PiTimer vs Colored Timer
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.
Colored Timer
This utility app allows users to set up multiple timers that visually change color as time progresses. Define custom "Timer events" to associate specific colors with different time intervals. A pro version offers more timers and color options.
- Color-changing background
- Configurable timer events
- Multiple simultaneous timers
- Pro version for more timers
- Customizable colors
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Colored Timer is a configurable timer that changes its background color as time passes. The colors can be defined as "Timer events". Up to three timers can be used at the same time in Colored Timer. Use Colored Timer Pro for up to 10 timers with unlimited colors.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Colored Timer at 3.7 against PiTimer's 3.0. Colored Timer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Colored Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Colored Timer holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of PiTimer's written reviews are positive against 50% of Colored Timer's.
PiTimer ships an update every 5 months, Colored Timer monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PiTimer | Colored Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) | 3.7 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.7% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mark Descalzo | Sven Bergmann |
Customer experience
PiTimer
Colored Timer
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
Colored Timer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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