Comparison

Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch vs FoE Companion

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 customizable multi-step routines for workouts, cooking, focus sessions, and everyday tasks. Adjust time on the fly without stopping. Timer+ handles everything you throw at it. Get the top timer app that’s repeatedly rated 5 stars by users. Create, name, and reuse timers for anything—yoga stretches, cooking rice, workouts, timed quizzes, therapeutic treatments, or remembering to take your pills. Perfect for busy people, multitaskers, 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 of up to 99 days + Repeat up to 64 times + Add or remove time while a timer is running + Pause, resume, and skip repeats + Count up after a timer ends so you can extend it or see when it finished + Start a Quick Timer for one-off tasks without saving it + Schedule a timer to start at a set time, or to end by one 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 label them so they’re easy to find in Timer History COUNTDOWNS Best for birthdays, deadlines, appointments, travel days, and other important events. + Count down to a specific date and time + Keep counting up after the moment passes ROUTINES Ideal for Tabata, HIIT, yoga flows, breathing exercises, baking bread, and other multi-step activities. + Combine Timer and Stopwatch steps in the order you need + Organize steps into Blocks, each with its own Repeats and rests + Give every step a custom name, duration, color, and alerts + Hear Announcements for the step name, what’s up next, halfway, and time remaining + Add a Start Countdown, Warmup, Cooldown, and steps between other steps or repeats + Let a step wait for you to tap Done, or move on automatically + Skip or extend a step while your routine is running ROUTINE TEMPLATES + Start with ready-made Tabata Workout, Pomodoro, and EMOM templates + Customize a copy’s Blocks, Steps, Repeats, colors, sounds, and alerts + Build your own routine one step at a time FOLDERS + Organize your timers into folders + Move one or several timers at once + See everything in All Timers, grouped by folder TIMER HISTORY + Review completed and cancelled runs, including routine steps and stopwatch laps + See history for all timers or for one folder + Turn Timer History off or clear it anytime WIDGETS & LIVE ACTIVITIES + Start, pause, cancel, or open timers from Home Screen widgets + See all running and paused timers with the Active Timers widget + Follow eligible timers and stopwatches on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island APPLE WATCH + View and control timers from your wrist + Use Quick Create to start a countdown timer or stopwatch in one step SIRI & SHORTCUTS + Create, start, pause, and cancel timers with Siri, 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. Save reusable timers, run multiple timers and stopwatches at once, build multi-step routines, repeat timers automatically, adjust time while a timer is running, run timers for up to 99 days, and keep counting after a timer ends. Q: What is included in Timer+ Pro? A: Timer+ Pro removes ads and unlocks unlimited saved timers, full timer history, advanced routines, and advanced announcements. Choose a recurring subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. www.timerplusapp.com/privacy www.timerplusapp.com/terms

About

FoE Companion

This app helps players of Forge of Empires optimize their reward rates and strategize for in-game events. It provides essential tools to enhance gameplay and achieve better results within the game.

Highlights
  • Optimize reward rates
  • Secure top spots for great buildings
  • Access crucial tools
  • Master strategic gameplay
  • Seamless performance
  • Unparalleled convenience
Features
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Discover the newly updated FoE Companion. Your indispensable tool for effortlessly optimizing reward rates and securing top spots for great buildings in the beloved game: Forge of Empires by InnoGames. Elevate your gaming experience by accessing crucial tools and mastering strategic game-play, all while enjoying seamless performance and unparalleled convenience! Forge of Empires, FoE, and all related trademarks and content belong to InnoGames GmBH. FoE Companion App is an unofficial third party app and is not affiliated with InnoGames at all. 

FoE Companion App was created by American player Beansy217. The app will continue to be updated with bug fixes and new features that will enhance the user experience. *The price for the subscription to remove ads is $0.99/month. You may cancel the subscription at any point through the app in settings.*

Screenshots

Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch4 screens
FoE Companion4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch at Free against FoE Companion's $0.99. Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.9) and ratings volume (41K vs 44). FoE Companion's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch is free to download; FoE Companion costs $0.99 up front. Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and FoE Companion sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 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, 4.7 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch has 41K ratings behind it against 44, 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 62% of FoE Companion's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch ships an update weekly, FoE Companion every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch versus FoE Companion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimer+ Countdown & StopwatchFoE Companion
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.7 (41K ratings) — better3.9 (44 ratings)
Positive reviews66.5% of reviews — better61.7% of reviews
Number of ratings41K — better44
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size217 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMinima SoftwareWills Dean

Customer experience

Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch

All ratings41,089 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews840 reviews
Positive66.5%
Neutral8.7%
Negative24.8%

FoE Companion

All ratings44 ratings
Positive70.5%
Neutral11.4%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive61.7%
Neutral17.0%
Negative21.3%

User reviews

Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch

From 41K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Convenient for multiple timers
  • 💡 Customizable alarm sounds
  • 👍 Helpful for cooking and productivity
  • 👍 Reliable and works as expected

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional issues with timers not updating correctly
  • 🔋 Potential battery drain
  • 🔍 Ads can be intrusive
  • 🔒 Inconsistent Apple Watch integration

FoE Companion

From 44 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Fast and efficient
  • 💡 Helpful for mobile players
  • ✅ Accurate most of the time
  • ✨ Clean and modern layout (recent updates)

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inaccurate levels/data
  • 📉 New layout is impractical
  • 🚫 Server outages
  • ⚠️ Ads intrusive
  • 🔄 Settings lost after updates

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

FoE Companion

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • Levels off on some buildings
  • Missing SASH buildings
  • SAT Levels inaccurate
  • Server outage
  • Incorrect data for Statue of Zeus
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  • Owner contributions not saved
  • New layout triggers ads easily
  • GB calculator page inaccessible
  • Application won't open
  • Settings lost after update
  • Ads reappeared after paying for no ads
  • New update is buggy
  • Calculation error on ARC level 72
  • Calculation error on COA level 76
  • Bug on level 55 Statue of Zeus value

Requested features

6 requests
  • Include new GBs from SASH/new eras
  • Option to change language
  • Add manual P1/P2/P3/P4/P5 FP input
  • Add 1.9/1.91/1.92/1.93 input option
  • Allow setting individual percentages for spots 1-5
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  • Capitalize 'P' in positions

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch

Subscriptions8
  • Pro$0.997 Days
  • Pro$1.991 Month
  • Pro3 Days trial$3.991 Month
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  • Pro$9.991 Year
  • Pro1 Year trial$9.991 Year
  • Pro1 Year trial$19.991 Year
  • Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time2
  • Timer+ Pro$44.99
  • Pro$59.99
1 purchases

FoE Companion

Subscriptions1
  • Remove Ads$0.991 Month

Questions

Is Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch free?
Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FoE Companion free?
FoE Companion costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch or FoE Companion?
Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch is rated higher. Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch averages 4.7 out of 5 from 41K ratings, while FoE Companion averages 3.9 from 44 ratings.
Do Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch or FoE Companion have ads?
Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch shows ads; FoE Companion does not.
Which is updated more often, Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch or FoE Companion?
Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch ships an update weekly, and FoE Companion every 2 days. Most recently, Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch was updated on October 29, 2026 and FoE Companion on October 24, 2026.

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