Comparison

Best Countdown vs Timers

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

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About

Best Countdown

Create visual countdowns or countups for any duration, from minutes to 100 hours. Features customizable colors, 16 alarm sounds, and notifications even when the app is closed. Ideal for kids to understand time visually.

Highlights
  • Countdown and countup timers
  • Visual time representation
  • Customizable colors and themes
  • 16 unique alarm sounds
  • Background notifications
  • Kids friendly interface
Features
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Ultramodern countdown timer with futuristic design and demonstrative functionality. You can set countdown or countup timer for as long as 100 hours or as little as a couple of minutes. It's an excellent visual time indicator for your activities. * 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) * Get the timer with the artistic design. Enjoy timing! ***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

Timers

Manage multiple tasks simultaneously with this intuitive timer application. Create, label, and reuse custom timers for everyday activities like cooking, exercise, or meditation. Enjoy a variety of alarm sounds to suit your preferences.

Highlights
  • Run multiple timers simultaneously
  • Label and reuse custom timers
  • Variety of alarm sounds
  • Easy multitasking for daily tasks
  • Efficient time management
Features
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Introducing our timer app – your go-to for easy multitasking. Create and reuse timers simultaneously for various activities like brewing tea, boiling eggs, doing laundry, or practicing meditation. Features: Run Multiple Timers: Handle different tasks at once effortlessly. Label and Reuse: Personalize timers for your routine. Alarm Sounds: Choose from various alert options. Simplify your tasks – download the app now for efficient time management!

Screenshots

Best Countdown4 screens
Timers3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Timers at 4.8 against Best Countdown's 4.3. Timers also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 14 months) and ratings volume (31 vs 6). Best Countdown's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, 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

Timers holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timers has 31 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Best Countdown ships an update every 14 months, Timers monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Best Countdown versus Timers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBest CountdownTimers
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (6 ratings)4.8 (31 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings631 — better
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSerhii SimkovskyiTue Nguyen Minh

Customer experience

Best Countdown

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive53.2%
Neutral9.7%
Negative37.1%

Timers

All ratings31 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral6.5%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Best Countdown

No in-app purchases

None

Timers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Best Countdown free?
Best Countdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Timers free?
Timers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Best Countdown or Timers?
Timers is rated higher. Best Countdown averages 4.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Timers averages 4.8 from 31 ratings.
Do Best Countdown or Timers have ads?
Neither Best Countdown nor Timers shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Best Countdown or Timers?
Best Countdown ships an update every 14 months, and Timers monthly. Most recently, Best Countdown was updated on October 10, 2026 and Timers on October 13, 2026.

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