Comparison

Repeat Timer vs The Busy Bee App

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

Head to head
About

Repeat Timer

This app provides a simple and effective way to set up recurring reminders for various tasks and routines. It features customizable timers, optional interval cycles, and background operation with visual and audio notifications.

Highlights
  • Customizable repeating timers
  • Optional interval timer cycles
  • Background operation with notifications
  • Multiple alert sounds
  • Visual and audio alerts
  • Precise duration setting
Features
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The #1 best-selling repeating timer app since 2013 with over 500,000 downloads, Repeat Timer is a simple recurring reminder for all of your repeating tasks and routines – taking your medications, getting up from your desk to stretch, cooking, yoga and meditation, TV time for kids, workouts and more! –– Easy to use: Simply name your timer, set the main timer duration, choose number of repeats and press Start! –– Optional interval timer: Use the optional interval timer that runs between main timer cycles (for example, 2min – 30sec – 2min – 30sec – 2min). Great for interval workouts! –– Works in the background: Run your timer while using other apps or with the phone in sleep mode. You’ll get hands-free visual and audio notifications that you don’t need to stop or dismiss. Downloaded over 600,000 times, our Repeat Timer apps are relied on daily by parents, teachers, coaches and more around the world. Get the app and join them to stay on track with your routines, minimize stress and make your days more productive and efficient! Download Repeat Timer today to streamline all of your routines: ––––––––––––––––––––––– • Easily configure and start your timers in seconds • Repeat timer cycles up to 5 times (up to 99 when you unlock Pro) • See your timer title in notification alerts to avoid confusing them • Choose from 15 high quality alert sounds, including voice commands (40 in Pro) • Engage the optional interval timer for more versatility • Runs in the background with sound and notification alerts • Enjoy the beautiful interface with animations and sound effects • Set your precise duration to the second Thousands of people use Repeat Timer every day: ––––––––––––––––––––––– • Fitness enthusiasts use it for interval, tabata and circuit workouts • Teachers use it to time quizzes, breaks and classroom activities • Coaches use it for drills and practice sessions • Students use it for flash cards study, exams and more • Office workers use it as a reminder to get up and stretch every hour and to look away from the screen to relax your eyes every 20 minutes • Yogis use it for practice and meditation • Parents use it for TV and computer time for the kids • Seniors use it to remember to take their medications and to measure their blood sugar • Productive people use it for the Pomodoro® technique to time work/break intervals Lite / Pro differences: – 1 timer / Up to 10 timers – 5 repeats / 99 repeats – 15 alert sounds / 50 alert sounds Try Lite free and easily upgrade to Pro via in-app purchase. Thank you for taking a look and enjoy! Subscription terms: - The subscription auto-renews at the end of each term. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. - You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Privacy policy and Terms of Use: https://www.repeattimerapp.com/privacy/

About

The Busy Bee App

This app is a versatile note-taking and organizational tool. It allows users to create text, picture, and voice notes, storing them in customizable folders. It also helps manage tasks, reminders, and important documents.

Highlights
  • Text, picture, and voice notes
  • Customizable organizational folders
  • Todo list and task management
  • Birthday reminders
  • Coupon and document storage
  • Scheduled reminders
Features
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The Busy Bee App is a simple notepad note taker App, that takes picture notes, text notes, and voice notes. The Busy Bee App is a easy to use notepad organizational tool, that lets you store all your todo lists, notes and tasks in one place, in your own organizational Bee folders. Birthday Bee store birthdays of family and friends, and schedules reminders. Coupon Bee saves coupons, Insurance Bee stores insurance cards, Doc Bee stores pictures of important docs. Queen Bee, Home Bee, Baby Bee, Boss Bee are all storage folders, store and schedule anything in the App. https://www.BusyBeeAppllc.com/

Screenshots

Repeat Timer3 screens
The Busy Bee App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Repeat Timer at Free against The Busy Bee App's $9.99. Repeat Timer also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (7.4K vs 2). The Busy Bee App's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and rating (5.0 vs 4.5). On ads and device support 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

Repeat Timer is free to download; The Busy Bee App costs $9.99 up front. Repeat Timer sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. The Busy Bee App asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Busy Bee App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Repeat Timer has 7.4K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Repeat Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, The Busy Bee App every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Repeat Timer versus The Busy Bee App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRepeat TimerThe Busy Bee App
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating4.5 (7.4K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings7.4K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApplorium LtdDavison Design & Development, Inc

Customer experience

Repeat Timer

All ratings7,417 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral3.9%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews388 reviews
Positive63.9%
Neutral7.0%
Negative29.1%

The Busy Bee App

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Repeat Timer

Subscriptions4
  • Repeat Timer Pro3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Repeat Timer Pro$3.991 Month
  • Repeat Timer Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Year
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  • Repeat Timer Pro$19.991 Year
One-time3
  • RT Pro customers' upgrade$9.99
  • Upgrade to Pro$19.99
  • Upgrade to Pro$39.99
None

The Busy Bee App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Repeat Timer free?
Repeat Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Busy Bee App free?
The Busy Bee App costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Repeat Timer or The Busy Bee App?
The Busy Bee App is rated higher. Repeat Timer averages 4.5 out of 5 from 7.4K ratings, while The Busy Bee App averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Repeat Timer or The Busy Bee App have ads?
Neither Repeat Timer nor The Busy Bee App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Repeat Timer or The Busy Bee App?
Repeat Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, and The Busy Bee App every 6 months. Most recently, Repeat Timer was updated on November 1, 2026 and The Busy Bee App on November 3, 2026.

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