Break Timer vs Gentle Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Break Timer
This app helps improve work efficiency by setting customizable work and break intervals. A cute tiger character notifies you when it's time to switch tasks or take a rest.
- Customizable work and break timers
- Alarm notifications
- Cute tiger character
- Improves work efficiency
- Simple interface
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This is a simple timer app. The cute tiger informs to repeats your break time and working hours by an alarm! For example, you can set working hours for 45 minutes and break time for 15 minutes.
Gentle Timer
This app offers a visually appealing, ad-free timer for focus, productivity, and managing children's routines. It supports various timer types, including countdown, Pomodoro, and interval, with extensive customization options for backgrounds, music, and themes. It also includes helpful everyday tools like a calculator and breathing exercises.
- Visual countdown timers
- Pomodoro focus sessions
- Interval training timers
- Multi timer support
- Customizable backgrounds and music
- Everyday utility tools
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Gentle Timer is a cheerful timer with cute animated characters. Set a time, and a character walks across the screen as the timer counts down. When it reaches the other side, time is up. You can always see how much time is left. • Pick a cute character, an animated background, and calming music. • Your character can leave a trail of sparkles, rubber ducks, or baby chicks. • A race car can drive around the timer and finish when time is up. • Choose a pet to pop up and cheer you on. • Your pet also shows on your Lock Screen, Home Screen, and Dynamic Island. • Fun animations play when your timer starts and when it ends. Use it for brushing teeth, homework, cooking, reading, or a short break at work. It also has a stopwatch, breathing exercises, and a Pomodoro timer for work and breaks. You can run more than one timer at once, too. There is also a simple Apple Watch timer. Free to download, with no ads and no subscription. Unlock more characters, pets, backgrounds, and music with a one-time purchase.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Break Timer at none against Gentle Timer's 1. Break Timer also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). Gentle Timer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, rating 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. Gentle Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Break Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Gentle Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gentle Timer has 376 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Break Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Gentle Timer's.
Break Timer ships an update every 6 weeks, Gentle Timer every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Break Timer | Gentle Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (13 ratings) | 4.6 (376 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 376 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 209 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HARASHOW Interactive | JOHNNY LI |
Customer experience
Break Timer
Gentle Timer
Bugs and requests
Break Timer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Gentle Timer
Reported bugs
3 issues- No sound issues reported
- Seconds not displayed on countdown
- Landscape mode not working
Requested features
8 requests- More free options
- Landscape mode support
- Ability to set specific seconds
- Toggle off motion on settings menu
- Cat character option
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- View of all timers set all time
- Ability to create 'Goals' (e.g., set 40 hours)
- Dinosaur character option
In-app purchases
Break Timer
No in-app purchases
Gentle Timer
- Go Premium$4.99
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