Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch vs About Timers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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 Timers
Manage multiple timers and stopwatches simultaneously for any task, from cooking to work sessions. Get notifications when timers complete and customize their appearance. Run them reliably in the background.
- Unlimited simultaneous timers and stopwatches
- Focus Mode for distraction-free viewing
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- Completion notifications
- Customizable appearance (colors, shapes, glow)
- Reliable background operation
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TIMERS THAT ARE ACTUALLY BEAUTIFUL About Timers is the most visually stunning way to run multiple timers and stopwatches on iPhone and iPad. Born in the kitchen — where managing multiple things at once is the difference between a great meal and a burnt one — but at home everywhere you need precise timing. MULTIPLE TIMERS, ALL AT ONCE Run as many timers as you need, simultaneously. Every timer is a visual tile with vibrant gradients, a glowing progress ring, and ambient light that pulses as it counts down. Pasta, sauce, vegetables — all on screen at the same time, each with its own alarm sound and repeat alerts. STOPWATCHES WITH SPLIT TRACKING Track laps, rounds, and splits with millisecond precision. Set a target time for each split — the app shows you instantly whether you were faster or slower, in green or red. Ideal for workouts, coaching, board games, or any activity where every second counts. DEEPLY INTEGRATED INTO iOS • Home screen widgets in small, medium, and large • Lock screen widgets — circular progress and rectangular countdown • Time-sensitive notifications that break through Focus and Do Not Disturb BEAUTIFUL BY DESIGN Dozens of color themes and gradient palettes: rainbow, gold, nova, and more. Choose your shape — circle, squircle, or rectangle. Ambient glow effects in gradient or solid styles. 15 custom app icons to match your home screen. This is what a timer app looks like when design actually matters. ABOUT TIMERS PRO Upgrade to unlock unlimited timers and stopwatches, lock screen widgets, Focus Mode (hide stopped timers for a cleaner view), alternative app icons, and every new theme added in future updates. Available monthly, yearly, or as a one-time purchase. Privacy: https://www.abouttimers.com/privacy.html EULA: https://www.abouttimers.com/eula.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch at 41K against About Timers's 57. Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and About Timers sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch has 41K ratings behind it against 57, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 66% and 67% positive.
Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch ships an update every 10 days, About Timers fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and July 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch | About Timers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (41K ratings) — better | 4.5 (57 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.5% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 41K — better | 57 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 207 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Minima Software | Gertjan.com |
Customer experience
Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch
About Timers
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
About Timers
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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- Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Pro1 Year trial$9.991 Year
- Pro1 Year trial$19.991 Year
- Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Pro$29.99
- Timer+ Pro$44.99
About Timers
- Monthly$0.991 Month
- Yearly$9.991 Year
- One-time Purchase$14.99
Questions
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