Timer vs Light Meter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Timer
This advanced timer allows for precise time management across various activities. Set multiple special events with customizable triggers like sounds, messages, or screen flashing. It's ideal for games, workouts, cooking, meditation, and any task requiring accurate timing, even when the app is in the background.
- Multiple complex timers simultaneously
- Scheduled event triggers (sounds, messages, photos)
- Customizable display modes (textual, graphical)
- Background operation with sound/message alerts
- Looping timers
- Delayed start and flexible stop time entry
- Screen blocking and flashlight alerts
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Build timers that guide you through every step. Hear the next stretching instruction, follow a cooking sequence, or alternate activity and rest—with spoken announcements, sounds and clear visual progress. Start with a ready-made preset, then adapt it to your routine. From a simple countdown to a workout with several stages, choose your cues and preview the sequence before you begin. Try the Stretching preset for an example with spoken guidance. HEAR WHAT COMES NEXT Create cues such as “Hold the stretch” or “Round 3 of 5.” Combine your own text with timer and event names, round numbers, elapsed or remaining time, and the current clock time. Choose a voice and delay speech to let an alarm sound first. Use the same text and variables in on-screen messages and notifications. SET THE PACE OF YOUR ROUTINE Build intervals for HIIT, Tabata, stretching, meditation or study breaks. You can also time turns in board games. • Choose a duration or a specific finish time, with an optional preparation delay. • Repeat for a set number of rounds or indefinitely. • Schedule cues relative to the start or end, as a time or a percentage, or at regular intervals—for example, a gong 30 seconds before the end or a tick every second. • Run an event every round, only the first or last, or a range such as rounds 3–5. End actions can run every round or only after the final one. SAVE IT ONCE, USE IT AGAIN Run several timers at once. Add, reorder and hide timers to keep the ones you need within reach. Save your setups as presets, organize them, and import or export them to reuse or share. SEE YOUR PROGRESS AT A GLANCE Display remaining time, elapsed time, the clock or graphical progress in two customizable areas. Switch to full screen for a larger view, in portrait or landscape. Keep track of the current round, dim the display for a less intrusive screen, and lock the controls while keeping the time visible. Choose whether to stop at the end or keep showing the time elapsed since finishing. MAKE IT YOUR OWN Choose bells, gongs and other alarms, or import and record your own sounds. Try Shepard tones: sequences that seem to rise or fall endlessly in pitch. Play a song from your music library, choose a random track from a playlist, or schedule music to stop. Prefer silent cues? Use on-screen messages, vibrations or a flashing screen. Customize colors and backgrounds, and search over 1,800 icons. On supported devices, you can also schedule photos or use the flashlight as a visual cue. In the background, scheduled notifications can display messages and play notification sounds. Spoken announcements, photos and other interactive actions require Timer to stay open.
Light Meter
This application acts as a portable light meter, allowing users to measure light intensity in lux and foot candles. It offers real-time readings, a log library for saving measurements, and the ability to calibrate with professional devices for enhanced accuracy. The app supports both front and rear cameras and saves scene images.
- Real-time light intensity measurement
- Lux and foot candle readings
- Saveable log library
- Calibration with professional illuminometer
- Front and rear camera support
- Scene image saving
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Light Meter - Lux and foot candle measurement tool in your pocket! Light Meter for Film Photography. Light meter in your pocket! The only app you really need to measure light intensity. You can calibrated with professional Illuminometer. Features: - Exclusive simplicity and convenience of use with unique and attractive design. - Real-time measurements. - Result are save-able into log library. - All result are comparable with Variable Lux, foot candle, ISO and Date in log library. - Scene Image are save-able into camera-roll - Front and rear camera supported. - Lux and foot candle measurement. - Option to Calibrated with light sensitivity. To ensure the accuracy of measurements. you can calibrated with professional high-precision illuminometer. Note : Light Meter app is not a replacement for a professional device and should be used for private purposes only. Thanks for your support and do visit nitrio.com for more apps for your iOS devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Timer at 4.8 against Light Meter's 4.2. Timer also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 50%) and update cadence (every 7 months vs every 48 months). Light Meter's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $3.99). On ads, 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
Timer costs $3.99 and Light Meter $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timer has 221 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Timer's written reviews are positive against 50% of Light Meter's.
Timer ships an update every 7 months, Light Meter every 48 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Timer | Light Meter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (221 ratings) — better | 4.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.2% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 221 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 48 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13 | 13 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Francis Bonnin | Nitrio |
Customer experience
Timer
Light Meter
Bugs and requests
Timer
Reported bugs
3 issues- Timer randomly changing time during use
- Alarm not sounding when app is in background
- Screen dimming and locking issues
Requested features
4 requests- Multiple timers running concurrently
- Ability to save and share custom timer presets
- More vibration and sound alert options
- Improved background mode and iOS 4 support
Light Meter
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Timer
No in-app purchases
Light Meter
No in-app purchases









