Kitchen Timer vs Multiple Simple Timers+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kitchen Timer
Easily manage cooking times with custom, named timers. Features a simple interface, adjustable button functions, and a variety of sound options. Personalize your experience with colorful themes and helpful pre-alarms.
- Custom named timers
- Adjustable button roles
- 15 timer sound options
- 10 colorful themes
- Pre-alarm notifications
- Keep screen on option
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[Custom timer] You can save custom timer and name it like "07:00 (pasta)”, "09:00 (pizza)". [Simple design] Large button and simple design enable to operate quickly. [Change button role] You can choose button role from “10min/1min/10sec/1sec”, “10min/1min/10sec/5sec”, and “1min/10sec/5sec/1sec”. [Timer sound and volume] You can choose timer sound from 15 kinds of sound and adjust the volume. [Colorful themes] You can choose the accent color from 10 colors. And dark theme is also available. [Other settings] ・Pre-alarm You can ring pre-alarm 10 minutes and 5 minutes before count zero if necessary. ・Keep screen on You can keep screen on while using this app if necessary.
Multiple Simple Timers+
Manage multiple countdowns simultaneously for tasks like cooking, studying, or workouts. Assign names to each timer and let them run sequentially, ensuring you stay on track with all your time-sensitive activities.
- Simultaneous timer management
- Customizable timer names
- Sequential timer operation
- Easy-to-use interface
- Versatile for various activities
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Difficult recipes needing more than one timer? Different time sets during fitness? Studying for exams, or lost that time tracker from your favorite board game again? Put all of your different time trackers in one place with this app: easy, accessible without any hassle! Give each timer a name, set your time and go from there! The timers will go off one by one at your set-time. Use your timers during cooking, sports, studies, work, or whenever you need a quick reminder to finish that one last task before you leave the door. Everything is possible!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Kitchen Timer at 5.0 against Multiple Simple Timers+'s 4.4. Multiple Simple Timers+'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 8 months). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Kitchen Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Multiple Simple Timers+ has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Kitchen Timer ships an update every 8 months, Multiple Simple Timers+ every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and July 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kitchen Timer | Multiple Simple Timers+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.4 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 | 14.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | UT app | Robin van Eck van der Sluijs |
Customer experience
Kitchen Timer
Multiple Simple Timers+
In-app purchases
Kitchen Timer
No in-app purchases
Multiple Simple Timers+
No in-app purchases
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