Good Timer vs Cron
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Good Timer
This application functions as a straightforward countdown timer. It provides audible alerts as the set time draws near, ensuring you are aware of approaching deadlines or events.
- Countdown timer
- Voice alerts
- Approaching time notification
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Good Timer is a countdown timer. It inform that the time is approaching by voice.
Cron
This notification app helps you manage recurring tasks with customizable periodic alarms. Set reminders for drinking water, taking medication, or taking breaks from work to stay on track with your daily routine.
- Set periodic alarms
- Customizable reminders
- Daily task management
- Health break notifications
- Medication reminders
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Busy days are full of things that need to happen again and again Cron is a simple alert app that helps you remember recurring moments throughout the day Choose an interval or a regular time and Cron will notify you on that schedule CHOOSE YOUR RHYTHM - Repeat every 30 60 90 120 or 150 minutes - Alert every hour at the minute you choose - Alert every day at a chosen time - Choose specific weekdays and a time - Create a one time alert when needed ALWAYS KNOW WHAT COMES NEXT - See the exact next alert before saving - View every Cron and its next alert at a glance - Pause edit or delete in a few taps - Add a color and optional note SIMPLE AND LOCAL - Core alert features work offline - Cron titles notes and schedules stay on your device - Personalized ads only with your permission - Cron content is not used for advertising Use Cron for water breaks stretching commuting medicine or any routine you want to remember
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Good Timer at 67% against Cron's 0%. Good Timer also leads on rating (3.8 vs 3.0) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Cron's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Good Timer holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Good Timer has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Good Timer's written reviews are positive against 0% of Cron's.
Good Timer ships an update monthly, Cron every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Good Timer | Cron |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (5 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ryosuke Sasaki | Wonhee Jeong |
Customer experience
Good Timer
Cron
In-app purchases
Good Timer
No in-app purchases
Cron
No in-app purchases
