Comparison

Easy Cooking Timer vs The Post Restaurant

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

Head to head
About

Easy Cooking Timer

Plan your meals with precision by timing each component to finish simultaneously. Input your recipe steps and cooking durations, and the app calculates the optimal start time for each task. Receive timely alerts and manage multiple recipes with ease.

Highlights
  • Automatic start time calculation
  • Background timer operation
  • Audio and visual alerts
  • Store and manage multiple meals
  • Search meals by name or item
  • Today widget integration
  • Apple Watch app support
Features
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Easy Cooking Timer lets you time the items in your meal so that they all finish together. Simply enter the details of the steps and times for the items in your meal and the app will calculate when each step needs to start. FEATURES ======== You can start cooking immediately or choose a meal end time. The timers run in the background so you can turn off your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch or use other apps while your meal is cooking. Cooking timer: • Displays a timer for each step in your meal, showing when the step will start. • Quickly see when the meal will be ready and when the next step will start. • Audio and visual alerts warn you when a step needs to be performed. • Hands-free operation to avoid getting your screen dirty. Manage your meals: • Store the details for as many different meals as you want. • Need to eat by 6pm? View meal times as the time the meal will be ready if you start cooking now. • Hungry for chicken? Search meals by meal name, item name or both. • Duplicate meals/items or copy items/steps from other meals to quickly create combinations. Today widget: • Quickly see which step starts next and how long until the meal is ready. • Tap a step to open the main app. Apple Watch app: • View cooking timer and notifications. REVIEWS ======= ***** "Perfect for those big complicated meals where everything needs different cooking times or where there are many stages to a dish. I looked at several different apps which claimed to do similar kind of thing, but none had depth of functionality, nor the ease of use and streamlined interface of this one." — littlesquidge, UK. ***** "Best cooking timer I can find, with clear sequential steps throughout the whole process!" — Midamoor, UK. ***** "It does one thing and one thing well and is probably the best 'kitchen' timer on the App Store for cooking." — Orca1910, UK. ***** "Excellent app, very simple to set up and has multiple stages built in. Visually clear and perfect for a big meal like Christmas." — BT2203, Ireland. If you would like more information please visit https://hacknicity.com/easycookingtimer where you can read the User Guide and a Tutorial to get a feel for how the app works before you buy.

About

The Post Restaurant

Easily order your favorite meals from a restaurant with this app. Browse the menu, customize your dishes, and securely pay for your order. Receive notifications when your food is ready.

Highlights
  • Browse customizable menu
  • Secure payment system
  • Save delivery addresses
  • Schedule orders in advance
  • Restaurant location and contact info
  • Order status notifications
Features
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Your ideal meal is just a few taps away. Download the The Post Restaurant app free for iPhone today. With the The Post Restaurant mobile app, ordering food has never been easier. Whether you're looking for a quick snack or a full meal, we've got you covered. Just browse our easy-to-use menu, customize it how you'd like, place your order using our secure payment system, and sit back! A push notification will alert you when your order will be ready. With the The Post Restaurant app, you can: - Browse our menu for your favorite dishes and customize them how you'd like - Save your delivery addresses and payment methods securely to check out in just a few taps - Place future food orders up to seven days in advance - Get restaurant location, hours, and contact information

Screenshots

Easy Cooking Timer4 screens
The Post Restaurant4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: The Post Restaurant at Free against Easy Cooking Timer's $1.99. The Post Restaurant also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). Easy Cooking Timer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 15 months). On ratings volume 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

The Post Restaurant is free to download; Easy Cooking Timer costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Post Restaurant holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 31 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Easy Cooking Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Post Restaurant's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Easy Cooking Timer ships an update every 3 months, The Post Restaurant every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Easy Cooking Timer versus The Post Restaurant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEasy Cooking TimerThe Post Restaurant
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (17 ratings)4.9 (31 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1731 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 15 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#121 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeoff HackworthChowNow

Customer experience

Easy Cooking Timer

All ratings17 ratings
Positive82.4%
Neutral5.9%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%

The Post Restaurant

All ratings31 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Easy Cooking Timer

No in-app purchases

None

The Post Restaurant

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Easy Cooking Timer free?
Easy Cooking Timer costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Post Restaurant free?
The Post Restaurant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Easy Cooking Timer or The Post Restaurant?
The Post Restaurant is rated higher. Easy Cooking Timer averages 4.3 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while The Post Restaurant averages 4.9 from 31 ratings.
Do Easy Cooking Timer or The Post Restaurant have ads?
The Post Restaurant shows ads; Easy Cooking Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Easy Cooking Timer or The Post Restaurant?
Easy Cooking Timer ships an update every 3 months, and The Post Restaurant every 15 months. Most recently, Easy Cooking Timer was updated on September 22, 2026 and The Post Restaurant on September 10, 2026.

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