Comparison

PiTimer vs Disco Timer

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

Disco Timer

This app provides a visually intuitive countdown timer for various tasks, from cooking to presentations. Its unique rotary gesture for setting time and large display make it easy to use and read from a distance. Customize alerts and colors for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Rotary gesture time setting
  • Large, high-contrast display
  • Glanceable from a distance
  • Disable auto-lock option
  • Customizable color combinations (Premium)
  • Variety of exclusive alert tones
Features
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Boiling an egg, timing a presentation, or starting your next Pomodoro – Disco Timer is a universal countdown clock for all sorts of tasks. Setting the timer duration is based on 60-minute circle of traditional analog watches – you just wind it up with a single rotary gesture. Then tap the display to run, pause, or reset the timer. Large, high-contrast representation of the remaining time makes it glanceable from quite a distance. And an option to disable the Auto-Lock can keep the device awake while the timer is running. This comes in very handy when keeping an eye on the progress is as important as the finishing time itself. The face of the timer can be customized by choosing from a variety of color combinations (Premium feature). And for the completion alert – you can select from a dozen great-sounding tones, all of which are crafted exclusively for Codulis apps. Give Disco Timer a try, and let us know what you think!

Screenshots

PiTimer3 screens
Disco Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Disco Timer at 89% against PiTimer's 36%. Disco Timer also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (97 vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 and Disco Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Disco Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Disco Timer has 97 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of PiTimer's written reviews are positive against 89% of Disco Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PiTimer versus Disco Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPiTimerDisco Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (4 ratings)4.7 (97 ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.7% of reviews89.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings497 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMark DescalzoCodulis

Customer experience

PiTimer

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

Disco Timer

All ratings97 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral2.1%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive89.5%
Neutral5.3%
Negative5.3%

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
1 purchases

Disco Timer

One-time1
  • Disco Timer Premium$2.99

Questions

Is PiTimer free?
PiTimer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Disco Timer free?
Disco Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PiTimer or Disco Timer?
Disco Timer is rated higher. PiTimer averages 3.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Disco Timer averages 4.7 from 97 ratings.
Do PiTimer or Disco Timer have ads?
Neither PiTimer nor Disco Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PiTimer or Disco Timer?
PiTimer ships an update every 5 months, and Disco Timer every 5 months. Most recently, PiTimer was updated on October 5, 2026 and Disco Timer on September 29, 2026.

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