Pronto vs Big Colorful Timer
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
Big Colorful Timer
A large, vibrant timer designed for full-screen display, perfect for social gatherings and game nights. It features a loud alarm and vibration to ensure you never miss a time limit.
- Full-screen display
- Large, bold visuals
- Loud alarm sound
- Vibration alerts
- Ideal for social events
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This timer is big, bold, and colorful. It fills the entire screen and is ideal for game nights and social events. The alarm sound is loud and the phone vibrates so you're sure to know when time's up!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Pronto at 295 against Big Colorful Timer's 1. Pronto also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). Big Colorful Timer's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Big Colorful Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pronto has 295 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Pronto ships an update every 6 months, Big Colorful Timer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pronto | Big Colorful Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (295 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 91.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 295 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jan Bolz | Hockey Labs, Inc. |
Customer experience
Pronto
Big Colorful Timer
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
Big Colorful Timer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pronto
No in-app purchases
Big Colorful Timer
No in-app purchases
