Kitchen Timer vs Microwave Time Calc
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kitchen Timer
This app provides a simple yet multifunctional kitchen timer with customizable alarms and notifications. It offers features like quick start, tenkey time input, and background operation, all for free.
- Quick start functionality
- Tenkey time input
- Customizable alarm sounds and volume
- Vibration and tactile feedback
- Background notifications
- Sleep disabled setting
- Dark mode
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It's a simple & multifunctional kitchen timer app. All features are completely free to use. Features: - Quick start - Time input by tenkey - Alarm sound, volume, repeat, automatic stop - Vibration - Background notifications, repeats, intervals - Button tap sound, volume, tactile feedback - Color (background, font) - Sleep disabled setting (timer is running) - Dark mode - Free URL scheme: kitchentimer://
Microwave Time Calc
Easily convert microwave cooking times between different wattages. This tool ensures your food is heated perfectly by providing accurate calculations down to seconds, preventing under or overcooking. Ideal for quick meal preparation for individuals or families.
- Automatic heating time conversion by wattage
- Supports common microwave power levels
- Register custom microwave wattage
- Accurate calculations to minutes and seconds
- Simple and clean interface
- Prevents overheating or undercooking
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Ever wondered how long to heat your food in the microwave? "Microwave Heating Time Calculator" makes it easy to convert cooking times between different wattages. If a recipe or package says “3 minutes at 500W,” this app instantly tells you the right time for your microwave. Perfect for busy people living alone or families who use frozen meals and convenience store food on a daily basis. 【Features】 - Automatically converts heating time by wattage - Supports common microwave power levels (500W, 600W, 700W, 800W, 1000W, etc.) - Register your own microwave wattage freely - Accurate calculation down to minutes and seconds - Simple and clean interface anyone can use instantly 【Best for】 - Heating frozen meals - Reheating convenience store bento boxes - Adjusting recipes written for a different wattage - Saving time when preparing breakfast, lunch, or dinner 【Why choose this app?】 - Prevents overheating or undercooking your food - Quick one-tap calculation for stress-free cooking - Handy for both families and solo living Stop guessing microwave times—calculate them in seconds! Make your everyday cooking faster, easier, and smarter with this app. --- About in-app subscriptions - What you can do with an in-app subscription You can remove ads in the app. $ 0.99 / month --- Price may vary by location. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will not be able to cancel the subscription once activated. After purchase, manage your subscriptions in App Store Account Settings. Any unused portion of a free trial period, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. --- privacy policy: https://zero2one-mys.github.io/microwave-heating-time/privacy-policy/ Terms & Conditions: https://zero2one-mys.github.io/news-typing/terms-and-conditions/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kitchen Timer at none against Microwave Time Calc's 1. Kitchen Timer also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and ratings volume (35 vs 2). Microwave Time Calc's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Microwave Time Calc sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Kitchen Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Microwave Time Calc holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kitchen Timer has 35 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Kitchen Timer's written reviews are positive against 67% of Microwave Time Calc's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Kitchen Timer ships an update every 6 weeks, Microwave Time Calc every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kitchen Timer | Microwave Time Calc |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (35 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FugaPiyo Inc. | ryo fujise |
Customer experience
Kitchen Timer
Microwave Time Calc
In-app purchases
Kitchen Timer
No in-app purchases
Microwave Time Calc
- Remove in-app advertisements.$0.991 Month
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