Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch vs Metronome App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Metronome App
This app helps musicians maintain a perfect beat with customizable tempo, time signatures, and visual/auditory cues. It offers features like tap tempo, speed-up mode for practice, and a distraction-free interface.
- Tap tempo setting
- Customizable time signatures
- Visual, sound, and vibration cues
- Speed-up mode for practice
- Distraction-free interface
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Your tempo, always perfect. Metronome keeps you locked into the beat from the very first bar — whether you're practicing scales, rehearsing a song, or playing live. Simple enough to start in seconds, powerful enough for serious practice. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT Tap the tempo — set your BPM with a tap or slide to fine-tune instantly. Any time signature — from 4/4 to the trickiest meters, you choose the pattern and subdivision. Feel the beat — stay in time with sound, a screen flash, and vibration, anywhere. Train your timing — speed-up mode raises the tempo on its own, bar by bar, so you build speed without even noticing. Clean and distraction-free — focus on the music, not the menus. PERFECT FOR Drummers, guitarists, and pianists Students and music teachers Singers and songwriters Anyone who wants rock-solid timing Open Metronome, set your pulse, and play in perfect time — every single beat. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch at 41K against Metronome App's 5. Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 Metronome App sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch has 41K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch ships an update weekly, Metronome App every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch | Metronome App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (41K ratings) — better | 4.4 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 41K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| 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, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 227 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Minima Software | Rafiki Apps |
Customer experience
Timer+ Countdown & Stopwatch
Metronome App
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
Metronome App
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
Metronome App
- Yearly Subscription$9.991 Year
Questions
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