re vs Countdown Color Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
re
This app offers a beautiful and intuitive timer experience powered by Apple Reminders. Quickly set timers, sync them across devices, and view them on your lock screen with Live Activities. It includes advanced features like full-screen alarms and the ability to import calendar events.
- Apple Reminders sync
- Live Activities on lock screen
- Full-screen alarms
- Import calendar events
- Multiple timers
- Favorite and edit timers
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re:timer is a beautiful and elegant timer app built on Apple Reminders. Set timers quickly, stay in sync across devices, and keep track of time with a clean, minimal interface. Features - Swipe to create timers - Apple Reminders sync - your timers on all platforms at once, powered by Apple - NEW: Live Activities - see your timers on the lock screen or in the Dynamic Island - NEW: Timers with Alarms (iOS 26) - full-screen take over, even if the app is closed or your phone is in Silent Mode! - Import Calendar events as timers - Multiple timers - with time between timers - Favorite and edit timers - Early reminders - Infinite timer history - Gestimer support / custom lists - URL scheme support - create timers from other apps - Minimal mode - And more coming!
Countdown Color Timer
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This is just another countdown timer, but with a focus on displaying of halves and quarters on four different views. You can set hours, minutes and seconds. The yellow fields turn red the last 10 seconds. It might be 'useful' to some people to have a stand-alone app for doing just this. To see more apps like this, go to www.discobajas.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Countdown Color Timer at $0.49 against re's $1.99. Countdown Color Timer also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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
re costs $1.99 and Countdown Color Timer $0.49 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
re ships an update every 8 months, Countdown Color Timer every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | re | Countdown Color Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $0.49 — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Josh Angelsberg | Stein Erik Nilsen |
In-app purchases
re
No in-app purchases
Countdown Color Timer
No in-app purchases
