Pronto vs sTimers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pronto
This app provides a simple, minute-based timer for quick reminders. Its intuitive design allows for instant timer setup and access to recent countdowns, all while offering customizable alarms with sound options. The timer continues even when the app is not active.
- Instant timer start
- Access recent countdowns
- Modern industrial design UI
- Customizable alarm sounds/music
- Alarms ring when app is inactive
- Countdown displayed as icon badge
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Pronto is a minute-based timer app. It fits in perfectly as your any-time reminder. Just turn the knob to set a time. Push start to begin the countdown. It’s that easy. FEATURES • Start a new timer instantly • Access recent countdowns even faster • Beautiful user interface that resembles modern industrial design • Alarms can include music or sounds • Alarms ring even when Pronto isn't active • Countdown time is displayed as icon badge
sTimers
This utility allows you to run multiple countdown timers simultaneously. Save your favorite presets and pause or resume them as needed. Receive notifications even when the app is running in the background.
- Simultaneous timer execution
- Save multiple timer presets
- Pause and resume functionality
- Background notifications
- Ad-free experience
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sTimers is a lightweight countdown timer, the letter 'S' means Simple, means that it is just a timer, does not add any extra features, never contain ads, In-App Purchase and incremental package etc. It just a timer. Features: - Simultaneously run multiple timers. - Save multiple preset timer. - Pause and resume timers. - Notification in the background.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Pronto at 295 against sTimers's 6. Pronto also leads on update cadence (every 6 months vs every 23 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Pronto against 4.8 for sTimers. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pronto has 295 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Pronto's written reviews are positive against 88% of sTimers's.
Pronto ships an update every 6 months, sTimers every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pronto | sTimers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (295 ratings) | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 91.6% of reviews — better | 88.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 295 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 23 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jan Bolz | s-joys Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Pronto
sTimers
Bugs and requests
Pronto
Reported bugs
2 issues- Alarm not functioning on some devices
- Timer resets when app is closed or device sleeps
Requested features
3 requests- Add support for sub-minute timers
- Implement a loop/repeat alarm option
- Provide an option to adjust alarm volume
sTimers
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pronto
No in-app purchases
sTimers
No in-app purchases
