Comparison

Pre vs Kitchen Timer for busy cook

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

Head to head
About

Pre

Features
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This is a timer that you can register some frequently used times in advance. It will notify you of the time with sound and vibration. In silent mode, it will only vibrate.

About

Kitchen Timer for busy cook

Features
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This kitchen timer is designed for busy cooks. When you are busy in the kitchen, there's usually no time to read the screen closely, there's no time to config timer, and your hands are usually either wet or occupied. I know that situation, that's why I built yet another timer because a really good one doesn't exist. Key Features: High-Visibility Display: The high-contrast, large-format UI ensures that all active timers can be easily read from across the kitchen at a glance. Touch-less Gesture Control: Keep your workflow sanitary and uninterrupted. Frictionless 1-Click Operation: A single tap is all it takes to start, pause, or stop any timer. Audio Alerts: When a timer finishes and goes into overtime, the system utilizes text-to-speech to read the specific title of the timer (e.g., "Roasted Chicken"). This removes the guesswork from standard, repetitive alarm beeps. Supports 30 languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, German, French, Spanish, Latin American Spanish, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Traditional Chinese, Hindi, Arabic, Turkish, Dutch, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Polish, Swedish, Norwegian Bokmål, Danish, Finnish, Czech, UK English, Canadian French, European Portuguese, Ukrainian, Thai, Malay. (English, 简体中文, 日本語, Deutsch, Français, Español, Español (Latinoamérica), 한국어, Português (Brasil), Italiano, Русский, 繁體中文, हिन्दी, العربية, Türkçe, Nederlands, Indonesia, Tiếng Việt, Polski, Svenska, Norsk bokmål, Dansk, Suomi, Čeština, English (UK), Français (Canada), Português (Portugal), Українська, ไทย, Bahasa Melayu)

Screenshots

Pre3 screens
Kitchen Timer for busy cook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Kitchen Timer for busy cook at none against Pre's shown. Kitchen Timer for busy cook also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months). Pre's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.6). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pre ships an update every 7 months, Kitchen Timer for busy cook every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Pre versus Kitchen Timer for busy cook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPreKitchen Timer for busy cook
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSHINICHI OKAMOTOHello Juggler LLC

In-app purchases

None

Pre

No in-app purchases

None

Kitchen Timer for busy cook

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pre free?
Pre is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kitchen Timer for busy cook free?
Kitchen Timer for busy cook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pre or Kitchen Timer for busy cook have ads?
Pre shows ads; Kitchen Timer for busy cook does not.
Which is updated more often, Pre or Kitchen Timer for busy cook?
Pre ships an update every 7 months, and Kitchen Timer for busy cook every 3 weeks. Most recently, Pre was updated on October 9, 2026 and Kitchen Timer for busy cook on September 26, 2026.

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