Comparison

Timer App vs MusicAlarm Gold

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Create and remove timers
  • Start, pause, and reset timers
  • Rename timers
  • Background timer operation
  • Email timer values for backup
  • Icon badge shows running timers
Features
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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.

About

MusicAlarm Gold

Wake up to your favorite music or voice recordings with this versatile alarm app. It offers custom alarm tones, sleep timers, and holiday settings to ensure you never miss an important event or oversleep on your days off. Enjoy a more pleasant wake-up experience tailored to your preferences.

Highlights
  • MP3 alarm with personal playlists
  • Voice recording alarm
  • Music timer for sleeping
  • Holiday sleep-in settings
  • Background alarm functionality
Features
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MusicAlarm helps you wake up with the music you love and skip alarms on the days you want to rest. Key features - Play alarm music from songs, albums, artists, and playlists in your music library - Skip alarms on public holidays or your own custom holidays - Create notification sounds from your own TTS text - Generate hourly voice sets and custom chime times - Choose different chime sounds by time - Fall asleep with the music timer and stop playback automatically - Configure alarm volume, fade in, snooze, and wake check options You can make sounds such as “Time for lunch” or “It is one o’clock” and use them for alarms or regular chimes. Chimes can run on the hour or at your own custom times. Notification, sound, and media-library permissions are required. For reliable music alarms, follow the in-app setup and battery-saving guidance.

Screenshots

Timer App4 screens
MusicAlarm Gold4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MusicAlarm Gold at 90% against Timer App's 0%. MusicAlarm Gold also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 8 months). Timer App's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Timer App costs $0.99 and MusicAlarm Gold $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timer App ships an update every 8 months, MusicAlarm Gold monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 1, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Timer App versus MusicAlarm Gold: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimer AppMusicAlarm Gold
Price$0.99 — better$1.99
Rating1.4 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews89.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPiet JonasnowApp Inc.

Customer experience

Timer App

All ratings5 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

MusicAlarm Gold

Written reviews116 reviews
Positive89.7%
Neutral4.3%
Negative6.0%

Bugs and requests

Timer App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

MusicAlarm Gold

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Alarm sometimes doesn't go off
  • Blank screen when setting time
  • App freezes phone
  • Alarm not working with earphones
  • iTunes Match compatibility issue
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  • Default cricket chirp sound is annoying and hard to disable
  • Alarm volume issues with morning call

Requested features

10 requests
  • More sound choices
  • UI update for better aesthetics
  • Ability to go to homepage after snoozing
  • Retina display support for front screen
  • Fix iTunes Match compatibility
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  • Fix issue with alarm not working with earphones
  • Fix blank screen issue when setting time
  • Fix app freezing issue
  • Option to turn off default cricket chirp sound
  • Fix alarm volume issues with morning call

In-app purchases

None

Timer App

No in-app purchases

None

MusicAlarm Gold

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Timer App free?
Timer App costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MusicAlarm Gold free?
MusicAlarm Gold costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Timer App or MusicAlarm Gold have ads?
Neither Timer App nor MusicAlarm Gold shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timer App or MusicAlarm Gold?
Timer App ships an update every 8 months, and MusicAlarm Gold monthly. Most recently, Timer App was updated on September 1, 2026 and MusicAlarm Gold on September 23, 2026.

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