Comparison

Flow vs Visual Multi Timer

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

Head to head
About

Flow

Organize, prioritize, and generate new ideas with this mobile mind mapping tool. It offers features for brainstorming, note-taking, and collaboration, with options for creating multiple maps and exporting in various formats.

Highlights
  • Create mind maps
  • Add icons, colors, and themes
  • View and edit notes, links, and tasks
  • Draw connections between nodes
  • Real-time collaboration
  • Export maps in PDF and PNG
  • Export in multiple professional formats
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Flo is the one and only mobile mind mapping app you’ll ever need. Whether you’re using it in the boardroom, the classroom, the presentation hall, or the lunch meeting, Flo can help you organize, prioritize, and even generate new thoughts. Feature highlights in the free “Basic” plan: - Create up to three free mind maps - Seamlessly sync maps and folders with your free online account - Multi-touch support for drag & drop, zoom, pan - Add icons, colors, styles and map themes - View and edit notes, links, tasks and attachments on ideas - Draw connections between nodes - Play presentations - Share maps directly from the device - Real-time collaboration Additional features in the “Personal” plan: Create and edit unlimited mind maps Add files and images to topics Export maps in PDF and PNG format Priority support Additional features in the “Pro” plan: Export maps in MindManager, Freemind, XMind, MS Word and MS PowerPoint format Export slides as zip file NOTE: Requires a free account registration. The “Basic” version of Flo is free. You can try the “Personal” plan free for 1 week after signing up! If you enjoy your “Personal” trial, do nothing and your membership will automatically continue as an auto-renewing month-to-month subscription. If you subscribe via iTunes: Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period at the rate of your selected plan above. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings on the device. If you haven’t subscribed through iTunes, you can manage your subscription through Flo. Privacy policy: https://www.Flo.app/privacy Terms of use: https://www.Flo.app/legal is the one and only mobile mind mapping app you’ll ever need. Whether you’re using it in the boardroom, the classroom, the presentation hall, or the lunch meeting, Flo can help you organize, prioritize, and even generate new thoughts. Designed from the ground up as an extension to our award-winning, browser-based interface, the Flo app stores your mobile creations and seamlessly syncs them with your online account. Feature highlights in the free “Basic” plan: - Create up to three free mind maps - Multi-touch support for drag & drop, zoom, pan - Add icons, colors, styles and map themes - View and edit notes, links, tasks and attachments on ideas - Share maps directly from the device Additional features in the “Personal” plan: Create and edit unlimited mind maps Add files and images to topics Export maps in PDF and PNG format Priority support Additional features in the “Pro” plan: Export maps in MindManager, Freemind, XMind, MS Word and MS PowerPoint format Export slides as zip file Privacy: https://ajar-utensil-e35.notion.site/Privacy-70ea3069f4f8498fa5ea38c912c3522e Therms of service: https://ajar-utensil-e35.notion.site/Terms-of-ServiceOur-Terms-of-Service-4e14a853a6304a6eb0a8713b020be276

About

Visual Multi Timer

This app helps you manage multiple tasks simultaneously with customizable timers. It offers pre-made templates for various activities like cooking, workouts, and productivity, along with extensive personalization options. Stay on track with features like Live Activities and widgets.

Highlights
  • Multiple timers running simultaneously
  • Multi-step timer creation
  • Extensive template gallery
  • Customizable timer appearance
  • Live Activities and Dynamic Island integration
  • Homescreen widgets
  • Shortcut Actions support
Features
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Manage your time better with Timus. Cook your favorite dish with the help of cooking timers, become more productive with a Pomodoro timer, stay healthy by working out with HIIT or Tabata timers or even create custom timers to help you throughout the day MULTIPLE TIMERS AND MULTIPLE STEPS Create separate timers for every task you need and run them all at once. Easily create timers with multiple steps, it can be useful for sport, cooking, productivity or some other types of tasks HUGE TEMPLATE GALLERY Speaking of types of tasks! We prepared 20 templates for you so it would be even easier to start managing your time in a better way. Sport, Productivity, Health, Parenting, Cooking – we have it all. EASY CUSTOMIZATION Give timers your own personal touch. Choose titles, icons, colors, signals. Reorder or delete timers with dragging or swiping APPLE FEATURES ON FULL POTENTIAL See active timers in Live Activities and Dynamic Islands, use Homescreen widgets to manage your timers and start timers with Shortcut Actions without even opening the app Meet Timus, your new buddy in the kitchen, your workout partner at the gym, your teammate on the field, and your sidekick at the office. With its quick timer settings, you can focus on what matters most, whether it's work, exercise, or your daily routines. Timus has your back! Download Visual multi timer: Timus today and start making everything on time.  Have any questions? Please contact us at support@happus.co Privacy Policy: https://happus.co/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://happus.co/terms-of-service

Screenshots

Flow4 screens
Visual Multi Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Flow at none against Visual Multi Timer's shown. Flow also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.0). Visual Multi Timer's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (83% vs 62%). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Flow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Visual Multi Timer sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Visual Multi Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 59 and 142 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Flow's written reviews are positive against 83% of Visual Multi Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flow ships an update weekly, Visual Multi Timer monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Flow versus Visual Multi Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlowVisual Multi Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (59 ratings)4.7 (142 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.5% of reviews83.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings59142 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS12.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB102 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDevpool.StudioHAPPUS LLC

Customer experience

Flow

All ratings59 ratings
Positive78.0%
Neutral3.4%
Negative18.6%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative38.5%

Visual Multi Timer

All ratings142 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral1.4%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive83.0%
Neutral4.3%
Negative12.8%

Bugs and requests

Flow

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Visual Multi Timer

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • No vibration when set to silent

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add stopwatch
  • macOS app
  • Ability to view timer as progress bar on lock screen
  • More free programs
  • Visual and vibratory alerts separately or combined
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  • Mac OS version

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Flow

Subscriptions2
  • Unlock All Best Features$4.991 Month
  • Unlock PRO functionality7 Days trial$34.991 Year
11 purchases

Visual Multi Timer

Subscriptions8
  • Weekly3 Days trial$0.497 Days
  • Weekly3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Monthly2 variants$2.991 Month
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  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Annual$4.991 Year
  • Quarterly3 Days trial$5.993 Months
  • Annual3 Days trial2 variants$9.991 Year
  • Annual$14.991 Year
One-time3
  • Lifetime$14.99
  • Lifetime$29.99
  • Lifetime v2$39.99

Questions

Is Flow free?
Flow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Visual Multi Timer free?
Visual Multi Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flow or Visual Multi Timer?
Visual Multi Timer is rated higher. Flow averages 4.3 out of 5 from 59 ratings, while Visual Multi Timer averages 4.7 from 142 ratings.
Do Flow or Visual Multi Timer have ads?
Visual Multi Timer shows ads; Flow does not.
Which is updated more often, Flow or Visual Multi Timer?
Flow ships an update weekly, and Visual Multi Timer monthly. Most recently, Flow was updated on October 2, 2026 and Visual Multi Timer on September 30, 2026.

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