Comparison

Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch vs Better 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

This app allows you to create and manage multiple timers and stopwatches simultaneously. Build complex, multi-step routines for workouts, cooking, or focus sessions with customizable alerts and on-the-fly adjustments.

Highlights
  • Multiple timers and stopwatches
  • Customizable multi-step routines
  • On-the-fly time adjustments
  • Countdown to specific dates
  • Lap recording for stopwatches
  • Routine templates (Tabata, Pomodoro)
  • Home screen widgets and Live Activities
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

Better Timer

This app allows you to run multiple timers simultaneously and build repeating routines. Customize each timer with colors, icons, and sounds. Start timers from Control Center or Siri without opening the app.

Highlights
  • Run multiple timers simultaneously
  • Build repeating routines
  • Customize timers with colors and sounds
  • Start timers from Control Center and Siri
  • Background timer support
  • Cute pastel design
Features
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Run several timers at once, chain steps into routines that repeat on their own, and give every timer its own pastel color, icon, and sound. Better Timer is made for cooking, workouts, study sessions, and daily routines. NEW IN 1.3 • Live Activities: follow your timers on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, and pause or stop them right there • System alarms on iOS 26: finished timers ring and show on screen, even when a Focus is on • Notification actions: add a minute or start the next step without opening the app MULTIPLE TIMERS AT ONCE Pasta, garlic bread, and tea, all counting down side by side. Each countdown keeps its own time, color, and completion sound, and you can pause one or add a minute without touching the others. ROUTINES THAT REPEAT Chain steps like Focus and Break, or Sprint and Rest, and choose how many rounds to run. Better Timer moves to the next step for you, or waits for a tap if you turn on Pause Between Steps. • Pomodoro cycles for studying and deep work • HIIT, Tabata, and circuit rounds • Recipes with several stages • Morning and evening routines MADE FOR EVERY DAY • Quick Timer: start a 1, 5, 10, or 30 minute timer in one tap • 16 pastel colors, plus an icon and sound for every countdown and step • Light and dark mode • Control Center controls on iOS 18 and later • Siri and Shortcuts: "Start Pomodoro in Better Timer" • Repeat Alerts, so a finished timer keeps reminding you until you respond • Timers keep running when you close the app FREE AND PRIVATE No ads, no subscriptions, and no account. Better Timer doesn't collect any data.

Screenshots

Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch4 screens
Better Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Better Timer at none against Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch's 10. Better Timer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch's advantage is ratings volume (41K vs 6) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, rating and iOS requirement 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 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Better Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch against 4.8 for Better Timer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch has 41K ratings behind it against 6, 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 100% of Better Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch ships an update weekly, Better Timer fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch versus Better Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimer+ Countdown & StopwatchBetter Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (41K ratings)4.8 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings41K — better6
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size227 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMinima SoftwareHung Nguyen

Customer experience

Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch

All ratings41,117 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews845 reviews
Positive66.5%
Neutral8.6%
Negative24.9%

Better Timer

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Better Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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$19.991 Year
  • Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Pro1 Year trial$29.991 Year
  • Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time2
  • Timer+ Pro$44.99
  • Pro$69.99
None

Better Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch free?
Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Better Timer free?
Better Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch or Better Timer?
Better Timer is rated higher. Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch averages 4.7 out of 5 from 41K ratings, while Better Timer averages 4.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch or Better Timer have ads?
Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch shows ads; Better Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch or Better Timer?
Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch ships an update weekly, and Better Timer fortnightly. Most recently, Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch was updated on November 2, 2026 and Better Timer on October 28, 2026.

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