Best Sand Timer vs Timer ٞ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Best Sand Timer
A digital hourglass timer that visually represents the passage of time. It's designed to be kid-friendly, offers customizable alarm sounds, and allows users to personalize the timer's color. This universal app provides a stylish way to manage tasks and stay notified.
- Digital hourglass visualization
- Kid-friendly time perception
- Customizable alarm sounds (16 options)
- Notification even when inactive
- Color themes for timer customization
- Universal app for iPhone and iPad
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Digital sand timer with artistic design. Time flows and does it stylishly. This digitized hourglass can be used to time anything for up to 60 minutes. It's like having a nice looking visual indicator of how much time is left on your task. * KIDS FRIENDLY Timer visualizes time to kids and lets them feel the time. Without reading or even knowing the numbers one can look at the visualized time flow, feel it and understand how long to wait or whether to hurry up. * STAY NOTIFIED It lets you set the alarm sound that will play when the timer is finished. You can choose from 16 unique alarm sounds, melodies and loops. You’ll be notified when your time is up even if you’re using another app or your device is locked. It can also repeat the sound alarm (up to 3 times) at the given interval if it was missed/snoozed. * COLOR YOUR TIME You can easily change the timer color to fit your personal lifestyle. There are 5 color themes: turquoise, red, green, amber and pink. Just pick the one you like in the application settings. * UNIVERSAL APP Timer works both on your iPhone/iPod and iPad, contains HD graphics for retina and iPad displays and supports all screen orientations for all devices. [+Retina graphics for iPad 3rd generation] * SEE ALSO: Best Timer Beautifully designed sand timer, stylish kitchen timer, countdown/up and powerful stopwatch All in one creatively combined Best Timer application to suit all your timing needs. Search "Best Timer" on iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/app/best-timer/id415656570) * There are plenty of things we really need to time, just do them the way you like! ***Important for iOS5+ devices: if there is no alarm played when the application is inactive please go to system Settings / Notifications, select the application name and configure the timer's alarms, whether they perform sound and if they're to appear on lock screen. VISIT US: smartphoneware.com
Timer ٞ
This application provides a clean, simple, and reliable timer for various timing needs, including cooking, sports, and work. It offers seamless integration with Apple Watch and Today Widgets, allowing for synchronized control and notifications.
- Apple Watch support
- Today Widget support
- Synchronized timer control
- Simple and elegant design
- Easy setup
- Sound and vibration notifications
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This application counts your time like never before. The perfect Timer-beautifully clean, simple and reliable. Perfect for every timing situation (sports, games, work and of course cooking). Features: * Apple watch support * Today Widget support * Synchronize work with apple watch:You can start timer on app and follow on your watch or vice versa * Simple and elegant design * Easy setup by rotating timer or keyboard * Notification by Sound and vibration when time is over
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Best Sand Timer at none against Timer ٞ's shown. Best Sand Timer also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and review sentiment (46% vs 36%). Timer ٞ's advantage is ratings volume (1.2K vs 19) and rating (4.4 vs 4.2). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Timer ٞ holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timer ٞ has 1.2K ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 46% of Best Sand Timer's written reviews are positive against 36% of Timer ٞ's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Best Sand Timer ships an update every 14 months, Timer ٞ every 16 months. Both last shipped on October 4, 2026.
| Parameter | Best Sand Timer | Timer ٞ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (19 ratings) | 4.4 (1.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.6% of reviews — better | 36.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19 | 1.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Serhii Simkovskyi | UniCom Technology |
Customer experience
Best Sand Timer
Timer ٞ
User reviews
Best Sand Timer
From 19 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Visually appealing sand timer
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 👍 Good for focus and visual timing
- 👍 Customizable colors
- 👍 Works well for kids and educational purposes
Room to improve
- 🐛 No sound/alarm issues
- 🐛 Alignment and graphics issues
- 🐛 Maximum timer limit of 1 hour
- 🐛 Ads can be intrusive
- 🐛 App crashes/freezes
Timer ٞ
From 1.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Well designed app
- 💡 Wish it could be a widget for lock screen
- 👍 Simple elegant design
- 🚀 Good timer app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Skips a second
- 🔕 No sound or notification when timer ends
- 🔕 Alarm sound too weak
- 🔕 No sound when screen is locked
- 🔕 Alarm sound changed to annoying noise
Bugs and requests
Best Sand Timer
Reported bugs
8 issues- No sound when timer reaches zero
- Sand not aligned with hourglass
- Graphics not aligned properly
- Buttons partially off screen
- App not configured for certain iPhone screens (e.g., XR)
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- App freezes when trying to change timer
- Alarm fails to go off if other notifications occur
- Force closes when timer ends
Requested features
10 requests- Display current time on screen
- Keypad for setting timer
- Option to hide digital timer
- Longer timer duration (beyond 1 hour)
- Vibrate function
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- More sound options
- Sound control on screen
- Option to view timer when phone is locked
- Sound while sand is pouring
- Start timer by turning the iPad
Timer ٞ
Reported bugs
3 issues- Timer doesn't work consistently
- Timer doesn't ring or make sound when done
- App crashes
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to change alarm sounds
- Set up multiple timers
- Countdown timer that counts up after reaching zero
In-app purchases
Best Sand Timer
No in-app purchases
Timer ٞ
No in-app purchases
