Comparison

SECONDS Smart Home vs Mushroom Timer

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

Head to head
About

SECONDS Smart Home

Features
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Control your lights and aircon from anywhere in SECONDS. Learn about what our smart devices could you help you in home automation and save on utilities. Compatible with major voice assistants. Let seconds automate your home with smart scenarios, scheduling and voice.

About

Mushroom Timer

Features
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Mushroom Timer is a simple timer app for keeping track of many countdowns at once and sharing them with friends in real time. β–  Sync with your group in a room Share a 6-character room code and everyone in the room sees the same timers, updated live. No more asking "how much time is left?" in the group chat. No account or sign-in needed. β–  Organize by area Sort timers into areas (tabs) you name yourself. Search finds any timer instantly, even when you have lots of them. β–  Two-stage countdown: battle and respawn Enter the time left in the battle, and the timer counts down through it and the 5-minute respawn that follows. You can note how many players are in, too. β–  Lock Screen and Dynamic Island Active timers show up as Live Activities on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, so you can check the time left without opening the app. β–  Notifications Get notified 5 minutes before, 1 minute before, and when a respawn is done. Choose which alerts you want in Settings. β–  Personal mode works offline When you're not in a room, everything stays on your device and the app makes no network connections at all. Available in English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese.

Screenshots

SECONDS Smart Home4 screens
Mushroom Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Mushroom Timer at every 5 days against SECONDS Smart Home's every 12 months. SECONDS Smart Home's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SECONDS Smart Home ships an update every 12 months, Mushroom Timer every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
SECONDS Smart Home versus Mushroom Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSECONDS Smart HomeMushroom Timer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 5 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size222 MB14 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developer13 Seconds Pte Ltd.Lian-Shen Chen

In-app purchases

None

SECONDS Smart Home

No in-app purchases

None

Mushroom Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SECONDS Smart Home free?
SECONDS Smart Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mushroom Timer free?
Mushroom Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SECONDS Smart Home or Mushroom Timer have ads?
Neither SECONDS Smart Home nor Mushroom Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SECONDS Smart Home or Mushroom Timer?
SECONDS Smart Home ships an update every 12 months, and Mushroom Timer every 5 days. Most recently, SECONDS Smart Home was updated on October 6, 2026 and Mushroom Timer on October 18, 2026.

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