Comparison

Beautiful Timer vs Rift Valley Timer

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

Head to head
About

Beautiful Timer

This utility app offers three distinct timer types: a simple elapsed time tracker, a countdown alarm, and a date timer for past or future events. Its unique visual design features intricate spinning gears to enhance the user experience.

Highlights
  • Elapsed time tracking
  • Countdown alarm
  • Date timer
  • Spinning gear visuals
  • Supports iPhone, iPad, iPod
Features
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Beautiful Timer will mesmerize you with it's intricate spinning gears while you watch it track one of three different types of timers: (1) A simple timer (counting upwards to track elapsed time) (2) A count-down alarm (set hours, minutes, seconds) (3) A Date timer (set any date/time in the past or future)

About

Rift Valley Timer

This app provides a distraction-free countdown timer experience. Create and manage groups of sequential timers with customizable alerts and visual cues. Choose from multiple display styles for optimal visibility.

Highlights
  • Sequential timer groups
  • Customizable sounds and vibration
  • Flexible timer editing
  • Multiple display styles
  • Gesture and toolbar controls
  • Visual alerts with color cues
Features
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RiVal.T is a powerful, distraction-free countdown timer app. Create and manage groups of sequential timers, each with customizable sounds, vibration, and visual alerts. The app features: Sequential Timer Groups: Organize timers into groups that run one after another, with optional transition beeps and customizable alarms for each group. Drag and drop timers between these groups. Flexible Timer Editing: Set start, warning, and final thresholds for each timer, with intuitive picker wheels for hours, minutes, and seconds. Instantly see which phase you’re in with green, yellow, and red color cues. Three Distinct Timer Displays: Choose between a retro numeric LED, a circular progress donut, or a traffic light-style display, all designed for maximum visibility and minimal distraction. Gesture and Toolbar Controls: Start, pause, rewind, or fast-forward timers with simple gestures or an optional on-screen toolbar, making the app perfect for both quick access and hands-free operation. RiVal.T brings clarity and precision to your timing needs, whether you’re on stage, in the gym, or managing complex routines.

Screenshots

Beautiful Timer4 screens
Rift Valley Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

Beautiful Timer and Rift Valley Timer both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Rift Valley Timer's written reviews are positive against 50% of Beautiful Timer's. Rift Valley Timer also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 39 months). Beautiful Timer's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $1.99) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Beautiful Timer costs $0.99 and Rift Valley Timer $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Beautiful Timer against 5.0 for Rift Valley Timer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Beautiful Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Rift Valley Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beautiful Timer ships an update every 39 months, Rift Valley Timer fortnightly. Both last shipped on September 30, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Beautiful Timer versus Rift Valley Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeautiful TimerRift Valley Timer
Price$0.99 — better$1.99
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings33
Update frequencyEvery 39 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaul NettleRift Valley Software, Inc.

Customer experience

Beautiful Timer

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Rift Valley Timer

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Beautiful Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Rift Valley Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Beautiful Timer free?
Beautiful Timer costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rift Valley Timer free?
Rift Valley Timer costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Beautiful Timer or Rift Valley Timer?
Beautiful Timer and Rift Valley Timer are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Beautiful Timer or Rift Valley Timer have ads?
Neither Beautiful Timer nor Rift Valley Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Beautiful Timer or Rift Valley Timer?
Beautiful Timer ships an update every 39 months, and Rift Valley Timer fortnightly. Most recently, Beautiful Timer was updated on September 30, 2026 and Rift Valley Timer on September 30, 2026.

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