Comparison

Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch vs Kids Timer by Kiddo

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

Kids Timer by Kiddo

This app helps parents establish consistent routines for their children, providing a sense of security and independence. It visually displays remaining time for activities, reducing meltdowns and fostering autonomy. The tool is designed to simplify and reinforce daily schedules for young ones.

Highlights
  • Define child routines
  • Visual time remaining display
  • Promotes child autonomy
  • Reduces activity transition meltdowns
  • Supports consistent scheduling
Features
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With Kiddo, you can define the routines you adopt with your children. A child with a good routine gives him a sense of security and independence. During the routines, some of your child's basic needs are met. You can share the time left for each activity. No more meltdowns at the end of a play session or at the end of a bath. Routines reassure children that they know what will happen and for how long. It also helps develop the child's autonomy, the parent starts the routine/timer and the app rings at the end of the activity, the child knows he/she has to stop independently. For a good routine, be consistent, make sure to repeat it as often as possible and keep things simple. Be sure to involve the child in the process. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

Screenshots

Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch4 screens
Kids Timer by Kiddo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kids Timer by Kiddo at none against Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch's 9. Kids Timer by Kiddo also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (75% vs 67%). Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch's advantage is ratings volume (41K vs 78). On price, rating, update cadence 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

Both are free to download. Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Kids Timer by Kiddo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch against 4.7 for Kids Timer by Kiddo. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch has 41K ratings behind it against 78, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch's written reviews are positive against 75% of Kids Timer by Kiddo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch ships an update every 10 days, Kids Timer by Kiddo fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch versus Kids Timer by Kiddo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimer+ Countdown & StopwatchKids Timer by Kiddo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (41K ratings) — better4.7 (78 ratings)
Positive reviews66.5% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings41K — better78
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size207 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMinima SoftwareoWorld Software

Customer experience

Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch

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

Kids Timer by Kiddo

All ratings78 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral3.8%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative16.7%

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

Kids Timer by Kiddo

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
None

Kids Timer by Kiddo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch free?
Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kids Timer by Kiddo free?
Kids Timer by Kiddo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch or Kids Timer by Kiddo?
Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch is rated higher. Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch averages 4.8 out of 5 from 41K ratings, while Kids Timer by Kiddo averages 4.7 from 78 ratings.
Do Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch or Kids Timer by Kiddo have ads?
Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch shows ads; Kids Timer by Kiddo does not.
Which is updated more often, Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch or Kids Timer by Kiddo?
Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch ships an update every 10 days, and Kids Timer by Kiddo fortnightly. Most recently, Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch was updated on September 25, 2026 and Kids Timer by Kiddo on September 24, 2026.

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