Chronomagic vs Hinokoto Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chronomagic
This app offers a unique approach to time management by allowing users to customize the length of their day and hours. It helps in increasing free time, taking regular breaks, and managing schedules more effectively. The app also functions as a customizable digital table clock.
- Adjustable day length and hour duration
- Schedule breaks with hourly chimes
- Advance or delay clock display
- Customizable clock face design
- Accelerate clock up to 24x
- Use as a digital table clock
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An unusual clock app that allows you to be more productive by making friends with "time". The design is highly customizable. Also ideal as a table clock. [ Increase Free Time ] Why is there only 24 hours a day? This app allows you to change the length of time. If you set a day to 26 hours, the length of one hour will be 5 minutes shorter than usual. By putting this clock in a place where you can see it, you will be able to spend your time efficiently in a natural way. After 24 hours, you will get 2 hours of bonus time. This means that the short times you save will be combined to make more meaningful time. [ Take Frequent Breaks ] Proper breaks are essential for meaningful use of time. You need to stand up, stretch and hydrate regularly. If you set 1 hour to 65 minutes with this app, you can take a 5 minute break every 60 minutes. You can also ring the chime every hour, which makes it easier to take a break even if you are absorbed in the work. [ Fits Your Lifestyle ] Do you have the habit of advancing the clock in your room? This is usually not possible with a “too accurate” clock on a smartphone. With this clock app, you can advance or delay the display time. If you advance it by 5 minutes, you will be able to avoid being late. You can also set the start time of the day. For example, you can manage working hours by setting the business start time to 00:00. When traveling, it's easy to set the clock to local time. [ Also as a Table Clock ] Of course, this app can also be used as an ordinary clock. It has a big, easy-to-read digital display, so it's a good idea to use it as a table clock when your iPhone or iPad is on a charging stand. You can change the design of the clock face by setting the font and background. Enjoy customization. [ List of Functions ] Clock: - Advance or delay the clock. - Set the start time of the day. - Set the hours per day, minutes per hour, and seconds per minute. - Accelerate the clock up to 24x. - Sound the chime every hour/minute/second. Design: - Over 50 backgrounds and 10 background effects. - 2 standard fonts and 9 extra fonts. - Set the color, size and layout of the clock. Others: - Allow the device to sleep for a specific time. - Supports Slide Over and Split View (iPad) *About add-ons: The following features will be enabled when you purchase add-ons. You can also try them out for free. - Set any photo as the background. - Use extra fonts. - Suppress advertising.
Hinokoto Timer
This versatile timer app supports various activities like studying, working, and exercising. It offers multiple timer modes, including countdown, Pomodoro, interval, and stopwatch functions, with extensive customization options to fit your needs.
- Countdown timer for daily tasks
- Pomodoro timer for focus
- Interval timer for workouts
- Multiple stopwatches for precise tracking
- Customizable timer settings
- Progress tracking and history
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Hinokoto Timer is a multi-purpose timer for studying, work, cooking, workouts, HIIT, stretching, and daily routines. It includes countdown, Pomodoro, interval, stopwatch, and multi-timer functions in one app. It is the timer app from Hinokoto, a Japanese website with over 50 million page views. Select a timer for your purpose, then customize its time and behavior. COMMON USES - Managing study time for school, exams, or certifications - Tracking work and break periods at home or in the office - Timing several cooking or household tasks at once - Managing strength, HIIT, boxing, and interval sessions - Recording time by subject or exercise - Timing recurring routines UP TO 6 TIMERS AT ONCE Create named countdowns such as Pasta, Oven, or Laundry, then run them simultaneously. Start, pause, resume, or reset each timer independently and see which tasks are complete. This can be used for cooking, chores, projects, and other activities that require multiple countdowns. POMODORO TIMERS Alternate work and break periods with the standard Pomodoro Timer. Advanced Pomodoro lets you set custom work time, break time, and rounds. Both can be used for studying, reading, desk work, and other timed tasks. STUDY TIMERS The Study Timer manages learning and break periods. The School Timer recreates a class-style schedule inspired by elementary school through university. The Subject Timer places 12 stopwatches on one screen, so you can track math, languages, exam topics, or any subjects you choose. Rename and reorder them freely, or apply preset subject names in one step. WORKOUT TIMERS - Interval Timer: alternate exercise and rest - Advanced Interval Timer: arrange multiple phases in sequence - Boxing Timer: manage rounds, breaks, and preparation countdowns - EMOM Timer: stay on pace with every-minute training - Workout Timer: track 12 exercises individually on one screen These timers can be used for strength training, HIIT, Tabata, circuits, stretching, and boxing. EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS - Countdown Timer for cooking, chores, breaks, and tasks - Repeat Timer for recurring cycles and routines - Stopwatch with lap and split records - Count-Up Timer for clean, simple elapsed-time tracking SETTINGS - Enter a time directly, adjust it with plus and minus controls, or use quick presets - Save favorite configurations and load them anytime - Choose from more than 20 start, interval, and finish sounds - Customize volume, vibration, and celebration effects - Receive completion notifications while the app is inactive - Keep the screen awake while a timer is running - Show or hide titles, time, progress, controls, and other display elements HISTORY AND EXPORT Save running-time, action, stopwatch-session, and lap history. Records can be copied or exported to a file for use with study, work, and training logs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hinokoto Timer at 5.0 against Chronomagic's 4.0. Hinokoto Timer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months). Chronomagic's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Chronomagic sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Hinokoto Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hinokoto Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Chronomagic ships an update every 5 months, Hinokoto Timer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chronomagic | Hinokoto Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Go Yoshida | Hirohisa Fujita |
Customer experience
Chronomagic
Hinokoto Timer
In-app purchases
Chronomagic
- Font Extra$0.99
- Photo Extra$0.99
- Ad-free$2.99
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- Hide Ads$2.99
Hinokoto Timer
No in-app purchases
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