Beautiful Timer vs timer & stopwatch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Elapsed time tracking
- Countdown alarm
- Date timer
- Spinning gear visuals
- Supports iPhone, iPad, iPod
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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)
timer & stopwatch
Manage multiple timers and stopwatches simultaneously, each with its own name and independent operation. Organize and access frequently used timers and routines with favorites and search functionality. Automate tasks with Siri and Shortcuts integration, and utilize home screen widgets for quick access.
- Multiple independent timers and stopwatches
- Named timers and routines
- Favorites and search functionality
- Siri and Shortcuts integration
- Home Screen widgets
- Routine builder with stages and transitions
- Quick Timer with presets
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Set multiple timers and stopwatches at the same time. Give each a name and let it run independently. Mark timers and routines as favorites to keep them at the top of your library, and search by name. Duplicate a timer, a whole routine, or an individual stage to create your next setup. Favorites sync through iCloud. Start or resume saved timers and routines by name with Siri and Shortcuts. Add a small Home Screen widget for a favorite: tap Start to open Timer and start or resume that item. Starting an already-running item leaves its progress intact. Build routines for focus, workouts, and breaks. Combine named stages with their own durations, repeat rounds, and choose automatic transitions or start each stage yourself. Try the Pomodoro example or a 40-minute workout followed by a 10-minute break, then make it your own. One routine runs at a time on each device, alongside your ordinary timers. Start a Quick Timer with a preset or minutes slider. Personalize all four presets and choose whether completed Quick Timers are removed automatically. Start timers with Siri and Shortcuts, or use configurable controls on supported systems. On iOS and iPadOS 26 or later, grant alarm permission to use AlarmKit alerts with system countdown and Lock Screen controls. Notification alerts remain available on earlier supported systems or when alarm permission is not granted. Automatic routines use notifications for intermediate stage cues. Keep timers, settings, history, and saved routines on your device and sync them with your other devices through iCloud. A routine's running session stays on the device where you started it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Beautiful Timer at 50% against timer & stopwatch's 0%. Beautiful Timer also leads on price ($0.99 vs $2.99) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). timer & stopwatch's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 39 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Beautiful Timer costs $0.99 and timer & stopwatch $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Beautiful Timer ships an update every 39 months, timer & stopwatch every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beautiful Timer | timer & stopwatch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 39 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paul Nettle | Pedro Ferreira |
Customer experience
Beautiful Timer
timer & stopwatch
In-app purchases
Beautiful Timer
No in-app purchases
timer & stopwatch
No in-app purchases
Questions
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