Presentation Timer vs Big Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Presentation Timer
A straightforward timer designed for presentations. Set multiple bell alerts and observe color changes as time progresses. Supports both count-up and count-down modes, with manual bell ringing and screen rotation.
- Multiple bell timings
- Color-changing timer
- Manual bell ringing
- Count-up/count-down modes
- Screen rotation support
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This is a simple timer application for your presentation. - You can set up to three bell timing. - The timer color will change after bell rings. - You can ring bell manually. - Support count-up / count-down mode. - Support rotation.
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.
- Large, easy-to-read display
- Stopwatch functionality
- Countdown timer functionality
- Simple interface
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Presentation Timer at 62% against Big Timer's 20%. Presentation Timer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Big Timer's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 18 months) and rating (3.0 vs 2.6). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Big Timer holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 62% of Presentation Timer's written reviews are positive against 20% of Big Timer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Presentation Timer ships an update every 18 months, Big Timer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Presentation Timer | Big Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (8 ratings) | 3.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.1% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Takuya Murakami | Ryouhei Azuma |
Customer experience
Presentation Timer
Big Timer
In-app purchases
Presentation Timer
No in-app purchases
Big Timer
No in-app purchases
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