Comparison

Best Kitchen Timer vs Egg Timer

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

Head to head
About

Best Kitchen Timer

This app provides a stylish and visual timer for cooking and other activities up to 60 minutes. It offers customizable alarm sounds and colors, and can notify you even when the app is not active or the device is locked. It's designed to be kid-friendly and visually engaging.

Highlights
  • Visual time indicators
  • Customizable alarm sounds
  • Background notifications
  • Repeat alarm option
  • Kid-friendly time visualization
  • Customizable color themes
Features
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Stylish timer for various cooking activities and not only for them. Turn your kitchen timer into attractive ultramodern fashion accessory! Everyone has it (or lacks it) - the kitchen timer. One need to know when the baking is finished, but you’re not very likely to hear the timer once you’ve left the kitchen and you probably do not want to constantly check the cooking progress while outside - that's where Best Kitchen Timer comes into play. This timer can be used to time anything up to 60 minutes. There are both a minute and a second visual indicator to quickly see how much time in minutes is left without reading the numbers. * 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. * KIDS FRIENDLY Timer visualizes time to kids and lets them feel the time. "Daddy, how long is 10 minutes?" This timer can answer the question. * 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) * Get bright timer for bright cooking! ***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

About

Egg Timer

Easily cook perfectly boiled eggs with this application. It precisely times your eggs for soft, medium, or hard results and alerts you when they are ready. Enjoy stress-free egg preparation for any meal.

Highlights
  • Precise cooking time
  • Soft, medium, hard egg options
  • Alarm notification
  • Stress-free cooking
  • Easy to use interface
Features
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Boil eggs to the exact doneness you want: soft, medium, or hard. No mental math — pick the doneness, tap Start, and let the app tell you when they're ready. The countdown runs in the app, on your Home Screen widget, and on the Lock Screen. It keeps going when you lock your phone or switch apps, and a clear chime sounds the moment time is up. Miss the first alert and a single reminder follows. What you get: • Soft (2:30), Medium (4:40), Hard (10:00) presets • A distinct chime when time is up, plus one gentle reminder • Live countdown on Dynamic Island and the Lock Screen • Home Screen widget — quick start, running countdown, and a “Ready!” card when done • Step-by-step “How to cook” guide: boil the water, lower the eggs, start the timer right then • Calm kitchen design; stop anytime with confirmation Free. No limit on how many eggs you cook.

Screenshots

Best Kitchen Timer4 screens
Egg Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Egg Timer at 4.6 against Best Kitchen Timer's 2.4. Egg Timer also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 14 months) and ratings volume (52 vs 9). Best Kitchen Timer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Egg Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Egg Timer has 52 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 38% of Best Kitchen Timer's written reviews are positive against 33% of Egg Timer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Best Kitchen Timer ships an update every 14 months, Egg Timer every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Best Kitchen Timer versus Egg Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBest Kitchen TimerEgg Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (9 ratings)4.6 (52 ratings) — better
Positive reviews38.2% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings952 — better
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSerhii SimkovskyiiFLoop Bilgi Teknolojileri

Customer experience

Best Kitchen Timer

All ratings9 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive38.2%
Neutral11.8%
Negative50.0%

Egg Timer

All ratings52 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral3.8%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Best Kitchen Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Egg Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Best Kitchen Timer free?
Best Kitchen Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Egg Timer free?
Egg Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Best Kitchen Timer or Egg Timer?
Egg Timer is rated higher. Best Kitchen Timer averages 2.4 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Egg Timer averages 4.6 from 52 ratings.
Do Best Kitchen Timer or Egg Timer have ads?
Egg Timer shows ads; Best Kitchen Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Best Kitchen Timer or Egg Timer?
Best Kitchen Timer ships an update every 14 months, and Egg Timer every 6 weeks. Most recently, Best Kitchen Timer was updated on October 3, 2026 and Egg Timer on October 4, 2026.

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