Comparison

Cucumber Timer vs Candle

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

Head to head
About

Cucumber Timer

This app helps users focus on tasks and manage breaks effectively using a visual timer. It offers customizable intervals, intuitive time displays, and battery-saving features to enhance productivity and prevent burnout.

Highlights
  • Customizable focus and break intervals
  • Intuitive visual time display
  • Adjustable intervals on the go
  • Customizable display themes and brightness
  • Minimal battery consumption
  • Choice of notification sounds or vibration
Features
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-- Is this app for me? -- Students, software developers, writers, artists — anyone with a todo list. Cucumber Timer is for those who want to achieve their daily goals regularly. Set a rhythm of focused work and regular breaks so you get more done while saving your energy. With a non-distracting overview of elapsed and remaining time, Cucumber Timer helps you stay motivated, avoid distractions, and avoid sitting too long without a break. -- No ads -- Cucumber Timer helps you concentrate on what's important to you. Feature-rich for free: you can adjust focus and break intervals to reflect your preferences. Extra customization can be unlocked with a one-time payment: beautiful themes, specially recorded sounds, and a fixed brightness setting that helps the battery last longer. -- Adjust on the go -- Adjust remaining interval with 2 taps any time without affecting your usual settings. Sometimes you might have less time than usual, say you prefer to work for 25 minutes but now have just 10 before an appointment. Or perhaps you're feeling especially focused and would like to sit undisturbed for a longer time than usual. You can either select a new duration of the current interval (e.g., 20 minutes) or end time (finish at 15:30). -- Intuitive visual time -- The interval rings make the current time immediately recognizable. You already have an intuitive feel for how many minutes a portion of a watch face represents — a quarter of an hour is a quarter of the circle, no counting needed. -- Customize display -- 8 beautiful dark color themes that are non-distracting, visually balanced, and readable. Choose to keep the screen always on as a reminder that you're focusing. Lower the brightness to make the battery last longer — or to stay discreet on your desk in an office or library. The in-app brightness slider holds your chosen level whenever Cucumber Timer is in the foreground, so you don't have to adjust it by hand each time. -- Save battery -- Minimal battery use in the foreground; none in the background. When you start an interval, Cucumber Timer schedules notifications for upcoming focus and break intervals — no code running in the background to drain your battery. -- Choose sounds -- Choose whether the app plays a sound, vibrates, or stays silent when an interval starts. 19 unique sounds recorded specifically for Cucumber Timer.

About

Candle

This app uses a visual candle timer to help you stay focused during work or study sessions. Customize work and break durations to manage your time effectively with a clean, distraction-free interface.

Highlights
  • Adjustable work and break durations
  • Visual candle timer
  • Minimalist interface
  • Distraction-free design
  • Reset to defaults
Features
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Candle Pomodoro Timer is a beautifully simple focus timer that helps you stay productive while keeping calm. How it works: • Set your work duration, short breaks, and total sessions. • Watch the candle slowly melt as time passes. • Stay motivated with a clean and minimal interface. Features: • Adjustable work and break durations • Simple, distraction-free design • Visual candle timer that melts with time • Reset to defaults anytime Whether you’re studying, working, or just need structured focus sessions, Candle Pomodoro Timer helps you manage your time more effectively.

Screenshots

Cucumber Timer4 screens
Candle3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Cucumber Timer at Free against Candle's $0.29. Cucumber Timer also leads on ads (none vs shown). Candle's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On review sentiment 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

Cucumber Timer is free to download; Candle costs $0.29 up front. Cucumber Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Candle asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Cucumber Timer versus Candle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCucumber TimerCandle
PriceFree — better$0.29
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDmytro Serdiukahmet celik

Customer experience

Cucumber Timer

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Candle

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Cucumber Timer

One-time1
  • Full Version$3.99
None

Candle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cucumber Timer free?
Cucumber Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Candle free?
Candle costs $0.29, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cucumber Timer or Candle have ads?
Candle shows ads; Cucumber Timer does not.

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