Synced Timer Plus vs Awake Assist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Synced Timer Plus
Manage multiple timers simultaneously across your devices or with friends. Set personal timers with custom alarms and categories, or create group timers with user management and push notifications for shared events. Supports various timer types and offers widget and Apple Watch access.
- Cross-device timer synchronization
- Group timer creation and management
- Customizable alarm sounds
- Timer sorting by categories and colors
- Push notifications for group events
- Widget and Apple Watch support
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Sync Timers across all your devices or with a group of friends, or just create regular timers for your own needs that can be seen across your devices. Features: - Create Personal Timers - Add Alarm Sounds to Timers - Sort Timers by Custom Categories and Colors - Create Group Timers - Manage Group Users and Access - Push notifications to all users when a timer or group event occurs - Multiple different types of timer options such as Reset, Negative, and Restart. - Widget access - Apple Watch access
Awake Assist
This utility helps users stay alert by providing customizable timer intervals. It offers a vibrate-only mode for discreet use and supports Live Activities for convenient access without unlocking your device.
- Customizable timer intervals
- Preset timer options
- Vibrate-only mode
- Apple Watch companion app
- Live Activities support
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Features: • Choose from our one of the several preset timer intervals, or enter a custom timer duration • Use the vibrate-only mode (or the companion Apple Watch app!) for discrete usage in class, meetings, etc. • With Live Activities enabled, you can use the app without having to unlock your phone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Awake Assist at 100% against Synced Timer Plus's 29%. Awake Assist also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Synced Timer Plus's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (14 vs 3). On price 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. Synced Timer Plus sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Awake Assist asks for nothing beyond the download.
Awake Assist holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Synced Timer Plus's written reviews are positive against 100% of Awake Assist's.
Synced Timer Plus ships an update every 2 days, Awake Assist every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Synced Timer Plus | Awake Assist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Boeding | Matthew Harries |
Customer experience
Synced Timer Plus
Awake Assist
In-app purchases
Synced Timer Plus
- Synced Timer Premium$4.99
- Upgrade Group$9.99
Awake Assist
No in-app purchases
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