Timer App vs Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Timer App
This utility app allows you to create, manage, and monitor multiple timers for various tasks. Timers continue to run in the background even when the app is closed, and current values can be emailed for backup.
- Create and remove timers
- Start, pause, and reset timers
- Rename timers
- Background timer operation
- Email timer values for backup
- Icon badge shows running timers
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Create timers to monitor how long it takes to do your work, how long you make a pause or whatever you have to time. The timer keeps running even when you close the application. So there is no need to keep it open all the time. Timers can be - created and removed - started and paused - reset to 0 - renamed The current timer values can be emailed for backup and further processing. The icon badge shows the number of running timers.
Timer
This minimalistic timer app offers intuitive progress visualization and interval timing. Customize display options, enable repeat mode, and receive optional notification sounds for enhanced usability.
- Intuitive progress visualization
- Interval timer functionality
- Pause and resume timer
- Display remaining time, percentage, or progress bar
- Optional repeat mode
- Optional notification sound
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A small and easy to use timer app that displays the timer's progress in an intuitive and minimalistic way and which can be used as an interval timer. – Pause & Resume – Switch between showing remaining time, percentage of elapsed time or just the progress bar – Optional repeat mode – Optional notification sound
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Timer at 2.5 against Timer App's 1.4. Timer also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 0%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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 App costs $0.99 and Timer $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Timer holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 1.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Timer App's written reviews are positive against 33% of Timer's.
Timer App ships an update every 8 months, Timer every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Timer App | Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 1.4 (5 ratings) | 2.5 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Piet Jonas | Max-Joseph Krempl |
Customer experience
Timer App
Timer
In-app purchases
Timer App
No in-app purchases
Timer
No in-app purchases
