CupRamen Timer vs Kitchen Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CupRamen Timer
A simple kitchen timer designed for preparing instant noodles. It starts automatically upon opening and allows for quick adjustments to the countdown. The timer notifies you with sound and vibration when time is up.
- One-touch start
- 3-minute default timer
- Adjustable time increments
- Sound and vibration alerts
- Background countdown continuation
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One Touch! Kitchen Timer. [characteristic] - This is a 3 minutes timer. (for cup-ramen) - If you start the app, the timer begins. you need not any other operation. - During the timer movements , you can change setting time by 1minute/10second. - The timer alerts you with sound/vibration . - When you finished app during timer movement, app continue counting if you restart app before a timer becomes 0.
Kitchen Timer
A straightforward kitchen timer designed for everyday cooking. It offers customizable patterns and colors, with a convenient long-press function for quick time setting. Receive notifications even when the app is running in the background.
- Easy-to-use interface
- Long press for quick time setting
- Background notifications
- Customizable patterns and colors
- Simple cooking aid
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This is a simple and easy-to-use kitchen timer app. Enjoy your daily cooking! Long Press Button Function: By long-pressing the button, you can quickly set the time. Background Notification Feature: Even when the app is in the background, it will notify you when the timer is finished.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Kitchen Timer at 88% against CupRamen Timer's 0%. Kitchen Timer also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (157 vs 2). CupRamen Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ads, device support 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
Both are free to download. Kitchen Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CupRamen Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Kitchen Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kitchen Timer has 157 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of CupRamen Timer's written reviews are positive against 88% of Kitchen Timer's.
CupRamen Timer ships an update every 2 months, Kitchen Timer fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CupRamen Timer | Kitchen Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.5 (157 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 157 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Detective Girls | Focaccia, Inc. |
Customer experience
CupRamen Timer
Kitchen Timer
In-app purchases
CupRamen Timer
No in-app purchases
Kitchen Timer
- Kitchen timer Pro$3.99
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