Break Timer vs Countdown Timer Nano
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.
Countdown Timer Nano
A minimalist timer app with a clean design, offering both numerical and visual time tracking. It features large numbers, an animating circle that changes color with elapsed time, and optional sound alerts. The free version allows setting timers up to 60 minutes.
- Minimalist design
- Numerical and graphical time representation
- Animating circle timer
- Optional sound alerts
- Large, visible numbers
- Up to 60-minute timers (free)
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Features: ● Large numbers for great visibility. ● Simple and intuitive use. ● Circle animates and color changes as time is passing. ● Optional sounds to keep you on track! ● Set up time to 60 minutes (free version).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Countdown Timer Nano at none against Break Timer's shown. Countdown Timer Nano also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Break Timer's advantage is review sentiment (72% vs 50%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Break Timer against 4.3 for Countdown Timer Nano. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 24 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of Break Timer's written reviews are positive against 50% of Countdown Timer Nano's.
Break Timer ships an update every 6 weeks, Countdown Timer Nano every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Break Timer | Countdown Timer Nano |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (13 ratings) — better | 4.3 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.9% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HARASHOW Interactive | Igor Donkov |
Customer experience
Break Timer
Countdown Timer Nano
In-app purchases
Break Timer
No in-app purchases
Countdown Timer Nano
No in-app purchases
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