Kitchen Timer vs SimpleTime
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://
SimpleTime
This app helps you plan and time multiple dishes simultaneously for perfect meal preparation. It generates a cooking schedule, provides step-by-step instructions, and offers smart timer features to ensure everything finishes at the same time.
- Synchronized multi-dish meal planning
- Step-by-step cooking checkpoints
- Live Activity timer display
- Countdown and count-up modes
- Multi-oven support (Premium)
- Temperature flexibility
- Customizable completion alarms
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SimpleTime - Cooking Timer Never stress about timing multiple dishes again. Add what you're cooking - we build you a plan and timer so everything finishes together, right when you need it. PLAN EVERYTHING TOGETHER Add all your dishes - roast chicken, vegetables, sides, desserts - and we'll build a complete cooking schedule. We work out start times, temperatures and durations so every dish is ready at the same moment. You cook; we handle the rest. STEP-BY-STEP CHECKPOINTS Know exactly what to do and when. We break down your plan into clear checkpoints: "Preheat oven to 180°C" "Add chicken to oven" "Add vegetables at 1:19 PM" "Remove everything at 2:54 PM" Get notifications at each checkpoint (or 30 seconds early with Premium) so you never miss a step. MULTI-OVEN SUPPORT (Premium) Have multiple ovens? We support both electric and fan ovens. Add your kitchen equipment, mark which ovens are active, and we'll build plans that use your setup for the best results. SMART TIMER FEATURES Live Activity - See the timer countdown on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island without opening the app Countdown or Count-Up Mode - Choose how you want to track time Pause & Resume - Life happens. Pause anytime and resume when ready Multiple Active Timers - Track several cooking plans at once Completion Alarms - Customizable alarm sounds and volume when cooking finishes Dark Mode - Easy on the eyes, day or night TEMPERATURE FLEXIBILITY Set your desired oven temperature - we adjust cooking times automatically Switch between Celsius and Fahrenheit Works with any temperature you prefer EXPLANATIONS & CHAT Curious why we chose certain timings? Tap the info button for detailed explanations. Ask questions in the built-in chat to understand your plan better. PREMIUM FEATURES Unlock more with SimpleTime Premium: Early checkpoint notifications (30 seconds before each step) Multiple oven support and management PERFECT FOR: Holiday dinners and family gatherings Meal prep and batch cooking Trying new recipes with confidence Cooking multiple dishes at once Anyone who wants perfectly timed meals WHY SIMPLETIME? Traditional timers only handle one dish. We think bigger - we plan entire meals with multiple dishes, different temperatures and complex timing. Whether it's a weeknight dinner or a holiday feast, we make sure everything comes together perfectly. Download SimpleTime today and let us do the rest. Privacy Policy: https://www.simpletimeapp.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kitchen Timer at none against SimpleTime's 3. Kitchen Timer also leads on ratings volume (23 vs 1). SimpleTime's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, review sentiment, 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. SimpleTime sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Kitchen Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
SimpleTime holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kitchen Timer has 23 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 6 weeks, SimpleTime every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kitchen Timer | SimpleTime |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (23 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 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 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FugaPiyo Inc. | Volga Technology |
Customer experience
Kitchen Timer
SimpleTime
In-app purchases
Kitchen Timer
No in-app purchases
SimpleTime
- SimpleTime Monthly$2.991 Month
- SimpleTime Yearly$19.991 Year
- SimpleTime Lifetime$39.99
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