Comparison

PiTimer vs Visual Timers

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Visual time representation
  • Simple countdown timer
  • Useful for children
  • Clean interface
  • Ideal for home and class
Features
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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.

About

Visual Timers

This app allows you to manage multiple timers simultaneously with a visually appealing interface. It offers customization options and ensures alarms sound even when the app is in the background or closed. It respects silent mode and do not disturb settings.

Highlights
  • Simultaneous timer display
  • Customizable timer names and durations
  • Background timer operation
  • Respects silent mode
  • Respects Do Not Disturb
  • Audible and vibration alerts
Features
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One of the most visually stunning timers ever conceived for the App Store, Visual Timers allow you to see the progression of up to 6 timers simultaneously on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. The timers were carefully designed to be aesthetically pleasing and functional, making it to easy to start, pause, reset and customize them. Your timers will go off even if Visual Timers is in the background or has been completely terminated! It will vibrate once and sound the original Marimba iPhone tune once a timer has expired. Silent Mode and Do Not Disturb (both are respected) Silent Mode - Visual Timers will respect your desire to have your iOS device silenced and no audible alarm will be heard when this is on. This is great for when you are in a movie theater or when you are around a sleeping baby, for example, and you forgot to turn off a running timer. Do Not Disturb - Visual Timers will respect your desire to not be disturbed and no audible alarm will be heard when your iOS device is set to Do Not Disturb and turned off (including when you are in the locked screen). This is great for when you have gone to bed and wish to not be disturbed regardless of any timers you may have left running. CUSTOMIZING A TIMER • Tap and hold one of the timers. The Timer Setup page will appear, and prompt for the timer name and duration. When you are finished, tap Done. STARTING A TIMER • To start a timer, simply tap it. PAUSING A TIMER • To pause a timer that is currently running, simply tap it. RESETTING A TIMER • Tap and hold one of the timers. The Timer Setup page will appear. Tap the Done button to close the Timer Setup page. This will also reset the timer. AUDIBLE ALARMS • To hear audible alarms from Visual Timers, please do not have your iOS device set to Silent Mode or Do Not Disturb.

Screenshots

PiTimer3 screens
Visual Timers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Visual Timers at 80% against PiTimer's 36%. Visual Timers also leads on rating (3.6 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PiTimer sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Visual Timers asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Visual Timers holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of PiTimer's written reviews are positive against 80% of Visual Timers's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PiTimer ships an update every 5 months, Visual Timers every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
PiTimer versus Visual Timers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPiTimerVisual Timers
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (4 ratings)3.6 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.7% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings48 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.66.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMark DescalzoSinSoft, Inc.

Customer experience

PiTimer

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive35.7%
Neutral21.4%
Negative42.9%

Visual Timers

All ratings8 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

PiTimer

One-time6
  • 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
None

Visual Timers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PiTimer free?
PiTimer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Visual Timers free?
Visual Timers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PiTimer or Visual Timers?
Visual Timers is rated higher. PiTimer averages 3.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Visual Timers averages 3.6 from 8 ratings.
Do PiTimer or Visual Timers have ads?
Neither PiTimer nor Visual Timers shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PiTimer or Visual Timers?
PiTimer ships an update every 5 months, and Visual Timers every 3 weeks. Most recently, PiTimer was updated on October 5, 2026 and Visual Timers on September 21, 2026.

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