Beautiful Timer vs re
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)
re
This app offers a beautiful and intuitive timer experience powered by Apple Reminders. Quickly set timers, sync them across devices, and view them on your lock screen with Live Activities. It includes advanced features like full-screen alarms and the ability to import calendar events.
- Apple Reminders sync
- Live Activities on lock screen
- Full-screen alarms
- Import calendar events
- Multiple timers
- Favorite and edit timers
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re:timer is a beautiful and elegant timer app built on Apple Reminders. Set timers quickly, stay in sync across devices, and keep track of time with a clean, minimal interface. Features - Swipe to create timers - Apple Reminders sync - your timers on all platforms at once, powered by Apple - NEW: Live Activities - see your timers on the lock screen or in the Dynamic Island - NEW: Timers with Alarms (iOS 26) - full-screen take over, even if the app is closed or your phone is in Silent Mode! - Import Calendar events as timers - Multiple timers - with time between timers - Favorite and edit timers - Early reminders - Infinite timer history - Gestimer support / custom lists - URL scheme support - create timers from other apps - Minimal mode - And more coming!
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Verdict
Beautiful Timer and re both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of re's written reviews are positive against 50% of Beautiful Timer's. re also leads on update cadence (every 8 months 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
Beautiful Timer costs $0.99 and re $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Beautiful Timer against 5.0 for re. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 7 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Beautiful Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of re's.
Beautiful Timer ships an update every 39 months, re every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beautiful Timer | re |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 39 months | Every 8 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paul Nettle | Josh Angelsberg |
Customer experience
Beautiful Timer
re
In-app purchases
Beautiful Timer
No in-app purchases
re
No in-app purchases
