tracking your intentional time. ~ Time Shoppe: our "marketplace" where you use minutes, not dollars, to invest your time with flows as short as one minute. ~ Flow Builder: Letting you create your own flows. What is a Newday flow? Imagine receiving specific step by step instructions, read out to you by your phone on what to do and when. For everything from a workout, to brushing your teeth, to meditation, still life drawing, or a morning routine, our flow system offers your moment to moment of instructions on what to do. Now you don't have to focus on the what, or the when, and you can concentrate on doing. Put your good habits on autopilot! Any feedback will be appreciated. You can send your feedback to: feedback@blacklotus.ooo Build a better day one minute at a time with Newday!

About

Nixie Tube Timer

This app provides a visually appealing countdown timer with photorealistic nixie tubes. It allows users to extend timers mid-countdown and customize sound and color themes. It operates fully offline with no data tracking.

Highlights
  • Photorealistic nixie tube display
  • Extend timers mid-countdown
  • Eight customizable color themes
  • Six synthesized tick sounds and four alarms
  • Import custom alarm audio
  • User-defined timer increment buttons
  • Fully offline operation
  • Screen stays awake during countdown
Features
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Down to 30 seconds and need longer? Tap +1m and the clock reads 1:30, still running. Photorealistic nixie tubes, eight color themes, fully offline, nothing tracked. A TIMER YOU ACTUALLY WANT TO LOOK AT This is a countdown built around photorealistic nixie-tube digits. Dial in hours, minutes and seconds, hit Start, and watch the tubes glow down one digit at a time — a focus sprint, a kid's timeout, a pot on the stove. The screen stays awake while it runs. STRETCH A TIMER THAT'S ALREADY RUNNING This is the part other timers don't do. You set one minute. It counts down to thirty seconds and you realize you need longer. Tap +1m and the clock reads 1:30 and keeps going — still running, never stopped, never reset, nothing to start over. EIGHT COLOR SCHEMES Neon Green, Cyber Blue, Amber Glow, Crimson Red, Deep Purple, Hot Pink, Sunny Yellow and Rainbow. Switch instantly, no restart. A Full Glow style spreads the aura across the whole screen if you want more of it. SOUND ON YOUR TERMS Six tick sounds — Classic, Soft, Digital, Woodblock, Mechanical, Pendulum — synthesized on the fly and locked in step with the digits. Four alarms: Radar, Beacon, Chime, Pulse. Import your own audio file as a custom alarm, or set either to None for silence. Ticks and alarm have their own volume sliders. THE BUTTONS ARE YOURS The amounts you add are the ones you choose — +30s, +1m, +5m, +25m, whatever your day actually uses. Nothing is preset for you; press and hold to remove one. They sit right under the countdown while it runs, one tap from the tubes. Durations you run often come back as one-tap shortcuts too. BUILT TO BE QUICK - Timers from a few seconds up to 99:59:59 - Timed against the clock, so it stays accurate instead of drifting - Pause, resume, restart, cancel — or stretch the countdown without pausing it - Haptic feedback on start, on tap, and at zero - A local notification when the timer ends, even if you have left the app PRIVACY, PROPERLY No accounts, no ads, no analytics, no tracking, no data collection of any kind. The app never sends anything anywhere. Everything you set stays on your device. Free. iPhone, iOS 17 and later.

Screenshots

Newday Timer and Flow Builder4 screens
Nixie Tube Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Newday Timer and Flow Builder at 5 against Nixie Tube Timer's 1. Newday Timer and Flow Builder also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Newday Timer and Flow Builder against 5.0 for Nixie Tube Timer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Newday Timer and Flow Builder has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Newday Timer and Flow Builder ships an update every 5 days, Nixie Tube Timer every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Newday Timer and Flow Builder versus Nixie Tube Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNewday Timer and Flow BuilderNixie Tube Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlack Lotus Inc.Good Gary Apps LLC

In-app purchases

None

Newday Timer and Flow Builder

No in-app purchases

None

Nixie Tube Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Newday Timer and Flow Builder free?
Newday Timer and Flow Builder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nixie Tube Timer free?
Nixie Tube Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Newday Timer and Flow Builder or Nixie Tube Timer?
Newday Timer and Flow Builder and Nixie Tube Timer are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Newday Timer and Flow Builder or Nixie Tube Timer have ads?
Neither Newday Timer and Flow Builder nor Nixie Tube Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Newday Timer and Flow Builder or Nixie Tube Timer?
Newday Timer and Flow Builder ships an update every 5 days, and Nixie Tube Timer every 3 days. Most recently, Newday Timer and Flow Builder was updated on November 3, 2026 and Nixie Tube Timer on November 6, 2026.

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