Comparison

Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch vs Widget Timer

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

Head to head
About

Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch

Manage multiple timers and stopwatches simultaneously for various activities like cooking, workouts, and daily routines. Build complex interval timers with custom segments and receive voice announcements. Save and reuse timer templates for efficient time management.

Highlights
  • Multiple timers and stopwatches
  • Multi-step interval timers
  • Customizable timer segments
  • Voice announcements
  • Timer templates (HIIT, Pomodoro)
  • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island integration
  • Home Screen widgets
Features
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Set multiple timers and stopwatches at once. Build multi-step and interval timers for workouts, cooking, and daily routines. Adjust time on the fly without stopping. Timer+ handles everything you throw at it. Downloaded over 9 million times! Get the top timer app that’s repeatedly rated 5-stars by users. Create, label and reuse timers for anything – yoga stretches, cooking rice, workouts, timed quizzes, therapeutic treatments or remembering to take your pills. Perfect for busy people, multi-taskers, and forgetful folks. Loved by parents, athletes, chefs, teachers and students… TIMERS Great for laundry, cooking, naps, meetings, and study sessions. + Count down for a set duration (up to 99 days) + Repeat up to 64 times + Add or remove time while a timer is running + Pause, resume, and skip repeated runs + Count up after a timer ends so you can extend it or see when it finished + Show eligible non-repeating timers on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island STOPWATCHES Great for workouts, speeches, meditation, therapy, and timing between medications. + Track elapsed time from the moment you start + Pause and resume anytime + Record laps and assign custom names so they are easy to identify in history + Show eligible running stopwatches on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island COUNTDOWNS Best for birthdays, deadlines, appointments, travel days, and other important events. + Count down to a specific date and time + Count up after the target time passes CUSTOM AND INTERVAL TIMERS Ideal for Tabata, HIIT, yoga flows, breathing exercises, baking bread, and other multi-step routines. + Build multi-segment timers with as many steps as you need + Set a custom name, duration, color, and sound for each segment + Hear voice announcements at the start, halfway point, and with 10 or 3 seconds left + Add Countdown To Start, Warmup, and Cooldown segments + Add rest intervals between rounds + Repeat full routines for a set number of rounds, with optional time between sets TIMER TEMPLATES + Tabata and HIIT templates for work and rest intervals + Pomodoro and Focus templates for work and break cycles + EMOM templates for every-minute-on-the-minute training TIMER HISTORY + Save each timer run so you can review it later WIDGETS + Add Home Screen widgets for any timer + Start, stop, and reset timers from a widget + Use the Active Timers widget to see all running timers APPLE WATCH + Start timers on Apple Watch + See running timers on Apple Watch APP INTENTS & SHORTCUTS + Create, start, stop, and reset timers with App Intents and Shortcuts QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Q: Why use Timer+ instead of the built-in Clock app? A: Use Timer+ when the built-in Clock app is too limited for the way you actually time things. It is better for workouts, cooking with multiple dishes, productivity sessions, medications and daily routines because you can save reusable timers, run multiple stopwatches, repeat timers automatically, adjust time while a timer is running, run very long timers up to 99 days, and keep timing after a timer ends so you can see how late it is or keep going without starting over. Q: What is included in Timer+ Pro? A: Timer+ Pro is a paid tier that enables unlimited timers, unlocks the full timer history, unlocks advanced voice announcements and timer segments like Warmup and Cooldown, and removes all ads. www.timerplusapp.com/privacy www.timerplusapp.com/terms

About

Widget Timer

Create and manage unlimited timers directly on your home screen with customizable widgets. Set repeating timers, personalize themes, and receive local notifications for alerts. Supports Siri and Shortcuts for enhanced control.

Highlights
  • Home screen timer widgets
  • Interactive widget controls
  • Lock screen widgets
  • Customizable widget themes
  • Theme gallery
  • Repeating timers
  • Siri and Shortcuts support
Features
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Widget Timer puts beautiful, customizable timers right on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Pick the timer type that fits the moment, style it to match your setup, and keep it only a glance away. Every timer type, in one app: - Countdown: count down the days to a birthday, holiday, wedding, or trip, and let it roll over automatically every year. - Count Up: track the time since an anniversary, a milestone, or the day you started something new. - Progress: see how far through the week, month, quarter, or year you are. - Stopwatch: count elapsed time up from zero, starting and stopping as you go. - Standard: a simple one-shot timer that counts down (or up) to a set duration. - Repeat: a timer that repeats a set number of times, or infinitely, for periodic reminders like stretching or drinking water. Widgets, done right: - add timer widgets to your Home Screen and Lock Screen - interactive widgets, so you can start and stop your timers without opening the app - customize the theme of each widget, or pick one from a gallery of over 50 themes More to love: - run as many timers as you like, all at once - name every timer (emoji supported) - lots of alert sounds to choose from - multiple finished modes - local notifications alert you when the app is in the background (no network required) - long press to re-order the timers on the main screen - works with Siri and Shortcuts Some features require a purchase of either a Premium Subscription or a Premium Lifetime Unlock. Widget Timer Premium Subscription Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch4 screens
Widget Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch at 4.8 against Widget Timer's 4.1. Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch also leads on ratings volume (41K vs 180) and review sentiment (67% vs 48%). Widget Timer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Widget Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch has 41K ratings behind it against 180, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch's written reviews are positive against 48% of Widget Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch ships an update every 10 days, Widget Timer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch versus Widget Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimer+ Countdown & StopwatchWidget Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (41K ratings) — better4.1 (180 ratings)
Positive reviews66.5% of reviews — better48.4% of reviews
Number of ratings41K — better180
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size207 MB89 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMinima SoftwareFoobar Creative

Customer experience

Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch

All ratings40,969 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews828 reviews
Positive66.5%
Neutral8.8%
Negative24.6%

Widget Timer

All ratings180 ratings
Positive77.2%
Neutral5.0%
Negative17.8%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive48.4%
Neutral3.2%
Negative48.4%

Bugs and requests

Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Timers not always triggering notifications
  • Issues with timer display when locked or in background
  • Ads reappearing after purchasing pro version

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to chain/sequence multiple timers
  • Improve sorting and organization of timers
  • Allow more customization options for timers
  • Implement sync across devices
  • Add a 'days' counter for long timers

Widget Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch

Subscriptions7
  • Pro$0.997 Days
  • Pro$1.991 Month
  • Pro3 Days trial$3.991 Month
Show 4 more
  • Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Pro1 Year trial$9.991 Year
  • Pro1 Year trial$19.991 Year
  • Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • Pro$29.99
  • Timer+ Pro$44.99
3 purchases

Widget Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Widget Timer Pro - Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Widget Timer Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch free?
Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Widget Timer free?
Widget Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch or Widget Timer?
Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch is rated higher. Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch averages 4.8 out of 5 from 41K ratings, while Widget Timer averages 4.1 from 180 ratings.
Do Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch or Widget Timer have ads?
Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch shows ads; Widget Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch or Widget Timer?
Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch ships an update every 10 days, and Widget Timer every 3 weeks. Most recently, Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch was updated on September 25, 2026 and Widget Timer on September 21, 2026.

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