Comparison

Best Timer vs Multi Timer

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Best Timer

This app offers a versatile suite of timekeeping tools, including a sand timer, kitchen timer, countdown, and stopwatch. It visually represents time, making it easy to understand for all ages, and provides customizable alarm sounds and color themes.

Highlights
  • Digitized sand timer with artistic design
  • Kitchen timer with visual minute indicator
  • Futuristic countdown/count up timer
  • Powerful stopwatch with lap/split modes
  • Kid-friendly time visualization
  • Customizable alarm sounds and repeat options
  • Multiple color themes
Features
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Great way to measure and visualize time. Beautifully designed sand timer, stylish kitchen timer, countdown and powerful stopwatch to enjoy counting time, feel time or visualize time to kids. Turn your timer to attractive ultramodern fashion accessory! * ALL-IN-ONE CREATIVELY COMBINED TIMER APPLICATION: - Sand timer is a digitized hourglass with artistic design which can be used to time anything for up to 60 minutes. It's an elegant visualization of the time flow. - Kitchen timer can also be used to time your activities up to 60 minutes. It has both a minute and a second visual indicator to quickly see how much time is left (in minutes) without having to know the numbers. - Ultramodern countdown (or count up) timer with futuristic design can be set up to 100 hours. Excellent visual indicator for your activities - it shows graphically the ratio of time spent and time remaining. - Powerful stopwatch to measure elapsed time in lap and split time modes. It is great for timing sport events and contests (it is accurate to 1/100 of a second) as well as just timing your activities or measuring an event duration. * KIDS FRIENDLY Timer visualizes time to kids and lets them feel the time. Without reading or even knowing the numbers one can look at the visualized time flow, feel it and understand how long to wait or whether to hurry up. * STAY NOTIFIED It lets you set the alarm sound that will play when the timer is finished. You can choose from 16 unique alarm sounds, melodies and loops. You’ll be notified when your time is up even if you’re using another app or your device is locked. It can also repeat the sound alarm (up to 3 times) at the given interval if it was missed/snoozed. * COLOR YOUR TIME You can easily change the timer color to fit your personal lifestyle. There are 5 color themes: turquoise, red, green, amber and pink. Just pick the one you like in the application settings. * UNIVERSAL APP Timer works both on your iPhone/iPod and iPad, contains HD graphics for retina and iPad displays and supports all screen orientations for all devices. * Your girlfriend says she'll be ready in 2 minutes? Just check how long it really takes :) ***Important for iOS5+ devices: if there is no alarm played please go to system Settings / Notifications, select the application name and configure the timer's alarms, whether they perform sound and if they're to appear on lock screen. VISIT US: smartphoneware.com

About

Multi Timer

Easily manage multiple countdown timers simultaneously with this intuitive and clean app. Perfect for multitasking in the kitchen or managing various tasks with precise timing.

Highlights
  • Multiple countdown timers
  • Intuitive UI
  • Clean design
  • Multitasking support
  • Easy to read from a distance
Features
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Multi Timer turns every countdown into a living national park scene, so you can track several timers at once without staring at a plain list of numbers. Start a timer and open a park. The sky changes as time passes. The sun crosses the scene. The moon rises over night parks. When the countdown ends, your visit is stamped into your Park Passport. Use Multi Timer for: - Cooking multiple dishes at once - Focus sessions and study blocks - Workouts, stretches, and recovery intervals - Morning and evening routines - Reminders that need a clear countdown - Any moment where one timer is not enough Key features: - Run multiple countdown timers at the same time - Give each timer a name, duration, sound, and park - See living visual scenes that progress with each timer - Get alerts when timers finish - Use Live Activities for glanceable timer status - Collect completed park visits in your Park Passport - Choose from four free parks - Unlock all 12 national park scenes with MultiTimer Pro Multi Timer is built for people who want a timer board that is practical, quick, and easier to read at a glance. Whether you are cooking, working, studying, exercising, or managing a routine, each countdown gets its own place on the map. MultiTimer Pro is a one-time purchase that unlocks all 12 parks.

Screenshots

Best Timer4 screens
Multi Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Multi Timer at Free against Best Timer's $0.99. Multi Timer also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months). Best Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (61% vs 45%). On rating, ratings volume, ads and monetization model 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

Multi Timer is free to download; Best Timer costs $0.99 up front. Multi Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Best Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Multi Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 59 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 61% of Best Timer's written reviews are positive against 45% of Multi Timer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Best Timer ships an update every 7 months, Multi Timer fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 19, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Best Timer versus Multi Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBest TimerMulti Timer
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.9 (22 ratings)4.1 (59 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.8% of reviews — better44.8% of reviews
Number of ratings2259 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSerhii SimkovskyiBarakah Digital LLC

Customer experience

Best Timer

All ratings22 ratings
Positive68.2%
Neutral13.6%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews260 reviews
Positive60.8%
Neutral10.4%
Negative28.8%

Multi Timer

All ratings59 ratings
Positive76.3%
Neutral8.5%
Negative15.3%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive44.8%
Neutral17.2%
Negative37.9%

Bugs and requests

Best Timer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Stopwatch lap timer bug
  • Compatibility issues with iOS updates
  • Freezing/crashing on certain devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to use custom music/sounds for alarms
  • Interval/workout timer mode
  • Vibration option for alerts
  • More color/theme customization
  • Larger/full-screen timer display

Multi Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Best Timer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Multi Timer

One-time1
  • Multi Timer Pro$12.99

Questions

Is Best Timer free?
Best Timer costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Multi Timer free?
Multi Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Best Timer or Multi Timer?
Multi Timer is rated higher. Best Timer averages 3.9 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Multi Timer averages 4.1 from 59 ratings.
Do Best Timer or Multi Timer have ads?
Neither Best Timer nor Multi Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Best Timer or Multi Timer?
Best Timer ships an update every 7 months, and Multi Timer fortnightly. Most recently, Best Timer was updated on October 19, 2026 and Multi Timer on October 19, 2026.

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