PiTimer vs Timer Holic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PiTimer
This app offers a clear, visual countdown timer. It's ideal for situations requiring a visual representation of remaining time, particularly helpful for managing children's activities at home or in educational settings.
- Visual time representation
- Simple countdown timer
- Useful for children
- Clean interface
- Ideal for home and class
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PiTimer is a clean and simple visual timer. It is useful for any situation where you want a visual representation of time remaining. This is especially useful for timing children at home or in class.
Timer Holic
This utility app allows for quick and easy timer setup, focusing on speed and simplicity over extensive features. It supports multiple simultaneous timers and precise second-by-second time setting.
- Quick timer setup
- Customizable alert messages
- Up to 10 simultaneous timers
- Set time by the second
- Stopwatch functionality
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"I do not need anything else but I want to set the time fast ..." Timer Holic is aiming for a different goal than many of the timer apps out there. We focused on things that were quick and easy to set up, rather than rich features. No matter what time you set, it can take a few seconds. Other features - Customizable alert message - Use up to 10 timers at the same time - Set time by second - Stopwatch (set time to 1 second) "Leave the small timing to Timer Holic and you pay attention to more important things."
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Timer Holic at 93% against PiTimer's 36%. Timer Holic also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.0) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). 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. PiTimer sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Timer Holic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Timer Holic holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of PiTimer's written reviews are positive against 93% of Timer Holic's.
PiTimer ships an update every 5 months, Timer Holic every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PiTimer | Timer Holic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) | 4.9 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.7% of reviews | 92.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mark Descalzo | Jeong-min Yi |
Customer experience
PiTimer
Timer Holic
In-app purchases
PiTimer
- Chocolate Bar$0.99
- Cup of Coffee$1.99
- Doughnut$2.99
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- Coffee-themed Beverage$4.99
- Bag of Coffee$14.99
- Sack of Coffee$29.99
Timer Holic
- Upgrade To Full Version$0.99
