Comparison

Big Timer vs Mounce's Simple Countdown

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

Head to head
About

Big Timer

This utility app features large, easy-to-read text for simple stopwatch and countdown timer functions. It's designed for quick visibility from a distance, making it ideal for straightforward timekeeping needs.

Highlights
  • Large, easy-to-read display
  • Stopwatch functionality
  • Countdown timer functionality
  • Simple interface
Features
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Large letters make it easy to see and read even from a distance It can be used simply as a stopwatch or countdown timer.

About

Mounce's Simple Countdown

Features
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A countdown timer with nothing in the way. No ads, no accounts, no clutter — just huge digits you can read from across the room. Set hours, minutes, and seconds with a tap, choose a color that fits the room, and start. The display fills the entire screen, making it perfect for classrooms, sermons, speeches, meetings, exams, workouts, or the kitchen. And when time expires, Simple Countdown does something most timers don't: the digits turn red and start counting up, so you and your audience can see exactly how far past time you've gone. FEATURES • Full-screen digits readable from the back of the room • Overtime display — hits zero, turns red, counts back up • Twelve display colors plus a custom color picker • Optional seconds — hide them for a cleaner clock • Pause and resume any time • Works completely offline, nothing to sign up for • No ads, no tracking, no data collected Designed for iPhone and iPad by Bill Mounce.

Screenshots

Big Timer3 screens
Mounce's Simple Countdown3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Mounce's Simple Countdown at none against Big Timer's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Big Timer versus Mounce's Simple Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBig TimerMounce's Simple Countdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyouhei AzumaWilliam Mounce

In-app purchases

None

Big Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Mounce's Simple Countdown

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Big Timer free?
Big Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mounce's Simple Countdown free?
Mounce's Simple Countdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Big Timer or Mounce's Simple Countdown have ads?
Big Timer shows ads; Mounce's Simple Countdown does not.

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