Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch vs 4K Life
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch
This versatile timer app allows you to create custom countdowns, stopwatches, and interval routines for any task. Save and name your timers with unique colors and sounds for easy identification. It offers advanced features like talking alerts, lap recording, and integration with widgets and Siri.
- Customizable countdowns and stopwatches
- Interval timers for workouts and routines
- Talking alerts and custom sounds
- Lap recording and timer history
- Widgets, Apple Watch, and Siri integration
- Save and reuse custom timers
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Make a timer for anything, from a pasta timer to a talking interval timer. Save your timers once, then start any of them with one tap. Name each one and give it its own color and sound, so you know what’s done without looking. Timer+ is a simple timer and stopwatch app for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, loved by parents, athletes, chefs, teachers, and students. TIMERS Great for laundry, cooking, naps, meetings, and study sessions. + Count down for up to 99 days and repeat up to 64 times + Add or remove time while a timer is running + Keep counting up after a timer ends + Choose from more than 30 sounds + Have your timer talk: hear its name, “Halfway,” or “10 seconds remaining” out loud + Set alerts for halfway, time remaining, or every few seconds or minutes + Keep hearing alerts when your iPhone is locked or Timer+ is closed + Mark a timer Urgent to ring as an alarm, even in Silent mode or a Focus (iOS 26 or later) + Try the Kids Timer: a colorful pie shrinks as time runs down to reveal a friendly bear + Tap Undo to bring back a timer you cancelled by mistake STOPWATCHES Great for workouts, speeches, meditation, and anything without a set end. + Record laps and label them so they’re easy to find in Timer History + Play a sound or hear the elapsed time out loud, once or every few minutes COUNTDOWNS Best for birthdays, deadlines, appointments, travel days, and other important events. + Count down to a specific date and time, then keep counting up ROUTINES & INTERVAL TIMERS Ideal for interval workouts, Tabata, HIIT, yoga flows, breathing exercises, baking bread, and other multi-step activities. + Build an interval timer with custom work times, rests, and repeats + Combine Timer and Stopwatch steps in Blocks with their own Repeats and rests + Give every step its own name, duration, color, sounds, and talking alerts + Hear each step’s name, what’s up next, or “Switch sides” for one-sided exercises + Add a Start Countdown, Warmup, Cooldown, and steps between repeats + Let a step wait for you to tap Done, or move on automatically + Skip or extend a step while your routine is running + Start with ready-made Tabata Workout, Pomodoro, and EMOM templates SHARING + Share a copy of a timer with a link (beta) + Anyone can add it to Timer+ or try it without installing the app. Links last 7 days. TIMER HISTORY + Review completed and cancelled runs, including routine steps and stopwatch laps + Turn Timer History off or clear it anytime WIDGETS, WATCH & SIRI + Start, pause, or cancel timers from Home Screen widgets + See all running and paused timers with the Active Timers widget + Follow timers on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island + View and control timers from Apple Watch + Create and start timers with Siri and Shortcuts + Use Timer+ in landscape on iPhone, or with a sidebar on iPad QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Q: Why use Timer+ instead of the built-in Clock app? A: Save reusable timers, run several timers and stopwatches at once, build multi-step routines, hear timers out loud, and adjust time while a timer is running. Q: Can Timer+ ring in Silent mode? A: Yes. On iOS 26 or later, urgent timers ring as an alarm, even in Silent mode or a Focus. Q: Can Timer+ say the time out loud? A: Yes. Timers and routines can speak their name and the time remaining, and stopwatches can speak the elapsed time, even when your iPhone is locked. Q: Is Timer+ a good interval timer? A: Yes. Use Timer+ as an interval timer for HIIT, Tabata, and EMOM workouts. Start from a template, or build a routine with timed steps, rests, and spoken alerts. 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
4K Life
Visualize your remaining lifespan in weeks and track your progress towards life goals. This app encourages you to make the most of your time, with a countdown of your remaining weeks and a visual representation of your life's progress.
- Lifespan visualization in weeks
- Goal achievement tracking
- Urgency-driven progress motivation
- Countdown timer for remaining weeks
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How many weeks you got left? Did you achieve all of your goals? Hurry up, your boxes are filling up!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch at 4.7 against 4K Life's 3.5. Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch also leads on ratings volume (41K vs 20) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). 4K Life's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and 4K Life sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch has 41K ratings behind it against 20, 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 50% of 4K Life's.
Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch ships an update weekly, 4K Life monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch | 4K Life |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (41K ratings) — better | 3.5 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.5% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 41K — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 230 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Minima Software | MitotiM |
Customer experience
Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch
4K Life
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
4K Life
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch
- 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$19.991 Year
- Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Pro1 Year trial$29.991 Year
- Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Timer+ Pro$44.99
- Pro$69.99
4K Life
- Remove ad$3.99
Questions
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